Full Title: "Niles West’s Yohanna Endashaw becomes Illinois state champ at Poetry Out Loud, plans to continue (via Chicago Tribune)" Yohanna Endashaw, a rising junior at Niles West High School from Morton Grove, sees poetry as a way to “talk about the things you’re facing — the stories you need to get out.” That love … Continue reading Niles West’s Yohanna Endashaw becomes Illinois state champ at Poetry Out Loud (via Chicago Tribune)
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. We seek to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to … Continue reading (Video) Matthew Cuban Hernandez | Challenger
Full Title: "Memoir of a ‘Very Large Life,’ With Poetry, Crusades and Glittering Names (via NY Times)" Rose Styron used to start her daily swim of the season in May, when the waters off the long dock at her house in Vineyard Haven, on Martha’s Vineyard, still barely reach 50 degrees. “Now that I’m 95, … Continue reading Memoir of a ‘Very Large Life’ (via NY Times)
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli, known for her feminist and erotic literature, was awarded the Reina Sofia Ibero-American Poetry prize Monday. Considered among Latin America’s best-known writers, Belli’s work has been translated into more than 20 languages and includes 15 poetry collections, eight novels, and seven books of essays, testimonials and children’s stories. The … Continue reading Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli wins Reina Sofia poetry prize (via ABC News)
Additional Info: Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form. Information courtesy, YouTube
The Your Voice section of The Poet's List showcases articles and blog posts written by poets. These pieces may or not be about poetry. Most often, they are on topics with which the poet finds passion. You can find more of these posts, here: Your Voice. Full Title: "Building a world and inviting us in: the … Continue reading Your Voice: Joe Hoover, S.J. – inviting us in: the 2023 Foley poetry contest | (via America Magazine)
Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube
In hindsight, it seems prophetic that the Beverly-based poet January Gill O’Neil named her most recent collection “Rewilding.” Published in 2018, the book found a receptive audience during the pandemic, when folks were searching for meaning and hearing an awful lot about vacated land returning to its original state. “That book endures,” says O’Neil. “There’s … Continue reading Massachusetts Poetry Festival brings community together in person after long hiatus (via Boston Globe)
Additional Info: When you breakup with someone, what are the rules? Can you talk? Do you delete them off socials? Here's my take on it performed at this years Summer Poetry Xperience. Information courtesy, YouTube
