Additional Info Poem: The world needs a father Spell coordinator : Young man your spelling word is 'Father' 6year old student: Father, 'M','O','T',';H'.'E','R' Information courtesy, YouTube
Tag: Poetically Inclined
Chapel Hill teen’s ‘Dream’ wins poetry contest (via Chapel Hill News)
Voices, the Chapel Hill Chorus, recently announced Natalie Sherman-Jollis as the winner of its “American Dreams” high school poetry competition. Sherman-Jollis recently completed her sophomore year at East Chapel Hill High School. This fall she will be attending the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics. In addition to writing poetry, she enjoys competitive sailing, playing … Continue reading Chapel Hill teen’s ‘Dream’ wins poetry contest (via Chapel Hill News)
(Video) Clayton Jennings | Get This Off My Chest
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Maine recovery center uses art, poetry to take a hard look at heroin (via Boston Globe)
Click the link below to read in full. The clothes hang from a pressed-tin ceiling in the middle of a narrow storefront — worn T-shirts, tattered jeans, a limp sweater, a dirty work boot. They seem unremarkable, except for this: They came from the bodies of overdose victims, nearly all of whom had been killed … Continue reading Maine recovery center uses art, poetry to take a hard look at heroin (via Boston Globe)
(Video) John Doe | My World
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Editing Poetry: ‘SAY IT OR DON’T SAY IT’ (via Writer’s Digest)
Click the link beneath the excerpt to read the full piece. He hits it on the nail! As poet and Pulitzer nominee Clifford Brooks states below, “…just as it is crucial that a writer creates his or her own voice, the way we edit is also a matter of self-discovery.” I couldn’t agree more. I’m a … Continue reading Editing Poetry: ‘SAY IT OR DON’T SAY IT’ (via Writer’s Digest)
(Video) Shaina Lynn | L.I.F.E.
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Artist welcomes community to open-mic poetry sessions in Bearden (via KnoxNewsSent)
Joseph Woods’ love of the spoken word has led him to a new name, a hip-hop music career, becoming Knoxville’s Poetry Slam Master, and most recently starting up a monthly open-mic poetry event known as Po’ Boys and Poets. Black Atticus, as he is known among friends and the poetry community, walks into Big Fatty’s … Continue reading Artist welcomes community to open-mic poetry sessions in Bearden (via KnoxNewsSent)
(Video) AKeem Jamal Rollins | Suicide Note
Additional Info Subscribe to Button! New video daily: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry Akeemjamal Rollins, performing during prelims at the 2014 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam. If you loved this poem, check out Patrick Maloney: http://bit.ly/1tkN0Gc Follow Button on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/SG5Xm0 About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word … Continue reading (Video) AKeem Jamal Rollins | Suicide Note
McCrory picks poet laureate without input, rankles poetry community (via News&Observer)
Poet laureate is a coveted position in North Carolina’s literary world. Fred Chappell and Sam Ragan are among the nationally known previous laureates, while outgoing Laureate Joseph Bathanti has published a dozen books and won major awards, including the Carolina Novel Award and the Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award. Bathanti’s two-year term is up, and … Continue reading McCrory picks poet laureate without input, rankles poetry community (via News&Observer)