One MC, four teams and 16 poets greeted an overflowing crowd at The Crux for the NorthWORST Poetry Slam Regionals. The four teams included representatives from Spokane, Portland, Salt Lake City and Boise, each bringing with them the possibility of being the driving force that brings their team to nationals. The competition had four rounds … Continue reading Portland poets win northWORST slam poetry regionals (via The Arbiter)
This Poetry Pairing features William Carlos Williams’ poem “Dedication for a Plot of Ground” and the article “United Behind a Son’s American Dream, No Matter the Consequences” by David Gonzalez. A new Poetry Pairing appears on the first Thursday of each month. To view all the Poetry Pairings we’ve published in collaboration with the Poetry … Continue reading Poetry Pairing | ‘Dedication for a Plot of Ground’ (via NY Times)
The Jamaican poet Kei Miller has won the prestigious Forward prize for the best poetry collection of 2014 for his “standout” book based on dialogue between a mapmaker striving to impose order on an unfamiliar land and a “Rasta-man” who queries his project. The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way To Zion took the £10,000 … Continue reading Kei Miller wins Forward poetry prize (via The Guardian)
Full title of article: "Detroit lures Brooklyn poet with free house as part of new program designed to bring writers to Motor City" No sleep ’til Detroit. A Brooklyn poet is ditching Kings County for the Motor City where she’ll be welcomed with a free, freshly renovated house. Casey Rocheteau, 29, was the first person … Continue reading Detroit lures Brooklyn poet with free house as part of new program (via NY Daily News)
Poet Charles Wright, 79, delivered his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress Thursday night, launching his year as U.S. poet laureate. He was appointed to the loosely defined position by Librarian of Congress James Billington. Born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., Wright, a retired professor at the University of Virginia, has won about every honor … Continue reading The new poet laureate: ‘Keep your mouth half-shut’ (via USA Today)
Are you familiar with Tyler Knott Gregson? We re-posted an article about him last Thursday, but here is a more in depth story. Too cool. ::snap, snap:: Every day, Tyler Knott Gregson takes a few minutes at his antique typewriter to “spill” out a new poem on a scrap of paper. Monopoly money, an illustration … Continue reading Local poet has gained a large online following with his poems typed onto scraps of paper (via Helen Air)
Chapman is embracing its poetic side starting Sept. 30, when the Tabula Poetica – the school’s Center for Poetry – kicks off its annual Poetry Reading Series with a talk and reading by author Tess Taylor. Taylor is an author, poet and English professor at Whittier College whose work has been featured in a number … Continue reading Poetry Reading Series hosts poet author Tess Taylor (via OC Register)
Montana-based poet and photographer Tyler Knott Gregson has written at least one new poem a day for his blog over the past five years. Every morning, he posts a photo with a caption and a haiku. Around lunchtime, he puts up a longer poem, composed on a typewriter and scanned into his computer. He shares … Continue reading Tyler Knott Gregson’s Poetry Cracks Best-Seller Lists (via Wall Street Journal)
Sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair's latest poetry collection, "The Lost Child: Ozark Poems," has an understory — one of grief and reconciliation with his mother. McNair, a resident of Mercer, will share poems from the piece during a local launch of the book at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Farmington … Continue reading Maine poet laureate writes poetry collection about the Ozarks of Missouri (via Franklin Sun Journal)
“Grandmotherhood: Revisited” by Sandra Gales Shapard (Tate Publishing, 135 pages, in stores) Sandra Shapard has written another book of poems about a topic she knows well — being a grandmother. It’s an easy read on the stage of life some women look forward to and others approach with apprehension, if not dread. Book cover for … Continue reading ‘Being Grand’ columnist writes poetry about being a grandma (via Oklahoman)
