Poetry Jan 21 How the public domain offers new life to these poetry classics 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. By Lora Strum
Poetry Nov 28 One poet’s advice for feeling at home in the unfamiliar It is in our quiet observations, poet Jenny Xie says, that we can find ourselves when we’re on the move. By Jennifer Hijazi
Poetry Nov 05 America’s poet laureate shares a poem for you to take to the polls A new poetry collection invites readers to explore the diversity of American experiences in a different light. By Jennifer Hijazi
Poetry Oct 22 A journalist’s death by a repressive government, remembered in verse Marie Colvin "was killed in an attempt to silence her and others reporting from that place,” poet and friend Alan Jenkins said. By Lora Strum
Oct 17 In the wake of Hurricane Michael, this poet recognizes the way disaster can change you By Lora Strum Poet Heather Jacobsen can't forget how a hurricane shattered her neighborhood. Those indelible memories appear in her work "City Turned to Inland Lake."… Continue reading
Oct 10 A poet explains why ‘boys will be boys’ is the ‘stupidest’ thing you could say By Lora Strum A young boy pushes a girl off a swing because he likes her. “Boys will be boys,” a teacher explains. Years later, a boy drinks a bit too much and hits his girlfriend. The same words echo in the girl’s… Continue reading
Sep 24 For this poet, community, hair and self-worth are interwoven By Corinne Segal Raych Jackson spent countless nights of her childhood sitting on Chicago porches with her friends' hands in her hair -- feeling the intimacy of touch and the pain as they pulled tight, hearing the sounds of gossip flying around her. Continue reading
Aug 29 Remembering Tom Clark, renowned poet who rhapsodized about baseball By Jennifer Hijazi Prolific poet and biographer Tom Clark died this month at the age of 77, leaving behind a substantial body of writing that exemplifies his penchants for lyricism, wit, and brevity, as well as a lifelong love of baseball. Continue reading
Aug 14 ‘The human capacity to carry many things at once’ By Jennifer Hijazi For poet Ada Limón, carrying both the joys and sorrows of a child-free life is a testament to the human ability to exist with many things piled on our shoulders at once. Continue reading