Lafayette returns to Schenectady, 200 years after the ‘Farewell Tour’ of 1825
"Farewell Tour" of 1825, Schenectady visit of the Marquis de Lafayette celebrated in daylong event featuring winners of ...
The Nation on MSN5 天
Fady Joudah’s Poetry of Dislocation
In his new book of poetry, […], the poet, translator, and ER doctor explores Palestinians’ experiences of exile and displacement—and the difficulty of healing amid the ongoing Nakba.
Nebraska Examiner13 天
Nebraska’s next state poet is a Jewel, first African American to fill role
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen named Omaha artist Jewel Rodgers as state poet. She is the first African-American from Nebraska to ...
Jewel Rodgers appointed as first African American Nebraska poet laureate
Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest ...
SC still doesn't have a poet laureate. Georgetown County just appointed its own.
Marlanda Dekine, a Plantersville community native and an accomplished poet, has been selected as the Georgetown County ...
On Writing a Poem I Resisted Writing
Poet Amanda Hawkins shares their experience writing a poem they initially resisted writing and how Hawkins was able to move past that feeling and write.
After Tirukkural, Japanese-American writer to translate Avvaiyar’s works to English
CHENNAI: For Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, the Japanese American who translated the Tirukkural to English, the journey to ...
David Lynch, the visionary of America’s subconscious
If you met him in person, David Lynch came across as a Midwestern pastor, all gee-whiz and aw-shucks. He was one of the few ...
Duluth News Tribune2 天Opinion
Local View: What, no poetry at the presidential inauguration?
From the column: "To misapply a fine point, poetry — like Latin, FORTRAN, and fact-checking — is a dead language." ...
Korea4 天
11 traditional poems to be sent into space on lunar lander
By Kim Seon Ah Eleven sijo (traditional poems) will be sent to the moon on a rocket set for blastoff on Jan. 15 carrying a ...
The Columbian3 天
Try this: ‘Why be Good?’; Pencils and Pints; American Idol winner concert
An Evening in Paradise,” a benefit concert featuring Season 21 “American Idol” Champion Iam Tongi at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in ...
Mark Izu, bassist and composer at the center of the Asian American arts movement, dies at 70
Bassist and composer Mark Izu, a pivotal figure in San Francisco’s Asian American arts scene since the 1970s, has died, ...