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See Amanda Gorman read poem at 16
Exclusive video shows Amanda Gorman reading her poetry at an event for WriteGirl. The creative writing mentorship program's founder, CNN Hero Keren Taylor reflects on Gorman's journey.
2021-02-04 23:54:11
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Amanda Gorman's Super Bowl poem honors pandemic heroes
Amanda Gorman is the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl.
The 22-year-old poet, who became the youngest inaugural poet when she performed at President Biden's inauguration last month, honored the three captains chosen to participate in the Super Bowl coi…
Amanda Gorman is the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl.
The 22-year-old poet, who became the youngest inaugural poet when she performed at President Biden's inauguration last month, honored t… [+2205 chars]
Morgan Sung
2021-02-08 00:34:20
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A 15-year-old poetry slam champion harnesses the voice of his generation to call for systemic change
At 12, Solli Raphael became the youngest winner of the Australian Poetry Slam with his insightful and inspiring rhetorical tongue twisters. Since then, Raphael has refined his message, echoing his generation's growing concerns about the future of our planet a…
At 12, Solli Raphael became the youngest winner of the Australian Poetry Slam with his insightful and inspiring rhetorical tongue twisters. Since then, Raphael has refined his message, echoing his ge… [+116 chars]
Nikolay Nikolov
2021-01-28 12:18:11
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With Care, The Times's Last Word Obituary Series Lives On
The videos in The Last Word collection feature interviews with figures conducted years before their death, frozen in time. And that can be the problem.
The scene shows fewer tumbrils, but more spaced-out citizens in painted cars. And they have strange license plates and engines that devour America. Lawrence Ferlinghetti was a poet, a painter, a publ… [+8206 chars]
Libby Peterson
2021-02-26 09:02:52
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Poem: ‘Track: “A Girl in Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing),” Romeo Void (1984)’
Every word of Reyes’s makes sense when we admit that for a woman “there’s no time for her to be afraid.”
The blue whale calibrates its migrations to find the krill that sustains it. You discover yourself in what you choose to notice. Listen to Reyess last line: They say the earths most unruly parts sing… [+1866 chars]
Barbara Jane Reyes and Reginald Dwayne Betts
2021-01-28 10:00:04
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Jimmy Kimmel Tackles ‘Weirdest Super Bowl’ Ever
“This was the first Super Bowl ever where I had to yell, ‘Be quiet — I’m trying to hear the poem!’” Kimmel said.
One thing that was not normal, but was beautiful, was the pregame performance from the breakout star of Joe Bidens inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman, who recited an original poem. It was the most exci… [+882 chars]
Trish Bendix
2021-02-09 06:55:34
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Start creating with the help of this hands-on writing course bundle
TL;DR: The Creative Writing Course Bundle is on sale for £29.19 as of Feb. 8, saving you 95% on list price.
Maybe you loved creative writing in school and find yourself missing it today. Maybe you've been thinking of tapping into your inner creative writer a…
TL;DR: The Creative Writing Course Bundle is on sale for £29.19 as of Feb. 8, saving you 95% on list price.
Maybe you loved creative writing in school and find yourself missing it today. Maybe you'v… [+2532 chars]
Joseph Green
2021-02-08 05:00:00
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The Poetry of Francis Mallmann’s Primal and Honest Approach To Food
A chef full of passion, lessons + willingness to eat with his hands, Francis Mallmann shares his primal + honest approach to food + life.
Francis Mallmann
As long-time fans of Chef Francis Mallmann, we jumped at the opportunity to interview him for TASTE. Sure, as food designers we are fascinated by his theatrical cooking methods, his… [+5629 chars]
Pinch Food Design
2021-02-25 15:00:45
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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Pull Off An ‘Epic’ Surprise For Unsuspecting Students
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped into a poetry class on Zoom in honor of Black History Month.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pulled off the surprise of a lifetime for some young poets on Saturday.
In honor of Black History Month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped into a Zoom poetry cla… [+1456 chars]
Carly Ledbetter
2021-02-08 20:38:00
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This bizarro AI creates psychedelic visual interpretations of famous poems
Poems are one of the favorite topics to explore for AI researchers. Google built one to help you compose poetry that doesn’t look like you shat words on paper, Microsoft built one to convert images into Chinese poetry, and OpenAI’s GPT-3 helped you correct th…
Poems are one of the favorite topics to explore for AI researchers. Google built one to help you compose poetry that doesnt look like you shat words on paper, Microsoft built one to convert images in… [+1369 chars]
Ivan Mehta
2021-02-17 11:06:49
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“Turner,” by Maurice Manning
Poetry by Maurice Manning: “It isn’t always beautiful, / the voice, the time, the foggy scene.”
Audio: Read by the author.
One morning when the weather was strangeand haunted following a rainI believe a fog had settled likea thought over the field and the sunthat peered through it troubled the… [+1464 chars]
Maurice Manning
2021-02-08 11:00:00
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“Related Matters,” by Emily Jungmin Yoon
Poetry by Emily Jungmin Yoon: “These days, everything feels like the end.”
Audio: Read by the author.
I look at the ocean like its goodbye.
Somewhere, it is touching a land laying prey to fire.
My grieving mother brings the forest inside, a green excess.
When she repots… [+950 chars]
Emily Jungmin Yoon
2021-02-22 11:00:00
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“This Is Not a Poem,” by Joyce Carol Oates
Poetry by Joyce Carol Oates: “Attic trunk, stone well, / or metonymic moon / time-travelling for wisdom.”
Audio: Read by the author.
in which the poet discoversdelicate white-parched bonesof a small creatureon a Great Lake shoreor the desiccated remainsof cruder roadkillbeside the rushing highway.
Nor … [+511 chars]
Joyce Carol Oates
2021-02-01 11:00:00
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“The Gift,” by Sarah Holland-Batt
Poetry by Sarah Holland-Batt: “He has been waiting seventeen years to open it / and is impatient.”
Audio: Read by the author.
In the garden, my father sits in his wheelchairgarlanded by summer hibiscuslike a saint in a seventeenth-century cartouche.A flowering wreath buzzes around his headpassion… [+1369 chars]
Sarah Holland-Batt
2021-02-08 11:00:00
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Big Laughs and Hard Silences in Erin Belieu’s Poetry
Dan Chiasson on how Belieu’s latest collection, “Come-Hither Honeycomb,” toggles between lighthearted comedy and deep-seated loss, using paradox as a prerequisite for beauty.
The title of Erin Belieus new book of poems, Come-Hither Honeycomb (Copper Canyon), is a compact gadget of a phrase that embodies her tinkerers style of found puns, verbal doodles, and word games. Co… [+6604 chars]
Dan Chiasson
2021-02-01 11:00:00
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An E-Book Reader, But Just For Haiku
E-ink displays haven’t revolutionized the world so much as served us humbly in e-book readers such as the Kindle and its ilk. Most such readers are designed for extended sessions reading novels and the like, but [Roni Bandini] decided a …read more
E-ink displays haven’t revolutionized the world so much as served us humbly in e-book readers such as the Kindle and its ilk. Most such readers are designed for extended sessions reading novels and t… [+1111 chars]
Lewin Day
2021-02-19 03:00:57
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Why Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" is such a great love song
This piece of WBUR looks at the Joni Mitchell classic, "A Case of You," from her 1971 album, "Blue" (now considered by Rolling Stone to be the 3rd greatest album of all time), and what makes the brilliant and nuanced confessional poetry of the song so groundb…
This piece of WBUR looks at the Joni Mitchell classic, "A Case of You," from her 1971 album, "Blue" (now considered by Rolling Stone to be the 3rd greatest album of all time), and what makes the bril… [+1401 chars]
Gareth Branwyn
2021-02-16 23:28:16
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“Allegory,” by Gregory Pardlo
Poetry by Gregory Pardlo: “I’d like to think / that, freed of self-hype, he realized his mask was not a shield.”
Audio: Read by the author.
Professional wrestler Owen Hart embodied his ownomen when he battled gravity from rafters to canvas
in a Kansas City stadium. Like a great tent collapsing,he fell without… [+969 chars]
Gregory Pardlo
2021-02-22 11:00:00
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Black History Month celebrations continue with these digital events
The first week of Black History Month is here, and so are a variety of online events — from book talks to Facebook livestreams to online concerts – intended to educate, uplift, and rejoice in Black history. While the ability to gather in person isn't an opti…
The first week of Black History Month is here, and so are a variety of online events from book talks to Facebook livestreams to online concerts intended to educate, uplift, and rejoice in Black hist… [+5656 chars]
Chase DiBenedetto
2021-02-02 19:41:05
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