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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T.S. Eliot at the British Library, Part 1
At the British Library, the editors of a new edition of the poems of T.S. Eliot discuss the poet and his work.
Regional Tour: Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
After living most of her adult life in central Arkansas, Laura Lynn Brown finally toured the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to learn more about the Little Rock Nine.
Robert Frost and “The Road Not Taken”
Author David Orr argues that “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is both the best known and most misunderstood American poem.
Healing with Poetry: Interview with Poet Fred Foote (Part 1)
Meet Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who served in the 2003 Iraq War and currently leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.
Regional Tour: North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Join Michelle DeRusha in a regional tour to North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota, and learn birch bark weaving and bread baking. Bet you can smell the wood shavings.
Emily Dickinson and The Sea: A Poem of Transcendence
Is Emily Dickinson’s ‘I Started Early – Took My Dog’ really just about the sea? Or is it something more? This poem analysis argues for transcendence.
The 6 Most Overused Words in Poetry Reviews
Six words are nominated for the “Most Overused Words in Poetry Reviews Hall of Fame.” And three more are contenders.
Poetic Voices: Jehanne Dubrow and Sally Kindred
Jehanne Dubrow uses form and substance for the poems of “The Arranged Marriage, ” while Sally Rosen Kindred uses the metaphor of flowers in Book of Asters.
4 Reasons Your Child Needs Building Toys for Language and Creativity Development
Building toys allow children opportunity for unscripted play which leads to language and creativity development. Monica Sharman shares 4 reasons your child needs building toys.
Literary Tour: Mariposa Museum & History Center
Join Dolly Lee for a piece of history around Yosemite in this Literary Tour to the Mariposa Museum and History Center in Mariposa, California.
Holocaust Poems: Interview with Poet and Filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer (Part 3)
The final installment of Maureen’ Doallas’s interview with poet and filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer on holocaust poems and the BE•HOLD film project.
This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Former teen poet becomes President. Poetry is dead, again? Elastic ekphrastics and the challenges of diversity in publishing. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Tragedy and Comedy: Why We Love Them, What’s the Point
Why read tragedy or comedy—or bother to write either one? Psychology and neurology suggest they can change our lives, make us more empathetic, and help us cope.
Poets and Poems: The Great Indian Poetry Collective
The Great Indian Poetry Collective is a new literary venture specializing in new poetry from India. Two of its poetry collections show how.
Regional Tours: Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln NE
Take a literary tour of Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art, from the giant head on the steps to giant torn pages in the breeze and everything in between.
Poets and Poems: William Stafford and “Ask Me”
William Stafford had a unique poetic voice that transcended literary movements. “Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems” provides a window into that voice.
Mischief Cafe: Seattle, Washington
The 11-day Mischief Cafe tour begins, and the defining quality will be surprise (with plenty of hilarity to go along with it).
An Evening with Billy Collins
Poet Billy Collins read from his new volume, “Aimless Love, ” in St. Louis County, Missouri on Nov. 1; more than 800 people came for an intimate evening.
National Student Poet Louis Lafair: Part 2
National Student Poet Louis Lafair discusses the influences of his poetry, and his vision for experiencing poetry in the 21st century.