I researched poetry written during COVID. Five years on, here's how people say it helped them
Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written ...
Why I’m Replacing Doomscrolling With Poetry
These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.
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The Secret Cult of the Sleepless: A life written in ink, coffee, and midnight epiphanies
A hauntingly nostalgic ode to youth, literature, and the sleepless nights that shaped a secret brotherhood bound by ink, coffee, and the restless pursuit of meaning ...
Tallahassee writer launches poetry collection about grandmother
Kanke says she has written many of the poems in this collection over the last 20 years, coupling them with research, archival ...
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David Whyte reflects on the transformative nature of poetry
Author, poet, and philosopher David Whyte reflects on the power of words and explores why accepting and celebrating the human ...
Exclusive: 'Don’t Do It... Unless You Can’t Help Yourself,' Says Author Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil discusses poetry, fiction, memory, and 'Melanin', offering sharp reflections on creativity, storytelling, and the ...
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JCC Names Poetry Contest Winners
Seventeen original works of poetry were submitted for SUNY Jamestown Community College’s annual student poetry contest. Four ...
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I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
Hardly any English-language poetry written during successive waves of bubonic plague focused directly on the effects of the disease, for instance, and exceptions often had a purpose external to ...