The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience
Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...
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How writing poems can be like flying a kite
One way to think of poems is as the stories of a moment. All art, at its root, is a way of telling stories. Even paintings — ...
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In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote ‘Ulysses’ a Jewish poet’s bookstore rises back to life
Trieste is a harbor city tucked into the northeastern corner of Italy, where hilly streets drop to piazzas along the Adriatic ...
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Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama's new anthology meditates on human connection
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on ...
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“Leavin on a Jet Plane” Remembered
He waved goodbye to them from his plane as they stood on the rooftop viewing area. His girlfriend was holding a copy of Peter, Paul, and Mary’s latest album as a parting gift from him. It had the song ...
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The Speech of Herbs: Melissa Kwasny’s “The Cloud Path”
In “The Bitterroot Path,” one watches her move from lyric’s uncontaminated source of wonder in its Romantic roots to ...