Parita Patel hadn’t planned to write poetry on Wednesday night. Patel was walking Lancaster Avenue after work, as she regularly does, when she saw the pop-up booth outside The Pearl Beauty Emporium where passers-by could request a poem to be written on the spot and write their own. Artist Marshall …
Read More »Saint-Louis activist shares heartbreaking experiences in poetry book
“I use my transparency to invite other people into a space where they can feel comfortable sharing their truth and honesty.” ST. LOUIS – Transparency in sharing everything she’s been through in her 38 years comes naturally to published author, poet and community activist Tracy “T-Spirit” Stanton. The average person …
Read More »Portland Gibson Fay-LeBlanc poet on fatherhood, mortality and hockey
By Michaela CavallaroFrom our August 2021 issue When driving around Portland’s Deering Oaks Park, the temptation is to avoid eye contact with homeless people begging at red lights. But Gibson Fay-LeBlanc can’t look away when his young sons sit in the back and ask questions, a situation he takes inspiration …
Read More »The Best Recent Poetry – Critics Summary | Poetry
Learning to sleep (Cap, £ 10), John Burnside’s first collection of poems since 2017 is an assessment of the many sleep disorders (including severe insomnia and apnea) that have afflicted him for several years. Lack of rest, and its physical and mental impacts, are made tangible. “Ode to Hypnos” begins: …
Read More »Tyne & Wear tube station exhilarated by poetry in new project
South Gosforth poet Anna Woodford was on the move on the tube when the idea hit her to display some thought-provoking poetry at Longbenton tube station. The poet was first traveling due to the pandemic when it occurred to him that many other people might be feeling nervous or excited …
Read More »Carmel Valley author publishes second edition of poetry collection
Susan J. Farese, a resident of Carmel Valley, a retired nurse who has worked in public relations for 10 years and who is the owner / president of SJF Communications, has published a second edition of her collection of poetry, “Poetic Expressions in Care Nurses: Sharing the Caring â, which …
Read More »On the other side of the fence: poetry in motion
When was the last time you were in Gig Harbor, Washington? Seen everything? Absolutely ? Even the fun gnome quest that takes place in the area? Well, there is something new going on, and you might like to go out there and explore it, while having a nice and healthy …
Read More »McVicker’s latest collection, a lyrical and refined reflection of Athens | Culture
Have you been walking, cycling or jogging the Near East Side of Athens and suddenly came across a short poem chalked on the sidewalk – lines that seem to have materialized, created a meaning and then began to dissolve, as if the poem’s intention was just as important as its …
Read More »Try a snack of cicada or worms | Columns
To date, I haven’t heard a single reader who has had the courage to try my cicada recipe as suggested in the poem Brood X Tempura which was published in this column on July 9. In some cultures, these creatures would be considered delicacies and enterprising chefs. probably would have …
Read More »Poetry inspires group healing | News24
Cindy Jacobs and Toni Erasmus. While Sunsets and waterfalls (S&W) may be an unpretentious name for the mind-boggling content hidden within this book of poetry, its writers who hail from the southern Cape suburbs say it’s sure to inspire healing in communities where it’s needed most. Toni Erasmus and Cindy …
Read More »Found poetry made from tweets “I don’t know who needs to hear this but…”
“I don’t know who needs to hear this but⦔ is a meme format used to preface a form of advice. While the phrase was initially used in earnest – a way of creating suspense and emphasizing the importance of advice – it has turned, like most things on the internet, …
Read More »POETRY: Learning the lyrics | South Seattle Emerald
by Tamara Vining I finally learned the lyricsat 53“About the weather”whispered a line of specters(first in line was Csh’rie) tell meif you knowall lyrics, all songsall bands, all musicin the world I would like this job when the music comes back to meand i can seeand hear againand everything makes …
Read More »Stressbusters: 2021 Route 1 Reads selection focuses on poetry | Books
Poetry will be at the heart of this year’s Route 1 Reads selection by the Virginia Center for the Book. Kiki Petrosino’s âWhite Blood: A Lyric of Virginiaâ is the 2021 selection. Petrosino will participate in a free virtual poetry reading at 7:00 pm on August 2nd. This event is …
Read More »Young Afghans Debate Taliban Poetry and Human Rights at Clubhouse | World news
Even as a series of new conflicts destroyed the jarring land of Afghanistan, a few young citizens took a new approach to dealing with the Taliban threat in the country: social media. Young Afghans are said to have signed up with the Islamist military organization on the Clubhouse audio application …
Read More »Cuts: Everyone Should Read Sufi Poetry
Language has magic. Right now, much of his power is directed towards evil. Much of the English language has been coiled, hammered and modeled around colonialism. Our stories are heavy with capitalist urgency and linear treatment, our metaphors are full of violence. The heteronormative curvature of our languages ââmeans that …
Read More »New ‘epic fantasy series in verse’ from first (and so far only) Surrey poet laureate – Peace Arch News
The former Surrey Poet Laureate wrote the first book in an ‘epic fantasy verse series’, about an orphaned blacksmith and beggar who travel through time, helping survivors in a world ravaged by climate change. This is the plot of Renée Sarojini Saklikar Bramah and the beggar, by Nightwood Editions, an …
Read More »Renowned poets recite verses in virtual international seminar
Screenshot of the poets participating in the Virtual International Poetry Seminar. Journalist: Many famous poets recited their verses at a virtual international poetry seminar organized by Hindi Bhawan Bhopal. Former Aakashvani Deputy Managing Director Laxmi Shankar Vajpayee chaired the seminar. Renowned poets like Vinod Dubey (Singapore), Alka Sinha (New Delhi), …
Read More »Cumilla artists entertain poetry lovers
On Friday, artists from different Cumilla-based recitation troupes perform in an online recitation program hosted by Bangladesh Abritti Samannay Parishad. Performers from different Cumilla-based recitation troupes entertained poetry lovers in an online program held on Friday. The program, titled Chutir Bikele Abritti-21, was organized by Bangladesh Abritti Samannay Parishad. It …
Read More »Poetry of the Peninsula: Jami Hanreddy – Door County Pulse
Jami Hanreddy has taught language arts and English for most of his career and has written several books for English language learners, one of which is now in its seventh edition. Before retiring to northern Door County in 2010, Hanreddy taught students to find their own voice in their writing, …
Read More »Randy Lundy Wins Book of the Year and Poetry at the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Book of poems by Randy Lundy Field notes for oneself, a self-reflective journey through ancestral trauma, won both Book of the Year and Poetry at the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards. The Saskatchewan Book Awards presented a total of 14 awards to celebrate writing and publishing in the province this year. …
Read More »Poetry book of the month: Lyonesse by Penelope Shuttle – review | Poetry
There is always the risk of neglecting an established poet as a known quantity. And it is therefore particularly pleasant to be able to greet Penelope Shuttle for her 13th collection, Lyonesse. At 74, she has produced a singular, gripping and moving book in which her talent, far from appearing …
Read More »The first Greek poet to win the Nobel Prize
Giorgos Seferis. Credit: public domain On December 10, 1963, Greek diplomat and poet Giorgos Seferis received the Nobel Prize for Literature from King Gustav of Sweden. Seferis was the first Greek to receive the prestigious award. Seferis was born in Urla, a city in Asia Minor, now Turkey, in 1900. …
Read More »The poet expressing the tragedy of Covid in India
03. Jul July 03, 2021 With translations into Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, English and now even German, a poem describing the horrors of the second wave of Covid-19 in India is celebrated as a shrewd socio-political commentary. Line 114 poem, entitled Shabvahini Ganga and written by Parul Khakkar, a Gujarati …
Read More »Cows and Wishes – Cache Valley Daily
Bryce Angell is a cowboy poet. Angell grew up on a farm / ranch in the St. Anthony, Idaho area with around 75 horse heads. Horses remain an important part of Angell’s life. Angell shares her poetry with Cache Valley Daily every Friday. My wife and I are people from …
Read More »‘Everyone has a story to tell’
Growing up in North Philadelphia, Andre’a Rhoads dreamed of one day becoming a writer. At 17, Rhoads now realizes that is exactly what she is. Philadelphia City and Free Library officials will announce Thursday that she is the 2021-2022 Philadelphia Young Poet Laureate, chosen from a competitive pool of applicants. …
Read More »Fundraiser seeks to spread the word about black literature and black liberation
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – A fundraiser titled “Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation” raises funds for five black-led literary arts organizations around the country, including the Furious Flower Poetry Center in Harrisonburg. Furious Flower is the nation’s first black poetry academic center and is located on the campus of …
Read More »New scholarship named for writer Liliana Valenzuela endowed at UAB – News
The Passion for Poetry Scholarship in Honor of Liliana Valenzuela will be awarded to a student pursuing a Major or Minor in Spanish. Valenzuela is an award-winning poet and acclaimed Spanish translator of literary works. Students studying Spanish at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will benefit from a new …
Read More »The Latin American alphabets of the Indian poet are translated
Antananarivo, [Madagascar] June 27 (ANI): The Alphabets of Latin America, a collection of poems written by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K., which paints a poetic portrait of Latin America, has been translated and published in Italian. The book was translated into Italian by renowned Italian translator Angela D’Ambra and published by …
Read More »Summer books 2021: Poetry
Raphael Hotelby Rachael Boast, Picador £ 10.99 / PanMacmillan £ 24.99 A rich portion of Boast’s timeless and formal verses, this fourth collection evokes silence and movement to create an effect that is both still and full of life. Considering the scope of his Romantic predecessors in his work, it …
Read More »Who is this Cole Schafer that Kacey Musgraves may be dating?
Who is he? Photo: Wise Owl / MEGA / GC Images The celebrity excitement season continues at a steady pace, with another new couple you’ve never seen coming: singer Kacey Musgraves and a Norman who writes poems. In fact, he is currently “trying not to write on her,” according to …
Read More »Enjoy ‘Cowboy Culture’ with a Night of Music, Poetry | New
RR @ High Plains Homestead HARRISON – Old-school storytelling, through cowboy poetry and music, will conjure up images of sitting around the campfire or working the ranch during the first-ever Cowboy Culture Night, scheduled for June 26 at Harrison. The event, led by Harrison residents Tami Hughson, Katie Reece and …
Read More »Titilope Sonuga named ninth Edmonton poet laureate
Breadcrumb Links Music Local arts Books Author of the article: Griwkowsky Fish Release date : June 22, 2021 ⢠17 minutes ago ⢠4 minutes to read ⢠Join the conversation Titilope Sonuga is Edmonton’s ninth Poet Laureate, effective July 1. Photo provided /jpg The opinions and recommendations are impartial …
Read More »Can geometry be as moving as poetry?
SHAPEThe hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy and everything in betweenBy Jordan Ellenberg Some of us have a certain ‘eat your veg’ sense of geometry; that it is a necessary evil to be successful in school. âShapeâ is Jordan Ellenberg’s 400-page counter-argument. For Ellenberg, geometry is like poetry: capable …
Read More »author of Torrington publishes his first book of poetry | New
TORRINGTON – Town resident Patricia Mason-Martin, author of six non-fiction books, has released her first comprehensive book of poetry. The 105-page collection, titled âIn Venice, I Could Sing,â contains 46 original poems and is published by Local Gems Press. The publisher, based in Long Island, NY, has published poets from …
Read More »A daring rock icon, a poet, a beloved brother
Few rock ‘n’ roll legends have had such a lasting impact over generations as Jim Morrison, whose death 50 years ago next month at age 27 made him an even greater cultural icon than when he was alive. Yet while his six-year tenure as a deep-voiced frontman in The Doors …
Read More »How to order Gangasnan of poetry
An op-ed in the June issue of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi official spokesperson Shabdsrushti created a massive uproar in the literary world of Gujarat. Intellectuals across Gujarat took offense. More than 150 intellectuals in Gujarat issued a joint statement condemning the editorial by Akademi President Vishnu Pandya and calling for its …
Read More »The poetry-loving cook who nourished the soul of Detroit
To celebrate June 15 this week, Gastro Obscura and guest editor Michael Twitty share stories of food and liberation in black history. In the sweltering summer of 1967, Detroit had reached a breaking point. Growing racial tensions, socioeconomic disparities and growing allegations of police misconduct have resulted in the creation …
Read More »Opinion: Yeats’ poetry helped shape Ireland and appears on the Leaving Cert
“Fairies, come and take me out of this dull world, ‘Cause I’d ride with you on the wind,Running on top of the disheveled tide,And dance on the mountains like a flame.(Land of the heart’s desire) Thinking of the many students taking their graduation exams this month, I remember that for …
Read More »poet of Lancaster’s first farm dies at 98 | Main edition
Thoughts in Spring Carol Dean Huber There is no work that men can do Brings them so close to God Like tillage And the turnaround. The work of God is everywhere; It is all around them that is spreading. Each budding in spring is like The resurrection of the dead. …
Read More »Dr. Bird’s Opinion for Sad Poets – Lists the Eccentric Teenage Hero | Movies
UHappy teens are each unhappy in their own way. But there is a movie model for the misfortune of a certain type of male of the species: this socially awkward hypersensitive alien who sees through the falsehood of the adult world and speaks with frightening maturity. 16-year-old James Whitman (Lucas …
Read More »Athens Poet Laureate Unveils New Collection of Poetry | New
The Athens poet laureate is releasing a new collection of her poems, available from a small regional vendor, she announced Monday. âZero, a Doorâ is the latest project from Athens Poet Laureate, Wendy McVicker. McVicker told The Athens Messenger that her new project is a collection of landscape poetry inspired …
Read More »Dogri Sanstha highlights the works of veteran Dogri poets
Excelsior correspondentJAMMU, June 13: Continuing its effort to introduce the younger generation to the poetic works of seasoned Dogri writers, Dogri Sanstha Jammu organized an online poetry recitation program.During the program, the poetry of veteran Dogri writers Prof Ramnath Shastri, Parmanand Almast, Kehri Singh Madhukar, Vedpal Deep and Yash Sharma, …
Read More »Paddle Poetry in Motion: the Kalleq revisited by Gearlab Outdoors
Greenland style paddle, Kalleq 2021 version – “White Matrix” 1.1mm thick, cuts through water – Kalleq With the revamped Kalleq, Gearlab Outdoors continues to blend art and science to distill the ultimate paddling experience. TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, June 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – The Kalleq, Gearlab Outdoor’s flagship paddle in Greenland, …
Read More »Castium Revelio: British comedy and American poetry
Welcome to this week’s Casting News! Following last week’s superhero action, this week we bring you news of an upcoming limited series for Dan Fogler, an exciting role for Harry Melling, and a new trailer starring Jim Broadbent. Are you ready to get started? Castium Revelio! The first of this …
Read More »Norland High School Students Beat Pandemic With Poetry – NBC 6 South Florida
They call themselves the Viking Freedom Writers, those creative writing students at Norland Senior High School in Miami Gardens. Even though school is out and some of the students graduated this week, three returned to campus to read us their published poems. They are part of a poetry anthology sponsored …
Read More »On mourning, love and poetry
Jim and Betty Fisher pictured outside Rose Cottage in the Sun in 2009Monkfish Brundle CW: Mourning and bereavement mentions. Mourning is a strange and callous creature. This year, my two grandparents on my mother’s side passed away. My grandparents, Jim and Bem, lived full and long lives and were well …
Read More »A fictional critic and a widowed poet start over
If you need to catch up with the story, Click here. Rebecca rarely felt anything in her stomach other than hunger. She didn’t worry like most people occasionally did. When Patrick and Gerald had both been in love with her, in high school, when she was convinced that she would …
Read More »Activism, poetry, hip-hop: Lewiee Blaze’s new album seeks to dismantle systemic racism
Lewiee blaze Lewiee Blaze’s “Freedom Fighter Reloaded” contains heartbreaking accounts of personal experiences of oppression meant to inspire and empower the masses to take MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – Defend the rights of the historically marginalized black community in the United States of America, Lewiee Blaze’s …
Read More »Banbridge Poet conjures up a prepared dish of poetry
“I’ve been working on it for 38 years,” says Banbridge poet Colin Hassard of his first collection of poetry, The age of microwave dinner. Renowned for its thought-provoking work, this word cookbook explores where we are as a society, as well as the universal themes of grief, family, relationships and …
Read More »Forward Poetry Prize Preselects Former Youth Winner Caleb Femi | Forward Award for Poetry
Caleb Femi, the former Youth Laureate for London, was shortlisted for one of the prestigious Forward Prizes in Poetry for his debut collection Poor, an exploration of black growth in Peckham. Femi, a former English teacher who took on the 2016 Laureate role, is one of five first-time poets shortlisted …
Read More »Rita Wong: A Poet’s Call to Environmental Action
These days Rita Wong does not write poetry. Poetry came to him in waves at different times in his life, which befits a poet who has written so much on water. His next selected works, Current, Climate: The poetry of Rita Wong (Wilfrid Laurier University Press), edited by Nicholas Bradley, …
Read More »Poets turn to verse to condemn military crackdown, SE Asia News & Top Stories
BANGKOK ⢠Before being killed, Khet Thi’s poems eloquently castigated the sudden coup in Myanmar, joining a deluge of protest verse celebrating democracy protesters and defying the military’s brutal war on them. words. As soldiers unleashed a violent crackdown on resistance to the military takeover, he implored the public to …
Read More »Poetry corner for June 5 and 6 | News, Sports, Jobs
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Read More »Watsonville Library sponsors first-ever Poet Laureate program
Share Tweeter Share Share E-mail WATSONVILLEâWhen Alicia Martinez first accepted the position of Acting Library Director for the Watsonville Public Library, one of her goals was to provide the town with a Poet Laureate program. Those plans began on Tuesday: The library kicked off a nomination period, which will end …
Read More »Mohale wins Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry | Nebraska today
South African poet Maneo Refiloe Mohale has been named the 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize Winner of the African Poetry Book Fund for African Poetry, for their collection “Everything is a flower of death.” Award-winning poet Phillippa Yaa de Villiers judged this year’s prize, which annually recognizes $ 1,000 for a …
Read More »Woods Road celebrates National Poetry Month
Throughout the month of April, Woods Road Elementary School in North Babylon celebrated National Poetry Month with a series of activities. Students read a gallery of poems that were displayed in the hallway of the building and participated in “Poem In Your Pocket Day” by reading poems aloud to their …
Read More »Poet Joy Harjo: ‘Remake Our World’
Speaking to the graduates gathered in person at Smith’s Indoor Track and Tennis Center for Smith’s 143rd start on Sunday, Harjo shared some of his poetry, touching on the themes of connection, gratitude and healing. “Let your moccasin feet take you to the encampment of the keepers who knew you …
Read More »EPIC Poetry Group: Poet’s Corner – Secrets, What I Saw, Rebirth
Here is the latest opus from Poet’s Corner, presented by EPIC Poetry Group based in Edmonds. SECRETS Contemplate a poemon secretsand how they hold usbreathless, sometimes sadbut above all responsibleby their force. I host an old secrethidden deep insideso painfulI can hardly breathe.Personal, my version of disgraceand I want to …
Read More »Shepherd University presents poet Annie Kim | Culture & Leisure
The Shepherd University’s Society for Creative Writing in the Department of English and Modern Languages ââfeatures award-winning poet Annie Kim in the latest installment in the At Home with Poetry series. Kim is a poet, lawyer and violinist. His books are âEros, Unbrokenâ (2020), winner of the Washington Prize 2019 …
Read More »Poetically yours Ep. 43 – The poet sums up the history of Memorial Day
Welcome to this week’s Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours features poems by poets from northern Illinois. The week highlights one of Aurora poet’s assistant laureates, Quentin Johnson. Johnson was born in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea to missionary parents. He grew up in the Midwest, living in Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, …
Read More »The library launches the poets laureates program
The Watsonville Public Library will begin accepting nominations for the new Poet Laureate program starting Tuesday. The aim is to elevate the art of poetry in the city and help celebrate the literary arts, according to a library announcement Wednesday. Applications are accepted online at https://bit.ly/345sIqL, at the library, or …
Read More »Alexandra Huynh, 18, is the new national laureate of the young poet
Alexandra Huynh NEW YORK (AP) – A new freshman at Stanford University has been named the new National Youth Poet Laureate. Alexandra Huynh, 18, is a second generation Vietnamese American from Sacramento, California who sees poetry as both a means of self-expression and social justice. âI spend a lot of …
Read More »Ramdhari Singh Dinkar: Desi languages are reborn poetically among the young people of the pandemic
For 20-year-old Sourabh Das, returning to his hometown of Kolkata has been very enriching. During the first lockdown in 2020, he unearthed a collection of Bengali anthologies in his late grandfather’s study. The collection had Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Bidrohi, Bhangar Gaan, Dhumketu, and Daridroto, From Sukanta Bhattacharya Chharpatra, Mithe-Kadha, and …
Read More »Montana Bookshelf: fiction, documentary and poetry for May | Books
The authors are Elise Atchison, Rick Bass, Todd Burritt, Tom Campbell, Lyn Dalebout, Matt Daly, Joanne Dornan, Gary Ferguson, Matt Hart, Geneen Marie Haugen, Susan Marsh, Craig Mathews, Arthur Middleton, Doug Peacock, Karen Reinhart, Kelsey Sather, Jack Turner, Rebecca Watters, Tina Welling, Marylee White, Connie Wieneke, Todd Wilkinson and Terry …
Read More »Irish poet looks back three centuries to find obsession and inspiration in another
A woman fell in love with a poem – a quick, a roar – for a slain loved one. 18th century Irish nobleman Eibhlin Dubh Ni Chonaill composed “Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire” after her husband was assassinated by a powerful British official. On arriving at the scene, Ni Chonaill, pregnant …
Read More »Myanmar poets killed after coup
On March 4, her sister received a summons from the police to the Monywa morgue. She identified her brother’s body, Ms. Khin Sandar Win said. A bullet hole pierced his left temple. A long gash ran across his chest. The family wondered if the gash indicated that his internal organs …
Read More »Lima presents the first poet laureate
LIMA – The Lima City Council, in partnership with Art / Space Lima, presented the first official poet laureate in the city’s history during its council meeting on Monday evening. Lima asked longtime resident and educator Timothy Cheeseman to be the city’s leader in creative writing and poetry. Cheeseman is …
Read More »The UC Davis program debuted the national youth poet
Self-doubt nearly kept Carmichael’s Alexandra Huynh from entering the high school classroom where a UC Davis program offered students the opportunity to present their poetry. While a student at Mira Loma high school, Huynh had not yet given a public voice to her poems. But a phone call to her …
Read More »Tennessee teenager to compete in national poetry competition finals
Battle Ground Academy junior Kendall Grimes has reached the final of Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition that draws students from across the country. After successfully completing her school and national competitions, then the 2021 national semifinals, the two-time champion of the state of Tennessee will compete against …
Read More »the elusive poet Ethna MacCarthy
Following our fascinating dive into the Irish Times archives, poetry critic Maria Johnston writes about the archival discoveries she made as she went in search of the elusive Irish poet and physician Ethna MacCarthy (a remarkable woman for her time, who died on this subject in 1959) and reflects on …
Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to Reading and Appreciating Poetry |
One of the things you are asked the most when people find out that you are a poet is if you can recommend something that could be read at an upcoming wedding, or if you know something that could. suitable for a funeral. For most people, these occasions – along …
Read More »Beginning of the summer series of classical music and poetry at Avogadro
Church of Beethoven, a nonprofit music organization that started in Albuquerque in 2007, will host eight concerts featuring some of northern Colorado’s finest classical performers and poets. Beethoven’s original church (NPR story here) was founded by the late cellist Felix Wurman in 2007 at a funky gas station / arts …
Read More »POETRY: A NEW LANGUAGE, A NEW DICTION – Journal
Writing in October 1942, Faiz Ahmed Faiz complained in a critical essay that the new poetry was difficult to understand because the symbolism it used was alien to our poetic tradition, and cited a line from Miraji as an example. The same debate is repeated every time traditionalists confront new …
Read More »HUUF’s Sunday Service Focuses on ‘Friday Poets’ – Times-Standard
The Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s online group “Friday Poets” began shortly after the COVID-19 shutdown began last year. âExchange co-chair David Marshiak asked in April 2020 if I wanted to lead a Zoom group that came together as part of a group of activities to keep members of the exchange …
Read More »Clark County’s New Poet Laureate Keeps It Real
He’s a man of words – they’re even inked on his knuckles – so it’s only fitting that he’s now surrounded by them. That’s why he’s here. It’s a Friday afternoon and Sin to Your Wishes is being courted at the Sunrise Library. He came here as a child, cycling …
Read More »Solebury School’s Casey Epstein-Gross named Bucks County High School Poet of the Year
Casey Epstein-Gross, an elder attending Solebury School, was named Bucks County High School Poet of the Year for 2021. Her three submissions were selected as the best work from over 150 entries received by Bucks County Community College for the annual competition. For his first place, Epstein-Gross received a cash …
Read More »Marvin Thompson | “How could I be a poet if black artists did not exist?
Posted on May 21, 2021 by Caroline sanderson Marvin Thompson, winner of the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Prize in 2021, discusses his new Road Trip collection and how Welsh verses influenced his … The 2021 National Poetry Society Laureate talks about his new collection Travel by carand how Welsh verses …
Read More »Greek President pays tribute to national poet Dionysios Solomos
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, honored the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. The ceremony at the National Garden of Athens took place under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. “I imagine him, at …
Read More »The author writes a fictional account of the experience of cowboy poetry | Local
Martin realizes he’s going to have to quit school, come home, and help his mom because no one else will. âHis life is going to change, for the worse,â Sparks said. The family is on vacation at a dude ranch when the truth strikes home. There, Martin hears a barn …
Read More »Family Focus poets celebrate each other and their second book with video trailer and virtual snapshot
Isolation does not always promote loneliness. During the 2020-2021 lockdown that kept some people close and others separated, the poets of Family Focus watched together. Reunited regularly via Zoom, three different groups of poets have contributed to the project: the grandparents raising grandchildren, JoAnn Avery’s Dream Team aged 8 to …
Read More »Olympia names new poet laureate: Ashly Bunch | The JOLT
By JOLT staff The city of Olympia named literary writer Ashly McBunch as the new Poet Laureate at the city council meeting on Tuesday, May 18. Every two years, the city selects a promising poet to serve as an advocate for the promotion of the literary arts. The city’s goal …
Read More »Poet Jennifer Perrine to speak at the first draft of the authors’ series The Arts
PENDLETON – Poet Jennifer Perrine is surprised how often she hears the same response from members of the public: “I had an experience like this, and I always thought I was the only one,” say -they. Her poems often address the intersections between lived experience and power systems, using personal …
Read More »Urdu poet Tarannum Riyaz dies of Covid | Delhi News
New Delhi: Urdu poet, critic and author Tarannum Riyaz died in a Delhi hospital on Thursday due to Covid-19. Her husband, Riyaz Punjabi, a former vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir, died in the city last month. Born in Srinagar in 1960, she was a fiction writer, critic and former …
Read More »Jim Bolger confident Poetic Flare will bounce back to get fit in 2000 Guineas
Jim Bolger admits that “the wheels have come off” on Poetic Flare’s attempt to win a second Classic in France last weekend, but expects a different display in the Irish 2,000 Guineas Tattersalls on Saturday at the Curragh. The Dawn Approach colt won a three-way photo in the Guineas in …
Read More »Poetry review: “If By Song” by Marcia Karp – Passionate and undisciplined verse
By Merrill Kaitz It is a volume filled with complex pleasures and pains, assembled for a specific purpose. If by song by Marcia Karp. Lily poetry review books, 117 pages, paperback, $ 18. If by song, The beautiful first collection of Marcia Karp, goes further and deeper than most of …
Read More »Red Cup Rebellion enters the game of poetry
Last week, those of us living in Very Online Life ⢠were surprised to find that a new touch of culture and sophistication would arrive at online retailers and select bookstores in certain geographic pockets of Mississippi. Thanks to the vigilance of Red Cup contributor and online mogul Mr. Bunkie …
Read More »Poet Sam Riviere on Plagiarism, Social Media, and Creative Narcissism
Sam Riverthe first novel by, Dead souls, takes place in a hallucinating and alternative London. In this reality, MI5 has morphed into MI7, fingerprints are accepted as payment, and unexplained fleets of drones are flying over the Thames. Poets are rich too, if you can suspend your disbelief this far …
Read More »After Amanda Gorman’s chance to shine, a new group of young poets follows in her footsteps
The country’s first young poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, has become a household name after her fiery performance at President Biden’s inauguration. Now four teenage poets are in the running for this year’s title National laureate of the young poet. The winner will be announced Thursday night and will be broadcast …
Read More »The dancer and the poet
Block Club Chicago’s “It’s All Good” podcast released with episode 5! The episode’s title is “The Dancer and the Poet,” and it focuses on Chicago’s teens finding creativity and community during the pandemic. Jessica Romero and Jackie Gaytan created the 8Teenth Hip-Hop group so that teens can experience competitive dancing …
Read More »Library hosts poetry night with poet laureate from Maine
Stuart kestenbaum Photo added Camden Public Library and the Stewardship Education Alliance are planning to host Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, for a special evening of poetry. The event will kick off a two-week âPoetry on Windowsâ (POW!) Celebration in downtown Camden. Kestenbaum …
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