Jun 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Graffiti’ Javairia Henry recently graduated from Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C. Her poem, "Graffiti," is taken from "The Way We See It: Complete Coverage of the Nation's Capital From the Inside Out."… Continue reading
Jun 15 Weekly Poem: From ‘Fundamentals of Esperanto’ "Fundamentals of Esperanto" is from "Facts for Visitors" by Srikanth Reddy. Copyright 2005; the Regents of the University of California. Published by University of California Press. Continue reading
Jun 08 Weekly Poem: ‘Luminous Great Mass’ "Luminous Great Mass" is from Peter O'Leary's collection, "Watchfulness" (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001). The poem is also included in the Poetry Foundation's Chicago Poetry Tour, a multimedia tour of poetry written in and about the city of Chicago. Continue reading
Jun 01 Weekly Poem: ‘Composition’ John Ashbery is the author of more than 30 volumes of poetry, criticism and essays. He has won nearly every major American award for poetry, and his body of work has led many to consider him one of the nation's… Continue reading
May 26 Weekly Poem: ‘White Song’ J. Michael Martinez's collection "Heredities" was selected for the Academy of American Poets' Walt Whitman Award and will be published by Louisiana State University Press. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Continue reading
May 18 Weekly Poem: ‘J. Begins by Saying The World’s Not as It Should Be’ Jeffrey Schultz's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Great River Review, Northwest Review, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, Willow Springs and elsewhere. He teaches at Pepperdine University. Continue reading
May 14 First Family Hosts ‘Poetry Jam’ at White House By Arts Desk On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and first lady Michele Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room of the White House for a night of poetry readings and spoken word. Continue reading
May 11 Weekly Poem: ‘Reasons to Consider Setting Ourselves on Fire’ In March, Jynne Dilling Martin was one of four winners of the 92nd Street Y "Discovery" Poetry Contest, which since 1951 has recognized the achievements of poets who have not yet published a first book. Continue reading
May 04 Weekly Poem: An Excerpt from ‘The Children of Children Keep Coming’ Russell Goings has a BA from Xavier College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied writing at Fairfield University and the 92nd Street Y. Before he took up writing fifteen years ago, he was a professional football player, the first African American… Continue reading
Apr 30 Poet Craig Arnold Goes Missing on Writing Trip An award-winning poet and assistant professor at the University of Wyoming disappeared after setting out to explore a volcano on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu-jima. Continue reading