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Poetry from Daily Life: For a ballad, pick a beat and pick a rhyme, then stick with it
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSince Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York,...
Don't be adverse to verse: April is national poetry month at the library
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNovels may reign as queen of literary formats, but poetry has maintained its status as a higher form...
10 Famous Poets Who Left an Indelible Mark on Literature
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months ago10 Famous PoetsGetty Images Starting in ancient times and continuing through the modern age, poetry...
Joplin-born Langston Hughes is a Missouri treasure. These 7 poems outline his greatness
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLangston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers....
Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Black voters in Miami. Why don’t more of us know? | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPrior to 1939, the record number of Black votes cast in a Miami city primary was 150. The day after...
Kelsea Ballerini Geeked Out On Poetry, Marilyn Monroe & More While Making New Album
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Kelsea Ballerini launched her career, she made a promise to herself: include one solo write on...
Poetry from Daily Life: Poetry's rules and forms can help channel sorrow, joy
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Lesléa Newman, who lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Lesléa began writing sixty years ago. When asked about her favorite target audience, she ...
With 'Iguana Iguana,' Columbia poet Caylin Capra-Thomas offers one of 2022's best collections
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCaylin Capra-Thomas knows how to make an entrance. By turns, the Columbia-based poet's opening lines...
To infinity and ballad: Poet laureate, KY writer Ada Limón participating in NASA mission
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoU.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, a resident of Lexington, is collaborating with NASA on an upcoming...
Detroit abounds in the work of a local poet who became world famous
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen Langston Hughes visited Detroit in April 1937, he was already at 36 a celebrated American...