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Grace Cavalieri Releases New Podcast with Jeffrey Lamar Coleman Coleman is a professor of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He is the editor of Words of Protest, Words of Freedom: Poetry of the American Civil Rights Movement and Era (Duke University Press) and author of Spirits Distilled: Poems (Red Hen Press). Grace Cavalieri's new series on the poets of Maryland, for which she was recently funded by Maryland Humanities, is off to a strong and engaging start. This week's guest, professor of English, Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, is the editor of Words of Protest, Words of … [Read more...]

Former Student Describes Reuben Jackson’s Jazz-infused Poetry Class “I’m going to play you some John Coltrane,” he said, his voice serious, soft-spoken. “Some people say Coltrane sounds like a bunch of salad,” he continued, “but it’s all in the way he mixes it.” He pressed “PLAY” and told us to write what came to mind. Miles Liss, who recently graduated with an MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts, reflects on his time taking classes under maestro Reuben Jackson in this short essay. You can read the whole thing on Past-Ten here. Read Reuben's poetry here. In the essay, … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri Featured in New Article, “Making Sense of the World through Poetry” As Grace Cavalieri prepares to launch her new podcast, The Poet and the Poem: Voices of Maryland Poets, her legacy and continued significance is honored by Bay Weekly MARYLAND'S TENTH poet laureate, Grace Cavalieri, prepares to launch her new podcast, a spin-off of her famous "The Poet and The Poem" exploring Maryland's poetic voices, during a tumultuous and uncertain time in the history of the country. Despite all this, Paula Anne Delve Phillips of the Bay Weekly assures us, "It’s an opportune … [Read more...]

Rose Solari Tackles Frost, Coste Lewis, and Imaginary Landscapes in New Rose Reads Rose Solari's style continues to evolve as she tackles more difficult poetic concepts. Hear her speak to poetry and song as "gifts," detail Coleridge's writing from a sick bed, remark on Frost's famous "Directive", and reminisce on Smokey Robinson in this new episode of Rose Reads. In this episode of Rose Reads, Rose discusses and reads from poems that create self-contained universes. Authors include Frost, Coleridge, and Robin Coste Lewis. If you enjoy Rose Reads, please consider SHARING this … [Read more...]

Grace Cavalieri’s “The Poet and The Poem” Receives Grant From MD Humanities The Other Voices, Other Lives author says of the grant, "It seems like a modest amount, but if you need that amount, it is abundant.” More About the Poet and the Poem GRace's Book: Other Voices, Other Lives MD Poet laureate, 2-time Ginsberg Prize winner, and WIRoB lifetime achievement honoree, Grace Cavalieri, received her latest honor this Tuesday, a $1000 grant, for her long-running radio program and podcast, The Poet and the Poem. The grant comes from Maryland Humanities whose aim is to "support … [Read more...]