Poetry News

Former Belfast Poet Laureate Jacob Fricke will guest host the July edition of the bi-monthly open Poetry & Spoken Word Reading in Bell The Cat's performance space Friday evening, July 18. Sign-up, chat, snack and sip at 6:30 p.m. are followed by the reading at 7 p.m. There are a poets table, a great group and a fine time in store.

While Latitude may attract global superstars, there's also a healthy smattering of local acts performing.

Each Thursday during Ramadan, Al-Karama Party will welcome guests to its Dokki headquarters for a cultural salon featuring Egyptian artists.

Twentieth century poet Dylan Thomas was a man of excess -- and his early demise, at age 39, is captured in BBC America's new TV movie, "A Poet In New York."

People walking around Appleton are now encouraged to stop and read the poetry. A public works crew stamped the first poem in the city's new sidewalk poetry program Wednesday morning.

Dave Stamey has been voted Entertainer of the Year, Male Performer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music Association.

Writer Patricia Casten read one of her poems Wednesday as its words were etched into the sidewalk at City Park.

For this week's prompt, take the phrase "Blame ," replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

Street people on Franklin Avenue asking for handouts communicate with drivers via cardboard signs.

JUUN.J unveiled his Spring/Summer 2015 collection during Paris Fashion Week and stunned his fans with a diverse range of eye-catching pieces.

The former Poet Laureate of Bucks County has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, was second-place winner of the international Ray Bradbury writing award, and both a finalist and runner-up for the Robert Fraser poetry prize - and she'll bring her enormous talent to the latest Writers Showcase at The Vintage on July 12, along with four other ... (more)

I almost didn't write about this feeling, for fear of insulting every other poet whose books I've read and loved in the last 14 years.

If you attended some evangelical church weddings last month, you probably heard a pastor delivering a homily based on the last section of Chapter 2 of Genesis : "a the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.

THIS year's Caerleon Festival is now well under way, with thousands expected to wander through the village in the coming days.

Maura Dooley will conduct Austen-inspired workshops and readings as well as write her own poetry with a A 14,500 grant from the Arts Council.

THE organisers of Winchester Poetry Festival are taking poetry into the market towns and villages over the next few weeks.

The Wisbech and Fenland Museum will be the setting for an evening of spoken word performance when it hosts an open mike night for budding poets, writers and storytellers.

English Club of North South University welcomed everyone at the inauguration of 'Pursuit of Poetry', a two-day event held on June 21 and 22 at NSU campus.

Latitude Festival is more than a music festival, with a wealth of comedy, dance and poetry on offer.

As poet and Pulitzer nominee Clifford Brooks states below, "a just as it is crucial that a writer creates his or her own voice, the way we edit is also a matter of self-discovery."