Meal & #openmic @tutusethipiantable for April is Friday 10th (18:30 Please let me know by Easter Sunday if you want a place at Dreading #slam #poets table so I get correct numbers for booking

#RDgUK

tomorrow is 4th Saturday of the month (yes #poets can count)
Which means it is #bards in a Bir SirenRG1 In Frar street #RdgUK #Berkshire
#free #poetry workshop over a friendly beer or tea (not free that the way pubs do business)
starting at 13:00

New post on Patreon:

Attended AWCS Open Mic @owlsnestbooks last night and read excerpt from `Sunday Ceasars` [novel in progress] and a recent poem [posted on my Patreon].

Check it out:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/awcs-open-mic-153970363

#poetry #poets #yycarts

Calling all aspiring #poets based in #calgary

I am running the Poetry 101 course at AWCS starting April 2 and running 8 weeks (every Thursday 10-11:30).

We will flex our poetic muscles, explore different ways to approach the craft and gain insight into our own voice through peer-supported workshops.

Bonafides: Co-Founder, #fillingStation magazine, published poet with numerous workshops, readings and festivals under my belt.

more information here if you are interested:

https://www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p1027/poetry-101-finding-your-voice.html

cc @fillingstation @alexwriters @shelflifebooks @owlsnestbooks

The inscription on Robert Frost's tombstone is “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world,” which is the last line of his poem The Lesson for Today. On his birthday, 10 facts about Robert Frost.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/03/26-march-robert-frost.html

#BirthAnniversary #RobertFrost #Poets #Writers

26 March: Robert Frost

Robert Frost, the American poet, was born on this date in 1874. Here are 10 facts about him. He was born in  San Francisco ; both ...

Topical Tens

From time to time I'll post about contemporary poets, poetry and litmags I find resonate with me. Here's one:

Poem: 2 poems
1) My face is small, compared
2) I almost don’t want to mention them, lest I break their spell, the wild asters
Poet: Diane Seuss
Publication: Brick - A Literary Journal

https://brickmag.com/two-poems-3/

Read them. Love them.

#poets
#poetry
#litmags
#poems

#poets #BlackExcellence #archives

'Boston University opened its collection of Nikki Giovanni’s personal papers to the public in February, revealing a tranche of never-before-seen poems, manuscripts, letters and other writings from the poet’s prolific life.'

https://dailyfreepress.com/03/22/23/218775/bu-officially-releases-nikki-giovannis-personal-archive-immortalizing-the-impact-legacy-of-famed-poet/

BU officially releases Nikki Giovanni’s personal archive, immortalizing the impact, legacy of famed poet

Boston University opened its collection of Nikki Giovanni’s personal papers to the public in February, revealing a tranche of never-before-seen poems, manuscripts, letters and other writings from the poet’s prolific life. 

The Daily Free Press

#weird #poets ! It's a brand new night! Another spectral trace needs to be translated. Are you up for it?
Check out our collective spectral journal, and take part:
https://www.luvan.org/betenoire/

#asemic #poetry #coeme #experimental #gothic

WALKABOUTSVERSE 219 OF 230

Poem 219 of 230:  FURTHER ANTI-IMPERIALISM Let each Christian nation have its own Church - Equal, before God, with the others’ Search. ...