Category: Poetry
There’s a little country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, part-way between Hawaii and Australia, seven degrees north of the equator. Few have ever heard about the tiny …
YouTube Channel: C Ja Married poets and authors Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes discuss their backgrounds, how they got involved in writing, and their life together. Featured image …
Let’s hear it for poetry! There’s haikus, limericks, sonnets, verses, odes, ballads, and even riddles. Poetry is multi-functional, multifaceted, and even multifarious. There are so many different forms, features, …
Kids and teachers are returning to school from holiday break. How will they be spending their time? If Sara Holbrook were in charge, they wouldn’t be practicing for standardized …
Why do art and imagination continue to be taxed? Way too many writing competitions require applicants to submit entry fees–admittedly, some contests are legitimate, but many others turn out to be …
Heads up, writers! No matter how unusual your particular skillset or interests are, there is an upcoming writing competition to suit you. Poetry, flash fiction, essays, short stories–they’re all …
Lacey Kupfer Wulf
January 3, 2017
Author Spotlight, Children, Classics, Family, Faves, Human Interest, Humor, Poetry, Reading, Shel Silverstein
Other than The Giving Tree and a few of his poems that are blatantly serious, anyone can tell that Shel Silverstein writes silly poems from just the covers of …
Melanie Pitman
December 24, 2016
Authors, Autobiography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book News, Bookish Contests, Bookish Events, Drama, Faves, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Reading, Relationships, TBR
Hey, you hoseheads! Break out the stubbies, hold onto your touques, and turn the volume up on the ghetto blaster! January is almost here, and so is the annual …
This month (December 2016) a short story collection by the name of Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? was released in bookstores. The author is Kathleen Collins, and her name might …
“The flower shop man dreams of happiness for the flowers he sold.” The poems of Taisho era writer Misuzu Kaneko (née Teru, 1903-1930) have become the subject of a …
For Small Press Distribution (“the nation’s only non-profit distributor”), indie bookstores are a lifeline. One of these in particular, Seattle’s Open Books, has been going for over 20 years, …
I just finished Silverstein’s 1981 collection of poems, A Light In The Attic about thirty minutes ago and I am convinced that I loved this one a tad bit …
YouTube Channel: mishima1970 Classic author and poet Sylvia Plath reads her poem, Ariel, from The Collected Poems which was released two years following her death in February 1963. Featured …
Christianna Marks
December 9, 2016
Adult, Audiobooks, Autobiography, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Reviews, Science Fiction, Women
Dear Carrie Fisher, At this point I’ve just finished listening to the The Princess Diarist audiobook, and it feels like a long phone call that you don’t want to end. …
YouTube Channel: Poet Anne Sexton reads one of her beautiful pieces of prose, entitled For My Lover Returning to his Wife, from one of her collections of poems titled Love Poems. Featured …
“I’m becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that’s what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.” ~ Jewel I absolutely love poetry. I love …
Japan is a fascinating country filled with fantastic scenery and a rich history. Any visit to the country will likely include a mix of traditional and modern tourism. In …
YouTube Channel: Noodlehorn Among the many masters of prose of our literary history, Anne Sexton remains one of the most mysterious and striking poets nearly 42 years following her death. …
The Nobel Prize awards are one of, if not the most prestigious awards any person can dream of obtaining. In 1901, following the death of Alfred Nobel in 1895, prizes …
One of the first steps for any aspiring poet is to read some poetry, and then read some more, but there are so many books of poetry to choose …