The greatest poetic metre you’ve probably never heard of
Cynghanedd, the ancient Welsh art of poetic harmony, weaves rhythm, rhyme and alliteration into intricate patterns.
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Laredo Border Slam invites poets to 'release the old' at end of the year event
Galleria 201 will host Laredo Border Slam Poetry’s annual closing event, themed "Releasing the Old to Bring in the New." The Leave Old S--- Behind Slam invites all poets and writers to express their ...
Kashmir Observer12 天
Kashmir in Memory, Poetry and Translation
This interview of Matto with Bilal Wagay for Kashmir Observer, will explore Mattoo’s literary journey, her contributions to reviving Kashmiri women’s narratives, her role in fostering cross-cultural ...
newarab15 天
Mosab Abu Toha: The witness poet narrating the genocide in Gaza
The New Arab speaks with award-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha who has been calling out Israeli crimes through his ...
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Minden to toast to Scottish poet, Robert Burns
Burns Supper celebrates the life of the poet laureate of Scotland, Robert Burns. Attendees can dance, drink, enjoy poetry, and celebrate the region’s Scottish heritag ...
What does auld lang syne mean? Explaining the New Year's tradition
At midnight on New Year's Eve, revelers across the globe will sing "Auld Lang Syne," but not everyone knows the lyrics to the ...
CNN23 天
Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
Nina Simone, and Muhammad Ali, and inspired generations of students, artists, activists, musicians, scholars and human beings, young and old,” the announcement from Watson said of the poet.
Minnesota Daily2 天
19-year-old slam poet, Blythe Baird, on her book, creative process and writing
The Hamline University student has published a book of her poetry. She’s exercised her literary prowess to help young emerging poets. She’s 19 years old. Using a spoken word format, many of Baird’s ...
Omaha.com17 天
Kelly: Typewriter isn't just a prop for Old Market street poet
a collection of her poetry will be published next year. On a cool summer evening in the Old Market, a faint but familiar noise snapped through the night. To be sure, a pleasant sound from the past.
A view of 19-century Bombay and its Parsis through the eyes of a Russian poet
On a trip to India with Nicholas II, Esper Ukhtomsky expressed disdain for British colonialism and how anglicised the elite ...
BlackDoctor23 天
Legendary Poet & Activist Passes Away at 81
Nikki Giovanni, one of the most famous and recognizable Black poets, has passed away at the age of 81 ... Giovanni eventually found her way to Virginia Tech, teaching English for more than three ...
The American Spectator22 天
Bidding Adieu to a Pioneering Poet of Racial Grievance
It was the mid-1970s, and I was an undergraduate English major, and that thick blue paperback was the textbook for one of my classes. Arranged in chronological order by the birth date of the poet ...