Books
Taalam Acey: I Chose To Be A Poet When I Lost My Mind
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Poetry
Books
Poet Battles Cancer With A Hundred Poems()
June 12, 2011 James Nave confronted the disease the best way he knew how: with words. He vowed to write a poem a day for the hundred days following surgery.
Poetry
The Heart Of Dean Young's Pre-Transplant Poetry()
May 23, 2011 The poet's latest collection, Fall Higher, was published just days after he received a life-saving heart transplant. Now, Young is on the mend, but his book recalls a time when he was practically staring death in the face.
Muses And Metaphor
Tweeted Verse Of The Day: April 27, 2011()
April 27, 2011 Today's tweeted poem comes from Summer Beretsky of Phoenixville, Pa. Summer works as an analyst at a marketing company and blogs about anxiety and panic for PsychCentral.com.
What We're Reading
The life of Alejandro Pompez; Nigel Slater and his vegetable patch; saluting moms as fashion icons.()
April 26, 2011 The biography of a cigar worker turned respected baseball executive, a petite book of poetry perfect for the season, a huge chronicle of a cook and his vegetable patch, and a mother's day gift book that celebrates moms as fashion plates.
Muses And Metaphor
Tweeted Verse Of The Day: April 25, 2011()
April 25, 2011 In Tell Me More's daily series celebrating National Poetry Month, host Michel Martin presents another poetic tweet. Today: a tweet from Brent Betit of Whitingham, Vt. Betit is a founder of Landmark College, a school designed for students with learning disabilities, and serves as executive vice president and provost.
Author Interviews
'Crossing State Lines': 54 Writers, One American Poem()
April 22, 2011 This year, National Poetry Month brings an ambitious collaboration: a cross-country relay race of 54 poets contributing to one piece of American poetry. The practice is known as renga, an ancient Japanese tradition of collaborative poetry, and Crossing State Lines is its American manifestation.
