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Reality TV Inspired This Poetic Look At People And The Things They Hoard

5:51am May 13, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

In her latest book of poems, artist Kate Durbin looks at modern consumerism and the way people process trauma and loss through the objects they hoard. Durbin was inspired by the A&E show Hoarders.

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'Curb' Uses Poetry To Scrub At The Wounds Of Anti-Asian Racism

7:00am April 25, 2021

by Jenny Bhatt

Divya Victor's new book is a compilation of poems, memories, histories and essays, considering domestic terrorism against Asian Americans, in urgent words that spill out on the page like blood.

Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism

8:23am March 31, 2021

by Casey Noenickx

Attacks against Asian Americans have increased since the coronavirus pandemic began. Tell us how you cope with this anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the form of a list poem.

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Poet Raymond Antrobus's parents didn't realize he was deaf until he was 7 years old.

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'Perseverance' And Poetry Help A Writer Bridge Multiple Worlds

5:06am March 25, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

Poet Raymond Antrobus was born in East London to a Jamaican father and a British mother. He grew up deaf, turning to poetry as a way to navigate between the hearing and non-hearing world.

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'Popular Longing' Digs Into Everything We'd Rather Leave Unsaid

5:45am February 22, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

In her third collection of poems, Natalie Shapero takes a blunt, funny look at the uncomfortable realities of life under capitalism. She says her work engages with the things people don't talk about.

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'Love And Other Poems' Promises That Love Will Find Us

10:00am February 09, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

Alex Dimitrov's new collection — perfect for anyone caught between the moon and New York City — advises readers to be patient: Time is always moving on, bringing us closer and closer to love.

the she said dialogues: flesh memory, by Akilah Oliver

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While the Possible is Possible: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 3

4:13pm February 04, 2021

In the final installment of our 2021 poetry preview, we bring you books that demonstrate the incredible capaciousness of poetry — and that we hope will be sustaining company for the year ahead.

Writer Jackie Wang's debut poetry collection is called The Sunflower Cast A Spell To Save Us From The Void.

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With Sunflowers As Her Guide, Poet Tunes In To Dream Life For Debut Collection

6:08am February 02, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

Poet Jackie Wang's collection is a surrealist expression of how social processes and traumas show up in our dreams and how we can better understand ourselves by tuning in to them.

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Poet Amanda Gorman performs "The Hill We Climb" during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

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After Inaugural Performance, Poet Amanda Gorman Tops The Amazon Bestseller List

12:48pm January 21, 2021

by Petra Mayer

Gorman's debut poetry collection and an illustrated kids' book are first and second on the list — on the strength of pre-orders, since both titles won't be out until September.

Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

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A Different Day: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 2

10:00am January 21, 2021

Poetry helps us express feelings that don't fit neatly into sentences; confusion and fear but also hope and joy. Here's the second installment of our look ahead at the most exciting poetry of 2021.