People who don’t read poetry aloud are depriving themselves of an essential pleasure, says the poet Robert Pinsky. Consider the “tickle of gratification” that a young child feels upon hearing the ...

The boardroom at Sister Nivedita University turned into just such a space for Quill, a poetry workshop organised by the ...

Robert Frost once said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” So it’s no surprise that educators who want their students to think, feel, and express ...

With reference to Bruce Wheaton’s discussion of reading poetry in the March 5 Press-Citizen, our poetry reading group at the Iowa City Senior Center, Reading Aloud, has never felt in our more than 10 ...

When going to the doctor, one usually doesn’t expect to hear poetry. One would expect to hear original poetry from local poets even less. Art Aloud is a spoken word event hosted by the College of ...

Local poet Donald Dunbar - who has some familiarity with the sound of poetry read aloud, as part of the If Not For Kidnap reading series - has an extremely helpful piece up on Sound, an online ...

My husband loves all the trimmings of Thanksgiving, particularly mashed potatoes. I adore my grandmother’s recipe for Mamie Eisenhower’s Pumpkin Chiffon Pie. But I could skip the traditional meal ...

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

If someone approached you on the street and asked if they could film you reading poetry, would you say yes? Answer honestly. In fact, don’t bother answering. We already know the truth. Because when ...

After eating Arab cuisine and listening to musician Ronnie Malley play the oud on stage, Northwestern’s Middle Eastern and North African Student Association shared Arabic-based poems with each other ...