Poets and Poetry

Billy Mills: Work and workers have been hymned by poets for centuries. Send us your own labours of love  

Are you worried about the election? Do you write haiku? People for the American Way invites politicized poets to enter its online political haiku contest , focusing on John McCain and Sarah Palin.  

POETRY and libraries are generally thought of as quiet and tranquil. But in the upcoming Australian Poetry Slam heat at Footscray Library, competitors are encouraged to 'speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing' ...  

Ocotillo Poetry Slam Performance poets compete for a spot at the Individual World Poetry Slam at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct.  

Poets slammed about love, death and hermit crabs at Poetry Slam on Tuesday night. As part of Hip Hop Week, professional poet Mike McGee and 10 student poets spoke to audiences at the On the Fly Productions-sponsored event as a part of Hip Hop Week. "This poem is actually about the first...  

An anthology edited by Andrew Burke and Candice Ward http://www.masthead.net.au/ "What made the Poetryetc listserv distinct from the beginning was John KinsellaA1s internationalism, and his vision of its being ...  

The clock is ticking. In three minutes and 10 seconds could you pay homage to viciously slain Guatemalan women, articulate the woes of war or explain your complex marriage to God.  

Poets and poetry lovers meet to share and discuss the literary form. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations.  

Fear the lesser son who, desperate to burn bright, incinerates all. - Susan Anthony, San Francisco, Poets Against War  

Looking for something exciting to do on a Monday night? Well, get yourself to the Boat at 8pm for an awesome night of spoken word featuring Toronto's own Last Call Poets and a very special guest: Shane Koyczan. You may have heard his name before — most people interested in spoken word around the...  

Midland Lutheran College will be rocking again this weekend. The college in Fremont is hosting the Great Plains Poetry Pileup Slam 2, flowing off the success of last year's inaugural poetry slam at Kimmel ...  

Midland Lutheran College will be rocking again this weekend. The college in Fremont is hosting the Great Plains Poetry Pi...  

Madikeri: President of the Madikeri Dasara Bahubhasha Kavigoshti Samiti H.S. Manjunath has invited poems from those willing to participate in the meet scheduled to be held at the Cauvery Kalakshetra here in the ...  

Poets have always been fascinated with dreams. Please share yours  

Record company Naxos has just issued a CD titled "Schubert Lied - Romantic Poets, vol.