EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at [email protected]. AUSTINTOWN — One day ...
In Alan Shapiro’s latest book, Old War, we find many poems where he masterfully describes what seems to be absolutely nothing. The poem “Before” begins “you entered the room, there was just the room,/ ...
Ever wondered what happens when you cross "Mambo Number 5" with William Carlos Williams' poem about eating some plums? Of course you have! Well, poetry nerds have gone and given "This Is Just To Say" ...
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yasmine Shamma about her son, Nadim Shamma-Sourgen. He dictates his poems because he can't really read and write yet. The poetry of Nadim Shamma-Sourgen is poignant, ...