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An Epic Told in 500 Sonnets: “The Gift of Life” by Amanda Hall

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

In “The Gift of Life: An Epic in Verse,” poet Amanda Hall employs some 500 sonnets to tell a story of love amid contemporary life and culture.

Filed Under: article, love poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Sonnets

Pod Club Announcement: Hidden Brain’s “Watch Your Mouth”

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

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Join us for a new pod club series discussing podcasts on a wide range of topics, like Hidden Brain’s “Watch Your Mouth” episode on how the language we speak affects the way we think and view the world.

Filed Under: Blog, Language Arts, Pod Club

Poets and Poems: Jeremiah Webster and “After So Many Fires”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Sunset Jeremiah Webster After So Many Fires

“After So Many Fires” by poet Jeremiah Webster brings us into a different landscape different from many contemporary collections – a landscape of hope.

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

The James Laughlin Award: Mary Hickman and “Rayfish”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Melted Crayons Mary Hickman Rayfish

The 15 ekphrastic poems in “Rayfish” by Mary Hickman, honored with the James Laughlin Award, explore culture and its meaning.

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

Poets and Poems: Matt Duggan and “Dystopia 38.10”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Dog on broken ground Matthew Duggan Dystopia

In “Dystopia 38.10, ” poet Matthew Duggan takes the post-apocalyptic idea of dystopia and vividly applies it to contemporary society.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Britain, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Regional Tour: Science & Culture Museum at Michigan State University

By Sandra Heska King 18 Comments

Black dot lace

Sandra Heska King tours the Science & Culture Museum at Michigan State U, discovering culture through teapots, quilts, hats and illegal hatpins.

Filed Under: Art, Blog

Literary Tour: David Levinthal’s “MAKE BELIEVE” Exhibit at San Jose Museum of Art

By Dolly Lee 16 Comments

david levinthal exhibit

Visit David Levinthal’s ‘MAKE BELIEVE’ exhibit at San Jose Museum of art, with cultural images such as Barbie, baseball, World War II and sexual politics.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, Literary Tour

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

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