Tag Archive | Poet
‘Pictures from and Exhibition’ from Tallis Steelyard… now available on Kindle
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Now available on Amazon UK and Amazon.com
The Best Kind of Bot: The New Yorker’s Poetry Bot
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
As many of you know, I am a poetry nerd, which is why I am incredibly excited to share The New Yorker’s new Poetry Bot. By following the Bot on Twitter or Facebook Messenger, people can receive excerpts from different poems every day for the next three months. The poems have been…
Writing Contest: The Missouri Review’s $1000 Miller Audio Prize
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
I’ve found another great contest for writers; The Missouri Review is now holding its annual Miller Audio Prize. This contest is a little different than some of the others that I’ve shared. As the name indicates, entries must involve an audio element. Participants may submit a piece of poetry, prose, humorous…
Guest poet: Mbizo Chirasha – Identity Apples
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Photo: Sue Vincent Identity Apples I am a fat skeleton, resurrecting From the sad memories of dada And dark mysteries of animism I am Buganda I bleed hope I drip the honey of fortune Makerere; think tank of Africa I dance with you wakimbizi dance I am…
Authors Reading Their Own Writing
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
There is something remarkable about hearing authors read their own works aloud. Often they emphasize words that are unexpected, or they add extra shades of meaning to the phrases. With all of today’s modern connectivity, it is easy to hear authors read their works even if the listener can’t afford…
Poetry Sunday: Anna Swir’s ‘The Same Inside’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
https://youtu.be/sDeAqN8EX2U Sometimes we find kinship in unexpected places. Poet Anna Swir’s poem “The Same Inside” captures the meeting of twin souls perfectly. Anna Swir (or Anna Świrszczyńska)(1909-1984) was a Polish poet who wrote about WWII, love, and the experience of women in post-war Europe. When Nazis occupied Poland, she joined the…
When I was Seventeen
Originally posted on All I Have to Say:
Last night, I dreamed about time-travel. In the dream, I’d been transported back to a time where I could have made some very different choices. I had to decide whether to stay in the past where I could change the course of my life, or return to…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 