Full Title: Old Growth Poetry Collective: Bringing Poetry to the People of Olympia Poetry. As someone who writes and enjoys poems, I’ve noticed this word can elicit a lot of interesting reactions. Many of us, understandably, may associate poetry with formal English class exercises or stiff events. However, poetry has its roots in oral storytelling, … Continue reading Bringing Poetry to the People of Olympia (via Thurston Talk)
Full Title: Entries accepted through Jan. 23 for Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry competition This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry Competition, presented by the Ardmore Free Library. The competition is the vision of Jonathan Miller and his wife, Christina Miller, who started the contest to celebrate Jonathan’s mother, Charlotte Miller Simon … Continue reading Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry competition (via Main Line)
One talks about Allah and her mosque, the other talks about her synagogue and the Star of David. Together, they speak about faith, a powerful term when conjured in performance poetry by Hannah Halpern and Amina Iro, two college student poets who first met in a Washington, DC youth slam poetry team. This week, the two poets and … Continue reading Jewish-Muslim slam poetry duo break stereotypes with words (via Times of Israel)
Poet extraordinaire, J. Ivy, will be releasing his highly anticipated book, "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain," on January 27! Check out his recently posted trailer, below. Award Winning Poet J. Ivy gives a preview of his new book "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain." Available at your local book store. Release Date … Continue reading J. Ivy Releases Trailer for Forthcoming Book
The Strivers Row welcomes four talented poets into their fold: Safia Elhillo, Aziza Barnes, Camonghne Felix and Sean "Mega" DesVignes. The Divine Fabrics Collective marks the first group to join the roster. Each of the poets boast a slew of accolades including slam championships, international performances and author titles. We can't wait to see the … Continue reading The Divine Fabrics Collective joins The Strivers Row
When James Kass decided to help young people find their voices through poetry, he figured it would be something he would do for a few years and perhaps 50 San Francisco kids would participate. He was wrong. Monumentally wrong. It’s been 19 years, and a quarter-million kids from around the world participate each year. Kass … Continue reading James Kass: Visionary of the Year nominee takes poetry to schools (via SFGate)
Full title: Poetry in motion: mobile site brings new audience to African writers “These days, the language of death is a dialect of betrayals; the bodies broken, placid as saints, hobble along the tiled corridors, from room to room. Below the dormitories is a white squat bungalow, a chapel from which the handclaps and choruses … Continue reading Mobile site brings new audience to African writers (via The Guardian)
When it comes to annual best-books lists, poetry is the cat that wandered into the dog show. No matter how much one tries, as The Times does, to include poets among the various biographers, essayists, novelists and so forth, it’s hard not to feel that poetry is fundamentally different from prose of any stripe. (Prose, … Continue reading David Orr’s 10 Favorite Poetry Books of 2014 (via NY Times)
Button Poetry recently announced the finalists for this year's chapbook contest. Past winners have included Aziza Barnes and J. Scott Brownlee. Check it out and congratulations to these wonderful writers! Prize: The winner will receive publication, 50 free author copies, a $500 honorarium, and round-trip travel to Minneapolis for a book release show to be … Continue reading Button Poetry Announces 2014 Button Chapbook Finalists
Full title: Brooklyn spoken word artist gets Prince William’s backing to produce his show for the stage" It’s springtime for Brooklyn performer Steven Prescod and his one-man show — now that Prince William volunteered to be a producer. A day after Prescod wowed William and Kate with a spoken word performance about his hard luck … Continue reading Brooklyn spoken word artist gets Prince William’s backing (via NY Daily News)
