http://poetry.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Poetry GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-12T10:32:02Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/15/triolets-short-but-not-simple.htm Our National Poetry Month project of sending out sonnets and other daily poems prompted me to dig around in the traditional poetic forms, and I’ve been playing with a new... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/15/triolets-short-but-not-simple.htm 2008-05-15T17:15:57Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/12/the-ballad-of-dorothy-wordsworth.htm William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were separated in childhood after their parents died, but developed a very close relationship as adults and spent the rest of their lives together,... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/12/the-ballad-of-dorothy-wordsworth.htm 2008-05-12T10:32:02Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/07/winners-announced-in-the-april-interboard-poetry-competition.htm In her first month as IBPC judge, Patricia Smith has revealed her method, clearly drawing from her experience as a performance poet: “I read every poem I encounter out loud,... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/07/winners-announced-in-the-april-interboard-poetry-competition.htm 2008-05-07T22:30:26Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/06/poems-representing-our-forum-in-the-may-interboard-poetry-competition.htm Because there was only one nomination posted in the InterBoard Poetry Competition folder, Poetry Guide Margy Snyder has once again stepped in and chosen a couple of her favorite poems... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/06/poems-representing-our-forum-in-the-may-interboard-poetry-competition.htm 2008-05-06T23:43:38Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/05/poems-and-poets-captured-in-video-motion.htm Video is certainly the fastest growing Web medium, and it’s an interesting vehicle for two kinds of poetry: recorded reading or performance, which gives you the multidimensional aural and visual... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/05/poems-and-poets-captured-in-video-motion.htm 2008-05-05T00:40:51Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/01/more-spring-and-summer-poetry-competitions.htm April is over, the National Poetry Month celebrations are done, and our thoughts naturally turn to the approaching summer season. There are not many publication contests that run during the... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/05/01/more-spring-and-summer-poetry-competitions.htm 2008-05-01T01:52:41Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/28/a-poem-shadows-the-olympic-torch-relay-across-the-world.htm International PEN, the world association of writers, has devoted itself to building “bridges of understanding” between cultures and protecting freedom of expression since its formation in 1921. In this Olympic... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/28/a-poem-shadows-the-olympic-torch-relay-across-the-world.htm 2008-04-28T20:47:13Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/23/a-newly-discovered-cache-of-poetry-video-shorts.htm We’ve been treasure-hunting online again, and have just come across Poetry Matters Now, where the Lempert Family Foundation is getting into poetry-film in a big way. They are “roaming the... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/23/a-newly-discovered-cache-of-poetry-video-shorts.htm 2008-04-23T23:42:17Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/21/poets-laureate-proliferating.htm In the last 10 years, the idea of appointing Poets Laureate has filtered down through the states to the local level all over the U.S. Sometimes it feels as if... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/21/poets-laureate-proliferating.htm 2008-04-21T23:50:46Z http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/17/portable-poetry-its-poem-in-your-pocket-day.htm The American Academy of Poets has picked up on New York City’s 6-year-old tradition for National Poetry Month this year and is urging everyone to participate in the first national... http://poetry.about.com/b/2008/04/17/portable-poetry-its-poem-in-your-pocket-day.htm 2008-04-17T02:59:17Z