Author: thepoetslist

On a recent afternoon on Front Street in Dumbo, a patron approached Jared White, the owner of Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop, and asked for recommendations of Spanish-language and Scandinavian poets. He pointed to “Poems,” by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Milán, and “Remainland,” by the Swedish poet Aase Berg. White and his wife, Farrah Field, opened … Continue reading The Curious Persistence of Poetry Shops (The New Yorker) →

On a recent Friday night, Tyler Knott Gregson, a blond, tattooed poet from Montana, took the stage at a Manhattan bookstore and beamed at the crowd that had come to celebrate his new haiku collection. “This is rad. I appreciate it,” he said, taking in the roughly 150 people who had crowded into Barnes & … Continue reading Web Poets’ Society: New Breed Succeeds in Taking Verse Viral (via NY Times) →

Full title: "Only connect – poetry's hidden power to break down barriers (via The Guardian)" Poetry connects. Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve seen poems making bonds between people and disciplines. At a conference between the Poetry Society and English Place-Name Society, everyone got on like a house on fire, discovering their shared faith in the importance … Continue reading Poetry’s hidden power to break down barriers (via The Guardian) →

Today, 11.5.15... Olivia Gatwood was a youth poet competing in an HBO series competition called "Brave New Voices." Megan Falley was a college student who posted her own spoken word videos on YouTube. Although the two had only watched each other on screens, they soon would coincidentally meet on the streets of New York City. … Continue reading Feminist spoken word show “Speak Like A Girl” to come to Rutgers (via Daily Targum) →

Full Title: Comet bus passengers get a ride – and a poetry reading – in Columbia (via The State) Passengers on The Comet’s 101 North Main route found themselves in the middle of an unexpected performance Sunday, as local poets read their work aloud throughout the ride. This poetry reading marked Ed Madden’s first public … Continue reading Columbia bus passengers get a ride and a poetry reading (via The State) →