The Jamaican poet Kei Miller has won the prestigious Forward prize for the best poetry collection of 2014 for his “standout” book based on dialogue between a mapmaker striving to impose order on an unfamiliar land and a “Rasta-man” who queries his project. The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way To Zion took the £10,000 … Continue reading Kei Miller wins Forward poetry prize (via The Guardian)
Additional Info Alysia Harris performs "Exegesis" at "After School" The Strivers Row Summer Showcase. Recorded Live at @Stage 48. http://www.thestriversrow.com https://www.facebook.com/TheStriversRow http://www.twitter.com/thestriversrow http://www.thestriversrow.tumblr.com Information courtesy, YouTube
Full title of article: "Detroit lures Brooklyn poet with free house as part of new program designed to bring writers to Motor City" No sleep ’til Detroit. A Brooklyn poet is ditching Kings County for the Motor City where she’ll be welcomed with a free, freshly renovated house. Casey Rocheteau, 29, was the first person … Continue reading Detroit lures Brooklyn poet with free house as part of new program (via NY Daily News)
Additional Info "2999" by Poet Karness Turner Jr. was performed at TrueVoices annual event #Proclaim2014. For more information on this event or any of our national events visit us on the web at http://www.truevoices.tv you can also find us on social media @TruevoicesTv Information courtesy, YouTube
Poet Charles Wright, 79, delivered his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress Thursday night, launching his year as U.S. poet laureate. He was appointed to the loosely defined position by Librarian of Congress James Billington. Born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., Wright, a retired professor at the University of Virginia, has won about every honor … Continue reading The new poet laureate: ‘Keep your mouth half-shut’ (via USA Today)
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Are you familiar with Tyler Knott Gregson? We re-posted an article about him last Thursday, but here is a more in depth story. Too cool. ::snap, snap:: Every day, Tyler Knott Gregson takes a few minutes at his antique typewriter to “spill” out a new poem on a scrap of paper. Monopoly money, an illustration … Continue reading Local poet has gained a large online following with his poems typed onto scraps of paper (via Helen Air)
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Chapman is embracing its poetic side starting Sept. 30, when the Tabula Poetica – the school’s Center for Poetry – kicks off its annual Poetry Reading Series with a talk and reading by author Tess Taylor. Taylor is an author, poet and English professor at Whittier College whose work has been featured in a number … Continue reading Poetry Reading Series hosts poet author Tess Taylor (via OC Register)
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