Poetry plus rock music. This is such a cool idea I just have to write about it. 32 Poems is partnering with an indie rock band to stage a rock concert and a poetry reading. I’ve considered this myself. It seems like an awesome way to expand the reach of poetry and for poets to…
Category Archives: Poetry Events
Poetry In The Past, The Present, And The Future
Put a poem in your pocket (or pull one out). Read these litmag reviews. Poetic pugilism: Bob Creeley vs. Yusef Komunyakaa. Damn! Ashberry’s hound. Future bookstores – a serious threat? Why go to university? Whitman’s throbbing, flowing, pulsating human voice. The Harlem Renaissance in Kalamazoo. Poetry with juvenile qualities. Did you write a poem today?
Poetry Potpourri, Volume 5
Here’s your chance to support freedom of speech. Get published @ Teenypoet. Ah, plagiarism. Reginald Shepherd on New American Poets. Slamming the Bluz in Charlotte. Openness, inclusiveness. Is that possible in poetry? “Outside the Flood Walls” by Edward Byrne. Slam event: audience participation. Veterans against the Iraq War. Making sense of Mamet, the poet and…
Split This Rock Poetry Festival – Good Cause Or Propaganda?
(Source) “Split this Rock calls poets to a greater role in public life and fosters a national community of activist poets. The festival will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions on poetry and social change, youth programming, films, parties, walking tours, and activism, while we debate and assess the public role of the poet and the…
Jillypoet Sends Invitations To Her ‘Free For All’
Jillypoet announced on her blog yesterday that she would be playing poetry with a few of her friends. Actually, it does sound like fun. From her own site, this is how she describes it: It’s a different sort of poetry site. Each month we will read a poem by a well-known or lesser-known poet, then…
On Podcast Readings and Book Festivals
The Library of Congress website now hosts a podcast series of authors reading from their own works. Newly appointed poet laureate Charles Simic reads from his new book of poems. The reading series is a part of the National Book Festival 2007. Another great feature of the National Book Festival is the Young Readers’ Toolkit….
