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. J. Ivy’s poetry has allowed him to travel the … Continue reading Your Voice: J. Ivy talks poetry and dealing with emotions | (via Rolling Out)
On a particularly hot day this August, Tommy Pico explained his approach to the work of poetry. A book-length poem he wrote, “IRL,” will come out in September, and he had been giving readings and planning events. Pico grew up on the Viejas Reservation, near San Diego. His dad was a chairman of the reservation … Continue reading The Anger and Joy of a Native-American Poet in Brooklyn (via The New Yorker)
Additional Info The Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Washington, D.C. A poet and activist originating from the war-town region of Darfur, Emi Mahmoud was the Individual World Poetry Slam Champion of 2015. Information courtesy, YouTube
Within the pages of Frank Ocean’s new magazine Boys Don’t Cry lies a poem named “The MacDonald’s Man,” written by none other than Kanye West. Presented through a series of photographs in which the poem appears on retrofitted MacDonald’s drive-thru screens, “The MacDonald’s Man” is a typical Kanye West performance. It resists interpretations while, at the same … Continue reading What Kanye West Means for Poetry (via The Cornell Daily Sun)
Additional Info Performing for Davidson College before semifinals at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Follow Cy on Instagram @cyrus_ferguson Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 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
When spoken word poet Asia Rainey came to Tupelo during her two-year artist residency through the Link Centre, she taught her workshops to teens in the Tupelo Police Athletic League. Now, she’s a full-time Tupelo resident and will continue spreading her knowledge of spoken word and creative writing to male and female PAL teens, ages … Continue reading Rainey, PAL partner for spoken word, writing workshops (via Daily Journal)
Additional Info Performing for New York University at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 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
One of the country’s leading poets, Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds, has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement award. The Academy of American Poets told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Olds had been given the Wallace Stevens Award for “proven mastery in the art of poetry.” Olds, 73, won the Pulitzer in 2013 for “Stag’s Leap.”She … Continue reading Sharon Olds wins $100,000 poetry prize (via Washington Post)
Additional Info Who am I? What am I doing here? What is my identity? What is my purpose? These questions are asked by nearly every living person. How we answer them will make a life-changing impact on how we see our world and how we live our life. Poem written and performed by David Bowden. … Continue reading (Video) David Bowden | Who Am I?
Julieta Corpus doesn’t consider herself a speaker. “I call myself a poet,” she said. As a confessional poet, she incorporates her personal stories into her poetry. At the young age of 10, she immigrated to the states. But before that Corpus, a Harlingen elementary school teacher, spent what she calls her formative years in Rio … Continue reading School teacher incorporates her life into poetry (via Valley Morning Star)
