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If you think poetry isn't for you, this might be the right time to give it a second chance. Every April in the United States, National Poetry Month invites you to experience and celebrate an art form ...

KEARNEY - Robert Trowbridge grew up without the influence of art. That void lead to life of poetry. "I grew up in a house where there was really no music or literature or any kind of art," Trowbridge ...

I’ve been writing poetry for about as long as I can remember; in truth, I can’t even remember how long. My mother died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1996; my father died in 2005 from multiple urinary ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In fifth grade, we were all given a copy of a poem to memorize. While the goal of ...

April is National Poetry Month and as a poet and research psychologist, it’s my favorite time of year to discover and promote the joys and transformative powers of this art form. After all, poetry is ...

Stacie Cassarino is guiding the next generation of UCLA poets. On Wednesday afternoon, the UCLA English department held a poetry workshop with poet and alumnus Stacie Cassarino. The workshop, which ...

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