Giving a fresh meaning to the notion of a poetry slam, the august poetry journal PN Review has published a stinging critique of the “rise of a cohort of young female poets” led by the likes of Kate Tempest, Hollie McNish and Rupi Kaur, describing their work as characterised by “the open denigration of intellectual engagement and … Continue reading Poetry world split over polemic attacking ‘amateur’ work by ‘young female poets’ (via Guardian)
English classes are home to some of the best of times or some of the worst of times and Dickens is usually just the beginning. After an introduction to the literary canon, a specific literary era or a genre through a really long PowerPoint presentation, students are either thrown into poetry or despise it throughout … Continue reading Breaking the Poetry Barrier (via Daily Utah Chronicle)
Full Title: "'Reverse Selfie' -- An Engaging New Book from Tulsa Poet, Victoria McArtor (via Public Radio Tulsa)" On this edition of ST, we speak with the locally based poet, poetry teacher, and literary activist, Victoria McArtor. She tells us about her new book, "Reverse Selfie," which is a collection of poems written in response … Continue reading New Book: “Reverse Selfie” by Tulsa Poet, Victoria McArtor (via Public Radio Tulsa)
Full Title: "Thomasville church celebrates Martin Luther King’s legacy with music, actors, poets and spoken word (via FOX 8)" It started off with music and then flowed into several skits of empowerment at Citadel of Faith Christian Fellowship. Church officials decided to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday differently this year with an art theme. … Continue reading Thomasville church celebrates Martin Luther King’s legacy (via FOX 8)
Click link below to view video! An 8-year-old poet from D.C. has a request: "Please, Mr. Trump, stop tweeting. Stop teasing America." Christian Alvarado, a member of a youth spoken word program, performed his poem aimed at President Donald Trump live on News4 Thursday morning. "The poem that I wrote is called 'Disaster, Pain and … Continue reading 8-Year-Old Spoken Word Poet: ‘Please, Mr. Trump, Stop Tweeting’ (via NBC7)
Among its many pleasures, poetry provides a furlough from narrative, from the causal basis of stories. 2017 was the year of the story: we’ve all been pinned to our screens waiting for the key predicates of various kinds of stories to be, at last, revealed. We’re living in some kind of kingdom of effects, dismal, paranoid, … Continue reading The Poetry I Was Grateful for in 2017 (via The New Yorker)
Full Title: "Open Call for Poetry Submissions for January's Edition of 'Bushwick Bohemia Beat Poetry' (via Bushwick Daily)" Open to residents and natives of the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, NY. We're announcing an open call for poetry submissions for our January installment of "Bushwick Bohemia Beat Poetry" curated by award-winning and Bushwick-born poet, Emanuel Xavier. The series features poems … Continue reading Open Call for Poetry Submissions (via Bushwick Daily)
Full Title: "Poetry Pharmacy webchat: Feeling blue? Could a poem be the answer? Ask William Sieghart (via Guardian) Are you lonely, nervous about Christmas or frustrated with relatives? William Sieghart of the much-loved Poetry Pharmacy will be in to prescribe you a poem for your problems on Friday 15 December at 1pm GMT. Post your requests … Continue reading Feeling blue? Could a poem be the answer? (via Guardian)
Poetry is an art form, and like most art forms, it’s always changing. Contemporary poetry has adapted to its audience, and despite not following a traditional format, Instagram poetry is still an art form that’s meant to be appreciated. Many modern poets have found success posting excerpts of their work on social media sites like … Continue reading Instapoets show there’s no limitation to form in poetry (via Daily Titan)
The Calumet Artist Residency’s Gary Poetry Project, a yearlong effort to fill the Steel City with verse, is nearing its end. The Miller-based arts group has held poetry workshops across the city, distributed a zine of historic Gary poems and painting a sprawling citywide poem on plyboard on abandoned buildings across the city. “The Calumet … Continue reading Gary Poetry Project penning its final stanza (via NWI Times)
