State Poets Laureate Deliver Brightness After Invitation From New York Times
In their Times pieces, the writers gave thanks for some phenomena specific to their states — “proximity to water, August at Narragansett Beach, / and lobster,” in Rhode Island, for instance. But there were also many common threads: gratitude for natural wonders, for neighbors, family and health care workers, for health itself.Pulling the project together…
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: Working With Alliteration, Anaphora and Epistrophe in Poetry
Poets adore alliteration, the repetition of consonant sounds in adjacent, nearby or connected words.See how Carolina Ebeid grabs the reader’s attention by repeating the “b” sound in the first few lines of the poem “Albeit”:Because I have wanted to make you somethingbeautiful, I borrowed a book on how to keepa bee-hive made of glass.And how…
Make a Poem From Newspaper
Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they be writers, artists, dancers, singers or actors, know that. Think about the performers on a TV show like “The Voice,” who sometimes perform the song of a judge they are targeting. Sometimes, it is imitation that gets them on the team of their…
Erasure Poetry At Home
The past year has been difficult for many people. The pandemic, the politics, the job loss and the isolation — most Americans have had to find some new coping mechanisms to make it through. Here’s one: erasure poetry.Creativity can be healing in difficult times, but it’s not always easy to tap into those creative juices.…
4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper
4 Poems You Can Create From Your NewspaperNatalie Proulx📰 Making newspaper poetryLeah UmanskyA cento poem. Cento is a Latin word, meaning “patchwork.” In this type of poetry, you’ll patch together lines from articles, headlines, quotes or even photo captions to create a poem of your own.Here’s how to make a cento poem.
Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?
Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet? - The New York Times Books Update|Page, Stage and Screen: Can You Guess This Award-Winning Poet?
