WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 - 7PM The University of Windsor students in the Editing & Practicum class (taught by Windsor's Poet Laureate Marty Gervais) is having its annual book launch. This year it's a triple threat with new poetry from local poet Peter Hrastovic, new prose and poetry by Gillian Cott and an anthology about… Continue reading Local Literary Events April 8-12!
Tag: National Poetry Month
Poetry as Prayer – How Poetry Infuses our Spiritual Journeys
I was thinking about Easter and how, for many, this holiday and others like it (meaning religious and/or spiritual) – Passover, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanza, Diwali, etc.) bring out or make more robust our connection to prayer. Many religious and/or spiritual beliefs use books as guidance for living life, and all of them, (if I’m not… Continue reading Poetry as Prayer – How Poetry Infuses our Spiritual Journeys
On Poetic Form – With help from Robert Pinsky! – And a Poetry Contest!
From Signing School - Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters by Robert Pinsky I found this book by Robert Pinsky at a bookstore while I was traveling. I don't remember the bookstore name or where I was, but I remember seeing the cover, reading the title and thinking, I need this… Continue reading On Poetic Form – With help from Robert Pinsky! – And a Poetry Contest!
VANESSA SHIELDS 