Field Notes: 'Black Spaces' at OCMA, East Bay Skyline Trail Hike, and Tenderloin Museum Turns 10
San Francisco's staycation guide recommends experiencing local highlights like the Beacon Grand hotel, House of Nanking's dumplings, and sunset cocktails at Charmaine's.
What Andrea Gibson Understood About Very Simple Poetry
Andrea Gibson transformed poetry through spoken word and online performance, influencing contemporary engagement with emotional and visual storytelling.
Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49
"Andrea Gibson died in their home (in Boulder, Colorado) surrounded by their wife, Meg, four ex-girlfriends, their mother and father, dozens of friends, and their three beloved dogs."
My father opened up the book, found his Kipling, and read aloud, the way he would when he wanted to share something he considered amusing from that day's Wall Street Journal.
poetry camera writes and prints poems about the people and objects it captures
Poetry Camera is an innovative device that combines photography with instant poetry generation, using AI to create printed poems based on captured images.
Poet Edward Hirsch discusses his new memoir 'My Childhood in Pieces'
I once met a man who made me scream. He carried a little black box of instruments and mumbled mumbo jumbo over my body. It was the mohel who circumcised me.
Told to put a light in my lamp, I turned from a daughter's work to take a tabular rock in hand... I trust in nothing near, hungering for the light of the leaf as it unfurls.
Love and Truth From the Western Addition and Beyond
The event features readings from Shizue Seigel's collection, exploring themes of love across differences, followed by an open mic with contributors from various anthologies.
'Nostalgia Is So Yesterday': David Hume Kennerly and Charles Jennings talk politics and their collaboration of photos and poetry in advance of June 1 event * Oregon ArtsWatch
Kennerly and Jennings continue to create impactful work together, emphasizing civility amid chaos, showcased in their latest book at the Nostalgia Is So Yesterday event.
Tell us about a poem that reminds you of someone you've lost
The Guardian's new video series 'Poems to remember' invites viewers to engage with poetry that resonates with personal loss, celebrating the lives of departed loved ones.
Ben Jonson's extensive writings during the Jacobean Era not only showcased his talent but also positioned him as a literary figure second only to Shakespeare in influence.
Because to God must be given the things that belong to God, and to the world must be given the things that belong to the world, I kiss you with both lips, upper and lower.
Berkeley writer pens poems on motherhood, wildfires and friendship and loss
The book is about smoke and motherhood primarily as its two subjects. Once I realized smother is a portmanteau of the two subjects, it seemed inevitable as a title.
2025 Pulitzer Prize Winners Include at Least Six Professors
This year's Pulitzer Prize winners prominently feature university-affiliated writers recognized for their contributions to fiction, history, poetry, and drama.
"I say, straight-faced, theatrical, my tone like someone's granny, half sugared even through the seeds. It's dumb, I know. I'm bad at this, inclined to leave it up to subtext."
At the Experience of Vastness panel, the complex interplay of feminine creativity was explored, showcasing how art reflects both personal and collective narratives of resistance.