For those who follow poetry challenges on Morning Edition, our new one involves a vocabulary lesson: ekphrastic. Ekphrastic poems respond to a piece of art. According to the Poetry Foundation: Through ...
A fun, free-spirited invitation to read a book of poetry each day in August, the challenge was created by American poet Nicole Sealey in 2017. It has grown from having one single participant — Sealey ...
More than 70 people contributed to The Chronicle‘s National Poetry Month Contest, which asked for poems inspired by John Keats’s “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer.” Many of the entries were, like ...
Many of the most memorable poems ever written came from daily life. When we write about ourselves, we are on familiar ground. A poem is the most concise way of expressing what we want to say. It can ...
EXETER — Five SAU 16 students won prizes for placing first through third in the statewide Racial Unity Day Art and Poetry Challenge. Of the 16 students that participated from SAU 16, five won top ...
PORTSMOUTH — The sounds of soft guitar strums ring out as guests walk up to the white tent on the Portsmouth Public Library lawn, the lyrics of the song adding a weight to the already heavy and humid ...
This year, National Poetry Month celebrates its 25th year of recognizing important language, culture and community. Each April, poets and readers of all ages take part in National Poetry Month by ...
Our poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander is a big fan of the power nap. Research shows how restorative naps can be. Has it been that way for you? Tell us in the form of a poem. For inspiration, Alexander ...
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