In: Poetry
One Flesh by Elizabeth Jennings: Poem Analysis
June 22, 2020One Flesh is a beautifully written poem by Elizabeth Jennings. In this poem, the speaker observes the reality of romance and…
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Wilfred Owen: Strange Meeting Poem Analysis
June 22, 2020People in ancient and modern times alike have appreciated poetry due to its ability to capture the human condition. Poetry pushes…
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Tips For Reading Poetry Aloud
February 27, 2020Reading poetry is also an art which is as much difficult as writing one. There are many out there who are…
Read MorePoetry Workshop: Parallel Poetry
May 1, 20183 In the mountains it’s cold. Always been cold, not just this year. Jagged scarps forever snowed in Woods in the…
Read MoreFeature – A Night at the Green Mill
April 25, 2018A Poetry Night at the Green Mill With host Marc Smith (pictured above) and featured poet Taylor Mali of NYC (pictured…
Read MoreRegie Gibson Live at the Healy’s West Side
September 25, 2017Regie Gibson, a winner of the 1998 National Slam Competition, was edged out for a second place finish in 1999’s competition….
Read MorePoet Activism
May 20, 2017On February 12th, 2003, poets in Chicago, Illinois and other localities gathered in protest of what appears to be an inevitable…
Read MoreQuraysh Ali Lansana
September 18, 2016Quraysh Ali Lansana is the author of They Shall Run–Harriet Tubman Poems (Third World Press, April 2004) and the poetry collection…
Read MorePoetry Workshop: The Triolet Form
September 14, 2016PoetryPoetry Workshop Triolet (pronounced tree o lay), a short French form. The greatest difficulty in writing an interesting triolet is…
Read MoreTed Kooser
August 22, 2016Photo credit: Kathleen Rutledge We are honored to present a very special poetrypoetry feature in which Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate…
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