Out on the Patio this Sunday morning. Glad to see that magical nephoo Joe's mentor Alan Fyfe has won the WA Premier's book Award for his volume of poetry - G-d, Sleep and Chaos (Gazebo 2024).
Here is poem Corymbia Citriodora which features in ARTERY zine issue 2
#poetrymonth2025 #poetrysky

Why So Many MIT Students Are Writing Poetry A professor at the Institute discovered that his students were quietly meeting outside class to write verse. What might it mean for the future of AI?

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In an age of AI, perhaps poetry can still provide and opportunity to talk with each other and help us discover what it is to be human.

#poetrymonth2025
#poetry
#AI
#MIT

Micro poem

3 texts

Another [non AI] micro poem for the Joy of it, this #poetrymonth2025 with prompt from Chinese Australian poet Grace Yee to use words from 3 differing publications, rearranged until they have Heat.
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PerthPoetryFestival.com
A range of Events for performers and listeners. Accessible venues. Some online access. Regional events.

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#blueskypoetry
#experimental
#poetryslam

National Poetry Month is waning and I have not kept up with daily prompts but have been teaching a poetry class and writing where I can. I have been playing with mark making, image and text, letting my pen wander. happy #poetrymonth2025

In honor of #GreatPoetryReadingDay I share the poem Safe Spaces from
#SafeHarbor (#NancyPaulsenBooks @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) . Happy #PoetryMonth2025 and Let’s #PassRIFreedomToReadIn2025! @aabbri.bsky.social #FreedomToRead @meghankallman.bsky.social @dawneuer.bsky.social

Black text on a white background. Text is a poem from Foster High School student, Sama.  Text is “I remember it was medicine for my mind".

#PoetryMonth is coming to an end, so let's close out with this beautiful poem from Sama. Written with help from #poet and #TeachingArtist Merna Ann Hecht.

My Grandmother’s Mint

#Poetry #YouthPoetry #ArtInSchools \#ArtsEducation #RecordingStudio #Seattle #Tukwila #FosterHighSchool #PoetryMonth2025

Promotional graphic for New Blog Post on cupblog.org. Q&A: John Timothy Wixted on The Poetry of Yuan Haowen. It includes the book cover, a quote from the author, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press logo. Distributed by Columbia University Press.

In this Q&A, John Timothy Wixted introduces readers to the depth of Yuan Haowen's poetry through a compelling exploration of loss and cultural legacy. buff.ly/SeLFc69 #NationalPoetryMonth #YuanHaowen #Poetry #Literature #CulturalHeritage #PoetryMonth2025 #ReadThe World #Translation

Black text on a white background. Text is a poem from Roxhill Elementary School student, Kira.  Text is “Deep inside I am like a crayon drawing a picture for friends."

Take a moment to read this poem from Kira. Written with help from #poet and #TeachingArtist Vicky Edmonds.

#JackStrawWriters #Poetry #YouthPoetry #AudioArts #ArtsIntegration #ArtInSchools #Education #ArtsEducation #RecordingStudio #Seattle #RoxhillElementarySchool #PoetryMonth #PoetryMonth2025

“Fear” by Charles Simic #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #poetrymonth2025 #charlessimic

“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth2025 #poetry #randalljarrell

“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. Never get tired of this one 💙 #poetrymonth2025 #nationalpoetrymonth #elizabethbishop

“The Bean Eaters” by Gwendolyn Brooks #poetrymonth2025 #gwendolynbrooks #nationalpoetrymonth

“A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (poem 14) #poetrymonth2025 #poetry #lawrenceferlinghetti

Black text on a white background. Text is an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Robert Lashley. Text is “The glory, not for you but your whippings, your blood trials by fire with you on top the cards stacked so heavy in your favor."

Let's kick off #PoetryMonth with an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter @robertlashley.bsky.social.

Pyrrhic Victory at the Corner Exhibition Match
(I flip a title of a Jean Toomer poem)

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2016 #Poetry #RecordingStudio #SeattleRecordingStudio #Seattle #PoetryMonth2025

“I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson #poetrymonth2025 #emilydickinson

“Hair Poem” by Bill Knott from the newly re-released classic The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans (Black Ocean, 2024) #nationalpoetrymonth2025 #poetrymonth2025 #BillKnottPoetry