By traditional standards, Matt Smythe is as manly as it gets. If he wasn’t a devoted father, he could live alone in a cabin in the woods or on a mountain. This comes not from a disdain for others, but from his insatiable desire to be constantly immersed in nature. Smythe is a big-bearded army […]
provided Sally J Morgan and her award-winning novel, Toto Among the Murderers. Sally J Morgan was born in Wales and grew up in Yorkshire and Swansea before studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. She moved to Wellington 20 years ago to work at Massey University’s School of Art and became a […]
A form of Japanese poetry, haiku, was all the springboard eight local artists needed to create a multidisciplinary gallery exhibition at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum in Inverness titled “Of Poems and Pieces: Art from the Heart”. They call themselves artOasis. Brenda Spilios, a sculptor who creates from “found” objects, helped artOasis use a book, […]
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Peter Scalpello pictured on the left with their book cover Limbic on the right. (CipherPress) When Peter Scalpello started writing their debut poetry collection, they could never have known just how much they would discover about themselves along the way. Peter’s debut was published in March by Cipher Press, the queer UK-based publishing house that’s […]
Poetry is an incredibly versatile medium for anyone working with qualitative data sets to consider adding to their toolbox. In addition to helping solve problems, poetry can also be used as a lens through which to reanalyze data, presenting that analysis in a unique and accessible way. Poetic transcription is one such method that allows […]
By Patrick T. Reardon, Third rib examination In a piece called “Think”, Aaron Angello recounts two conversations about what makes a poem a poem. In one, Angello argued that a poem is something the poet or reader decides to call a poem. As simple as that. In the other, an established poet told him that […]
Poetry can mean anything to anyone. Like a work of art, the meaning of a poem can change depending on who reads it. This is usually the case unless a poet intends the work to be read in a certain way, says Itisha Giri, poet and podcaster. Giri, who launched her first poetry book, ‘An […]
Edited by Edward Mendelson The Complete Works of WH Auden: Poems, Volume I: 1927-1939 & Volume II: 1940-1973(Princeton University Press, 2022) The first question anyone interested in the poetry of WH Auden is likely to ask about the lavish new edition of the poems is, “What will I learn from these 2,000 pages that I […]
Saif-u-Rehman Saifi collects a wide range of varied emotions related to love and manifests them in the form of a long poem in his collection of poetry “Rait ke Seerian”. His love is intense and it is just as intense when he enjoys the company of his beloved, or when she is miles away. His […]
A brand new restaurant has opened in Frome and so far business is booming with many locals coming to try the food. The new restaurant called Home is where The Fat Radis used to be on Market Place and offers a whole new menu as well as delicious cakes, breakfasts, sharing plates and cocktails. People […]
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“Water the Rocks Make” by David McElroy “Water the Rocks Do” By David McElroy. University of Alaska Press, 2022. 100 pages. $16.95. “Fishing Dead Water Hard” By Eric Heyne. Circus Press, 2022. 71 pages. $15 “Tales from afar” By Andrew Gottlieb. Trail to Table Press/Wandering Aengus Press, 2022. 86 pages. $18 Poetry month may have […]
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope in the movie Blue Frontier (Patria Productions) Photo courtesy of Deborah Schildt Ishmael Angaluuk Hope (his Tlingit name is Khaagwáask’) is a Tlingit and Inupiaq poet, Indigenous scholar, video game writer, film actor, and novelist. His current and upcoming projects include: Walking Dead: Last Mile (Skybound Entertainment), a video game for Facebook; […]
Claire Schwartz ’10 was one of 10 recipients of the prestigious Whiting Award and its $50,000 prize. (Left: photo courtesy of Beowulf Sheehan. Right: photo courtesy of Claire Schwartz.) Earlier this month, Claire Schwartz ’10 received the Whiting Award in Poetry, a prestigious literary award for outstanding emerging writers of fiction, drama, nonfiction and poetry […]
After playing with other bands, brother duo Jerald Angelo and Tita Halaman finally decided to make music their own way with No Lore. It all starts with a painting by Tita Halaman, followed by her accompanying piece of poetry, which the duo later turns into aural bliss. Tita Halaman (a visual artist whose works have […]
Placeholder while loading article actions An ode to a youth lost to coronavirus restrictions; an elegy for a whistleblower doctor; an indictment of society for the plight of a trafficked woman – these are just some of the themes of poems written by Chinese university students that have been deemed too subversive for public consumption. […]
The Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts of the School of Economics and Social Sciences of the Karachi Institute of Business Administration organized a session titled “Muslim Devotional Poetry of South Asia” at the main campus. The event included the recitation of NAATs written in Urdu, Persian, Sindhi and Punjabi. IBA faculty and students […]
The discussion was chaired by Luis Garcia Montero, Director of the Cervantes Institute, and moderated by Marina Nunes, Undersecretary for Cultural Development of the Secretariat and member of the Chabuldeb Conference. Mondiacult 2022, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and co-hosted by Mexico, will be held in Mexico City from […]
Celebrating Earth Day feels heavy. Increasingly alarming reports from the United Nations on the estimates one million species threatened with extinction and the need for immediate and deep emission reductions limiting global warming fills us with dread. EARTH DAY LIVE READING Yvonne Blomer will read excerpts from her new book, Last Show on Earthin Victoria […]
University of Miami students majoring or majoring in poetry discuss their craft and offer samples of their writing. It can be hard to come up with a definition of poetry, but we recognize a poem when we hear one. Think of the verses read by poet laureates at presidential inaugurations. Those of Robert Frost. Listen […]
A collection of poetry born out of a love of writing for healing has just been released. In My Own Rhyme was written by Susan North and this is the first time her work has been published. Susan, originally from the Grantham area and now based in Stretton, Rutland, first discovered a natural ability to […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – What do superheroes and silver bullets have to do with poetry? After doing a little research on the healing power of poetry, I concluded that they are all the same. Let me explain. Superheroes, equipped with incredible superpowers, rush in and save people. Silver bullets kind of do the same thing. They […]
Source: Pixabay April is National Poetry Month and as a poet and research psychologist it is my favorite time of year to discover and promote the joys and transformative powers of this art form. After all, poetry is the voice of the soul. What is poetry? Reading and writing poetry offers insight into the human […]
Tor Books When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. Instead of being paid to do magic, however, she had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And she with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed. Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works […]
Yes, we all know that April is Miami Tech Month. But did you know that this month also marks the year O, Miami Poetry Festival? On April 20 and 25, the worlds of poetry and technology will converge in a two-part online workshop, “Poetry on the Blockchain.” The first part will cover an introduction to […]
MARIPOSE – On April 28, 2022, at 6 p.m., the Mariposa Arts Council will host a virtual poetry reading with nationally recognized contemporary poets and authors, Karyna McGlynn and Michel Mlekoday. Michel Mlekoday. The reading will be led by the resident poet Megane Levadand will feature a special 2022 performance from Mariposa County poetry out […]
John Donne, 1572 -1631. English poet and cleric.After a miniature by Isaac Oliver. From Impressions of English Literature, published 1944. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images). BOOKS furnish a room. And they also supply the people, as author Emma Smith pointed out on start the week Monday morning (Radio 4). “We use books […]
(Want to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Here registration.) Good evening. Here is the latest at the end of Friday. 1. Russia has warned the United States to stop sending arms to Ukraine or risk “unforeseeable consequences”. Moscow sent several warnings to the Biden administration this week, including an official diplomatic protest. The diplomatic […]
Light up – Words ignite, the Los Angeles-based educational nonprofit whose mission is to increase literacy, empower youth, and energize communities through poetry and visual media, will hold its 11th Annual Classic Poetry Slam from April 21-23, 2022. The three-day Classic Slam event, which culminates in the Grand Slam Finals, is the largest Classical Poetry […]
When Madhur Anand was in residence at Al Purdy’s A-Frame on Roblin Lake, near the Ontario town of Ameliasburgh, she had a particularly disconcerting dream. The poet and memoirist, who holds a doctorate in theoretical ecology from Western University and teaches courses in ecology and sustainability at the University of Guelph, was staying at the […]
Lyn Patterson. (Courtesy of Lyn Patterson) Editor’s Note: Welcome to national poetry month. Twice a week in April, KQED Arts & Culture will present a poem by a Bay Area poet. This series is organized by correct host Pendarvis Harshaw, who also speaks with each poet about their work. “Making Donuts”, by Lyn Patterson Labyrinths […]
The Lincoln County Library System is gearing up for its 15th annual poetry contest. This year’s judge will be local poet Amy Pearson, who also works as the executive director of the Yaak Valley Forest Council. The main judging criteria will be original use of language, vivid imagery and imagination. No theme has been chosen […]
Oakland poet, Meilani Clay. (Meilani clay) Editor’s note: Welcome to national poetry month. Twice a week in April, KQED Arts & Culture will present a poem by a Bay Area poet. This series is organized by correct host Pendarvis Harshaw, who also speaks with each poet about their work. “Birthright”, by Meilani Clay I’m tired […]
For young children: Many picture books for very young children are already in verse (ask any adult who has ever read Sandra Boynton’s “The Going to Bed Book”). But “Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story” by Massachusetts author Maria Gianferrari, beautifully illustrated by Jonathan Voss, explores the drama and danger of nesting owls in […]
Carol Rose GoldenEagle is a Cree and Dene author and journalist from Saskatchewan. His book Bearskin Diary was chosen as the National Indigenous Literature Title for 2017. In 2021, GoldenEagle was named Saskatchewan’s ninth Poet Laureate for his “long history of interacting with students, K-12, who want to learn more about reconciliation, how to honor […]
Paul Tran’s first collection of poetry, “All the flowers on their knees(Penguin Books, 2022), was just released in February, but their poetry extends beyond this slim, beautiful volume. They are immersed in the world of poetry, serving as a poetry editor to The landing magazine, Visiting Professor of Poetry at the University of the Pacific, […]
Feed your soul with poetry during National Poetry Month. The Manistee County Library offers many ways to celebrate this month. In addition to reading poetry, opportunities will be available throughout the month to create your own poems. Check out our newsletter which is available at all locations, on our website, manisteelibrary.org, or find us on […]
This month’s BONK! will take place on Saturday, April 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (central time). The event will be held on the Zoom webinar and will be streamed on Facebook Live at WELL ! Facebook page. Organized by Alex Reilly and moderated by Esteban Colon, the event will feature local and national […]
Catherine Fisher models her “Latchkey” reversible jacket in her Brunswick studio. Wearers can choose to reveal a secret patch hand painted with a house design. John Terhune / The Forecaster Catherine Fisher, from Freeport, explores many themes in her poetry, but she often returns to one central question: how do we shape ourselves and the […]
An overview of the Oki Islands is presented at the start of the webinar. There is something alluring about remote islands, especially if they are known to be places of exile for historical figures. When prolific Japan-based journalists Kit Nagamura and Alice Gordenker recently offered their readers the chance to take part in a free […]
Great Fun: Students got to sit on classic motorcycles when the God Squad Motorcycle Club visited Australian Christian College Hume as part of Harmony Week. Photo by contribution It has been a busy two weeks at the Australian Christian College, with students enjoying a range of activities to mark Harmony Week and World Poetry Day. […]
02:39 March and April are usually the best months to enjoy the blooming flowers in China. What could be more relaxing than taking a moment to feel the spring vibes surrounded by white and pink flowers? In Asian countries, flowers are widely celebrated through cultural symbols. In Chinese culture, peach blossoms are more than just […]
The poems in this ambitious collection are written by female poets writing in Bengali, who emerged from the land that is now Bangladesh – having lived, or still live here, or are now part of the first generation diaspora. What emerges beautifully from this carefully curated and faithfully translated volume is that Bangladesh is emerging […]
In the Poetry program on Sunday April 3, 2022, at 7 p.m. on RTÉ Radio 1, Louis de Paor evokes an imaginary village in the west of Ireland, and Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan tells us about the reopening of open mic and slam poetry evenings. Louis de Paor is one of Ireland’s leading Irish-language poets and was […]
Many teachers are already familiar with the Poem in list form by George Ella Lyon “Where I come from”. As Mr. Lyon writes, “People have used it at their family gatherings, teachers have used it with children all over the United States, Ecuador and China; they brought it to girls in juvenile detention, to men […]
What small, graceful things do others do for you that make you happy? Think not only of your closest family and friends, but also of your acquaintances or strangers in your community, on your daily commute, at school, at church, at your job, or wherever you spend some time. Also consider the online worlds you […]
On Wednesday, March 23, people gathered at Shiffman 219 to listen to students and faculty read poems by Latin poets with piano accompaniment by Alyssa Zylberger ’25. To celebrate Women’s History Month, Professor Zoila Castro (ROMS), Professor Lucía Reyes de Deu (ROMS), Professor Elena González Ros (ROMS) and academic administrators Katie Dickinson and Ellen Rounseville […]
The Attleboro Public Library and the 24th Annual Greater Attleboro Relay for Life, a fundraising team for the American Cancer Society, are once again collaborating on a poetry-essay event to raise awareness of the disease. Slam Cancer 2022 will build on the success of last year’s inaugural event. Once again, organizers are urging people to […]
Hilaire Belloc is a well-known figure in Catholic circles and was a contemporary of GK Chesterton. Belloc was an author who wrote 153 amazing books, the most famous of which is The servile state. Additionally, Belloc was involved in Catholic political circles, in which he helped formulate a political theory called “distributism”, which sought to […]
The initiative was launched on UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, March 21 Published: Sat, March 26, 2022, 6:00 PM The newly renamed Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark became the world’s first cross-border Geopark in 2008. The Geopark, which is jointly managed by Fermanagh Omagh District Council and Cavan County Council, has now achieved another first with […]
At Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the art of writing, he asks, “What does writing teach us? “… [writing] reminds us that we are alive…and writing is survival…while art cannot, as we would wish, save us from wars, deprivation, envy, greed, old age or of death, he can revitalize us in the midst of it all. […]
Did you know that poetry can be a tool to grow in faith? In a world where information is disseminated in soundbites, Instagram stories and TikTok videos, you might be thinking, “Poetry? Why poetry? At a time when many articles tell you precisely how many minutes it will take you to read them, what need […]
Written by: Wayne Broadway Artist and poet Alyssa Barge has always been a writer. As she began keeping a journal, writing to-do lists and journal entries, she expanded this into an interest in poetry and other creative writing pursuits after taking English classes at the high school and university. In honor of Women’s History Month […]
March 21 each year is commemorated as World Poetry Day. A decision to proclaim the 21st March as World Poetry Day was adopted during the 30and session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference, held in Paris, France, in 1999. One of the main objectives of the day is to support […]
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March 21th, world poetry day celebrates one of the most beloved forms of expression. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed this day in 1999 to “support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within of their communities”. World Poetry Day promotes the reading, writing […]
Many on-court fixtures have resumed as the pandemic appears to have shown signs of slowing down. Ahead of “World Poetry Day” on March 21, poetry groups share planned activities. Open to all languages Bangalore Poetry Circle started as a WhatsApp group with poets from all over the country in 2017. Poets in the city later […]
Along the way, we get readings of individual poems and enjoyable, if sometimes idiosyncratic, poetic effects. Is it really true that “we can say with certainty” that “pentameter derives much of its power and charm from a numerical imbalance” (i.e. the line has five accents, rather only four or six)? Or is that like saying […]
Thanks to Simon Armitage for his moving poem and to Harriet Sherwood for providing the larger context (Poet Laureate Simon Armitage writes Ukrainian war poem Resistance, March 11). There is of course also the poetry written during the siege of Leningrad in World War II – particularly poignant in the current situation. Aileen Rambow London […]
ROXBURY – Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents The Animals in Our Lives, a six-week poetry workshop with Lynn Domina, April 5-May 10. The course will be held online from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. Once registered and paid, participants will receive instructions for joining the course. Remember that gerbil you had as […]
Embassy As evening fell, the oppression of day rose Distant peaks appeared, it had been raining Through broad lawns and cultivated flowers drifted The conversation of the highly qualified Two gardeners watched them pass and assessed their The shoes A driver was waiting to read in the reader It’s up to them to finish their […]
by Chris Tse third collection of poetry, Super Model Minority, often oscillates between the bizarre and the banal, writes Naomii Seah. Chris Tse is The Spinoff’s poetry editor. “Can you blame me for trying to dismantle utopia as a means of survival? » In his opening poem, Chris Tse sets the agenda for his latest […]
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour will publish a new poetry anthology focused on the state’s Appalachian region, shipping to begin later this month. “People often forget, and many don’t even know it, that nearly a quarter of the state of Ohio is inside Appalachia proper,” Gunter-Seymour said in a statement, ” and pockets of Appalachian […]
ATHENS — Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour will publish a new anthology of poetry focused on the state’s Appalachian region, shipping to begin later this month. “People often forget, and many don’t even know it, that nearly a quarter of the state of Ohio is inside Appalachia proper,” Gunter-Seymour said in a statement, ” and […]
When you think of poetry, do you think of pretension, political statements, or bombastic lyrics? When was the last time you read poetry without it being a requirement for a course? Do these rhetorical questions perhaps remind you of a contemporary form of poetry? Martha Nasch, a housewife from St. Paul, Minnesota, wrote these words […]
This is the cover of the new book ‘I Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing: Ohio’s Appalachian Voices’. Photo submitted The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) announced the release of “I Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing: Ohio’s Appalachian Voices”, a unique collection of poetry focused specifically on the unique cultural experiences […]
Published: 4:04 PM March 9, 2022 Update: 5:25 PM March 9, 2022 Poets and comedians will soon be able to show off their creative talents and jokes at an open mic night to be launched at a coastal pub. Emma Brookes, known as The Norfolk Dumpling, kicks off an open mic event at Caister’s Centurion […]
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is pleased to announce the publication of “I Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing: Ohio’s Appalachian Voices”, a unique collection of poetry focused specifically on the unique cultural experiences of poets located in or connected to Appalachian Ohio. The anthology was conceived and produced by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari […]
It is of course a coincidence that the poet’s birthday falls on the same day as International Women’s Day, but many would say it is a fateful event, given the way Sahir Ludhianvi wrote about the women. Since time immemorial, poets have been people who have held up a mirror to society and empowered the […]
Paul Muldoon turns 71 later this year but shows no signs of slowing down. he celebrated Co Armagh poet recently published, with Sir Paul McCartney, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, an acclaimed two-volume set of books featuring the lyrics to 154 of the former Beatle’s most enduring songs. And the Pulitzer Prize winner has […]
LOGAN — A Hocking County teenager is one of six statewide to enter the 2022 Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Championship Contest. Magdalene Arizona Hamma high school student from Logan, will compete for the Poetry Out Loud State Champion title on Friday, March 4 at WOSU Public Media’s Ross Community Studio in Columbus. According to […]
After his family camped in Peninsula State Park in the 1950s, David Clowers bought 30 acres of Door County Woods in 1976, then moved into a small self-built cabin in 2001. He earned a BA in English Language, History, and Literature from Kalamazoo College and received the Rackham Scholarship for a master’s degree from the […]
Aisha Tariqa Abdul Haqq has released her second collection of poetry, titled Acres of Shadow. The Indianapolis-based poet explains that she wrote the book during a time of mental health struggles. Indianapolis, USA – March 2, 2022 — Having experienced the healing nature of poetry, Aisha Tariqa Abdul Haqq writes with the aim of helping […]
Courtesy of Writing and Media Center The Writing and Media Center will host its first Poetry Night and invites all members of the Ames community and the State of Iowa to attend. The event will take place at the Memorial Union Maintenance Shop from 7-9 p.m. on March 10 and promises to be an open […]
A new arts troupe ‘Lismore & West Waterford Arts Group’ (LWWAG) is hosting its first post-pandemic poetry night on Monday 21 March at 7.30pm at Marine Bar, Pulla, Ring, Dungarvan (http://marinebar.ie/). This meeting is open to anyone with an ambition, a talent, an interest or a curiosity for poetry, and is an example and an […]
The course of true love has never been smooth, Shakespeare tells us, and the same can be said for “Vou: Visual Poetry Tokio 1958-1978,” a new book from Isobar Press. First conceived in the late 1990s by author and poetry editor Taylor Mignon, it took more than 20 years of twists and turns to bring […]
Our student bloggers write about how they’re coping with the current global health crisis, provide insight into their school’s performing arts programs, share their thoughts on the latest theater news, and much more. Read some of this week’s best blogs below! Discover more student blogs here! And do not miss any blog by following our […]
Hywel Griffiths explores how creativity from Wales can help us tackle the climate crisis The people of Wales face many environmental challenges – flooding on the coasts and in the river valleys, pollution from past and present industries, the risk of landslides on the slopes of the valleys around former mining communities and the crisis […]
Anthony Elanga scored a crucial late goal for Manchester United in their Champions League round of 16 go against Atlético Madrid Wednesday night. United fell behind from the start in Madrid, with Joao Felix scoring the opener after just seven minutes. The Red Devils struggled to get back into the game and failed to register […]
PORTSMOUTH – Portsmouth Little Theater is set to open the curtain on a new partnership with The Counseling Center this Friday, as they put patrons under the stage lights to perform original poems. The partnership is a two-part undertaking. The theater providing the organization with tickets to see performances of each show is the […]
Ever since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and shortly after stirring up conflict in the southeastern Donbas region, the theme of war has figured prominently in Ukrainian prose and poetry. The ongoing war has inspired two poetic anthologies in English translation, Letters from Ukraine: poetic anthology (2016) and Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine […]
Before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, culture in the GDR was intensively monitored by the Stasi – even poetry written by its own members. Photo: Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Philip Olterman was born and raised in West Germany, arriving in the UK in his mid-teens. He studied English and […]
poetry book Marco Righi, science, faith… and poetry (Preface by Enzo Concardi, Guido Miano Edtor, Milan, 2021) into four parts: Faith, Science, Poetry and Gospel Works. Of course, the author is above all interested in the “Letter”, wrapped in closed and ordered forms of imitation, which he intends to transmit through his verses. This is […]
Satisfied saferUh. Vinod’s first book of English poetry titled “Paradise” is a clear example of sweetness of composure, simple and straight verse, adaptation of reality in the expression of thoughts and a clear and sincere desire for “Paradise”; nature as it existed around his native place. The helpless choice he, his family and thousands and […]
In view KasmineJanuary 20 – February 26, 2022new York A grand exhibition. I will not put an exclamation point there, because this punctuation would be repeated, excessively. Here is a fine example of what a gallery can do in an exhibition if the focus is on a specific kind of thing, in this case on […]
Sure, it’s not uncommon to see educators, scientists, musicians, athletes, actors, writers, and even a Supreme Court justice or a US president or two on PBS, but you don’t. generally not all appear on the same series speaking of poems. – unless you’re Elisa New, the director and host of “Poetry in America.” Even while […]
Click to enlarge CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Anastasia Walker Anastasia Walker recently saw a poll indicating that 80% of people said “no” when asked if they knew anyone who was trans. “It’s four out of five people,” says the Pittsburgh-based trans poet by-way-of-Maine. “Now I would guarantee that a significant portion of […]
How do you simultaneously make a statement and write a good poem? The question is on the table, and there’s no better time to answer it than Black History Month, when we’re surrounded by stories of continued Black achievement and protest. Moreover, we cannot approach what exactly anti-racist poetry is without first asking ourselves: “What […]
Gauri Bedekar is the author of the book “Elements”. This is his first published work, a collection of poetry consisting of 30 poems. She is an undergraduate student at St Joseph’s College, Bangalore. The degree she is pursuing, a triple major in English, Theater Studies and Psychology, is tailor-made for her and her interests. Poetry […]
JFolksinger Woody Guthrie scrawled “This machine kills fascists” on his acoustic guitar. Such dramatic slogans are the privilege of youth and a great illusion; with age comes the acceptance that music – art in general – poses no serious threat. Or does it? In the 1980s, the Stasi, East Germany’s much-dreaded secret police, decided that […]
//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’) ?> Gorwelion: Shared Horizons, Dream of a Journey, Sex on Toast all published by Parthian Caroline Bracken Three books to review this month from the always excellent Parthian Books. First, an anthology of writings on climate change Gorwelion: Shared Horizons edited by Robert Minhinnick. A selection of prose and poetry from writers from […]
lifestyle, books, unstable, harry laing, canberra poetry, walleah press Unsettled is Harry Laing’s third collection of poetry in nearly 30 years. Originally from Scotland, Laing lives just outside Braidwood and is also well known as a comic performer and author of children’s books. This new book is divided into five sections that present different aspects […]
roses are red violets are blue i like a rhyme I hope you too At the time of writing this blog, I had a crucial question: what is the origin of “roses are red, violets are blue”? These two lines have inspired many struggling Valentine’s poets and, conversely, parodies for lovers. It turns out that […]
From his first year of university studies, Abdullah Al Harun – mentored by the eminent poet Mahbub-ul-Alam Chowdhury – was different from his classmates February 10, 2022, 08:30 Last modification: February 10, 2022, 08:32 Abdullah Al Haroun. Sketch: TBS “> Abdullah Al Haroun. Sketch: TBS Political caution and a love of poetry can imbue a […]
Striking at Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the big old party sacked All India Radio’s brother Lata Mangeshkar for presenting poetry on Veer Savarkar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. (Photo: Sansad TV/Screenshot) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused Congress of stifling free speech, saying the big old party sacked […]
FARGO — I read for the first time American poet Joy Harjo (Mvskoke/Creek Nation) during a Native American Literature class at Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2002. In class, we read an excerpt from her collection, “The Woman Who Fell From the Sky,” which blends Native American creation myth with Harjo’s interest in jazz (she’s […]
In his essay “The Serious Artist”, Ezra Pound says this: “Beauty in art reminds us of what is worth. I am not speaking now of imposture. I mean beauty, not slipping, not sentimentalizing beauty, not telling people that beauty is the proper and respectable thing. I mean beauty. “You don’t discuss an April wind, you […]
Fleda Brown. Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump This is a Valentine’s Day poem for the elderly. No, it’s Valentine’s Day for everyone. Yes, it is the middle of winter here, and yes, the poem takes place in a garden in summer. But love has no season, does it? Or, as Kunitz says in the poem, love is only […]
Amanda Gorman caught America’s attention by reciting poems during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and the 2021 Super Bowl. Her comprehensive poetry book, “Call Us What We Carry,” has just been released. It is an attractive collection of a wide variety of subjects and formats. I’m no poetry expert, but I appreciate his verbal […]
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. “A Poetry Handbook” is a 1994 book by Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning poet Mary Oliver. The book describes and gives examples of the many elements that go into writing great poems. I read the book and it gave me the […]