Dive into the poems for Mary Oliver’s A Thousand Mornings imbibed with the solace of her observations in Nature. In an interview with Krista Tippett in 2015, Mary Oliver profoundly proclaimed – ‘I did find the entire world, in looking for something. But I got saved by poetry, and I got saved by the beauty…
Dive into the debut poetry collection, Whereas, by Layli Long Soldier, and learn how the poet voices the Indigenous People’s struggles against politicians in this review. In a time when much of the world is on fire, what does it mean to resort to poetry? Is it an effective pursuit? Does it exact real change?…
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a personal and different kind of catalog directed at finding and understanding the joy arising from the mundane. Read our review of it below. Ross Gay’s book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a collection of poems that explore the poetry of every day and weaves a sense of…
Written by Heather Christle, The Crying Book delves into the act of crying, examining its causes and the various meanings and social implications it draws upon. More, in this review below. Heather Christle’s The Crying Book does not literally cry despite what its cover art may portray, but there are moments in there that can…
NaPoWriMo, also known as National Poetry Writing Month, is an annual creative writing challenge taking place every April. The purpose of NaPoWriMo is to inspire and encourage individuals to write poetry by providing them with a structured and supportive platform to do so. The challenge requires participants to write one poem a day for the…
About the Poet – E. E. Cummings: E. Cummings was an American poet and painter best known for his unique style of poetry, characterized by non-traditional syntax, typography, and punctuation. Born in 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cummings studied at Harvard University and later served in World War I, an experience that greatly influenced his writing….