The seeds of poetry saved Laurie Klein. And now she’s counting doors in ways you’ll want to hear about.
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—6: Trust
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Poetic Voices: Ian Seed and Stephen Pollock
Poets Ian Seed and Stephen Pollock poetically consider what becomes more important as you move or inch into later life.
Honeybees, Death, Grief, and Life: “The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess
“The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess is a story of death and grief, healing and recovery, life and love — and honeybees, of course.
The Poetry Club: Bookmark It
In this month’s poetry club, we’re saving the “possibility” from poems. On our very own bookmarks—to keep or give away!
A Taste of Honey, Poetry & Love—An Interview with Laura Boggess
Author Laura Boggess tells us the secret of where her story of honey, poetry, and love came from. She also shares her thoughts on “Why love?”
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—5: How Not to Drown
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A Poetic Masterwork: “The Shield of Achilles” by W.H. Auden
In “The Shield of Achilles,” W.H. Auden created a masterwork in poetry, integrating his views of the spiritual and natural worlds.
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—4: Lilt
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“Poems (1930)” – The First Published Collection by W.H. Auden
“Poems (1930),” the first poetry collection by W.H. Auden, promised great things to come, and Auden did not disappoint.
Poet Laura: The Tapestry of Poetry
In this month’s Poet Laura, Michelle Rinaldi Ortega visits the Met Cloisters and invites readers to pen a Mixtape poem.
Herman Melville, a Poet of the Civil War
Herman Melville turned from fiction to poetry, and his first collection aimed at memorializing and making sense of the Civil War.
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ Threshold
In this poetry club tea date, we encounter a threshold. What will we find there? What will you find at your own threshold—that you can put in a poem?
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—3:Flashbacks
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Poets and Poems: Dan Rattelle and “Painting Over the Growth Chart”
In “Painting Over the Growth Chart: Poems,” Dan Rattelle explores the importance of places and the people who inhabit them.
Poets and Poems: Emily Brontë and “The Night is Darkening Round Me”
At a young age, Emily Brontë was an accomplished poet, even though her signature work is the novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—2: Meet Kid Larkin
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Poetry and Music: In “(After),” the Aaron Irwin Trio Orchestrates Nine Poems
In the new album “(After),” the Aaron Irwin Trio blends and interprets music and poetry to celebrate nine poems.
Poetry Prompt: Color Palette & Aestheticism
What is aestheticism? Learn a little about this movement in art and literature. Then call on color to create a beautiful poem of your own.
Poet Laura: Moon Landing
Michelle Rinaldi Ortega continues her Poet Laura journey, taking us on a lunar flyby writing and sharing some moon poems.