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By Heart: ‘Blessing the Boats’ + New Elizabeth Bishop Challenge

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

blue boat beside reeds in water

For Black History Month, we learn Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats” By Heart and consider the memory of a Chilean sea.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Americana Poems, Black Poets, Blog, By Heart, Poems, Poetry Memorization

Reading Generously: ‘How We Fight for Our Lives’ by Saeed Jones

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

Fishermen at Sunset Sandy Hook New Jersey

This month our book review column becomes Reading Generously. We begin with Saeed Jones’ open-handed memoir.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Black Poets, Blog, book reviews, Generous, Reading Generously

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Countee Cullen

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

Countee Cullen Take Your Poet to Work Day

We continue our 2020 Take Your Poet to Work celebration with fabulous poet Countee Cullen.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Countee Cullen, poetry and business, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Take Your Poet to Work: Lucille Clifton

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Lucille Clifton Take Your Poet to Work Day Cover

We kick off the 2020 Take Your Poet to Work celebration with beloved poet Lucille Clifton.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Lucille Clifton, poetry and business, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Poets and Poems: Major Jackson and “Holding Company”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

The 2010 collection “Holding Company” by Major Jackson leads the eye and mind to a different understanding and a different context.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy 09—Eternity [Bonus Episode]

By Laurie Klein 8 Comments

Under the Canopy Eternity

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Filed Under: active, Black Poets, Blog, Patron Only, Poems to Listen By, Tree Poems, Under the Canopy

Creating an ‘I Love Poetry Moment’: Magic City’s Ashley M. Jones

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

For National Poetry Month, create an ‘I Love Poetry Moment,’ following the example of Ashley M. Jones and the Magic City Poetry Festival.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Americana Poems, Black Poets, English Teaching Resources, Poems, poetry, Poets

Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 02—Motherhood

By Laurie Klein 13 Comments

Poems to listen by under the canopy

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Poets and Poems: Edward Holmes and “Bravery & Brevity”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

“Bravery & Brevity,” the new poetry collection by Edward Holmes, is written from a place of transformation, moving from pain to hope.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Afternoon Tea (and Poetry) with Tracy K. Smith’s podcast “The Slowdown”

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

When author Megan Willome needs an afternoon pick-me-up, she cues up ‘The Slowdown’ with U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Food Poems, Podcasts, poem a day, Poetic Earth Month, poetry, Poets, Tea

Poets and Poems: Aisha Sharif and “To Keep from Undressing”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Aisha Sharif To Keep from Undressing

The poems of “To Keep from Undressing” by Aisha Sharif tell the powerful story of a black woman and her Muslim faith in America.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

National Book Award for Poetry: “Indecency” by Justin Phillip Reed

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Winterfrost Indecency Justin Phillip Reed

The poems of the 2018 National Book Award for Poetry Winner “Indecency” by Justin Phillip Reed are as haunting as the streets they come from.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Children’s Book Club: ‘The Crossover’

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

Chicago skyline

Tis the season for basketball! Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of Kwame Alexander’s novel told through poems, ‘The Crossover.’

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry

Read Like a Writer: Second Person Narrative Voice in Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric”

By Charlotte Donlon 5 Comments

2nd Person Narrative Voice Claudia Rankine

Charlotte Donlon explores use of the second person narrative voice through the work of Claudia Rankine— and helps writers discover something surprising that’s within their power to do.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Read Like a Writer, writing prompts, Writing Tips

Children’s Book Club: “Brown Girl Dreaming”

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Jacqueline Woodson

How does one become a writer? Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of ‘Brown Girl Dreaming’ by Jacqueline Woodson.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, book club, Childhood Poems, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club

The Poets of Instagram: r.h. Sin and “I Hope This Reaches Her in Time”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Woman in mask r h Sin

The poets of Instagram are helping to revitalize the reading of poetry, and r.h. Sin is one of them. His new collection is “I Hope This Reaches Her in Time.”

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, Books, love poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks: The Golden Shovel Anthology

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Golden paper Golden Shovel Gwendolyn Brooks

“The Golden Shovel Anthology” has been published by the University of Arkansas Press to honor poet Gwendolyn Brooks, with a new poetic form.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets

The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: “Olio” by Tyehimba Jess

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Tyehimba Jess

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection “Olio” by Tyehimba Jess bends poetry our of its familiar groove to tell a story few Americans know.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Black Poets, book reviews, poetry, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets, Pulitzer Prize

Reading Together: Rita Dove’s ‘Thomas and Beulah’

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

rambler-car-thomas-and-beulah-by-rita-dove

Megan Willome’s reading of Rita Dove’s Thomas and Beulah is a reminder that sometimes the moments that change us most aren’t the ones that make the news.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Black Poets, Books, Poems, poetry

Persecuted Poets: Hearing the Voices Beyond Our Borders

By Maureen Doallas 17 Comments

Voices Beyond Our Borders Persecuted Poets

Now, perhaps more than ever, it’s important to make room in our literary conversations for those poets whose voices were, or have been, or are still silenced because they dared to be our lanterns.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Poets, Politics

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