Do you fancy yourself a poet? Then post a poem about race below as a comment, and I’ll pick the best ones and run them either in my column or in a new blog post. I did this years ago, with a poetry contest about the Iraq war, and I found many of the poems … Continue reading A Poetry Contest About Race (via NY Times)
The adage not to judge a book by its cover has perhaps never been treated with more aplomb than by Amy Berkowitz. Almost all of the previous 45 titles out on Berkowitz’s chapbook press, Mondo Bummer, are simple letter-size pages, printed out and then stitched or stapled and either folded in half or into a … Continue reading Mondo Bummer celebrates 5 years of poetry chapbooks (via SFGate)
Full title: "Local literary types: KCUR is seeking poetry, fiction and essays for a new series" There aren't a lot of local platforms for KC's fiction writers, poets and assorted wordsmiths. There's the Writers Place, New Letters, some zines. But it seems like there should be more. So we are giving a big thumbs-up to … Continue reading Kansas City: KCUR is seeking poetry for a new series (via Pitch)
Follow the link below for the full transcript. Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine says that the small moments that carve gaps of misunderstanding between Americans lead to big, national moments of misunderstanding, like events in Ferguson and New York. Rankine explores these disruptions and how they lead to conflict in her new book, “Citizen.” GWEN … Continue reading Using poetry to uncover the moments that lead to racism (via PBS)
For young people who don't succeed in high school, joining the military can seem like a good option, particularly when there are few other job prospects. But Dejanique "Daisy" Armstrong, a young, gay woman from Stockton, Calif., never planned to enlist in the Army. She ultimately made that choice as a last resort. Armstrong had … Continue reading From Feeling Lost To Army Strong, With The Help Of Poetry (via NPR)
"Joshua Paul Uma broke down in tears after winning N100,000 at War Of Words 4 in his second attempt at Spoken Word poetry." Follow the link below for the full story! A newly admitted student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Joshua Paul Uma, has beaten 20 other poets to win War Of Words 4. … Continue reading UNIBEN student wins N100,000 in spoken word contest (via Pulse.ng)
Check out the full list by clicking the link below! Sometimes spoken word can be a little jarring in the middle of a song. You're singing along and then all of the sudden, someone starts talking? And you definitely don't have all those words memorized. So, you just have to sit there and wait until … Continue reading 5 songs with amazing spoken word (via HLN)
The British singer-songwriter P.J. Harvey and the photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy have collaborated on “The Hollow of the Hand,” a book of poetry and images, to be published by Bloomsbury in the fall of 2015. The book is Ms. Harvey’s first, but it is not her first collaboration with Mr. Murphy: in 2011, she … Continue reading P.J. Harvey to Release a Book of Poetry (via NY Times)
The Woodson Art Museum most of the time focuses on presenting the kind of art you look at, but next week it will play host to a man who specializes in the kind of art that you read. Wisconsin’s poet laureate Max Garland, a former mail carrier who is now a professor of English at … Continue reading Poet laureate to speak on poetry’s links visual art (via Wausa Daily Herald)
Matthew E. Goldsmith will be signing copies of his poetry collection, “Dreams of Bacon,” from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Clinton Book Shop. He will be signing alongside Frank Caruso, who illustrated a book, “Outlaw Pete,” written by Bruce Springsteen. The bookstore is holding the event in commemoration of Dickens’ Days and … Continue reading Voorhees High School senior to sign poetry collection (via MyCentralJersey)
