A Poet On Losing His Son: ‘Before You Heal, You Have To Mourn’ (via NPR)

On a stormy night in 2011, poet Edward Hirsch lost his 22-year-old son, Gabriel. After taking a club drug, Gabriel had a seizure and died of cardiac arrest. In life, Gabriel was exciting and energetic, but he also struggled, as his father remembers in his poetry: I look back at the worried parents Wandering through … Continue reading A Poet On Losing His Son: ‘Before You Heal, You Have To Mourn’ (via NPR)

(Video) Knowledge 8one & Sir DoLo | J.O.T.S. Justice of the Scribe

Additional Info ...A Knowledge 8one and Sir DoLo collaboration "Justice of the Scribe * J.O.T.S." Music: @DefSoulNJ - Mic Check - Free Beat Friday @_KeyMinor - "Topanga (Interlude)" - Boys Meets World mixtape @CookinSoul - "Westwood Freestyle" @_KeyMinor - "The Break Up" - Boy Meets World mixtape Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Information courtesy, YouTube

The Sutter Brothers present poetry, song, and stories at the Edge (via Herald Review)

The Edge Center in Bigfork welcomes the Sutter Brothers of Duluth with their music, poetry, and stories for an entertaining afternoon at 2 p.m. Sunday Sept. 7. Ross specializes in music with Scandinavian, Celtic, and American folk traditions sung and played on a variety musical instruments. His brother Barton, a prolific award-winning writer, was named … Continue reading The Sutter Brothers present poetry, song, and stories at the Edge (via Herald Review)

Nick Cannon to publish book of children’s poems (via CBS)

Nick Cannon has been keeping a notebook for much of his life, and next year we'll get to see some of the entries. The entertainer and record producer is working on a book of poems for children. Scholastic announced Tuesday that Cannon's "Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems" will be published in March … Continue reading Nick Cannon to publish book of children’s poems (via CBS)

Poetry reading and Hard Freight Cafe set for Oct. 7 (via Penn State Altoona)

Poet Renée Nicholson will read from her work Tuesday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Nicholson, assistant professor at West Virginia University, is the author of Roundabout Directions to Lincoln Center, a collection of poems. She was the 2011 Emerging Writer-in-Residence at Penn State Altoona. The poetry reading … Continue reading Poetry reading and Hard Freight Cafe set for Oct. 7 (via Penn State Altoona)