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The rock stars of poetry explain why the art is in demand (via BBC)
Jay Bernard's teenage poetry was terrible, something the award-winning poet is happy to admit. The 31-year-old south Londoner began writing at school, printing out poems, stapling them together, and charging classmates £2 for a copy. More than a decade later, Jay, who self-describes as non-binary, has won the 2018 Ted Hughes Award for Surge: Side … Continue reading The rock stars of poetry explain why the art is in demand (via BBC)
(Video) River Mason | If I Italicize
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AAP Gets $2.2 Million In the Name of Poetry (via Publishers Weekly)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has donated the funding for two grants to the Academy of American Poets, totaling $2.2 million. The funds, the AAP said, will be used to "enable the work of several poets serving in civic Poets Laureate positions," as well as to support more than 20 poetry organizations" who comprise the Poetry … Continue reading AAP Gets $2.2 Million In the Name of Poetry (via Publishers Weekly)
(Video) IN-Q | When Hip-Hop Was Fun
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4 Poetry Collections That Change the World (via Vulture)
Full Title: "New Year, New Verse: 4 Poetry Collections That Change the World (via Vulture)" Poetry ought to be the preeminent form of this age — hell, every age. In a smattering of words, a poem can eulogize, satirize, criticize, proselytize. The greatest verse clues us into what Jane Hirshfield calls “poetry’s knowing,” its function of “clarification … Continue reading 4 Poetry Collections That Change the World (via Vulture)
(Video) Joshua Idehen | #BlackSays
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Poetry and Social Justice (via The Tower)
Poetry and Social Justice (ENGL3240) is a class offered at Graceland University for students every fall semester. In the class, students read and listen to written and performed pieces of poetry and criticism. The pieces are then discussed in relation to social issues across the globe. Such examples include racism, sexism, and body image. This … Continue reading Poetry and Social Justice (via The Tower)
(Video) Marieka Turner | Debt
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John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand (via New York Times)
Full Title: "In These New Essays, John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand (via New York Times)" Here is the seventh collection of essays by John McPhee, his 33rd book and perhaps his eleventy-billionth word of published prose. This far into a prolific career, it may be a good time to finally unmask the 87-year-old … Continue reading John McPhee Finds Poetry in the Material at Hand (via New York Times)