City of San Diego to Host Regional Poetry Competition for High School Students
The city of San Diego is partnering with the National Poetry Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the California ...
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I set a Hinge prompt as ‘write me a poem,’ and the responses from men are why I’m single
I don’t hate this one but I feel like he could do better still. I like the rhyme and it feels like he put a bit of effort ...
Poetry from Daily Life: A poem is your friend when you need one, Constance Levy writes
Children's poet Constance Levy, a former educator who lives in St. Louis, encourages readers of all ages to tell their own ...
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San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García says poetry is a 'thriving thing'
San Diego has named Paola Capó-García as its third Poet Laureate since the program began in 2020. A former journalist and ...
‘A story is where we begin’: two Indigenous poets face monsters of invasion with words of love and hope
In their new collections, Jazz Money and Elfie Shiosaki tackle pressing themes of time, respect and resistance.
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Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the Patwa language, passes on
"Pollard’s readings [demonstrate] the diversity of her work [...] At its most characteristic, her writing assumes a ...
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How To Make Space For A Child’s Grief
Through my work with young people, I've developed concrete ways to connect with kids who are hurting. Here are just a few of ...
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‘Make every word count’ — Roy Peter Clark discusses the power of short writing
We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...
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‘There’s a majesty to grief’: Poet and UMass professor Peter Gizzi wins prestigious 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Peter Gizzi, professor of poetry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently won the ...
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Poet Lisken Van Pelt Dus explores identity and belonging in new collection 'How Many Hands to Home'
Poet Lisken Van Pelt Dus explores themes of identity, displacement and belonging in her new collection, "How Many Hands to ...