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Poets and Poems: Kathryn Nuernberger and “The End of Pink”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Point coneflowers The End of Pink

James Laughlin Award winner “The End of Pink” by Kathryn Nuernberger is a wild, exuberant poetry collection, sitting there at the frontier of imagination.

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

St. Valentine’s Day Story: A Girl, a Priest, and a Letter

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Rose St Valentine's Day

St. Valentine’s Day may be a huge industry today, but it started with an imprisoned priest, a young girl, and a letter in ancient Rome.

Filed Under: article, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poets, Valentine's Day

Top 10 Best Ship, Sail & Boat Poems

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Top 10 Ships, Sails and Boat Poems rowboats in sunrise

From the drifting of free verse to the mooring of form the sea is just waiting for poetry to sail in. Enjoy ten great poems about ships, sailing, and boats.

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Poems, Sea Poems, Ship, Ship-Sail-Boat

Poetic Voices: Susan Lewis and Shanna Powlus Wheeler

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Frosty leaves Poetic Voices Lewis Wheeler

Susan Lewis develops a theme of uncertainty in “Heisenberg’s Salon”; Shanna Powlus Wheeler interprets childhood and memory in “Lo & Behold.”

Filed Under: article, Childhood Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Science Poems

Dark Times Filled with Light: Crestfallen

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

Dark Times Filled with Light perito moreno argentina

In our final discussion of Dark Times Filled with Light, we look at Juan Gelman’s masterful manipulation of language and the challenges of translation.

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Poets and Poems: Mark Doty and “Deep Lane”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

moving sidewalk Mark Doty Deep Lane

“Deep Lane” by Mark Doty includes nine poems with the title of “Deep Lane, ” and creates a sense of emotional if not physical distance.

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

Dark Times Filled with Light: The Art of Poetry

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

Juan Gelman Dark Times Filled with Light glass shards

Juan Gelman’s poems express both the power and impotence to effect change, all the while making clear poetry is not for the faint of heart.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Dark Times Filled with Light

Poetic Voices: Sandee Gertz Umbach and Lori Lamothe

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Poet Voice Umbach and Lamothe

Collections by Sandee Gertz Umbach and Lori Lamothe demonstrate how poets shape their words and images to communicate what inspires them.

Filed Under: article, Books, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Science Poems

Poetry at Work Day (Take 2)

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Poetry at Work Day Take 2

The Poetry at Work Day celebration went on for days, from France to Finland. Here’s another round of delightful finds on Twitter and Instagram from hardworking poetic revelers.

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

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Hay Rake Poetry at Work Day

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.

Filed Under: article, poetry, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, poetry news

Reading Together: Rita Dove’s ‘Thomas and Beulah’

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

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Megan Willome’s reading of Rita Dove’s Thomas and Beulah is a reminder that sometimes the moments that change us most aren’t the ones that make the news.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Black Poets, Books, Poems, poetry

Poets and Poems: John Sibley Williams and “Disinheritance”

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Evergreen Poems Thank You

“Disinheritance” by John Sibley Williams is a beautiful, moving collection of poems dealing with grief, both real and imagined.

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

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 2

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

The Wooded Isle and The Odyssey

Part 2 of Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter was guided by prompts from “The Odyssey” by Homer, and 10 would-be Homers produced some epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Classic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 1

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Fod in woods The Odyssey

“The Odyssey” by Homer provided the prompts for Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter, and 10 would-be Homers wrote their own epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Epic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry prompt

Committing Prufrock: There Will Be Time

By Sandra Heska King 15 Comments

Committing Prufrock poetry memorization bunny in garden

Sandra Heska King continues her mission to Commit Prufrock, finding herself lost in the rabbit trails that can be a part of reading poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, T.S. Eliot

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

How to Keep Poetry Alive: Use The Growth Model

By L.L. Barkat 24 Comments

How to Keep Poetry Alive - Use Growth Model wisteria blossom

Literacy doesn’t end with invitations, nor maturity. To keep literacy alive, we can use The Growth Model of Education.

Filed Under: Poetry for Life, poetry teaching resources, The Growth Model of Education

Poetic Asides: Norman Nicholson and Frank Stanford

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tree in Snow Norman Nicholson

Reading poetry can lead to the discovery of other poets and their poetry, such as what happened when other poets led to Norman Nicholson and Frank Stanford.

Filed Under: article, Ballads, Books, Britain, Classic Books, Literary Analysis, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

2017 Poetry at Work Day Poster

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

The annual worldwide celebration of Poetry at Work Day is coming January 10. Start getting your workplace ready with our free new 2017 poster designs.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Persecuted Poets: Hearing the Voices Beyond Our Borders

By Maureen Doallas 17 Comments

Voices Beyond Our Borders Persecuted Poets

Now, perhaps more than ever, it’s important to make room in our literary conversations for those poets whose voices were, or have been, or are still silenced because they dared to be our lanterns.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Poets, Politics

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