Poetry Rising features visual artists, music, writings – and of course poetry – as part of Black History Month
For Stephen Pitters, it’s all about evolution. In 1985, he started the Spokane Open Poetry Association. When that ran its ...
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ESSAY: TWO REVOLUTIONARY POETS
Faiz was born near the then British Indian town of Sialkot in 1911. Both were outstanding poets in their languages, focusing their poetry on the oppressed and disenfranchised in their communities.
The Conversation20d
The Holocaust poets who can help us to understand genocides past and present
How would their poetry have developed had they lived? We will never know. But what they have left us, recreated through their translators, is a highly sensitive view of life in the chaos of ...
The Boston Globe10d
Governor Healey creates Massachusetts poet laureate role
Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order Monday to establish a poet laureate of Massachusetts. Applications for the position are not yet open, but the eventual appointee will be responsible ...
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Brown professor Kwame Dawes to serve as poet laureate of Jamaica
PROVIDENCE — Kwame Dawes, a Brown University literary arts professor, has been named poet laureate of Jamaica. As part of his role, Dawes will be charged with “stimulating a greater ...
Teesside Gazette24d
Five-star Whitby hotel could be converted into holiday lets
The Langley hotel in Whitby could be converted into holiday lets if plans are given the go-ahead by North Yorkshire Council. Lodestone Projects Ltd has proposed converting Whitby ’s Langley ...
The New York Times29d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Poets have a way of incorporating other poets into their work. Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal ...
The Independent29d
The unexpected UK seaside town having a winter tourist boom
Whitby has been announced as the top destination for bookings over the winter months, according to new data from Sykes Holiday Cottages. The northern seaside community has a lot to offer ...
The Atlantic28d
David Lynch Was America’s Cinematic Poet
If the American experience had a cinematic poet, it was him. The news that Lynch had left us was shocking only because it seemed that he’d be here with us forever.
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Poet Amanda Gorman pens tribute to crews battling the Los Angeles wildfires
Renowned poet and Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman has penned a heartfelt tribute to first responders battling the wildfires and helping those in need. In "Smoldering Dawn," she expresses her ...
The Hollywood Reporter28d
David Lynch Was L.A.’s Dark Poet Laureate (Guest Column)
He was the poet laureate this city never knew it had. We just never realized it because his iconic drawl so seamlessly blended into the background here: whether it was hearing him give the weather ...
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Whitby Toyota
Includes reviews of Whitby Toyota from DealerRater. Want to share your experience with this dealership? I would like to thank Cameron for the courteous and professional service with my first visit ...