The notion of poetry as words written on a page and read silently is a relatively recent historical development. Older, and perhaps more exciting, is the tradition of poetry as performance. Ancient ...
Poetry, for most of us, is something our ninth grade English teacher made us write and read. But poetry has been a part of our history dating back 4,000 years. Topics range from love to loss. It has ...
On Oct. 24, the Woodberry Poetry Room’s T.S. Eliot Memorial Reading was held in the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, spotlighting Cecilia Vicuña’s creative work. As a Chilean poet, artist, ...
This story is part of Lit City, our comprehensive guide to the literary geography of Los Angeles. Long Beach has a long and too often overlooked role in Southern California’s artistic history, from ...
Fifteen eighth grade students and some teachers from Cortez Middle School will present their poetry Dec. 10 at the Sunflower Theatre. Local poet Lisa C. Taylor might also read poetry, said English ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading ...
Photo of middle, high school students, and staff at the 2023 Youth Poetry Summit. Writing. Emotional expression. Stage presence. All of the fundamental skills of performance poetry will be on display ...
Stone Circle wound up its 37th season on Labor Day weekend. It was a successful summer despite the threat of rain every Saturday, except for the opening on July 17. People seemed sincerely pleased ...
PORT ANGELES — This being the Season of Creation, two Port Angeles residents are planning a get-together on Saturday evening. “Viriditas: A Celebration of Hildegard von Bingen” blends original music ...