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When Great Trees Fall, Remembering Maya Angelou
Like many of us, my heart sank when I saw the news on Wednesday morning. I was just up getting my coffee, checking my email, and there it was, a simple headline from NPR, “Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, Dies At 86.” Just two days prior I had read her updated Facebook status…
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A Poem In Your Pocket Day
Originally posted on The BeZine: Is that a poem in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? 😉 Image borrowed from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net All month, we have been celebrating International Poetry Month. Today, we’re celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day here at The Bardo. This event truly is a neat way to introduce…
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Rufus Wainwright Sings Sonnet 20, Happy Birthday to the Bard
Not only is it St. George’s Day today, and the night before Poem-in-your Pocket Day, but it is also the birthday of William Shakespeare. Well, it may not be the exact day, but it’s pretty close since he was apparently baptized on the 2 6th of April. Willy would be 450 years old today, but…
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Poetry Innovations, from Sculpture to Animation
Originally posted on David J Bauman: We’ve been looking at some innovative ways to present poetry to a modern reader, or listener. Here are a few things I found this evening that I thought you’d enjoy. There is a library in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a few hours from my home that is combining poetry with sculpture.…
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Flashback Friday, Matthew MacFadyen Does Poems
I know, the recent trend is Throwback Thursday, but as a poet, I just cannot do it. Too many other meanings to “throwback.” When I was a kid dad took us fishing, and the fish that were too small got thrown back. I cannot help associate throwbacks with things that are not worth keeping, things…
