Carrie EtterFrustrated by the result of the American election, as I am? Angry? Feeling impotent? Wondering about what or how to write now? Read Stephen Burt's candid and thoughtful essay, "Reading Yeats in the Age of Trump," on the Boston Review website.
Hello, all. Given my last post was about writing daily, you won't be surprised to learn I encourage my students to try writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month (US) in April. A few times, I've d
A few days ago I commented on Twitter that I'm trying to draft a poem every day and not worry about perfection--just be engaged in being creative as my first goal. Since then I've received a number of
In 2020 The Big Poetry Weekend, formerly the Poetry Swindon Festival, was scheduled to go ahead at a new venue, Lydiard Park, in October, but as with so many festivals, the pandemic hit, and the festi