National Poetry Month

Poetry for the 99 Percent

Ru Freeman | Posted 05.18.2012

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Ru Freeman

Many of them admitted to me that it was not easy to write a poem for a large project in which they were just one piece of the puzzle. For many, this was their first foray into writing for a Y/A audience, as well. They took enormous creative leaps.

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A Poem for the Marcellus

Sandra Steingraber | Posted 05.02.2012

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Sandra Steingraber

In honor of both National Poetry Month and Earth Day, I offer below a love song to the bedrock: the methane-suffused shale that geologists call the Marcellus, which now lies in the crosshairs of the oil and gas industry.

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New York City, and Its Mayor, Embrace Poetry

John Lundberg | Posted 04.29.2012

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John Lundberg

Regardless of how you feel about Bloomberg's verse, it's hard not to see it as symbolic of poetry's imminent return to the consciousness -- or at least the subconscious -- of everyday New Yorkers.

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Celebrate Poetry Month With Poem In Your Pocket Day

Posted 04.26.2012

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If you're lamenting the end of National Poetry Month, don't fret. Today is National Poem In Your Pocket Day. The celebration is as self-explanator...

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Read Work From Tao Lin

Posted 04.25.2012

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Salman Rushdie said, "a poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going ...

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14 Literary Baby Names For Poetic Parents

Linda Rosenkrantz | Posted 04.20.2012

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Linda Rosenkrantz

It's National Poetry Month, the perfect moment to celebrate the bards and bardesses of the past and present, a surprising number of whom just happen t...

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One Poem: Love Notes From My Sleepy Stalker

Mallory Yael Seegal | Posted 04.19.2012

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Mallory Yael Seegal

Here I am, tracing the birth of a soliloquy in the composition of your face / I am joyful as the wordsmith -- pen at hand to a curled fist.

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The Prisoner Who Wrote A Poem To His Parole Board

Doris Friedensohn | Posted 04.19.2012

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Doris Friedensohn

In prison for 27 years, Robert Counts (known then as Ishmael Shamsid-din) read Shakespeare and Robert Frost, Einstein, Malcolm X and the Koran. He started to write poems -- including one to his parole board, entitled "if only".

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National Poetry Month: Read New Work From Alice Fulton

Posted 04.18.2012

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Salman Rushdie said, "a poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going ...

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A Brief Guide to National Poetry Month

John Lundberg | Posted 04.15.2012

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John Lundberg

The event has grown beyond poets to become a coordinated effort by teachers, publishers, non-profit and government agencies, corporate sponsors, and lots and lots of celebrities.

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'A Mad Obsession': Poetry on the Brain

Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D. | Posted 04.13.2012

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Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D.

Poetry is just one of the many different ways we can keep our brains challenged and vibrant. While many activities can provide us with the "stretch" we need to stay sharp and ward off memory loss, engaging with poetic verse is one of my favorites.

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Shudder & Sigh

Tamsin Smith | Posted 04.11.2012

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Tamsin Smith

Certainly, there's a crumbling here, a lost limb there, and plenty of poems that remind us of the folly of seeking immortality through hard materials. But I hadn't thought of sculpture as quite so liquid a pleasure before watching Rivers and Tides.

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Los Angeles -- Literary Riot

Diane Luby Lane | Posted 04.12.2012

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Diane Luby Lane

Performing poetry gives us the chance to take our fragmented stories and make them sources of sharing and teaching -- things that unite rather than divide.

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Jessica Alba Marks National Poetry Month

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 04.10.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Alba is adding her voice to National Poetry Month, helping to lure children into the art form. Alba is among more than a dozen...

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Celebrating Poetry With David St. John

Deborah Stambler | Posted 04.10.2012

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Deborah Stambler

It's National Poetry Month and to celebrate I caught up with poet, David St. John. We spoke recently about his book The Auroras, poetry, music, 9/11, the movement of the mind and lightning.

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National Poetry Month:Introducing The Poet David Morley

Posted 04.09.2012

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Salman Rushdie said, "a poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going ...

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Poem: Never All Things at Once

Hannah Stephenson | Posted 04.09.2012

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Hannah Stephenson

Image by Jamie Isenstein, courtesy of Andrew Kreps Gallery Never All Things at Once White blossoms or green leaves, not both. "Edelweiss" with t...

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Celebrating Our Favorite Hispanic Poets for National Poetry Month

Posted 04.08.2012

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In honor of National Poetry Month, we want to remember some of our favorite poets -- pioneers who experimented with their craft, who broke the rules a...

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National Poetry Month: Read New Work From Eileen Myles

Posted 04.02.2012

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Salman Rushdie said, "a poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going ...

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National Poetry Month: Read New Work From Four Great Poets

Posted 04.01.2012

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Salman Rushdie said, "a poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going ...

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Aaron Belz on Poetry and His Eventual Book Balls or Yo, Chechnya

Alexandra Marvar | Posted 01.21.2012

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Alexandra Marvar

Poet, writer, and borderline comedian Aaron Belz (The Bird Hoverer; Lovely, Raspberry) will journey from North Carolina to Brooklyn to, among other things, read at Unnameable Books on Monday, November 21st.

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Putting a Girls' Education Spin on National Poetry Month

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 06.20.2011

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Tammy Tibbetts

Never underestimate the potential of a tweet.

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Naked Words: Our First Language Is Poetry

Kim Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kim Rosen

The poems I love most are those that speak of the inner life. They are my prayers. They are holy without being denominational, political without being sectarian, intimate without being bound by gender, age or culture.

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Celebrate Poetry Month With Events Around Town

Posted 06.04.2011

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April is National Poetry Month and Denver has plenty of events to celebrate. Go to an open mike, or hone your skills with the written word at a worksh...

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Two High-Profile Poetry Contests Highlight National Poetry Month

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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John Lundberg

National Poetry Month is here, and two newly announced poetry prizes are getting a lot of attention. You might even qualify to win one of them.

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