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Catch the writers at 6 p.m. on April 19, during National Poetry Month, at Books ‘n’ Books in Coral Gables as they share a ghazal or two. And for the record, it’s pronounced “guzzle.” ...
It may be pointed out here that the current Yearbook carries quite a diversity of forms of poetry. From haibun to haiku, ghazals to concrete poems, our poets have been experimenting with form with ...
In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
Lest you think screens have completely taken over teens' minds, note that more than 4 million high school students have been reciting poetry for fun and competition for the past 20 years as part ...
From open mics to memoirs, typewriters to zines, the fourth annual Downtown Eastside Writers Festival invites everyone to speak, write and listen. Some of the neighbourhood’s most powerful ...
“In poetry that is lyrical and quick-witted, gentle and devastatingly frank, Cowley Heller contemplates time, marriage, and motherhood. Her words will envelop you and bring you to the water’s ...
Poet W.J. Herbert addresses a virtual audience during a recent Alaska Quarterly Review "Pièces de Résistance" event. To celebrate April being National Poetry Month, this episode of Addressing ...
For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ interactive technology to analyze a single poem at a time.
This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission ...
(If you’re just discovering the Poetry Challenge, please check out yesterday’s introduction. It’s never too late to start!) Once you’ve got these, you’ve learned a third of the poem ...
Famed for decadent desserts and viral souffle pancakes, Champagne Poetry’s Hawthorne Boulevard location has been an Instagrammable favorite since it opened in 2022. Now, the pink patisserie is ...