Read Michael S. Harper’s remarks on the work of Robert Hayden, the first Black U.S. Poet Laureate (then called Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress)
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Poets House is a national poetry library and literary center that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry.
Upcoming Events
Poets House at AWP in San Antonio
Mar 6, 2020 | 12:10 pm - 1:25 pmJoined by Camille T. Dungy, Katharine Coles & Alison Hawthorne Deming discuss how poetry’s alignment with science learning creates new paths to knowledge.
Literary Partners Program: Memorial Service for Harriet Zinnes
Mar 7, 2020 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmAn evening of readings and music honoring the life of poet, fiction writer, translator, art critic, literary scholar, and professor Harriet Zinnes.
Participating Witness: The Poetics Of Granary Books
Mar 10, 2020 | 6:00 pm - Aug 29, 2020 | 7:00 pmIn the time-honored spirit of independent publishing Granary Books has a long tradition of bringing together writers, artists, and bookmakers.
From the Blog
from South Dakota to the Art of Ed Colker: An Interview with Kathleen Norris
Poet Kathleen Norris describes her collaborations with artist Ed Colker, including from South Dakota, a collection featuring his prints and her poems.
“I am out of place they say” – Now digitized: from South Dakota by Kathleen Norris & Ed Colker
A portfolio of letterpress-printed poems by Kathleen Norris and hand-colored lithographs by Ed Colker make an arresting journey through the plains.
From the Archives: Michael S. Harper on Robert Hayden—Student of Paradox, Decoder of Stereotypes
Read Michael S. Harper’s remarks on the work of Robert Hayden, the first Black U.S. Poet Laureate (then called Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress)
from South Dakota to the Art of Ed Colker: An Interview with Kathleen Norris
Poet Kathleen Norris describes her collaborations with artist Ed Colker, including from South Dakota, a collection featuring his prints and her poems.
“I am out of place they say” – Now digitized: from South Dakota by Kathleen Norris & Ed Colker
A portfolio of letterpress-printed poems by Kathleen Norris and hand-colored lithographs by Ed Colker make an arresting journey through the plains.