"Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee" -- one of many expressions that turned a kid from Louisville, Kentucky, into a global sensation. Anna Werner looks at Muhammad Ali, wordsmith: "This poem tells how it feels to be as great as me. This is it, the greatest short poem of all time: me ... Whee!" … Continue reading The poetry of Muhammad Ali (via CBS News)
Additional Info Performing for Hawaii during semifinals at the National Poetry Slam. Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 Information courtesy, YouTube
Although by no means a comprehensive list, here are several emerging Pacific Islander poets — powerful young voices writing and speaking on issues such as climate change, colonialism, language, identity, sexuality, and sovereignty — to look out for. "I moved out to Hawai'i to study with Craig Santos Perez because I knew that he wrote … Continue reading Emerging Writers to Read and Watch in the Pacific Islander Poetry Community (via NBC News)
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JOHN YANG: Now: how a writer is coming to terms with his family’s own traumatic past, and how his use of poetry’s distinct style helps him grapple with history. Jeffrey Brown has our profile. And we should warn you, viewers may find some of the images disturbing. JEFFREY BROWN: Peter Balakian grew up amid the … Continue reading Using poetry to shed light on the worst of memories, including genocide (via PBS Charlotte)
Additional Info This poem is on the temptations of having sex before being with the right person - taken from a Christ believer perspective. Poem aims to encourage people to seek for God’s guidance and have faith that his way will protect you in all things. Find out more about this poem and what inspires … Continue reading (Video) Mina West | Let’s Be Honest
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Rosario Castellanos, one of the most important Mexican woman writers of the 20th century, who was born on May 25, 1925. She died in 1974. Castellanos wrote poetry, essays, short stories, and novels. The daughter of wealthy parents who lost most of their money under Lázaro Cárdenas’s land reform, Castellanos produced work that … Continue reading Rosario Castellanos was one of Mexico’s greatest poets (via Vox)
Additional Info Every first Monday at CAMP Bar in downtown Saint Paul. Performing at the Button Poetry Live Grand Opening. Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 Information courtesy, YouTube
If you’re walking through Boston during a downpour, make sure to keep your eyes on the pavement: you might just see a poem appear before your eyes. For the last few months, Bostonians wandering the city streets in the rain may have come across poems written on the sidewalk. Titled “Raining Poetry,” this art installation … Continue reading When it Rains in Boston, the Sidewalks Reveal Poetry (via Smithsonian Mag)
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