I researched poetry written during COVID. Five years on, here's how people say it helped them
Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written ...
Tallahassee writer launches poetry collection about grandmother
Kanke says she has written many of the poems in this collection over the last 20 years, coupling them with research, archival ...
The Harvard Crimson13d
Voices in Verse: Vignettes for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, The Crimson’s Arts Board reflected on their favorite poems written by Black authors, and ...
KCRW10d
David Whyte reflects on the transformative nature of poetry
Author, poet, and philosopher David Whyte reflects on the power of words and explores why accepting and celebrating the human ...
Tusiata Avia: 'I was bloody rarked up'
Samoan-NZ writer Tusiata Avia became the target of harassment and death threats after her poem 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand was labelled 'racist' by the ACT party. Her new ...
The Post-Journal7d
JCC Names Poetry Contest Winners
Seventeen original works of poetry were submitted for SUNY Jamestown Community College’s annual student poetry contest. Four ...
Capturing Characters in Poetry
Poetry is not the first place many people turn to when discussing characters and character development. Most readers probably think of fiction and maybe creative nonfiction, but poetry? Probably not.
The Conversation2d
I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
Hardly any English-language poetry written during successive waves of bubonic plague focused directly on the effects of the disease, for instance, and exceptions often had a purpose external to ...