How Election 2016 Has Changed Me for the Better
“Maybe we’ve grown accustomed to swallowing these emotions and staying quiet” ~ Michelle Obama
poetry
UK National Poetry Day
Today is National Poetry Day in the UK. Head over to Twitter for poems, links, and news; watch Guardian readers deliver their favorite poems, and be sure to check out and bookmark this list of 12 British Poets sharing their favorite poems and their thoughts on this year’s theme: light.
Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday with Hip-Hop and Klingon
Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with resources ranging from hip-hop to Klingon!
What Is Found Poetry?
Early in my reading of my great aunt Hattie’s Great Plains diaries I was struck by the poetry of many of her entries. Hers is neither a rhyming nor an abstract poetry, but an earthy poetry of candor and lived experience.
The Hattie Haiku Challenge
April 27, 1920; Got my work shoes / they are so big, I am tired / as can be carrying them