New and Selected Poems just out from USC Press
One Sheet New and Selected Schedule of Events for Spring-Fall 2014: Sunday March 23 4:00 p.m. Book launch/Reading with Lisa Starr, Blue Bicycle…
interview on SC Public Radio “Your Day” on Seeking: Poetry and Prose Inspired by the Art of Jonathan Green
Week of June 17, 2013 Art inspired poetry (Listen to the segment) Clemson University creative writing professor Jillian Weise speaks with South Carolina’s Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth about…
2013 Schedule of Events
Events Schedule 2013 Feb.-May Engaging Creative Minds Poet Residencies: Angel Oak Elementary School, John’s Island, SC; Ladson Elementary School; Ashley River School of the…
Carol Ann Davis, Poet of Exactitude and Beauty
My friend, poet Carol Ann Davis, has two poems in The American Poetry Review this month: “After a Painting by Ruth Gutmannova” and “Safety,”…
The Loss of Jim Rigney, author Robert Jordan
My son just told me that there is going to be a conference early in 2013 at The College of Charleston about the work…
Children and Poetry
Children and Poetry I am constantly asked about poetry for children. What is there besides Shel Silverstein? My child loves to write poems, but…
Mourning Jack Gilbert
I was so sad to hear of Jack Gilbert’s recent death. What a truly great poet he was. I am posting a review of…
Suggestion Makes You Dream
Suggestion Makes You Dream… Many people are scared of poetry. They say that they can’t understand it and don’t know how to read it,…
The Power of Language, the story behind Marc Cohn and Michael Silverstone’s song “Live Out the String”
The Power of Language Poetry is one of the only situations when language is scrutinized for more than meaning. The sound and juxtaposition of…
Why Poetry?
Why Poetry? Why does one become a poet? There’s little, if any, financial reward. Most people are rather intimidated by poetry and claim to…