KTSM El Paso on MSN6d
Las Cruces libraries to host Latino poetry anthology
Las Cruces Public Libraries will be hosting a series of poetry discussions and crafting sessions called “Palabras y ...
Danielle Legros Georges examines ‘history through poetry’ to tell the Haiti-Congo story
Boston’s second poet laureate will discuss “Three Leaves, Three Roots” at the Harvard Book Store, Brookline Booksmith, and ...
Poet Billy Collins likes to leave his audiences ‘pleasantly disoriented’
The acclaimed poet talks inspiration, taking poetry to the people, and touring with singer-songwriter Aimee Mann ahead of his ...
SC still doesn't have a poet laureate. Georgetown County just appointed its own.
Marlanda Dekine, a Plantersville community native and an accomplished poet, has been selected as the Georgetown County ...
On Writing a Poem I Resisted Writing
Poet Amanda Hawkins shares their experience writing a poem they initially resisted writing and how Hawkins was able to move past that feeling and write.
The Nation on MSN3d
Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation
In his new book of poetry, […], the poet, translator, and ER doctor explores Palestinians’ experiences of exile and displacement—and the difficulty of healing amid the ongoing Nakba.
When Poets Face Death
Yeats, wrote ruefully about his waning poetic powers in “The Circus Animal’s Desertion,” published in The Atlantic in January ...
Outside on MSN4d
What Yoga and Poetry Have in Common
I vividly remember my first yoga class. My then-roommate and I had accidentally signed up for an intermediate level practice.
Displacement, Disenchantment, and Partying at the End of the World: Aria Aber Discusses Her Debut Novel, Good Girl
Nila, the 19-year-old protagonist of Aria Aber’s debut novel, Good Girl, will be eminently recognizable to readers of ...
Daily Camera10h
Inside Track: Cowboy Poetry Gathering saddles up, outlaw country crooners at eTown and 7 other cool things to do
The next live taping for the eTown radio show features a couple of musical survivors in Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy ...
Irish Central6dOpinion
Leave-Taking and Taking Leave: Transatlantic poetry bridging home after Christmas
IrishCentral Contributor Éamon Ó Caoineachán reflects on Irish poet Paddy Donoghue's debut collection "Leave Taking." ...
The Advocate5d
3 poetry collections to read in the new year whose authors have ties to New Orleans
One of the great New Orleans-produced poets, Nicole Cooley is a master of the narratively themed collection. “The Afflicted Girls,” her 2004 volume about the Salem Witch Trials, is an unsung gem of a ...