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Simon Armitage, the New British Poet Laureate

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Simon Armitage is the new British poet laureate, and his most recent collection, “The Unaccompanied,” shows a poet at the top of his art.

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Announcing a Beautiful Poetic Climate Book: Earth to Poetry

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We wanted to help creative teachers find a way to integrate climate into their subject areas in a poetic fashion. The result? Earth to Poetry.

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It’s Poetry at Work Day — Discovering the Poetry of Gratitude

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Poetry at Work Day 2019

Today is 2019 Poetry at Work Day, with a tale of how a book of poetry led to one of the writer’s best work projects — and to gratitude for the work.

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The Lenore Marshall Prize: “Brooklyn Antediluvian” by Patrick Rosal

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

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The Academy of American Poets has awarded the Lenore Marshall Prize to “Brooklyn Antediluvian,” an arresting and innovative collection by Patrick Rosal.

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Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks: The Golden Shovel Anthology

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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

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“The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevens” by Paul Mariani

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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In “The Whole Harmonium,” biographer and poet Paul Mariani tells the story of Wallace Stevens, poet, philosopher, insurance executive, and family man.

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

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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

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The Walt Whitman Award: “Afterland” by Mai Der Vang

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

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In “Afterland,” winner of the Walt Whitman Award, poet Mai Der Vang explores what happened to the Hmong people after the Vietnam War.

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2016 National Book Award Winner: “The Performance of Becoming Human” by Daniel Borzutzky

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

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“The Performance of Becoming Human” by Daniel Borzutzky won the National Book Award for Poetry, and its 18 poems confront political and social issues.

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T.S. Eliot Prize: “Jackself” by Jacob Polley

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

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Jacob Polley’s poetry collection “Jackself” won the T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize for 2016, and it’s a work filled with folklore, childhood, and imagination.

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It’s Poetry at Work Day 2017! Join with Us to Celebrate!

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

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It’s Poetry at Work Day 2017! Join Tweetspeak Poetry in celebrating how poetry infuses our work and our workplaces, whatever and wherever they are.

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Forward Prize for Best First Collection: “Wife” by Tiphanie Yanique

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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“Wife, ” winner of the Forward Prize for best first collection, challenges our notions of what marriage mean, but ends up reaffirming the idea of commitment.

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Forward Prize: “Measures of Expatriation” by Vahni Capildeo

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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Forward Prize winner Vahni Capildeo and her “Measures of Expatriation” challenge our notions of what a poetry collection is and can be.

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Help Us Celebrate National Poetry Day on Oct. 6!

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

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Tweetspeak Poetry is collaborating with Britain’s Forward Arts Foundation to help celebrate National Poetry Day UK on Oct. 6.

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Coney Island: Hot Dogs, Ferris Wheels – and Poetry?

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

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Parachute Literary Arts hosts poetry festivals, libraries, and events at the iconic American amusement park, Coney Island.

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British Poetry, British Poets, and Brexit

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Can you imagine NBC or Fox holding a vote on America’s favorite poets? The British, however, take their poetry seriously and news coverage of Brexit is no exception.

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Canada’s 2016 Griffin Prize: Norman Dubie and Liz Howard

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Canada’s 2016 Griffin Prize was awarded to Norman Dubie for “The Quotations of Bone” and Liz Howard for “Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent.”

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The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

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Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday, using your hands to help your head, Ohio’s new poet laureate and radiologist in chief. Our Top 10 Poetic Picks is back.

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Celebrate! It’s Poetry at Work Day 2016!

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

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Poetry is in all work, speaking to us, singing to us. Download our resources, and come, celebrate Poetry at Work Day 2016 with us.

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T.S. Eliot at the British Library, Part 2

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

Collecting and annotating the poetry of a writer like T.S. Eliot is fraught with challenges and difficulties, not the least reason being Eliot himself editing his poems over time, or manuscripts of the same poem with variations. Listen to two editors who described the challenge at a British Library presentation.

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