National Poetry Month: Putting more Verse in the Universe! Ah, April! I imagine the origins of National Poetry Month stem from the hope that an abundance of [Read More] April 11, 2014
Chicago’s Poetry Whores Yes, exactly. According to Kathleen Rooney’s expose, “Pimp My Poem,” you can find [Read More] January 29, 2013
Inauguration Poems As the political fanfare expires, we can look to the poets to prepare for the inauguration. [Read More] November 10, 2012
Postmodern Poetry Since August, every Friday, the Huffington Post has created a poetry based on an aggregation of the [Read More] October 9, 2012
Writing Weightless Sometimes it is hard to get yourself to write. You sit in your favorite coffee shop chair, order a [Read More] September 24, 2012
Happy Sesquicentennial, O. Henry! Today, September 11th, 2012, marks the 150th birthday of William Sydney Porter, the American writer [Read More] September 11, 2012
Royal Poetry The British Empire has been in the news quite a bit this year, particularly with the stellar [Read More] August 31, 2012
Write! Or else. Recently, Fiction Writers Review posted a (hopefully) facetious article about how to blackmail [Read More] July 18, 2012
Duo What? As summer offers its refreshing season (and by refreshing, we mean week-long heat waves in the [Read More] June 23, 2012
P.S. Poet Stamps Yes, it’s true. The United States Post Office likes poetry. They like poetry so much that [Read More] June 4, 2012