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Like Audre Lord, Mariah Ivey's poetry "is not a luxury. It's an obligation," — and it could be how Indy tackles issues like police brutality and racism. Ivey is often reminded of the Audre Lord quote when she is speaking on stage for That Peace open mic, a spoken word and arts night that she … Continue reading A fist is more powerful together: Spoken word that’s shaping Indy activism (via NUVO) →

Watch the poem here! Jade Cho grew up scouring the libraries and schools of Oakland, California, looking for narratives that reflected her own: a third-generation, Chinese-American female desperate, but unable, to communicate with her ancestry. Years later, Cho credits this desire to honor her grandparents as one of the major influences behind her pursuit of … Continue reading In First Poetry Collection, Jade Cho Is Speaking ‘In the Tongue of Ghosts’ (via NBC News) →

Stephen Gibson has won the 2017 Miller Williams Poetry Prize from the University of Arkansas Press. Gibson's book, Self-Portrait in a Door-Length Mirror, was chosen for the honor by Billy Collins, a former U.S. Poet Laureate, and will be published by the press this spring. Gibson lives in West Palm Beach, Fla., and is a retired … Continue reading Florida man wins UA poetry prize (via Arkansas Online) →

Poetry is flying around Texas during July, as CantoMundo, one of the most respected Latino poetry programs in the nation, brings poets to Austin for their annual national retreat, and Houston is presenting some of the writers for live readings and performances. This week, Houston's Tintero Projects (Inkwell Projects) presents four young CantoMundo fellows in two performances. … Continue reading Houston and Texas, the inkwells of poetry for Latino writers (via Houston Chronicles) →

Pride and delight animated Elli Tzalopoulou-Barnstone as she talked about her daughter the poet. "She is very sociable. We always have guests for dinner. We always dance in our house. We enjoy life,” Tzalopoulou-Barnstone said in a FaceTime interview on July 1 from Greece, where they live every summer. A few minutes later, Aliki Barnstone walked … Continue reading Aliki Barnstone: A journey of discovery through poetry (via Columbia Missourian) →