~from Michaela Hayes James Galvin, born in 1951, is a poet, novelist, and instructor. He has written seven books of poetry, most recently Everything We Always Knew Was True (2016), one novel, and a weird hodge-podge mix called The Meadow. […]
Today’s poem is by Tommy Pico, a poet from Brooklyn who grew up on the Viejas Reservation outside San Diego, California. Pico published his first epic poem in 2016, titled IRL. The poem follows a character named Teebs who is […]
We’ve featured Naomi Shihab Nye before. I’ve listened to this interview with her on On Being with host Krista Tippett multiple times over the past two years. I find it very inspiring, and thought you might too, on this Monday […]
There is something about hearing poetry and stories read aloud that adds another dimension, or emphasis, on what that work means. Do you think you could tell a story in three minutes? If you’re in Fort Collins tonight, the second […]
There is something about hearing poetry and stories read aloud that adds another dimension, or emphasis, on what that work means. Do you think you could tell a story in three minutes? If you’re in Fort Collins tonight, the second […]
~from Michaela Hayes Today’s poem is brought to us by CSU poet and MFA candidate Danny Schonning. I’m taking E403 Writing the Environment this semester (a great class, I highly recommend it to English and non-English majors alike) with Danny […]
~from Michaela Hayes My personal national poetry month would not be complete without a tribute to Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus.” This poem always chills me to the bone in the best possible way. The three line stanzas, the leading questions, […]
As their biography on their website explains, “Danez Smith is a Black, queer, poz writer & performer from St. Paul, MN.” Their most recent poetry collection, Don’t Call Us Dead (2017) was a finalist for the National Book Award. This […]
~from Katie Haggstrom Great poets have a way with words. To help you with your Monday, we’ve found some inspiring quotes from poets. “Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.” -Lucille Clifton “We all […]
~from Michaela Hayes I found this poem several years ago when I was going through my obligatory English major spoken word poetry craze. I was struck by it then and I’m still struck by it now. It’s been hanging out […]
