Ali Black’s Poetry Is Alive

Ali Black kicks off her first full-length poetry collection with a poem titled “Completion.” In it, she brings forward memories from her mother’s funeral, where friends and family members told her how beautiful her mother looked in her casket. My mother …

Plymouth people with depression and anxiety invited to free wellbeing poetry sessions

People living with depression and anxiety are being invited to a free poetry for wellbeing session in Plymouth. The weekly sessions will kick off on April 23, and will offer a way for complete beginners to see how writing poetry can help with our mental …

Chibok Girls: Akeem Lasisi makes case for remaining captives in new poetry video

Performance poet and journalist Akeem Lasisi has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to intensify the search for the remaining Chibok Girls in the captivity of Boko Haram. The award-winning poet does this in his newly released video of …

Poet Laureate to read from her work April 17 as Chester celebrates National Poetry Month

Bianca Stone To celebrate National Poetry Month, Upstairs at Town Hall will sponsor a presentation by Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at the Chester Town Hall Theater, 556 Elm St. She will read from her work, speak about …

Tank and the Bangas puts heart, mind and soul into its mix of poetry and music

“Are you really asking ‘Is it going to be a boring show?’ Because, no,” Ball said about her group’s performance on April 17 at Variety Playhouse. “If anyone is actually a fan and have been to the shows, they all know that my poems are my songs, and my …

Camrose poetry workshop helps aspiring writers polish their work

Aspiring writers of all skill levels in Central Alberta are invited to take part in the Battle River Writing Centre's (BRWC) interactive poetry workshop at the Camrose Heritage Railway Museum and Park on April 26.  The full-day workshop, facilitated by …

He Used to Write About Movies. Now He’s America’s Most Prominent Guide to Poetry.

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ interactive technology to analyze a single poem at a time. …

Poetry Prize and Creation Scholarship Awarded in Cuba

As part of the 63rd anniversary of the magazine founded by Nicolás Guillén (National Poet), the award was granted after evaluating 54 collections of poetry. After analyzing the works, the jury, made up of Leyla Leyva, Ricardo Alberto Pérez, and Charo …

Su Love and Athena Kildegaard Read Poetry

Rosanna Warren transforms life into written word at Hammer Museum poetry event

Rosanna Warren translated everyday situations through her poetry for an audience at the Hammer Museum on Thursday. As a poet, translator and painter, Warren said during a poetry reading event at the Hammer Museum that her unique educational background …