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 …

There may be few people of any age in Britain today who aren’t familiar with ‘Blowin’ in the Wind, ‘a song that turns 60 next year. Many will know Bob Dylan’s original; other versions by Peter, Paul and Mary, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich or Ziggy Marley. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 “Poetry on Windows” (POW!) Celebration in downtown Camden. Kestenbaum …

On Wednesday, Sturgis Library hosts Voices of Poetry, an online reading event with Mary Buchinger, Eileen Cleary, Jeannette de Beauvoir and Richard Hoffman, May 26 at 18 hours. The event will take place on Zoom and is free and open to everyone. Mary Buchinger is the author of six collections …

A week after its inexplicable spotlighting of convicted terrorist Meir Kahane for American Jewish Heritage Month, Montclair High School has once again angered some parents – this time by honoring a Palestinian poet for American Jewish Heritage Month. Asian and Pacific Islander origin. The Jewish-American choice included in Wednesday’s daily …