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Hazen Featured in New Article: "Baltimore: Great Poets Live Here" Poet, Elizabeth Hazen, and her second collection, Girls Like Us, are featured in this Fishbowl article exploring the poets of Baltimore Elizabeth Hazen reads from her collection "Girls Like Us" at Baltimore's Atomic Books Poet, Elizabeth Hazen, is featured alongside other notable names in the Baltimore literary scene such as Dora Malech and Steven Leyva in this extolling article from Baltimore Fishbowl writer Jennie Hann. Elizabeth Hazen, who has written several essays for the Fishbowl, released her latest … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri Interviews Slam Poet Star, Mecca Verdell The Maryland Poet Laureate talks youth, fearlessness, and colorism with slam poet, Mecca Verdell In this new episode of Grace Cavalieri's The Poet and the Poem, the Poet Laureate sits down with 23 year-old Baltimore slam poet, Mecca Verdell, who just recently published her first collection of poems. Grace and Mecca talk colorism, youth, and fearlessness in this 30-minute long interview which includes a handful of poems which Mecca delivers in a slam performance style. Grace, awed by Mecca's delivery and poetic voice, pronounces … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri Explores “The Exquisite Singularity of Louise Glück” in new Essay Grace Cavalieri celebrates the life and work of the Nobel Prize winner in this new essay published by The Washington Independent Review of Books Grace Cavalieri's newest essay from the Washington Independent Review of Books explores the enigmatic poet, former Poet Laureate, and recent Nobel Prize winner, Louise Glück. Like so many other Poets Laureate, Glück appeared on Grace's podcast, The Poet and the Poem. You can read a transcript of that interview HERE. An excerpt of Grace's essay is below. Read the … [Read more...]

"As if to Remind Us of Everything" Recited by Actor Steve Hay Mark A. Pritchard directs this jaw-dropping performance of Rose Solari's "As if to Remind Us of Everything" by Scottish actor Steve Hay. "As if to Remind Us of Everything" appears in Solari's second collection of poems Orpheus in the Park. Orpheus in the park by Rose Solari Mark A. Pritchard Steve Hay Rose Solari’s second full-length collection of poems is made up of two different yet intertwining strands. In one, Solari explores a variety of myths, climbing beneath the skin of classical heroes and villains to … [Read more...]

TEASER - Actor Steve Hay Recites Rose Solari's “As if to Remind Us of Everything” Below is a teaser for the video which sees actor Steve Hay reciting Rose Solari's "As if to Remind Us of Everything." Full video releases SEPT 30 on alansquirepublishing.com and facebook Follow the ASP Facebook Page for Updates Purchase Orpheus in the Park More from Steve Hay and Mark Pritchard … [Read more...]