The son of Chilean-Jewish parents, poet and translator Daniel Borzutzky lives in Chicago and teaches at Wright College. His third full-length volume of poetry, the smart, angry, sad and satirical “The ...
The notion of poetry as words written on a page and read silently is a relatively recent historical development. Older, and perhaps more exciting, is the tradition of poetry as performance. Ancient ...
On Oct. 24, the Woodberry Poetry Room’s T.S. Eliot Memorial Reading was held in the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, spotlighting Cecilia Vicuña’s creative work. As a Chilean poet, artist, ...
On Sunday afternoon, a pioneer of performance poetry will return to Philadelphia for a rare appearance. Marty Watt of Philadelphia is credited with turning poetry readings into performance art in the ...
Saturday’s performance of “Symphony of the Bells” will be a first for Potomac artist Nimi Trehan: it will be the first time she paints during a poetry reading. The performance is based on the poetry ...
Mans is the first resident poet at Express Newark and her work is deeply influenced by her upbringing in Newark's South Ward. Jasmine Mans, the inaugural resident poet at Express Newark, has garnered ...
Fifteen eighth grade students and some teachers from Cortez Middle School will present their poetry Dec. 10 at the Sunflower Theatre. Local poet Lisa C. Taylor might also read poetry, said English ...
With the inauguration behind us and Amanda Gorman’s words ringing in our ears, Matt decided to call upon two guests to give us a look into poetry, the impact and importance it can have, as well as a ...
Christa Bell, a poetry slam champion, performer and activist, shares a piece expressing her thoughts on the portrayal of women in hip-hop music. We've been talking about hip-hop and along with the ...
This story is part of Lit City, our comprehensive guide to the literary geography of Los Angeles. Long Beach has a long and too often overlooked role in Southern California’s artistic history, from ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. As part of this week's 18th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival (PBPF), ...
It’s been darker than usual this year. Let some light in at La Mama’s Poetry Electric Social Solstice party. Poems working for justice! Well, we can use all the help we can get to even begin to ...