Myra Sklarew, meditative poet and writing teacher, dies at 90
She wrote about science, aging and Jewish identity, in addition to co-founding an MFA program at American University and ...
Elle4 天
Manav Kaul: I Began As A Poet, Writing To Impress Girls
In this conversation at Jaipur Literature Festival, Manav Kaul reflects on his unstructured writing process, the power of ...
Brown University2 天
Brown University Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes named poet laureate of Jamaica
Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...
Brown professor Kwame Dawes to serve as poet laureate of Jamaica
Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.
The Washington Post9 天
Myra Sklarew, meditative poet and writing teacher, dies at 90
Myra Sklarew, a poet and teacher who found inspiration for her graceful, meditative verses in the natural world, her Jewish heritage and her early years working with rhesus monkeys at a research ...
The Daily Northwestern1 天
Poet Claudia Rankine discusses inspirations for unreleased book in poetry reading and Q&A
What an image,” an audience member whispered, looking at a photo displayed behind poet Claudia Rankine — it depicted a couch ...
Wrens poet and photographer releases first book
Since his late teens and early 20s George Amos of Wrens has been jotting down his observations of life in poems, stories and ...
Treasure hunt: Whimsical poem celebrates the 5-year-old who helped find the medallion
So begins a poem, titled “The Cowboy,” about a real-life folk hero of sorts: Ben Ellingson, the 5-year-old who helped find ...
Global Voices Online5 天
Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the Patwa language ...
She has published five poetry collections and three short story collections. Pollard's key research interests were Creole languages of the Anglophone Caribbean, the language of Caribbean literature ...
Texarkana Gazette11 天
Myra Sklarew, meditative poet and writing teacher, dies at 90
Ms. Sklarew began writing poetry at age 7 or 8, sequestered at home with frequent strep infections in the years before penicillin brought an end to her isolation. She was still working up until ...