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Performance poet and playwright Joseph Coelho has scooped the CLPE children’s poetry award for his first solo poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules!, illustrated by John O’Leary. This annual accolade, the UK’s only award for outstanding published children’s poetry, is run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE). Previous recipients of the prize include … Continue reading Performance poet Joseph Coelho wins children’s poetry award (via Guardian) →

For literary-minded Orlandoans, there is a host of options to listen to writers read their work or even step up to the mic and share something they've been toiling on. As of Tuesday, July 21, however, that slate is one event shorter. Speakeasy, the spoken word night that has been running in one form or … Continue reading Speakeasy, Orlando’s oldest spoken word open mic, closes down after 13 years (via Orlando Weekly) →

The 18th Annual BNV International Youth Poetry Slam Festival takes place July 15-18, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. It is Thursday, July 16, 2015, a group of six southeast area Louisiana students are preparing to use their words in competition. The competition, The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, is an annual event hosted … Continue reading Two Dutchtown High students to compete in international poetry festival (via Gonzales Weekly Citizen) →

A 2011 Hudson High School graduate will combine his love of poetry and helping people Aug. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Caffe Gasperi to raise money for a charity dear to his heart, Milestones Autism Resources. Sean Giannetti, 23, who began penning his own poetry last fall, hopes to pack the caffè's adjoining … Continue reading Hudson man hopes to combine love of poetry and helping for special cause (via Hudson Hub Times) →

When people ask Maggie Smith what she does for a living, the central Ohio native calls herself a writer. “Then I’ll clarify and say I’m a poet,” Smith said, “but that’s not really how I pay my bills." While raising a 2-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter with husband Jason Beehler in Bexley, Smith also … Continue reading Writer Maggie Smith finds snippets of time for her poetry (via The Columbus Dispatch) →