Feb 08 When you turn 29, ‘metamorphosis is not optional,’ this poet says By Lora Strum For poet Hala Alyan, year 29 was an "emotional border" comprised of necessary endings and new beginnings. Continue reading
Jan 21 How the public domain offers new life to these poetry classics By Lora Strum 2019 marks the first mass copyright expiration in more than two decades, freeing up works like Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" for academic, creative and commercial use. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:27 Remembering acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz Renowned Israeli author Amos Oz has died of cancer at age 79. His novels, essays and short stories made him one of Israel’s most widely read writers, and reportedly, a contender for the Nobel Prize in literature. Throughout his life,… Continue watching
Dec 28 Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79, Israeli media say By Associated Press Oz, author of novels, prose and a widely acclaimed memoir, had suffered from cancer, the reports say. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 5:11 This poet put the Yazidi women’s suffering and strength into words By Jeffrey Brown Learning about the horrors endured by Yazidi women at the hands of the Islamic State awakened something personal for Iraqi-American poet and former journalist Dunya Mikhail. In her book "The Beekeeper," she shares first-hand accounts of their pain and heroism. Continue watching
Dec 21 12 gifts of poetry for everyone on your list By Lora Strum Poets and literary editors share a timeless present -- one that never shrinks, breaks or runs out of battery life. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 3:06 Poet Franny Choi on the value of imagining alternate realities By Steve Goldbloom What’s the value of asking questions to which we don’t know the answer? Poet Franny Choi’s “Introduction to Quantum Theory” does just that, and she calls it “one of the scariest things” she’s ever written. Choi offers her brief but… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 3:07 A poet’s take on looking to language for ‘radical hope’ In this digital and divided society, it can often seem that language is used primarily to deliver criticism and express rage. But poet Ada Limón shares her humble opinion on why she sees people turning to poetry for language that… Continue watching
Nov 28 One poet’s advice for feeling at home in the unfamiliar By Jennifer Hijazi It is in our quiet observations, poet Jenny Xie says, that we can find ourselves when we’re on the move. Continue reading
Nov 22 This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing By Lora Strum When Allison Adelle Hedge Coke wrote her poem “America, I Sing Back,” she considered each word a note in a larger song about the nation. “I thought about America singing. That’s why this poem is a song -- a voice… Continue reading