http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/poetry Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/camilla-webster/the-nuyorican-poets-cafe-_b_1553596.html 2012-05-30T10:11:25Z 2012-05-30T10:11:54Z Camilla Webster http://www.huffingtonpost.com/camilla-webster/ The Nuyorican Poets Café, the legendary venue that opened first in the mid 1970s, closed in the early '80s and then re-opened in the late '80s, is one of the cultural gems that keep NYC the hotbed of creativity that it has always been. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-pinero">Miguel Piñero</a>, <a href="/tag/nuyorican">Nuyorican</a>, <a href="/tag/theater">Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/pedro-pietri">Pedro Pietri</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/visual-art">Visual Art</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/sandra-maria-esteves">Sandra Maria Esteves</a>, <a href="/tag/the-nuyorican-poets-cafe">The Nuyorican Poets Café</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-morales">Ed Morales</a>, <a href="/tag/miguel-algarin">Miguel Algarín</a>, <a href="/tag/papoleto-melendez">Papoleto Meléndez</a>, <a href="/tag/victor-hernandez-cruz">Victor Hernández Cruz</a>, <a href="/tag/puerto-rican">Puerto Rican</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-natives">New York Natives</a>, <a href="/tag/ny-around-town">NY Around Town</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/crystal-good-poetry-_b_1554062.html 2012-05-29T17:27:00Z 2012-05-29T17:28:03Z Jeff Biggers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/ It takes a dazzling new chapbook of poetry, every now and then, to remind us that the extraordinary fountain of Appalachian letters continues to churn out some of the most original, innovative and downright fearless voices today. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/appalachia">Appalachia</a>, <a href="/tag/dirty-coal">Dirty Coal</a>, <a href="/tag/mountaintop-removal">Mountaintop Removal</a>, <a href="/tag/crystal-good">Crystal Good</a>, <a href="/tag/coal">Coal</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/crystal-good-book">Crystal Good Book</a>, <a href="/tag/crystal-good-poems">Crystal Good Poems</a>, <a href="/tag/crystal-good-poet">Crystal Good Poet</a>, <a href="/tag/crystal-good-poetry">Crystal Good Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallory-yael-seegal/one-poem_b_1551372.html 2012-05-28T20:04:01Z 2012-05-28T20:03:29Z Mallory Yael Seegal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallory-yael-seegal/ Who was that girl we were with anyway, she was weird. I always say, you know how I always say that people with multicolor hair are trying to make statements with words they were too dumb to learn in school -- that girl. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/drunk">Drunk</a>, <a href="/tag/omg">Omg</a>, <a href="/tag/girls-hbo">Girls Hbo</a>, <a href="/tag/american-poetry">American Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/cocaine">Cocaine</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/three-poems-for-memorial-_b_1546278.html 2012-05-27T14:20:07Z 2012-05-27T14:19:45Z John Lundberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/ In honor of Memorial Day, I've selected two poems from the past and one from the present to help remember the sacrifices of our soldiers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/memorial-day-weekend">Memorial Day Weekend</a>, <a href="/tag/laurence-binyon">Laurence Binyon</a>, <a href="/tag/us-soldiers">US Soldiers</a>, <a href="/tag/jehanna-dubrow">Jehanna Dubrow</a>, <a href="/tag/memorial-day">Memorial Day</a>, <a href="/tag/carl-sandburg">Carl Sandburg</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-bolemanherring/letter-from-a-nouveau-pauvre_b_1540926.html 2012-05-24T17:02:10Z 2012-05-24T17:02:40Z Elizabeth Boleman-Herring http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-bolemanherring/ Until very recently, I was one of the unemployed-no-longer-looking-for-work, but I have changed that status. I apply for positions here and there: positions that might earn me a little gas money, but certainly not pay my health insurance. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yoga">Yoga</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-frost">Robert Frost</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt-crisis">Greek Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-class">Middle Class</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fern-siegel/stage-door-ifebruary-hous_b_1540333.html 2012-05-23T15:31:50Z 2012-05-23T15:31:50Z Fern Siegel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fern-siegel/ The trials and tribulations, both artistic and personal, of this singular crew would make a compelling story. However, the characters of <i>February House</i> are drawn in brushstrokes; there isn't enough at stake. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/writers">Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/wh-auden">W.H. Auden</a>, <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/carson-mccullers">Carson McCullers</a>, <a href="/tag/february-house">February House</a>, <a href="/tag/the-public-theater">The Public Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/ny-around-town">NY Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/public-theater">Public Theater</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/post_3407_b_1536358.html 2012-05-22T16:30:08Z 2012-05-22T16:44:00Z Seth Abramson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/ This month, the series focuses on just two collections: works of such extraordinary merit that they require a longer-than-usual treatment: Peter Gizzi's <i>Threshold Songs</i> and Dean Young's <i>Bender: New and Selected Poems</i>. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/contemporary-poetry">Contemporary Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/top-ten-american-poetry-books">Top Ten American Poetry Books</a>, <a href="/tag/best-contemporary-poetry">Best Contemporary Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry-collections">Poetry Collections</a>, <a href="/tag/best-american-poetry-books">Best American Poetry Books</a>, <a href="/tag/american-poetry-books">American Poetry Books</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry-books">Poetry Books</a>, <a href="/tag/books-news">Books News</a>, <a href="/tag/american-poetry-collections">American Poetry Collections</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-umana/adrienne-rich_b_1537064.html 2012-05-22T15:51:15Z 2012-05-22T15:50:16Z Brian Umana http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-umana/ Over the years, critics have justly celebrated her work, and those who dismissed her for her tendentiousness have found themselves on the wrong side of history. The more time you spend with the poems, the more precise and revelatory they seem. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/adrienne-rich-dies">Adrienne Rich Dies</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-hass">Robert Hass</a>, <a href="/tag/adrienne-rich-poet">Adrienne Rich Poet</a>, <a href="/tag/adrienne-rich-death">Adrienne Rich Death</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/yeats">Yeats</a>, <a href="/tag/adrienne-rich">Adrienne Rich</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamsin-smith/pity-the-beautiful_b_1530462.html 2012-05-22T15:02:55Z 2012-05-22T15:02:26Z Tamsin Smith http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamsin-smith/ As in life, some packages disappoint. But the ones that deliver on deep delight do so hugely. They are worth waiting for. They are worth savoring. They breathe. They stir. They sing. They linger. <em>Pity the Beautiful</em> is a shining example. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poetry-analysis">Poetry Analysis</a>, <a href="/tag/pity-the-beautiful">Pity the Beautiful</a>, <a href="/tag/pity-the-beautiful-review">Pity the Beautiful Review</a>, <a href="/tag/dana-gioia">Dana Gioia</a>, <a href="/tag/a-midsummer-nights-dream">A Midsummer Night&#039;s Dream</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/william-shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/momas-dial-a-poem_n_1536156.html 2012-05-22T13:10:37Z 2012-05-22T13:11:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A new installation at the Museum of Art in New York, titled, "Dial-a-Poem" brings ecstatic poetry to you online or over the phone at any time of the d... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/frank-ohara">Frank O&#039;Hara</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/john-giorno">John Giorno</a>, <a href="/tag/john-cage">John Cage</a>, <a href="/tag/structuralism">Structuralism</a>, <a href="/tag/dial-a-phone">Dial-a-Phone</a>, <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/museum-of-modern-art">Museum of Modern Art</a>, <a href="/tag/moma">Moma</a>, <a href="/tag/allen-ginsberg">Allen Ginsberg</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poem">Poem</a>, <a href="/tag/ecstatic-alphabet-heaps-of-language">Ecstatic Alphabet/ Heaps of Language</a>, <a href="/tag/david-byrne">David Byrne</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vanessa-d-fisher/writing-poetry_b_1497484.html 2012-05-19T09:50:03Z 2012-05-19T09:52:32Z Vanessa D. Fisher http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vanessa-d-fisher/ Poetry has been my quiet and humble redeemer, and it has also taught me that there is nothing that art can't hold, no matter how dark. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poetry-for-the-soul">Poetry for the Soul</a>, <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/creativity-poetry">Creativity Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-poetry">Writing Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/mindful-living">Mindful Living</a>, <a href="/tag/write-poetry">Write Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poet">Poet</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-stephenson/poem-celestial-seasonings_b_1526185.html 2012-05-17T21:50:34Z 2012-05-18T18:13:32Z Hannah Stephenson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hannah-stephenson/ <br /> <br /> Image courtesy of Joe Webb<br /> <br /> Celestial Seasonings<br /> <br /> Flight of the bumblebee<br /> next door, the neighbor's<br /> <br /> kettle's voice through her<br /> screened window at t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hannah-stephenson">Hannah Stephenson</a>, <a href="/tag/artists">Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/art">Art</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-webb">Joe Webb</a>, <a href="/tag/flight-of-the-bumble-bee">Flight-of-the-Bumble-Bee</a>, <a href="/tag/celestial-seasonings">Celestial Seasonings</a>, <a href="/tag/poem">Poem</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/the-storialist">The Storialist</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-black/mother-daughter_b_1512463.html 2012-05-17T14:27:16Z 2012-05-17T14:54:56Z Liz Black http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-black/ I felt myself breaking down. I kept thinking back to the things I never did, that I would never be able to do with her. I began to mourn my Mother while she was still alive. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parkinsons-disease">Parkinson&#039;s Disease</a>, <a href="/tag/happy-mothers-day">Happy Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/surgery">Surgery</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers">Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/life">Life</a>, <a href="/tag/happy-mothers-day">Happy-Mothers-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/poems">Poems</a>, <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/happy-mothers-day">Happy Mothers Day</a>, <a href="/tag/love">Love</a>, <a href="/tag/jam">Jam</a>, <a href="/tag/poem">Poem</a>, <a href="/tag/arthritis">Arthritis</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-paul-streitfeld/ana-castillo-takes-the-re_b_1519773.html 2012-05-17T11:56:53Z 2012-05-17T11:55:59Z Lisa Paul Streitfeld http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-paul-streitfeld/ It was clear to many in the room that she was providing the missing feminine voice capable of renewing the Goddess Movement on a global level after it disappeared underground following the backlash of its New Age commercialization in the '80s. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lacma">Lacma</a>, <a href="/tag/annie-finch">Annie Finch</a>, <a href="/tag/mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/jean-shinoda-bolen">Jean Shinoda Bolen</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-spirituality-movement">Women&#039;s Spirituality Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/ana-castillo">Ana Castillo</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mayan-calendar">Mayan Calendar</a>, <a href="/tag/sid-reger">Sid Reger</a>, <a href="/tag/archeomythology">Archeomythology</a>, <a href="/tag/goddess">Goddess</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/tag/new-age">New Age</a>, <a href="/tag/cosmic-mother">Cosmic Mother</a>, <a href="/tag/guadelupe">Guadelupe</a>, <a href="/tag/astronomy">Astronomy</a>, <a href="/tag/astrology">Astrology</a>, <a href="/tag/chicana">Chicana</a>, <a href="/tag/quetzalcoatl">Quetzalcoatl</a>, <a href="/tag/mayan-prophecy">Mayan Prophecy</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-pinchbeck">Daniel Pinchbeck</a>, <a href="/tag/penn-museum">Penn Museum</a>, <a href="/tag/milky-way">Milky Way</a>, <a href="/tag/precession-of-the-equinoxes">Precession of the Equinoxes</a>, <a href="/tag/z-budapest">Z. Budapest</a>, <a href="/tag/dr-heide-gottner-abendroth">Dr. Heide Gottner-Abendroth</a>, <a href="/tag/charlene-spretnak">Charlene Spretnak</a>, <a href="/tag/miklk">Miklk</a>, <a href="/tag/new-mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/cross-disciplinary">Cross-Disciplinary</a>, <a href="/tag/mythology">Mythology</a>, <a href="/tag/akio-toyoda">Akio Toyoda</a>, <a href="/tag/chalice">Chalice</a>, <a href="/tag/kathleen-sweeney">Kathleen Sweeney</a>, <a href="/tag/association-for-the-study-of-women-and-mythology">Association for the Study of Women and Mythology</a>, <a href="/tag/marija-gimbutas">Marija Gimbutas</a>, <a href="/tag/cristina-biaggi">Cristina Biaggi</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-passion/poets-rankings_b_1522181.html 2012-05-17T11:45:10Z 2012-05-17T11:50:20Z Jack Passion http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-passion/ The late 1800s marked the height (or length, as the case may be) of beards. Then, in the beginning of the 20th century, facial air fell out of favor, and for a long time it seemed like the collected wisdom of the great bearded age went with it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/book-news">Book News</a>, <a href="/tag/classic-poets">Classic Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry-rankings">Poetry Rankings</a>, <a href="/tag/poet-ranking">Poet Ranking</a>, <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/poet-rankings">Poet Rankings</a>, <a href="/tag/classic-poetry">Classic Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry-book">Poetry Book</a>, <a href="/tag/humor-book">Humor Book</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-malik/poetry-is-different_b_1519907.html 2012-05-16T10:19:54Z 2012-05-16T10:18:30Z John Malik http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-malik/ Jessica Kristie has the ability to soften and hone the edges of harsh reality and turn even the darkest of life's moments into beauty. Powerful, honest, evocative and achingly beautiful, <em>Dreaming of Darkness</em> is a stunning collection. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/love-and-relationships">Love and Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/jessica-kristie">Jessica Kristie</a>, <a href="/tag/tragedy">Tragedy</a>, <a href="/tag/dreaming-in-darkness">Dreaming in Darkness</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-bennett/fearless-poetry_b_1516197.html 2012-05-16T09:09:08Z 2012-05-16T09:10:30Z Samantha Bennett http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-bennett/ Let's break out the sequins and the feather boas and have dessert first! <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/emotional-wellness">Emotional Wellness</a>, <a href="/tag/fearlessness">Fearlessness</a>, <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/exuberance">Exuberance</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming-Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-nix/how-poetry-led-me-from-di_b_1504006.html 2012-05-14T12:10:06Z 2012-05-14T12:10:50Z Jennifer Nix http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-nix/ Admit it. You think poetry holds no meaning for you and is just something that bored you in school. Maybe you liked a few love poems that first time y... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/depression">Depression</a>, <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/illness">Illness</a>, <a href="/tag/activism">Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/political-activism">Political Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/kidney-disease">Kidney Disease</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jodi-ciampa/mothers-day_b_1508220.html 2012-05-10T22:35:57Z 2012-05-11T18:14:48Z Jodi Ciampa http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jodi-ciampa/ Girl Glue -- It's a bond that means you will ALWAYS have someone by your side no matter what. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-bond-of-motherhood">The Bond of Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/girl-glue">Girl Glue</a>, <a href="/tag/moms">Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-poem">Mother&#039;s Day Poem</a>, <a href="/tag/poems">Poems</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-aizenstat/tommy-alexander-and-the-quiet-lion_b_1479825.html 2012-05-08T09:32:04Z 2012-05-08T09:31:40Z Jesse Aizenstat http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-aizenstat/ The downright truth about Alexander and Jenke Records is that it is an expression of rebellion in a society that is trapped within institutional conformities and down-the-road retirement plans. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/vermont">Vermont</a>, <a href="/tag/tommy-alexander">Tommy Alexander</a>, <a href="/tag/jenke-records">Jenke Records</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/beat-culture">Beat-Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/art">Art</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-bingham/becoming-fearless_b_1459597.html 2012-05-08T20:00:34Z 2012-05-08T09:30:14Z Angela Bingham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-bingham/ There is nothing wrong. We are all born perfect, beautiful, and unharmed. Your only job is to grow. Open up, let the sun shine down into you, and grow. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/conquer-fear">Conquer Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/poems">Poems</a>, <a href="/tag/poem-about-fear">Poem About Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/conquering-fear">Conquering Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/be-fearless">Be Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/overcoming-fear">Overcoming Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/fearless">Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/overcome-fear">Overcome Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/poem-about-fearless">Poem About Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming-Fearless</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/terry-m-blackhawk-phd/detroit-youth-poetry_b_1493152.html 2012-05-07T10:36:16Z 2012-05-07T10:36:51Z Terry Blackhawk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/terry-m-blackhawk-phd/ This city, long thought too tough, is suddenly looking for solace and solutions in the art of arranging language through image, metaphor and music to capture the heart's inner song. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gregory-orr">Gregory Orr</a>, <a href="/tag/healing-arts">Healing Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/naomi-long-madgett">Naomi Long Madgett</a>, <a href="/tag/insideout-literary-arts-project">InsideOut Literary Arts Project</a>, <a href="/tag/youth-poetry">Youth Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/trayvon-martin">Trayvon Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry-as-survival">Poetry as Survival</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-childrens-hospital">Detroit Children&#039;s Hospital</a>, <a href="/tag/aricka-foreman">Aricka Foreman</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-markus">Peter Markus</a>, <a href="/tag/lotus-press">Lotus Press</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/suzanne-scarfone">Suzanne Scarfone</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/hansen-clarke">Hansen Clarke</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/harnick-the-outdoor-museum_b_1478926.html 2012-05-04T19:54:44Z 2012-05-04T19:55:03Z David Finkle http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/ The idea behind the coffee-table tome is to tribute New York City as a sprawling site which may boast of being home to several actual museums but is -- more than those institutions imply -- a five-borough living-and-breathing museum. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sheldon-harnick">Sheldon Harnick</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/the-outdoor-museum">The Outdoor Museum</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/margery-gray-harnick">Margery Gray Harnick</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicole-villeneuve/coffee-cake-walt-whitman_b_1473989.html 2012-05-03T19:04:57Z 2012-05-03T19:05:06Z Nicole Villeneuve http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicole-villeneuve/ Among Whitman's collection of papers are the few recipes he liked enough to preserve -- one for coffee cake. Whitman's letters have inspired my new personal philosophy: Live every day with sass, and with several slices of cake. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/tag/breakfast">Breakfast</a>, <a href="/tag/coffee-cake">Coffee Cake</a>, <a href="/tag/recipes">Recipes</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/baking">Baking</a>, <a href="/tag/dessert">Dessert</a>, <a href="/tag/walt-whitman">Walt Whitman</a>, <a href="/tag/cake">Cake</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/cake-recipe">Cake Recipe</a>, <a href="/tag/coffee-cake-recipe">Coffee Cake Recipe</a>, <a href="/food">Food News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-rosenbaum/the-dangers-of-being-a-po_b_1465008.html 2012-05-03T09:13:23Z 2012-05-03T09:19:40Z Murray Rosenbaum http://www.huffingtonpost.com/murray-rosenbaum/ Poetry is an art form that reaches into one's very being, and toys with very sensitive emotions. I believe that is why poems convey certain feelings and bring back certain memories. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poets">Poets</a>, <a href="/tag/emily-dickinson">Emily Dickinson</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/edna-st-vincent-millay">Edna St. Vincent Millay</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p>