A Godless Ascends is Hopkinson’s first full-length poetry collection. She’s explaining where her poetry has come from and the entire collection seems to be moving toward this moment.
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Philip Freneau: Poet of the American Revolution
Philip Freneau, friend of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, is known as the poet of the American Revolution.
Poets and Poems: Joanne Esser and “Nothing Is Stationary”
In “Nothing Is Stationary: Poems,” Joanne Esser reflects carefully and succinctly on the impermanence of life.
Poets and Poems: Ayala Zarfijian and “A Corner in the World”
In “A Corner of the World: Poems for My Father,” Ayala Zarfjian memorializes those lost in the Holocaust with both grief and hope.
Poets and Poems: Julia Alvarez and “Visitations”
In “Visitations: Poems,” Julia Alvarez looks back on her life in the Dominican Republic and New York with candor and a clear eye.
Five Ways to Research Your Family History
The writing of the novel “Brookhaven” provided five ways to research and decipher family history and genealogy.
Poets and Poems: Emily Bright and “This Ground Beneath Our Feet”
In “This Ground Beneath Our Feet,” poet Emily Bright explores what grounds our relationships and our lives.
Poets and Poems: Marjorie Maddox and “Hover Here”
The poems of “Hover Here” by Marjorie Maddox sit gently and quietly, taking their turn and waiting to be read.
Seven Tips for Researching Family Heritage
Researching my historical novel “Brookhaven” taught me several important lessons for researching family heritage.
Poets and Poems: Seth Wieck and “Call Out Coyote”
In “Call Out Coyote: Poems,” Seth Wieck demonstrates a love and respect for the people, history, and geography of the Texas Panhandle.
Poets and Poems: Susan Rooke and “A Room Full of Ghosts”
In ‘A Room Full of Ghosts,” poet Susan Rooke explores the formative roles memory and memories play in our lives.
Pass the Crawfish Etouffee and the Boiled Shrimp!
It was only when I searched a genealogy web site that I realized how much of my heritage was not only French, but Cajun French.
Poets and Poems: Linda Nemec Foster and the Extraordinary Ordinary
Poet Linda Nemec Foster blends family, ancestors, geography, and her own life in a moving, often riveting way.
Poets and Poems: Sarah Carey and “Bloodstream”
In “Bloodstream: Poems,” Sarah Carey considers her family and her heritage, and how they’ve fused to shape the people she knows and loves.
“No One Speaks English in Paris.” Well, Not Exactly.
We expected to have difficulty with language, but our journey to Paris became an intense exercise of coping with “en strike.”
Poets and Poems: Linda Nemec Foster and “Bone Country”
In “Bone Country,” poet Linda Nemec Foster visits a large number of countries and cities in Europe — all via prose poems.
Paul Krause Follows in Dante’s Footsteps
In “Dante’s Footsteps,” poet Paul Krause writes poems inspired by the great poets and essays about their poetry.
Finding Poetry in an Anselm Kiefer Art Exhibition
An art exhibition of the works of Anselm Kiefer led to a surprising encounter with the poetry of Gregory Corso, a beat poet.
Poets and Poems: Patricia Clark and “Self-Portrait with a Million Dollars”
“Self-Portrait with a Million Nature” by poet Patricia Clark uses nature to frame poetry about the inevitable changes of life.
Poets and Poems: Christine Rhein and “Wild Flight”
“Wild Flight: Poems” by Christine Rhein tells a story of how a boy’s displacement during World War II shaped his family for decades after.