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Earth Day poetry reading at Carpenter Nature Center - Pierce County Journal From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 Carpenter Nature Center’s Wisconsin campus near Hudson will host a poetry reading to mark Earth Day. Fifty-six years after Wisconsin’s US Sen. Gaylord …

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The Same Thing I Do Every Night: Poetry by Maxwell Gold - Reactor Like the Weird itself, poetry can be hard to define...

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And if I’ve led a Dolly workshop for you before, I’m always happy to return—I’ve got a wide range of prompts and won’t reuse the ones from our previous session.

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Wildflowers Don’t Care Where They Grow: Barrelhousing with Dustin Brookshire about the Dolly Parton Poetry Workshop, Coming to the Barrelhouse Conference on 4/18/26 — Barrelhouse It was just about the easiest and fastest conference proposal in the history of our long-running Conversations and Connections: Practical Advice on Writing. A Dolly Parton Poetry Workshop? At the conference hosted by the literary magazine that literally has a love of pop culture written into our DNA

If you’re curious about how my Dolly generative poetry workshops came together, you can check out my interview with @barrelhouse.bsky.social: www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/wildflo....

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Everything is on 🔥, so self-promotion a little bit strange—but we have to keep showing up & doing our work & the things we love.

I’m grateful to Kerry Jensen Trautman for her thoughtful reflections on my Dolly Parton generative poetry workshop.

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From erasure to epic: Rivera reclaims space in “Algarabía” UNL and Humanities on the Edge hosted Puerto Rican poet Roque Raquel Salas Rivera to read his most recent publication. The epic poem focuses on the experiences of trans and migrant people.

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Poetry Recs from the New Poet Laureate of Hawai‘i, Lee A. Tonouchi “Da Pidgin Guerrilla” Lee A. Tonouchi shares the poems and books that have inspired him.

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Throughout National Poetry Month, we’re sharing writing prompts. Today, we’re revisiting a 2024 prompt from @evelynberrywriter.bsky.social.

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Wildflowers Don’t Care Where They Grow: Barrelhousing with Dustin Brookshire about the Dolly Parton Poetry Workshop, Coming to the Barrelhouse Conference on 4/18/26 — Barrelhouse It was just about the easiest and fastest conference proposal in the history of our long-running Conversations and Connections: Practical Advice on Writing. A Dolly Parton Poetry Workshop? At the conf...

Enjoyed chatting w/ @barrelhouse.bsky.social about my upcoming in-person Dolly generative poetry workshop at their conference on 4/18/26!

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Engaging the head and the heart: why scientists turn to poetry Some researchers use verse to visualize complex problems or translate the wonders of science for wider audiences.

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Speculative Poetry Feature: Closer to the Heart: A Poetry Roundtable with Marie Brennan, Brian U. Garrison, Brandon O’Brien, Holly Lyn Walrath This roundtable was curated by Brandon O’Brien, who also was part of the driving force making this poetry feature happen in Locus. A set of optimistic convention conversations led to this ser…

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He Wrote a Book About Interviewing. Here’s His Interview. In an interview with Andrew Marantz, the novelist and poet Ben Lerner discusses how smartphones “charge the air around us,” what fiction can record that a transcript can’t, and why the book is also a ...

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UW MFA students build literary community with Castalia UW MFA students build literary community with Castalia

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Governor Appoints Ellen Waterston for Second Term as Oregon's Poet Laureate - The Corvallis Advocate Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ellen Waterston of Bend to a second term as Poet Laureate of Oregon. A celebrated poet/writer, educator and speaker who founded the Writing Ranch and the Waterston De...

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Taking Off the Front of the House: The Power of Humor in Poetry Join award-winning poet Ellen Bass in a special craft class exploring the gift of humor in poetry.

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Online reading: ELLEN BASS "Taking Off the Front of the House: The Power of Humor in Poetry."

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STEPHEN PAUL MILLER, Barbara Rosenthal, Francisco Delgado, Anthony Haden-Guest, and Dorothy Friedman August. Sulla Luna, 41 Carmine Street, NYC.

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2026 Schedule of Events | New Orleans Poetry Festival

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STEPHEN PAUL MILLER, Ry Cook, Steph Cawley, Urayoán Noel, Helen Quah, and Matt Longabucco. New Orleans Poetry Festival.

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Less Likely As We Go: an Unlikely Stories reading | New Orleans Poetry Festival

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SHEILA E. MURPHY with Jonathan Penton, Joani Patricia Reese, Joel Edward Chase, Kayla B. Rodney, and Rone Shavers. New Orleans Poetry Festival.

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Write a contoured villanelle!

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10 Poetry Works for Young Readers Perfect for National Poetry Month This roundup of poetry books for kids includes haikus, cinquains, and a new collection of illustrated poems by Langston Hughes.

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Cyn Kitchen’s Path Returns Her to Poetry - Knox College Knox professor, alumna set to publish first full-length collection of poems, Broken Hallelujah this June.

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NEW VIDEO: 2026 Contest Judge Denise Duhamel on Colette Inez

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Throughout National Poetry Month, we’ll be sharing occasional writing prompts. Here’s the first from WPLS curator and founder, @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social.

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Marsh Hawk Press 2025 Poetry Prize Winner's Essay

Marjorie Stein: “Because There is No Question and No Answer”

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Final Month Deadline Alert: April 30th, 11:59 pm

The 24th Annual Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Contest

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The Wild & Precious Life Series wishes you a creative, joyful, & safe National Poetry Month!

Let these book covers carry you back through six years of virtual readings—and don’t forget: we celebrate our 6yr anniversary tonight!

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Bob Gossom Releases Third Edition of The Human Equation, Featuring New Poetry Each poem is vastly different from the next, with a throwback to when the beat poets ruled, without trying to be

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Celebrate Women’s History Month with an empowering art exhibit in Gulfport Also, enjoy a photography exhibit in Tampa and American Stage’s “Into the Woods” in St. Petersburg.

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