Two new books for Harrison fans
Category Archive: Poetry
Nov
01
Two Michigan universities host poetry readings
These three poets walk into a …
Aug
10
Former Detroiter Philip Levine named poet laureate of U.S.
There could not be a better time for Philip Levine to be poet laureate
May
26
Prof picks 25 top books which shaped America
Tom Foster picks 25 books that shaped America
May
01
Detroit’s InsideOut to host poet Jimmy Santiago Baca
Poet says poetry saved his life
Apr
09
Michigan author wins the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2011
When she was younger, Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell ran away (sort of) to join the circus.That spur of a moment decision to join the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus has now paid off with a prestigious award. The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation awarded Bonnie Jo Campbell of Comstock Michigan a Fellowship as …
Apr
07
A plethora of poetry events in the Lansing-East Lansing area
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Allen Ginzberg would be howling over poetry’s evolution from coffee houses and the dank corridors of ivy covered halls to highway billboards proclaiming “I geek poetry”. He would also be pleased that poetry is still being used to extort social causes. National Poetry Month is in full swing (albeit competing with National Occupational Therapy Month …
Mar
26
Robert Frost almost made Ann Arbor Michigan his home
Today is the birthday of poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost (1874) who lived in Ann Arbor Michigan while doing three teaching stints at the University of Michigan in the 1920s. One of his homes was purchased by Henry Ford for display in Greenfield Village. It was pure coincidence because at the time …
Mar
25
Lansing Online News sponsors second annual Poem/a/Day
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a poem a day will help chase the blues away. That’s why we want your poem, your artwork and your “tweetpoems” for this year’s poetry celebration Lansing Online News (LON) is celebrating National Poetry Month with its second annual Poem/a/day opportunity for area poets to …
Mar
15
On the Ides of March a soothsayer alerts me to great story
I noticed on my Facebook page today a post from Tom Lynch of Milford Michigan. When he’s not attending to the dead he writes poetry, essays and fiction. His most recent book is a Michigan Notable Book Award Winner for this year. On his Facebook post Tom pointed out that today’s Writer’s Almanac from Garrison …