I spent an hour listening to a podcast (On Being with Krista Tippett) with poet Marie Howe last week. I’m not all too familiar with her poetry, and I’m not sure how I even came across this podcast, but I’m grateful for the little twist of fate that pointed me in this direction. Howe talks … Continue reading »
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Keep Walking: A Poetry Pairing
After walking from Philadelphia to the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of “listening” and asking people what they’d tell their 23-year-old selves, Andrew Forsthoefel concludes that he’d give himself this advice: 1. You know exactly what to do, 2. There’s no need to be afraid, and 3. Keep walking. Listen to his fascinating podcast on This … Continue reading »
Dark Star Moments
We’ve arrived at the last day of April, and yes, it’s the last day of National Poetry Month, but let’s continue to celebrate poetry every day. In her essay A “Dark Star” Passes Through It (via Numéro Cinq) Leslie Ullman talks about reading poetry and finding of a poem’s center, which can be different to each reader: The … Continue reading »
This needs no introduction
Please click through to a lovely reading of Hope is the thing with feathers. Continue reading »
When Poetry Does Its Job
Naomi Shihab Nye on what poems give us. Keyword: Connection. Continue reading »
Take a Poem, Leave a Poem
Poems are experiences in themselves, but hearing them read aloud really elevates them. This month’s Take a Poem, Leave a Poem features audio and/or video of many of the poets I was fortunate enough to see at AWP in Boston: Distracted by an Ergonomic Bicycle by James Arthur Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym … Continue reading »
Celebrate Poetry!
Happy National Poetry Month! How do you plan to celebrate? If you need some ideas, Poets.org gives you 30 ways to celebrate. I love the take a poem out to lunch suggestion as well as the memorize a poem idea. And don’t forget about Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 18th! Here are a few links to others … Continue reading »
