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Natalie Diaz appointed Marshall endowed chair in poetry at ASU (via ASU)
Arizona State University Associate Professor Natalie Diaz has been named the Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Chair in Modern and Contemporary Poetry at Arizona State University. The endowed chair provides funds for an ASU professor in the Department of English who is “a major poet and rising star in the field of American poetry” to use for research, … Continue reading Natalie Diaz appointed Marshall endowed chair in poetry at ASU (via ASU)
(Video) Andrea Gibson | Ode to the Public Panic Attack
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Your Voice: Omar Sakr – Love and Poetry | (via Guardian)
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. What makes us reach for poetry? I have often … Continue reading Your Voice: Omar Sakr – Love and Poetry | (via Guardian)
(Video) Rage Almighty | Romantic Suicide
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Poetry helped her through tough time (via Herald Net)
Stepping up to a microphone to share poetry you’ve written can be terrifying. Kendra Steel can sympathize. She admits she once had to rely on liquid courage to do it. But now the 24-year-old poet from Everett has come to enjoy taking the mic. Steel attends Everett Poetry Night at Cafe Zippy on Thursdays. After … Continue reading Poetry helped her through tough time (via Herald Net)
(Video) Julissa Emile | Tropical Depression
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Interview: Barry Akins
BARRY AKINS For poet, Barry Akins, poetry is more than talent; it is his magnificent gift. In just five hours, he penned a poem which unpacked centuries of the layered African American experience. As we sat down to speak to him about "The Chair of Negritude," he shares his incredible vision and how he ultimately came … Continue reading Interview: Barry Akins
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith brings poetry to the people (via Juneau Empire)
The end of Tracy K. Smith’s reading in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff building sounded more like the wrap up of a comedy set than the conclusion of a visit from the U.S. poet laureate. For most of Wednesday evening’s event, as Smith read poems from her book, “Wade in the Water,” the audience was … Continue reading U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith brings poetry to the people (via Juneau Empire)
(Video) Barry Akins | The Chair of Negritude
Additional Info: The Chair of Negritude copyright 2003 Barry Akins "...Feasting on a meal of the tasty American Pie Indeed a meal that all here seated truly would like to try A pie of milk and honey from a recipe with care It's aroma of entitlement fills the dinner air But does the American table … Continue reading (Video) Barry Akins | The Chair of Negritude