THE POWER OF POETRY #27: Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick
Poetry, like any art, is about connection, either to our inner-self or to another being. In the darkest or most joyous times of our life, everything is meaningless unless our … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #26: “REVENGE OF THE NERDS” – ROB STURMA
The Power of Poetry: Revenge of the NerdsBack in the day when I was still a fledgling emcee with the acronym FIRST-MC, I wanted to be KRS-ONE so much. I … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #25: DONNEY ROSE
The Power of Poetry – Donney Rose I came into poetry in a way that many young Black boys find an entry point to the world of … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #24: LOGEN CURE
I self-published a book of poems when I was 19. Print-on-demand websites like Lulu were just beginning to gain popularity. I’m one of those people who has been a writer … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #23: Rachel Wiley
I have test anxiety and I feel like I am being tested most of the time. When this anxiety spikes I forget words and either yell a lot or … Continue reading
POETS ON POETS #1: “Muriel Rukeyser’s “Calling” and the Power of Poetry” – JOANNA PENN COOPER
Faith is found here, not in a destiny raiding and parceling out knowledge and the earth, but in a people who, person by person, believes itself. Do you accept … Continue reading
POWER OF POETRY #22: “I WANT TO KEEP HAPPENING” – SARAH XERTA
“The Power of Poetry: I Want to Keep Happening” Sarah Xerta I’m hesitant to write about the power of poetry because I don’t want to romanticize anything. Anne Sexton … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #21: RONNIE K. STEPHENS
THE POWER OF POETRY – Ronnie K. Stephens There is no origin story, here. No single point on the broadside of this universe. For me, poetry has been a series … Continue reading
THE POWER OF POETRY #20: “I USED TO HATE POETRY” – DENICE FROHMAN
Photo Courtesy of Conrad Erb, LiveConnections “I Used to Hate Poetry” — Denice Frohman For many poets and writers the story goes like this: I always loved reading, I had … Continue reading
REVIEW: DON’T SMOKE IN BED – SARA JUNE WOODS (SAUCEPOT)
Funny, chaotic, spilling over with breathy exuberance, centered in the imagination but anchored in the relational points of who we meet and greet and love in our daily lives, … Continue reading →