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Poets and Poems: Dave Malone’s “O: Love Poems from the Ozarks”

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

Poems from the Ozarks Horse and Girl

These love poems by Dave Malone are part of the geography of the Ozarks, and the interior geography of a profound, passionate love.

Filed Under: Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poems about writing, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

10 Luscious Love Poem Books for Your Valentine

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

Red Valentine Flower

Yes, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but there is still time to treat your Love to one or more of these luscious love poem books.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Valentine's Day

Losing Yourself: Rebecca Solnit’s ‘A Field Guide to Getting Lost’

By Will Willingham 25 Comments

In ‘A Field Guide to Getting Lost’, Rebecca Solnit considers not only the virtue of losing oneself, but the necessity of it.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books

Edvard Munch – Poet?

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Edvard Munch is known for his paintings, especially “The Scream.” But he was also a poet, and wrote many entries in his private journals in poetic form.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, Blog, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Top Ten Sightings in the Wild—On Being a Writer

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

On Being a Writer LLB Couch-Use as Feature Photo

The new Kroeker and Craig title has been seen increasingly off the bookshelf and in the wild. Check out our Top Ten Sightings of On Being a Writer.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, On Being a Writer

Understanding Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen’s Shin Bone

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

jane austen pride and prejudice

Why Mark Twain (and countless high school students) wants to dig up Jane Austen and find her shin bone. Love it or hate it, Pride and Prejudice still tops the charts.

Filed Under: Books, English Teaching Resources, Pride and Prejudice

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Best in Poetry Top Ten Poetic Picks

Toni Morrison finally reads ‘Beloved.’ You might be too smart to write. Why productivity might be killing you. Our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Books, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

The Fierce Convictions of Hannah More

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

“She may be the most famous person I never heard of.” Karen Swallow Prior’s biography of Hannah More, “Fierce Convictions, ” brings a life back into the knowledge it deserves.

Filed Under: book reviews, Books, Classic Poetry, Poems, poetry, Poets

Top 10 Quotes from ‘On Being a Writer’!

By Will Willingham 17 Comments

On Being a Writer by Kroeker and Craig

Ten great quotes from the new (surprise!) release from T.S. Poetry Press: “On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.

Filed Under: Books, On Being a Writer, writer's group resources

Poets and Poems: J.R.R. Tolkien and “Beowulf”

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

Tokien's Beowulf Tweetspeak Poetry

The newly published translation of “Beowulf” by J.R.R. Tolkien is both poetic prose and a reminder of the epic’s influence on “The Lord of the Rings.”

Filed Under: Books, Classic Poetry, Courage Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Tolkien

Top 8 “Poetry at Work” Sightings in New York City

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Poetry at Work book by Glynn Young

Where have you seen poetry at work? Thanks to Nancy Franson and Michelle Ortega, we spotted Glynn Young’s “Poetry at Work” around New York City.

Filed Under: Books, Libraries, New York Literary, poetry, Poetry at Work

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks + Emily

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

coins

Artful chocolate, famous punk authors, poetry in the supermarket, and how to not write a novel. It’s the best in poetry: our monthly Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Children's Stories, Emily Dickinson, Libraries, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Literary Tour: New York Public Library Children’s Book Exhibit

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

New York Public Library Goodnight Moon

Just in time for Children’s Book Week, we visit the children’s book exhibit, The ABC of It, at the New York Public Library.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Libraries, Literary Tour

T.S. Poetry Press Goes to the Big Apple (and Donates a Peach)

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

book donation to poets house

T.S. Poetry Press is doing its part to ensure that on your next trip to New York City, the endless river of books will still be flowing freely.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Literary Tour, New York Literary

Poets and Poems: “Caribou” by Charles Wright

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Poets and Poems: Charles Wright’s “Caribou”

“Caribou, ” the new collection of poems by Charles Wright, is about memory, what has passed, and what is gone, and the realizations that come only with age.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Literary Tour: Faulkner House Books, New Orleans

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Faulkner House Literary Tour

Faulkner House Books is a literary landmark in New Orleans – the place where William Faulkner wrote stories, poems and the novel “Soldier’s Pay.”

Filed Under: Books, Literary Tour, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews

Poets and Poems: L.L. Barkat’s “Love, Etc.”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Red flower love etc poems

Love Etc. reminds us what eternity is, and what part of it is contained within ourselves.

Filed Under: book reviews, Books, L.L. Barkat, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews

Poets and Poems: Brian Gardner’s “Up the Line to Death: The War Poets 1914-1918”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Poets and Poems: Brian Gardner’s “Up the Line to Death: The War Poets 1914-1918”

Brian Gardner’s “Up the Line to Death” preserves many great poets and poems of World War I.

Filed Under: book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews

Poets and Poems: Nicholas Samaras’ “American Psalm World Psalm”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Poets and Poems Nicholas Samaras

Poets and Poems considers a new collection of 150 poems by Nicholas Samaras, each in the form of a psalm. “American Psalm, World Psalm” speaks to the heart.

Filed Under: book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Spiritual Poems

The Faraway Nearby Book Club: Living Inside Your Breath

By Will Willingham 16 Comments

the faraway nearby breath

What’s it like to live in a room created with one’s own breath? Join us for a look at how we make our lives in this week’s discussion of The Faraway Nearby.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Books, The Faraway Nearby

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