The Santa Barbara Independent1d
Poetry Connection | Get to know Santa Barbara’s Next Poet Laureate
There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...
'Push the boundaries': Literacy advocate Zell Miller III is Austin's first poet laureate
For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d
Atlanta poet W.J. Lofton explores Black queer identity in new poetry book
The Atlanta-based artist's third collection of poetry, “boy maybe,” takes readers on an emotional roller coaster exploring grief, love, police brutality and Black culture.
The Nation1d
The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt
Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of ...
Australia’s ‘wild reciters’ sought to change the world verse by verse. Who are today’s provocateurs?
In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.
The Underappreciated Islands in Venice’s Backyard
The city’s outer islands offer beaches, shimmering ocean vistas, a fishing village and the rhythms of ancient Italian life.
EL PAÍS English3d
The little miracles that saved Kaveh Akbar, author of ‘Martyr!’, one of the novels of the year
After a dazzling career in poetry, the Iranian American author makes his novelist debut with ‘Martyr!’, a story based on his ...
Kearney Hub5d
Poet Katie Brown shares work at UNK
Berta, who calls Phoenix, Arizona, home, will stop in Kearney to share her work at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Discovery Hall on the ...