Tag: poetry
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Poetry in motion: Coronado High School poet set to represent Colorado in national competition
“I foamed — I raved — I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder!” It was this initial exposure to the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,”…
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New U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to do reading in Colorado Springs
After growing up in Manhattan, N.Y., as the science-loving child of Chinese immigrants, Arthur Sze began to channel his affinity for the natural world into poetry. In September, the Library of Congress appointed the Santa Fe, N.M., poet as the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, making him the first Asian American to hold the office. As…
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Women’s stories take center stage at annual festival in Colorado Springs
What counts as women’s work? At this year’s Women’s Theatre Festival at Millibo Art Theatre, the answer unfolds through various original plays, dance, poetry, film and art performances. What began in 2006 as a small Six Women Playwriting Festival has grown into a wide-ranging showcase for creative voices across the city. Now in its 20th…
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Colorado history told through poetry, spoken word by poets laureate
Young poet and social justice activist Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, was just 22 when her “The Hill We Climb” launched the literary art back into a major worldwide spotlight with her 2021 Joe Biden inaugural poem. Her now famous words: “If only we’re brave enough to be it. For there is…
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Lewis-Palmer High junior self-publishes book of original poetry
”We like to read because it puts our feelings into words.” The opening poem in Jane Marie’s debut book “Mental Breakthrough” encapsulates the collection’s main theme and purpose: to express what we often feel but don’t often say. The Lewis-Palmer High School junior has always enjoyed reading and writing, but she never saw herself as…
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Lewis-Palmer High junior self-publishes book of original poetry
We like to read because it puts our feelings into words. The opening poem in Jane Marie’s debut book “Mental Breakthrough” encapsulates the collection’s main theme and purpose: to express what we often feel but don’t often say. The Lewis-Palmer High School junior has always enjoyed reading and writing, but she never saw herself as…
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit…
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit adapted to something new, expanding their creative help in place…