A Philadelphia team is the new International Youth Poetry Slam Champion. Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) won the finals of the Brave New Voices (BNV) competition in Atlanta, last week. It’s the third time the group has brought the title to Philadelphia since it started in 2006. “I started it because there were no safe … Continue reading International Youth Poetry Champions Are Philadelphia Hometown Heroes (via CBS Philly)
Summer is the season to take a break from essential reading, a chance to flip through lighter fare or tackle that hefty classic you’ve been putting off for years. Typically, the Miser’s summer reading list is overly ambitious. Throughout the season books will be packed into suitcases or backpacks only to emerge with uncreased spines. … Continue reading The New York City Poetry Festival Expands on Governors Island (via NY Times)
Mouthy Poets are hosting a carnival of poetry and performance at Nottingham Playhouse on Saturday, July 25. With two brand new Mouthy Poets shows, a scratch performance from Non-Such Theatre, appearances from Mrs Green, Sheep Soup, Harry Baker and an 86 people strong carnival dance troupe, Zodiac All Stars, it is going to be the … Continue reading It’s poetry in motion (via Chad)
The University of Kansas will stage a series of poetry readings and discussions as part of the Black Poetry after the Black Arts Movement institute taking place on the Lawrence campus during the next two weeks. Twenty-five college and university teachers from across the United States were selected for the institute. The institute’s title refers … Continue reading KU institute focuses on black poetry (via Topeka Capital-Journal)
Performance poet and playwright Joseph Coelho has scooped the CLPE children’s poetry award for his first solo poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules!, illustrated by John O’Leary. This annual accolade, the UK’s only award for outstanding published children’s poetry, is run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE). Previous recipients of the prize include … Continue reading Performance poet Joseph Coelho wins children’s poetry award (via Guardian)
For literary-minded Orlandoans, there is a host of options to listen to writers read their work or even step up to the mic and share something they've been toiling on. As of Tuesday, July 21, however, that slate is one event shorter. Speakeasy, the spoken word night that has been running in one form or … Continue reading Speakeasy, Orlando’s oldest spoken word open mic, closes down after 13 years (via Orlando Weekly)
The 18th Annual BNV International Youth Poetry Slam Festival takes place July 15-18, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. It is Thursday, July 16, 2015, a group of six southeast area Louisiana students are preparing to use their words in competition. The competition, The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, is an annual event hosted … Continue reading Two Dutchtown High students to compete in international poetry festival (via Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
A 2011 Hudson High School graduate will combine his love of poetry and helping people Aug. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Caffe Gasperi to raise money for a charity dear to his heart, Milestones Autism Resources. Sean Giannetti, 23, who began penning his own poetry last fall, hopes to pack the caffè's adjoining … Continue reading Hudson man hopes to combine love of poetry and helping for special cause (via Hudson Hub Times)
When people ask Maggie Smith what she does for a living, the central Ohio native calls herself a writer. “Then I’ll clarify and say I’m a poet,” Smith said, “but that’s not really how I pay my bills." While raising a 2-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter with husband Jason Beehler in Bexley, Smith also … Continue reading Writer Maggie Smith finds snippets of time for her poetry (via The Columbus Dispatch)
Acclaimed poet James Tate, a distinguished professor in the English department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, died Wednesday evening after a long illness, according to a university spokesman. He was 71. Tate is the author of more than 20 books of poetry, including “Worshipful Company of Fletchers,” which won the 1994 National Book Award. … Continue reading Acclaimed poet, UMass professor James Tate dies at 71 (via GazetteNET)
