Today would have been the 100th birthday of Frank O'Hara!
Celebrate the famous New York poet by reading some of his texts - we have a large selection of books by & on him in our collection!

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Every time I go back to the poetry of William Wantling, I get sad that he didn’t live longer and that he’s not nearly as feted as some of his contemporaries.

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Blood on the leaves and blood at the root"—Abel Meeropol’s "Strange Fruits" is a haunting poem from the 1930s revealing the terror of lynchings in America. A powerful piece to reflect on history and justice.

Read the poem:
https://abhibhut.blogspot.com/2021/02/strange-fruits.html

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"Here to Stay": the 2024 anthology collects #poetry & prose from 53 undocumented writers in America. "A poem cannot protect a person without documents from arrest. But it is capable of a resonant whisper" say the #undocupoets editors Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Janine Joseph & Ester Lin

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Miss Flynn tells a tale of a brief romantic encounter in “Elevator.” Please follow us for more romantic and erotic poems. #poetry #poetrylovers #PoetryCommunity #poem #AmericanPoetry #romance #lovepoems

https://youtu.be/mg1LX9n7UxM?si=nXw0BCJYHkZkbAmM

Today’s Miss Flynn reads a beautifully romantic poem about”Whisper.” Tell us what you think in the comments, and please like and subscribe. #poetry #poetrylovers #PoetryCommunity #poetrylovers #AmericanPoetry #romance #spokenword

https://youtu.be/m6tHe0gXp44?si=QSjd2fLtjBZoCgDY

It’s Saturday evening and you deserve a special treat. Miss Flynn reads “ode to the Uplifted.” #poetry #poetrylovers #PoetrCommunity y #AmericanPoetry #boobs

https://youtu.be/dKgIG0yBR-I?si=-AaFyaQ6mv4-65yQ

"Writing during the Disasters" is a new book by Marius Henderson on suffering in contemporary #AmericanPoetry applying #AffectTheory, #QueerTheory, Black Feminism & more to the works of 7 poets and 1 artist collective

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