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Poets and Poems: Wendell Berry and “Another Day”
In “Another Day: Sabbath Poems,” Wendell Berry continues his focus on community, land, landscape, people, and a sense of place.
A Facebook Memory and the Origin of Tweetspeak Poetry
A Facebook memory provides a reminder of a September night in 2009, when a poetry jam on Twitter gave birth to Tweetspeak Poetry.
Poets and Poems: J.I. Kleinberg and “All of We”
In “All of We,” poet J.I. Kleinberg visualizes ideas and themes in 56 found poems associating words that define the concept of “we.”
Poetry Prompt: Oh, My Word
Words hold great power, even though they are simple slips of sound and meaning. Words can start things. And end things. Come write your own word poem!
Poets and Poems: Robert McDowell and “The Excellent Assembly”
“The Excellent Assembly” by Robert McDowell is a collection of 52 poems to remember the people who died in 9/11.
Poet Laura: By Heart
As summer comes to a close, Donna Hilbert reflects on the poems that she turns to for comfort in times of loss, for direction, and for joy.
Poets and Poems: Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and “The Wonderment”
In “The Wonderment: Poems,” Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer writes of the familiar and commonplace things that contain a sense of wonder.
A Non-Personal Memory of Wendell Berry
I was the only one in the room who knew who he was.
Poets and Poems: Jen Karetnick and “Organ Language”
In “Organ Language: Poems,” Jen Karetnick looks at the familiar and the everyday, probing beyond the obvious to find meaning.