We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on the Pelican state: Louisiana and its unique skyscraper capitol building . Plus poetry!
The 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: “Be With” by Forrest Gander
“Be With” by Forrest Gander won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The quietly stunning collection stimulates reflection and introspection on every page.
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: “Olio” by Tyehimba Jess
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection “Olio” by Tyehimba Jess bends poetry our of its familiar groove to tell a story few Americans know.
2016 Pulitzer Prize: “Ozone Journal” by Peter Balakian
“Ozone Journal’ by Peter Balakian, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, challenges, provokes, and helps us to see in a different light.
National Poetry Month: Kay Ryan Receives Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Former U.S. Poet Laureate (2008-2010) Kay Ryan has received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for The Best of It: New and Selected Poems. And at virtually the same time as the Pulitzer announcment, the Concord Monitor and the New Hampshire Writers Project announced that she had received the $5, 000 Hall-Kenyon Prize in American Poetry. […]