Category: Events
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National Poetry Month: David Whyte
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Read More: National Poetry Month: David WhyteThe work of David Whyte moves between literary, psychological, theological and vocational worlds. As Whyte explains, his poetry and philosophy comes from “the conversational nature of reality.” Born in 1955 in Mirfield Yorkshire, his poetry was influenced by bother his mother’s Irish heritage and what he called his “Wordsworthian childhood”…
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National Poetry Month: Mary Oliver
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Mary OliverTell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~Mary Oliver, from her poem “The Summer Day” Mary Oliver is a prolific contemporary poet. Her work has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award,…
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National Poetry Month: Shel Silverstein
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Shel SilversteinSome poetry connects generations together, drawing them in at an early age through fun rhymes and silly images. Shel Silverstein has become synonymous with children’s poetry, the type of poetry that sticks with its readers well into adulthood. Most children are familiar with poet Shel Silverstein’s work and the fun…
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National Poetry Month: Naomi Shihab Nye
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Naomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab Nye is the author of numerous books of poems, as well as the author of several books of poetry and fiction for children. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she spent her adolescence in both Jerusalem and San Antonio, Texas. Her experience of difference has influenced much…
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National Poetry Month: Margaret Atwood
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood is probably best known for her novel, A Handmaid’s Tale, often referred to as a work of “speculative fiction.” However, what many people may not know about her is she’s also an accomplished poet, having published 15 collections of poetry. Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist,…
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National Poetry Month: giovanni singleton
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Read More: National Poetry Month: giovanni singletonThe beauty of poetry is that is can exist outside conventional form, instead twisting and moving to a poet’s intent. The avant-garde poem below by giovanni singleton transformed words into images, created a cage made out of birds, the “caged bird.” singleton received her BA from American University in Washington,…
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National Poetry Month: Maya Angelou
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Maya AngelouMaya Angelou (April 4, 1928–May 28, 2014) would have been 89 years old today. We recently profiled her during Black History Month. She’s well known for poems such as “Still I Rise,” “Phenomenal Woman,” and “Caged Bird.” In this video, she reads her poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” which she wrote…
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National Poetry Month
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Read More: National Poetry MonthWe’ve loved having monthly themes here on the blog. February was Black History Month, an opportunity to profile amazing authors, scholars, educators, and speakers who enrich our studies, our understanding, and our lives. Then March was Women’s History Month, a chance to honor the wisdom, innovation, determination, creativity, compassion, humor, and strength of…
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Women's History Month: Emily Dickinson
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Read More: Women's History Month: Emily DickinsonPoet Emily Dickinson was born in 1930 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Although she was not famous during her lifetime—only seven of her almost 1800 poems were published while she lived, all heavily edited—she became known after her death as one of the most influential American poets. Dickinson grew up in a…
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Women's History Month: Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Read More: Women's History Month: Laura Ingalls Wilder~from intern Joyce Bohling I was raised on Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. My mother would read the books to me each evening at bedtime. I had the Little House paper dolls and even, once, picked up the Little House cookbook in the children’s section…