Reviews and Blog Posts: poetry

Teens--Celebrate National Poetry Month!

Submitted by Becker on April 2, 2012 - 3:58pm
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A Girl Named Mister

April is National Poetry Month! Will you celebrate by reading a poem? How about writing one? Or maybe even creating one with book spines? Celebrate words and creative expression all month!

If you need some help finding your voice and writing your own poetry, come to one of the great workshop events happening at branch locations throughout Denver this month!

One of my favorite ways to read poetry is as complete stories in novels in verse. Some of my favorites include:

Love That Dog and Hate That Cat, Sharon Creech

The New England Scene: under the radar writers doing big things

Submitted by Margaret Miller on October 12, 2011 - 4:30pm
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Inferno

Looking for some writers who have gathered a cult following, but may not make it onto your radar? Eileen Myles and Michelle Tea have been at the writing gig for quite some time. Tea is known as the predecessor of Myles and not simply because of their similar Boston backgrounds. They both write frank, honest, and deeply complex considerations of what it means to be female, gay, and a writer. Their upbringings give the backdrop to take ink to paper and write.

Their language picks you apart and asks you to hold up high the raw material they produce. It is no secret that female writers, especially of the obscure variety, remain that, a secret, without hitting it big in the mainstream. If you're looking for your expectations to be fulfilled, Myles and Tea aren't for you. If you're into writers moving towards a liminal space and disregarding censorship and societal norms, Myles and Tea are waiting for you.

Eileen Myles's collection of works include:

Serene and Volcanic

Submitted by MelissaS on July 18, 2011 - 12:00pm
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Pablo Neruda

"Today, I dedicate this to you, you are long like the body of Chile, delicate  like an anise flower,  and in every branch you bear witness to our indelible springtimes... you guard the sun, the earth, the violets in your slender shadow when you sleep. And in this way, every morning  you give me life."  - Pablo Neruda from the poem "Every Day, Matilde"

Such tangible and raw beauty lifts off the pages of Pablo Neruda's poetry. How such words can then take form in the mind and senses to create a world within your world. His poems allow the soul to escape to exotic places of body and earth and allows the soul to come back to the not so exotic places of home. Truly an inspiration for love and lover, the serene place of mind, and volcanic places of the heart.

Ode to Japanese Authors

Submitted by MelissaS on May 4, 2011 - 6:00pm
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Yukio Mishima

I've always been taken on an interesting journey exploring the terrain of Japanese novels.

Japanese authors offer an array of characters reaching from the subtle layers mist to an ocean of depth and current in character development, so much so the characters become imprinted into our imagination.

Some authors to read:

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Submitted by Tara on April 25, 2011 - 10:57am
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Pulitzer Prize

Every year the Pulitzer committee grants awards in 21 different categories. This year, the Denver Post won the category of Editorial Cartooning. Read on for the winners in the Fiction, History, Biography, Poetry and General Nonfiction categories!

Fiction

History

Biography

Poet as Musician

Submitted by Emily on April 12, 2011 - 10:18am
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Many musicians write lyrics, while some write pure poetry.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a little music, try some of these poet/musicians on for size.

Leonard Cohen

Bob Dylan

Tori Amos

Bob Marley

Mos Def

got poetry?

Submitted by Emily on April 4, 2011 - 10:50am
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Today is the fourth day of poetry month, have you read anything good yet?

If you have not read any good poetry yet, may i ask what are you doing?!

Here are some recommendations with no particular theme or order:

The Consolation of Apricots by Diane Ackerman, found in I Praise My Destroyer

Gate 22C by Ellen Bass

So you want to be a writer? by Charles Bukowski

Callooh! Callay! Poetry Month Begins Today!

Submitted by Emily on April 1, 2011 - 8:54am
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national poetry month poster

Poetry is a thing of great beauty and April, when the crocuses bloom and violets peek out their heads, is the perfect month to celebrate it.

National Poetry Month encourages all people to experience poetry. Be it by reading a new book of poetry, spouting memorized lines on the street corner, carrying a poem in your pocket, or attending a poetry reading you have a whole month in which to accomplish this goal.

National Poetry Month is Finally Here!

Submitted by Emily on April 1, 2011 - 8:52am
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slam nation dvd cover

I have been waiting patiently all year,

It has finally come

and the poetry rompus has begun!

The best way to experience poetry is out of the mouths of the poets who have crafted it. These videos will introduce you to some of the hottest young poets working today in the genre known as slam. Grab some popcorn and prepare to laugh, cry, and be blown away by fresh new poetry.

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