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Close Out National Poetry Month by Preordering Queer Poetry Books

Preordering books is a great way to support authors.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 30, 2023

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8 Poets With New Queer Books To Check Out This National Poetry Month

If I’ve given you one poetry recommendation, I’ve held back from giving 15.

A. Tony Jerome —

Apr 24, 2023

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25 Lines of Poetry I Think About Once a Day

It’s National Poetry Month, so I become a poetry hound, sniffing out new books and revisiting old ones, finding solace, rage, love, and beauty in some of the words crafted…

danijanae —

Apr 18, 2023

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9 Poems to Read in These Trying Times

One place that I have found comfort before and continue to find it now is in poetry, the words of others who have experienced and seen unspeakable things and come…

danijanae —

Apr 2, 2020

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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Happy National Poetry Month, Let’s Share Our Favorite Poems!

“That’s how I participate in other people’s work. I carry it. The most important poems for us are the ones we carry.” – Ocean Vuong

A. Tony Jerome —

Apr 5, 2019

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National Poetry Month: YaliniDream Opens Spaces and Hearts

I ended up taking advantage of the fact that I was on the margins. I used the power of invisibility to crack open spaces at the edges. The power of…

Adrian —

Apr 21, 2014

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National Poetry Month: Denice Frohman Slams Down Oppression With Survival Poetry

“Poetry calls us into ourselves. It’s asking you to be truthful and say whatever it is you need to say.”

Adrian —

Apr 14, 2014

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National Poetry Month: Lauren Zuniga Will Lull You Awake

“I just started working on a piece that’s a mash up of Neil Degrasse Tyson and Nicki Minaj.”

Adrian —

Apr 7, 2014

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10 Queer Spoken Word Artists For You To Get Obsessed With

We may all worship at the well-spoken altar of Andrea Gibson, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more out there to love! Here are ten LGBTQ spoken word artists you…

Kemi —

Aug 15, 2013