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Apr 27 2023 Making history with their words: 17 trailblazing queer and trans poets of our generation
Apr 25 2023 Siaara Freeman becomes first poet laureate for both University, Cleveland Heights
Apr 25 2023 How a new sound hit center stage
Apr 20 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of the Last Year
Apr 8 2023 8 EXTRAORDINARY POETS YOU CAN CELEBRATE FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Apr 6 2023 This National Poetry Month, meet 3 young PNW writers
Apr 6 2023 SAGE invites poet to campus
Apr 5 2023 This weekend calls for a new social hour menu, Chris Vance art, Easter brunch and so much more
Apr 4 2023 How Poetry and Performance Combined to Become a New Genre
Apr 4 2023 MAYOR’S POETRY PROGRAM READING
Apr 1 2023 Champion named at Saturday’s Women of the World Poetry Slam
Mar 31 2023 The April Drop: Poetry and motion
Mar 30 2023 USMAN HAMEEDI IS STAYING RIGHT HERE
Mar 30 2023 Love Letter to the Eve of the End of the World
Mar 28 2023 First Wave – Bringing Hip Hop Straight To The Community
Mar 26 2023 Line Breaks Festival at Memorial Union and A Room of One’s Own
Mar 22 2023 Sabrina Benaim went viral for her poem about depression — but she wants you to know she’s also funny
Mar 21 2023 WORLD POETRY DAY: 9 BLACK POETS WHOSE WORK MAKE US FEEL SEEN
Mar 19 2023 Community invited to contribute to poem celebrating Kearney’s 150th anniversary
Mar 16 2023 Charlotte’s first-ever poet laureate unveils latest work, poetry in the Queen City
Mar 14 2023 Sports stars, stand aside: these new sneakers celebrate creatives instead
Mar 14 2023 REVIEW: HOW TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT BY ROBERT WOOD LYNN (BUTTON POETRY)
Mar 2 2023 Poetry in Motion: Three New Southern Collections
Mar 1 2023 Beyond the Page: Celebrating National Poetry Month (Virtual)
Feb 26 2023 North Suburban March reading series features novelist, poet
Feb 24 2023 Olayiwola’s Valentine: Black Love is Poetry
Feb 23 2023 Her mother doesn’t get why she’s depressed. So she explains the best way she knows how.
Feb 22 2023 Rupi Kaur on prose and politics
Feb 22 2023 Charlotte Poet Laureate Junious “Jay” Ward has released his first poetry collection, ‘Composition’
Feb 22 2023 BEST INSTAGRAM POETRY ACCOUNTS
Feb 21 2023 Dance Department presents ‘Moonshine’ celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 24
Feb 17 2023 My Mother Talks to Her Son About Her Heart
Feb 15 2023 Q&A with Fareh Malik — New Voices Award winner
Feb 14 2023 The legitimacy of a manic pixie dream girl
Feb 13 2023 A poet’s Brief But Spectacular take on performing privilege and forgiveness
Feb 13 2023 University City has a new podcast
Feb 10 2023 These 50 books by Black authors are must-reads, according to readers
Feb 9 2023 3 Olivia Rodrigo-approved books to add to your reading list
Feb 8 2023 A Teenage Poet, Onstage at Town Hall
Feb 7 2023 The Best Poetry Books Every Teen Should Read in High School
Feb 3 2023 Poet Donte Collins reflects on 5 years of darkness and light
Feb 1 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards – 2023 Winners
Feb 1 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards – 2023 Winners
Jan 31 2023 How to Maintain Eye Contact: Harriet Books Review
Jan 25 2023 New Queer Books Out in 2023 — LGBTQIA+ Lit Preview For Spring/Summer
Jan 24 2023 Kyle Tran Myhre – BTS 40k (A Contrapuntal Poem)
Jan 23 2023 A City of Revelation: Loneliness and Connection in Robert Wood Lynn’s How To Maintain Eye Contact
Jan 13 2023 Announcing the 2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellows
Jan 10 2023 Boston’s bookstore boom continues in 2023
Jan 10 2023 NEA: Meet the Creative Writing Fellows
Jan 10 2023 NEA: Meet the Creative Writing Fellows
Jan 5 2023 George Abraham’s Birthright is a lexicon of resistance and return
Dec 31 2022 303 Magazine’s Best of ’22303 Magazine
Dec 28 2022 Readers and writers: A look back at some Minnesotan poetryPioneer Press
Dec 19 2022 Holiday gift guide: Five new books featuring Minnesota musicMPR News
Dec 19 2022 Interview: TaneshaNicole – Twin Cities Slam PoetryThe Loft Literary Center
Dec 12 2022 Simone Green: The Value of Queer ArtKQED
Dec 7 2022 The Best Poetry of 2022New York Times
Dec 5 2022 Book Nook: An interview with Hanif AbdurraqibWYSO
Dec 5 2022 Boston’s poet laureate examines climate catastrophe through a Black lensWBUR
Dec 5 2022 December’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ LiteratureLambda Literary
Dec 5 2022 Cleveland’s Siaara Freeman to Release New Poetry CollectionCleveland Magazine
Nov 30 2022 Interview with Sierra DeMulderLincPoetry
Nov 29 2022 Poem-A-Day: Unarcheology of ‘Father’ by George AbrahamPoets.org
Nov 28 2022 Review: Urbanshee by Siaara FreemanPoetry Foundation
Nov 21 2022 QUIZ: HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR COVERS, EXPERT EDITIONBook Riot
Nov 15 2022 MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH OLIVIA GATWOODHer Campus
Nov 15 2022 4 POETRY BOOKS YOU NEED TO READHer Campus
Nov 15 2022 Porsha Olayiwola to open bookstoreCaught in Dot
Nov 14 2022 November’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ BooksLambda Literary
Nov 7 2022 Nebraska’s state poet bringing poetry to rural communities through pen pal programABC Nebraska
Nov 3 2022 Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s poetic novel ‘Dreaming of You’ is a beautiful yet complicated messThe Michigan Daily
Nov 2 2022 “I Don’t Think Tragedy Informs the World”: A Conversation with Robert Wood LynnWashington Square Review
Oct 31 2022 BookyCon to Host Bestselling Authors in the MetaverseYahoo.com
Oct 27 2022 Out100 2022: LGBTQ+ Literary and Publishing StarsOut
Oct 27 2022 SWEET, YOUNG, & WORRIED REVIEWForeword Reviews
Oct 27 2022 Olivia Gatwood Appears in New Adele Music VideoUproxx
Oct 27 2022 Best Poetry Books in 2022Bookshop
Oct 24 2022 A pro-fat camp for women? Sign me up.NPR
Oct 20 2022 BILL RUSSELL HONORED BEFORE CELTICS’ 2022-23 SEASON OPENER FEAT. PORSHA OLAYIWOLANBA.com
Oct 19 2022 THE BEST BLACK POETS TO READ (AND LISTEN TO!) RIGHT NOWBook Riot
Oct 11 2022 Scholarly Interview with Javon Johnson, Ph.D.Masters in Communications
Oct 11 2022 2022 Featured Fall Books ListPoets.org
Oct 6 2022 MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE (Feat. Porsha Olayiwola)PBS
Oct 6 2022 The Singer I Loved Knew the Truth About No-Good Men and the No-Good WorldThe New York Times
Oct 4 2022 Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola shares poetryThe Justice
Oct 4 2022 Hanif Abdurraqib: Someone we can all learn fromThe Observer
Oct 4 2022 Saeed Jones In Conversation with Adam Falkner at Greenlight BookstoreLithub
Oct 4 2022 Three Poems by Donte CollinsBOMB Magazine
Sep 29 2022 LAGOS INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2022 ARTISTS REVEALEDJames Murua Literary Blog
Sep 29 2022 Triple alley-oops, LeBron cameos and electric crowds: The magic of summer basketballESPN
Sep 29 2022 Iowa City’s Mic Check Poetry Festival to return with a slam in November after ‘phenomenal’ 2021 turnoutLittle Village
Sep 29 2022 Kommune’s 4th edition Spoken Fest To Be Held In MumbaiEverything Experimental
Sep 28 2022 Five Women Working With WordsShondaland
Sep 27 2022 Picturing Motherhood Now Inspires Creative ExpressionsMedium
Sep 27 2022 8 AUTHORS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL TAKEN CARE OFBook Riot
Sep 26 2022 Outdoor Seaport exhibit celebrates the Globe’s 150th anniversary with new poem from Boston’s poet laureateBoston Globe
Sep 26 2022 An Interrogative Stance: A Conversation with Claire SchwartzLos Angeles Review of Books
Sep 24 2022 Poetry Feature: Robert Wood LynnThe Common
Sep 24 2022 About the Phones by Robert Wood LynnPoetry Daily
Sep 24 2022 Robert Wood Lynn’s “(The Mothman Gets High)”Ordinary Plots
Sep 24 2022 AFTERMATH by Robert Wood LynnFour Way Review
Sep 6 2022 Perennial Press Chapbook Awards LonglistPerennial Press
Aug 29 2022 Why spoken word poetry speaks to many of usMoney Control
Aug 29 2022 101 Black Women Poets in Mainly White and Mainly Black RoomsLos Angeles Review of Books
Aug 29 2022 Ebony Stewart’s Poetry Featured in Mary Lambert’s PodcastThe Manic Episodes
Aug 23 2022 BROOKLYN WRITERS BLOC: MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA EXPLAINS WHY BEING A WRITER IS SEXYBrooklyn Mag
Aug 18 2022 Andrea Gibson’s Poetry insipires Novelist’s WritingToday
Aug 18 2022 Megan Falley Proposed To Andrea Gibson & We Are Sobbing Rainbow TearsGO Mag
Aug 15 2022 Encore: Imagining generous, Black futures with Hanif AbdurraqibMontana Public Radio
Aug 13 2022 If You’re A Leo, Here’s The Poetry Collection You Should ReadThe List
Aug 11 2022 The Art of DisappearanceNew York Times
Aug 10 2022 It’s Been a Minute – Featuring Danez SmithNPR
Aug 9 2022 If You’re A Virgo, Here’s The Poetry Collection You Should ReadThe List
Aug 9 2022 Why We Need Independent PublishersThe Atlantic
Aug 6 2022 5 poetry collections we’re loving this summerThe Seattle Times
Aug 6 2022 Andrea Gibson Cancels Fall Tour Following Reoccurrence Of Ovarian CancerGO Mag
Aug 4 2022 “Perennial.” A Poem by Claire SchwartzLiterary Hub
Aug 3 2022 REVIEW: SO, STRANGER – TOPAZ WINTERS (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Aug 2 2022 Poets academy gives $50,000 grants to local, state laureatesThe Washington Post
Jul 29 2022 World in Which the Word Father Is Replaced by Hood by Siaara FreemanThe Journal
Jul 29 2022 In Attempts to Bring You Back by Siaara FreemanThe Journal
Jul 29 2022 Urbanshee Predicts The Birth Of Toni Morrison & Writes Her A Letter by Siaara FreemanThe Journal
Jul 28 2022 Reflect the times,’ Black poets becoming more visible in Boston and beyondCBS Boston
Jul 27 2022 Black Nerd Problems: Local Writer Dives Into Minority Culture on PaperFox 28 Columbus
Jul 26 2022 Announcing the Winner of BOMB’s 2022 Poetry ContestBOMB Magazine
Jul 25 2022 Singapore Shelf – New Books by Local AuthorsThe Straits Times
Jul 25 2022 Three Poems by Porsha OlayiwolaBoston Review
Jul 22 2022 Kerrin McCadden wins Lockwood PrizeThe Other Paper
Jul 6 2022 Charlotte’s first poet laureate creates ‘music in language’ through his love of poetryThe Charlotte Observer
Jul 1 2022 30 Books That Are Still Gay Even Though Pride Month Is OverAutostraddle
Jun 21 2022 NEW VOICES CONTEST, 1ST PLACE WINNER: SMALL AND PERSONAL BY DONTE COLLINSFrontier Poetry
Jun 14 2022 A Lineage of NonconsentGuernica
Jun 10 2022 Nominations for Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle AwardsBroadway World
Jun 9 2022 Navigating healthcare: Top tips from trans people, for trans peopleMetro UK
Jun 7 2022 Black Music Month: 15 Books About the Impact of Black Music on Pop CultureTeen Vogue
Jun 6 2022 Poem by Darius Simpson: OK BUT WHAT IF I DON’T WANNA BE ALRIGHT KENDRICK?Break Water Review
Jun 6 2022 Poem by Porsha Olayiwola: SOMETIMES THE TIDE IS SO LOW, YOU CAN SEE THE STEEPLEBreak Water Review
Jun 6 2022 Poem by Topaz Winters: TERRIBLE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN NEW JERSEY!The Puritan
May 25 2022 WOOCOMMERCE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TIKTOKPR Newswire
May 25 2022 The Value of Queer ArtKQED
May 25 2022 Andrea Gibson (#2): QUEERY WITH CAMERON ESPOSITOQueerycast
May 25 2022 TikTok Marketing: A Guide for WooCommerce StoresWooCommerce
May 24 2022 REVIEW: REVENGE BODY – RACHEL WILEY (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
May 23 2022 Detroit artist explores how poetry and cooking can help us manage grief during difficult momentsWDET
May 18 2022 Review: New Play by Dave HarrisThe New York Times
May 18 2022 Review: So, Stranger by Topaz WintersPilgrim House
May 17 2022 WHAT IS PROSE POETRY?Book Riot
May 12 2022 Bite-sized reads for people in a hurryBizNews
May 12 2022 DAVE HARRIS: HE IS HIS OWN EXCEPTION TO THE RULEBroadway Podcast Network
Apr 26 2022 Visiting poet Topaz Winters reflects on her writing journeyThe North Wind
Apr 22 2022 Do You Skip the Intro?New York Times
Apr 21 2022 New Poem: Darius SimpsonPlatypus Press
Apr 21 2022 Poetry for the Rest of Us 2022Ms. Magazine
Apr 20 2022 Charlotte names its first poet laureate: Jay WardWFAE
Apr 18 2022 Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola views her work as ‘radical love’Boston NPR
Apr 15 2022 Ebony Stewart: Poetry & PlaylistsScalawag Magazine
Apr 14 2022 2001: SYSTEM OF A DOWN, TOXICITY by Michael Lee68to05
Apr 11 2022 Sundress Academy for the Arts Announces 2022 Summer Poetry Writing Retreat Scholarship WinnersThe Sundress Blog
Apr 11 2022 20 MUST-READ QUEER POETRY COLLECTIONSBook Riot
Apr 8 2022 2022 Whiting Awards celebrate 10 emerging writersNPR
Apr 8 2022 Happy National Poetry Month: 15 Black Contemporary Poets To KnowThe Global Grind
Apr 6 2022 Poet and novelist Olivia Gatwood adapts screenplay for A24Deadline
Apr 5 2022 Line Breaks Festival showcases artists and performers of First Wave’s past and presentUW-Madison
Apr 4 2022 It’s National Poetry Month. Here’s how one TikTok poet finds his creative sparkNPR
Apr 1 2022 15 Must-Read Poetry Collections by Latinas in Honor of National Poetry MonthHip Latina
Mar 31 2022 List of Live, Online Poetry WorkshopsThe Writing Cooperative
Mar 31 2022 2022 DISQUIET Literary Prize WinnersDisquiet
Mar 30 2022 Fifteenth annual Line Breaks Hip Hop Theater FestivalThe Badger Herald
Mar 26 2022 Hanif Abdurraqib wants you to feel as excited about music as he doesNBC News
Mar 23 2022 THE ‘ROBUST AND EAGER CURIOSITY’ OF HANIF ABDURRAQIBBrooklyn Magazine
Mar 22 2022 Kyle Tran Myhre’s form-bending new book explores grief, community and resistanceMinnPost
Mar 22 2022 These are the poets to follow on Instagram right nowCosmopolitan
Mar 21 2022 Science of Grief’ podcast named 2021 Best Use of New Media by Michigan Association of BroadcastersWayne State University
Mar 16 2022 “Always breaking, never broken” — Poet highlights art and authoritarianismThe Minnesota Daily
Mar 16 2022 Not a lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough by Kyle “Guante” Tran MyhreSnap Book Review
Mar 14 2022 Pandemic Playlists: Sad bangers and other songs that get us through.New York Times
Mar 14 2022 Olivia Gatwood Reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Sonnet IV”Lit Hub
Mar 10 2022 Financial Literacy Programs Ignore That Poverty Is a Policy ChoiceTeen Vogue
Mar 10 2022 Patrick Roche: A reminder of how powerful words can beDaily Kos
Mar 10 2022 Hanif Abdurraqib Breaks Down History’s Famous BeefsLit Hub
Mar 1 2022 Poetry in motion: UNLV assistant professor creates powerful short filmLas Vegas Review Journal
Mar 1 2022 Interview: Hanif Abdurraqib brings his dream music series to BAMGothamist
Mar 1 2022 THE BEST BOOKS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF (WINTER 2022)Book Riot
Feb 24 2022 We should be excited that spoken word is reinventing literatureWashington Square News
Feb 22 2022 Changemaker: Boston’s poet laureate, Porsha OlayiwolaThe Scope: Boston
Feb 22 2022 REVIEW: BLOODFRESH BY EBONY STEWART (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Feb 21 2022 A high school spoken-word club changed students’ lives. Now, you can read their poemsNPR
Feb 18 2022 Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola at the Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston Globe
Feb 9 2022 Review: In ‘Tambo & Bones,’ a Minstrel’s Guide to Making MoneyThe New York Times
Feb 5 2022 I’ll Fly Away wins Feathered Quill Bronze for PoetryFeathered Quill
Feb 4 2022 Holmon reviews Harris: This Play Ain’t Playin With Y’allPlaywrights Horizons
Feb 4 2022 February’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ LiteratureLambda Literary
Feb 3 2022 Ajanaé Dawkins selected as artist in residence at Taft Museum of ArtUW-Madison
Feb 2 2022 Up and Rising: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Black History Month 2022The Loft LGBTQ+ Community Center
Feb 2 2022 SPEAK FREELY: EBONY STEWART TRANSFORMS LIVED EXPERIENCES INTO AWARD-WINNING LITERATUREThe Poetry Question
Jan 27 2022 The Year of No GrudgesPoets & Writers
Jan 24 2022 Poem of the Week: Jølster by Micheal LeeMissouri Review
Jan 24 2022 Hanif Abdurraqib receives Carnegie literary awardsABC News
Jan 21 2022 Hard Work and a Dream: Publisher Startup SuccessPublisher’s Weekly
Jan 21 2022 Why more Arab-Americans should enter the artsMiddle East Eye
Jan 21 2022 In Theatre, At Least We’re Honest About the LieAmerican Theater
Jan 20 2022 Poetry Foundation Review: Revenge Body by Rachel WileyPoetry Foundation
Jan 19 2022 Hard Work and a Dream: Publisher Startup SuccessMBPR
Jan 18 2022 How My English Teacher Punished Me For Wanting To Be An Actor —Charles MmadukaNigerian Magazine
Jan 18 2022 10 SHORT, FAST-PACED BOOKS TO KICKSTART YOUR YEARLY READING GOALBook Riot
Jan 2 2022 “Tracked and Traced,” a New Podcast from WDET and MSU’s Science GalleryDetroit NPR
Dec 31 2021 Using poetry to understand grief during a very difficult yearNPR
Dec 31 2021 Essential Minnesota Books to Read from 2021MSP Magazine
Dec 20 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us: 2021 Best of the RestMs. Magazine
Dec 16 2021 TPQ20: EPISODE 22 – REAGAN MYERSThe Poetry Question
Dec 10 2021 Four collections of poetry face hard and beautiful truths. Star Tribune
Dec 9 2021 The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021Time
Dec 7 2021 Andrea Gibson: On love and lossBrig Newspaper
Dec 2 2021 BEST OF 2020-2021: POETRY BOOKS & POETRY COLLECTIONSEntropy Magazine
Nov 12 2021 11 gay poets you need to know aboutLGBTQ Nation
Nov 10 2021 All The Best Books Releasing In NovemberBuzzfeed
Nov 10 2021 When poetry gets competitive, Ottawa’s Apollo The Child steps upOttawa Citizen
Nov 10 2021 “You Better Be Lightning”: Andrea Gibson on Gratitude and Peace Through PoetryMs. Magazine
Nov 9 2021 Andrea Gibson’s New Poetry Collection Keeps Mortality in MindWestword
Nov 9 2021 ‘You Better Be Lightning’ Review: Andrea Gibson Explores Love in the Real WorldHarvard Crimson
Nov 4 2021 The Bachelorette recap: Poetry slammedEntertainment Weekly
Nov 3 2021 Marvel’s Voices’: Omar Holmon Connects with Daredevil on How to Live Your Authentic SelfMarvel
Nov 2 2021 Who is Rudy Francisco on ‘The Bachelorette’? Here’s why spoken word poet will star in Michelle Young’s showSK POP
Nov 2 2021 November 2021 Reads for the Rest of UsMs. Magazine
Nov 1 2021 November’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ LiteratureLambda Literary
Nov 1 2021 Breathing in stanzas: The Slam poetry of Women of ColourCherwell
Oct 28 2021 Poetry Review: October 2021Washington Independent Review of Books
Oct 28 2021 THE BEST BOOKS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF (FALL 2021)Book Riot
Oct 27 2021 Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s Debut Novel Artfully Complicates Selena’s LegacyVogue
Oct 27 2021 2021 Featured Fall BooksPoets.Org
Oct 25 2021 In ‘Dreaming of You,’ poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines Selena’s legacyNPR
Oct 19 2021 Poetry is experiencing a new golden age, with young writers of color taking the leadCNN
Oct 19 2021 Review- Revisiting Home: Language and Identity in Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-Hwedie’s ‘Born in a Second Language’Africa in Words
Oct 18 2021 Podcast: George Abraham on The Poetry QuestionThe Poetry Question
Oct 8 2021 Want to Expose Who Someone Really Is? Play Them In Mario KartPopular Mechanics
Oct 8 2021 Authors of ‘Black Nerd Problems’ just want to expand the church of nerddom and make sure there are seats for allGM Today
Oct 8 2021 Inspiring poets and their influential workBrig Newspaper
Oct 6 2021 National Book Awards finalists revealed: Hanif Abdurraqib makes it to final roundUSA Today
Oct 6 2021 2021 National Book Award Finalists AnnouncedPublisher’s Weekly
Oct 5 2021 Columbus’ ‘Genius Grant’ winner aims to give back to the communityideastream
Oct 4 2021 The Im/possibility of Being a Queer Palestinian in Americathem.
Oct 1 2021 These Authors With Roots in Latin America Are Redefining Identity, Craft & CommunityTeen Vogue
Oct 1 2021 Kerrin McCadden: When Chapbook Meets Full-LengthThe Chapbook w/ Noah Stetzer & Ross White
Oct 1 2021 October’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ BooksLambda Literary
Sep 28 2021 15 Queer Books We Can’t Wait to Leaf Through This FallLogo TV
Sep 27 2021 Hanif Abdurraqib Is One of This Year’s MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant RecipientsVulture
Sep 27 2021 Teaching Poetry in the Palestinian ApocalypseGuernica Magazine
Sep 27 2021 Authors of ‘Black Nerd Problems’ just want to expand the church of nerddom and make sure there are seats for allChicago Tribune
Sep 24 2021 Just Break Up: Unsolicited Relationship Advice for the MassesLavender Magazine
Sep 23 2021 An Indies Introduce Q&A with Elisabet VelasquezAmerican Booksellers Association
Sep 20 2021 Black Nerd Problems’ is thoughtful and entertainingPittsburgh Post Gazette
Sep 20 2021 National Book Awards Announces Its 2021 NomineesNew York Times
Sep 20 2021 Who Plays Cal in ‘Sex Education’ Season 3? 8 Facts About Dua SalehNewsweek
Sep 16 2021 Powell’s: 26 New Books You’ll Want to ReadPowell’s
Sep 15 2021 Who Is Dua Saleh? The Sex Education Star Has Bops You Need to Add on Spotify ASAPPop Sugar
Sep 2 2021 REVIEW: YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING – ANDREA GIBSON (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Sep 1 2021 Listen: George Abraham vs. ReturningPoetry Foundation
Aug 25 2021 New and forthcoming titles!New Pages
Aug 2 2021 Poem: Porsha OlayiwolaDetroit NPR
Aug 2 2021 How to Summer: Catch Up on Books You Might Have Missed with These Recommendations from 27th Letter BooksDetroit NPR
Jul 28 2021 38 Fall Quotes to Get You Ready for the Coziest SeasonAOL
Jul 27 2021 45 Best LGBTQ Books That Will Heat Up the Literary Landscape This FallO Magazine
Jul 26 2021 Science of Grief: Learning to Cook and Savoring Life’s MomentsDetroit NPR
Jul 26 2021 Joy: Why Traffic On Poetry Websites Has Increased During The PandemicNPR
Jul 21 2021 Review: Born in a Second LanguagePoetry Foundation
Jul 20 2021 Taking Back Jerusalem by George AbrahamWorld Literature Today
Jul 20 2021 In Review: Born in a Second Language by Akosua Zimba Afiriyie-HwedieVagabond City
Jul 20 2021 Searching for a Palestinian Necropastoral (Eve) by George AbrahamPoets.org
Jul 20 2021 POETRY INSPIRES AND LIBERATES IN A DIGITAL AGEASCJ Capstone
Jul 20 2021 Interview with George Abrahamdivedapper
Jul 19 2021 Poetry You Can WatchThe Kathmandu Post
Jul 15 2021 Review: ‘Summertime’ is a portrait of modern Los Angeles through poetrySF Chronicle
Jul 14 2021 YOUR GUIDE TO INSTAGRAM POETRYBook Riot
Jul 12 2021 From the Mouths of PoetsArticulate
Jul 1 2021 25 HEALING QUOTES TO HELP PROCESS GRIEF & REGAIN PEACEBook Riot
Jun 29 2021 The Willies: An Interview with Adam FalknerF(r)iction
Jun 25 2021 WHAT TO READ WHEN YOU’VE MADE IT HALFWAY THROUGH 2021The Rumpus
Jun 24 2021 2021 Summer Poetry Reading ListPoets.org
Jun 21 2021 Fall 2021 Announcements: PoetryPublishers Weekly
Jun 17 2021 In Conversation With Poet Andrea GibsonWORT FM
Jun 17 2021 The Willies by Adam Falkner – GOLD MEDAL POETRY WINNER!Foreword Reviews
Jun 10 2021 The Black Performance of Literary Quiet: A Conversation with Hanif AbdurraqibLA Review of Books
Jun 9 2021 TRANSCENDING LIMITATIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH RUDY FRANCISCOAdroit Journal
Jun 3 2021 Science of Grief: Exploring Unexpected LossWDET Detroit NPR
Jun 2 2021 June’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ LiteratureLambda Literary
May 27 2021 LISTEN: How Poet Porsha Olayiwola Reimagines And Repairs HistoryConnecticut Public Radio
May 26 2021 Allow These Instagram Accounts to Remind You To Always Prioritize Your Mental HealthE! Online
May 26 2021 How Can Black People Write About Flowers at a Time Like ThisOn Being
May 24 2021 Searching for a Palestinian ‘After’ by George AbrahamThe Nation
May 17 2021 “A Hand Becomes” by Ollie SchminkeyMicro
May 6 2021 Inaugural Roxbury Poetry Festival slated for June 5The Bay State Banner
May 3 2021 May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ LiteratureLambda Literary
May 3 2021 On Being Podcast: Hanif AbdurraqibOn Being
Apr 29 2021 “Sway” By Ebony StewartHouston Public Media
Apr 27 2021 REVIEW: ‘Even the Saints Audition’New Pages
Apr 16 2021 Why Poetry Is Experiencing an AwakeningSmithsonian
Apr 12 2021 Rudy Francisco speaks on poetry’s political powerPitt News
Apr 7 2021 REVIEW: Please Come Off-Book by Kevin KantorReviews of Oz
Apr 5 2021 20 titles to guide you through National Poetry MonthColumbia Tribune
Apr 2 2021 Hanif Abdurraqib Celebrates Black PerformanceThe New York Times
Apr 2 2021 5 Poets Share Their National Poetry Month Book Recommendations And Writing AdviceForbes
Apr 1 2021 Poet Sabrina Benaim Reads ‘Explaining My Depression to My Mother’NBC Philadelphia
Mar 29 2021 Hanif Abdurraqib on Writing History, Black Performance and Music VideosVice
Mar 24 2021 The Black Nerds Redefining the CultureThe New York Times
Mar 23 2021 May We Present… Kevin Kantor’s Please Come Off-BookLambda Literary
Mar 22 2021 Hanif Abdurraqib Is “Aching for Conversation,” and on His Podcast Object of Sound, He’s Having ThemVanity Fair
Mar 22 2021 The poet and essayist on the history of black performance, the meaning of miracles and the enigmatic brilliance of Whitney HoustonThe Guardian
Mar 22 2021 Hanif Abdurraqib on the Many Modes of Black PerformanceEsquire
Mar 22 2021 Program to explore how different cultures deal with griefAssociated Press
Mar 16 2021 Poetry Today: George AbrahamKenyon Review
Mar 15 2021 Lambda Literary Lammy Award Finalists!Lambda Literary
Mar 15 2021 Please Come Off-Book, an Evening of Poetry and Discussion with Kevin KantorBroadway World
Mar 15 2021 5 POETS OF COLOR TO FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM IN 2021Book Riot
Mar 12 2021 2020 Forward Indies Book of the Year FinalistsForeward Reviews
Mar 4 2021 March’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ BooksLambda Literary
Mar 4 2021 Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME at the open mic. Boston Globe
Mar 4 2021 HANIF ABDURRAQIB | NEW ‘OBJECT OF SOUND’ PODCAST & THE JOY OF MUSIC DISCOVERYFlaunt
Mar 2 2021 Announcing the Finalists for the 2020 Big Other Readers’ Choice Award!Big Other Mag
Feb 25 2021 Finalists for the 2020 Big Other Book Award for PoetryBig Other Mag
Feb 23 2021 Boston’s Poet Laureate Takes Us Through City’s Black HistoryNBC10 Boston
Feb 18 2021 Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola finds home is not simply growing in a place, but the grit of growing with a place.Boston Globe
Feb 18 2021 Celebrating Black History Month with New BooksUniversity of Arizona Poetry Center
Feb 16 2021 What Poet Hanif Abdurraqib Can’t Live WithoutThe New York Times
Feb 16 2021 HOW POETRY IS HELPING ME THROUGH THE PANDEMICBook Riot
Feb 9 2021 Amanda Gorman and 8 Other Young Black Poets To SupportPopdust
Feb 9 2021 10 LGBTQ+ Books You Should Read This FebruaryFangirlish
Feb 5 2021 18 ways to honor Black History MonthLA Times
Jan 29 2021 On Loren Reed’s “Emo Prison Bars”Medium
Jan 29 2021 Melissa Lozada-Oliva Interviews Amy BenderElectric Lit
Jan 28 2021 New Podcasts Worth Checking OutThe New York Times
Jan 28 2021 BAM Announces Hanif Abdurraqib As Guest Curator At LargeBroadway World
Jan 28 2021 Review: I’ll Fly Away by Rudy FranciscoThe Poetry Question
Jan 26 2021 7 POETS LIKE AMANDA GORMAN TO WATCHBook Riot
Jan 25 2021 5 Poetry platforms you need to check outMid-Day India
Jan 21 2021 RE-EMBODYING PALESTINIAN MEMORYPublic Books
Jan 15 2021 BOOK REVIEW: PORSHA OLAYIWOLA’S I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOOWorld Book History
Jan 1 2021 The Books That Broke Through the Noise of 2020lifehacker
Dec 29 2020 New Poem by George AbrahamUnderblong
Dec 23 2020 ‘Boston Ode’: City’s Poet Laureate Takes Us Through 2020, an Extraordinary YearNBC 10 Boston
Dec 22 2020 The Best Books By Arab Authors in 2020The New Arab
Dec 18 2020 Review: Ain’t Never Not Been Black by Javon JohnsonSugar House Reviews
Dec 16 2020 A Year in Reading: Megan GiddingsThe Millions
Dec 15 2020 Rudy Francisco: Belizean-born “slam poet” releases book Breaking Belizean News
Dec 14 2020 Bookmarks: Best of 2020Asian American Writers Workshop
Dec 9 2020 Exclusive cover reveal: William Evans and Omar Holmon’s Black Nerd Problems.Lithub
Dec 8 2020 I’ll Fly Away – New Release to Read this WeekBuzzfeed
Dec 2 2020 Jacqui Germain Will Be Teen Vogue’s Economic Security Project FellowTeen Vogue
Nov 30 2020 Essay: peluda, One Day at a Time, and how I came to appreciate my Latina body hairThe Peak
Nov 16 2020 Lost Notes: 1980 – podcast with Hanif AbdurraqibThe New Yorker
Nov 1 2020 New Poem by George AbrahamThe Baffler
Oct 9 2020 THE SOUND OF BEGINNING: BIRTHRIGHT BY GEORGE ABRAHAMThe Rumpus
Oct 9 2020 11 GLORIOUS SPOKEN WORD POEMS BY QUEER POETSBook Riot
Oct 5 2020 Review: Black life in California, potent and poetic on Pasadena Playhouse’s virtual stageLA Times
Oct 5 2020 New Poem by Adam Falkner: Love Me A Man Who CriesCatapult
Oct 2 2020 Teacakes & Tarot: Will Wilhelm & Kevin KantorVimeo
Sep 22 2020 The Academy Of American Poets Announces The Recipients Of The 2020 American Poets PrizesBroadway World
Sep 21 2020 PlayhouseLivePresents STILL. Written and Performed By Javon JohnsonBroadway World
Sep 15 2020 Books on Depression: Helpful Resources for When You Feel DepressedChoosing Therapy
Sep 10 2020 Broken Ghazal, Before Balfour: Two Poems by George AbrahamAsian Americans Writers Workshop
Sep 1 2020 Rachel Wiley is a writer, and she’s comfortable saying soColumbus Alive
Aug 18 2020 Five Amazing Latinx Poets that Make You Rethink Bad Poetry DayBELatina
Aug 4 2020 Michael Lee vs. Grief (Podcast: in converation w/ Danez Smith)VS Podcast
Aug 3 2020 REVIEW: Keep This to Yourself by Kerrin McCaddenThe Poetry Cafe
Jul 31 2020 Hanif Abdurraqib Talks with Adia Victoria on the Talkhouse PodcastTalkhouse
Jul 21 2020 Op-Ed by Andrea Gibson: When I Die, Scatter My Ashes at the Mercury CafeWestword
Jul 20 2020 Artists at the Intersection of Bias, Race, and Class: Porsha Olayiwola and more. WGBH Boston
Jul 17 2020 The Power of Touch: Years Before I Came Out, I Found the Tenderness I Craved at the Barber by Adam FalknerThe Guardian
Jul 16 2020 Center Theatre Group, looking to a post-pandemic future, picks a Dave Harris playLA Times
Jul 9 2020 Five Latina poets that should be on your radarAL DÍA
Jun 26 2020 Kerrin McCadden, New Poem: Running ErrandsLove’s Executive Order
Jun 25 2020 19 Books By Queer Authors Reviewers Fell In Love WithBuzzfeed
Jun 25 2020 To Remember, Read, and Return: A Conversation Between Omar Sakr and George AbrahamLos Angeles Review of Books
Jun 22 2020 Samuel Adams and GLAAD Join Forces to Elevate the Black LGBTQ+ CommunityAdweek
Jun 22 2020 CONVERSATIONS WITH ADAM FALKNER: ON POETRY, SOCIAL IDENTITY, AND QUEER NARRATIVESScientific Inquirer
Jun 12 2020 Pride & Poetry: Spotlight on Recent Collections by Queer PoetsU of A Poetry Center
Jun 1 2020 Heavy Hitters festival brings spoken word to poem-hungry massesSan Francisco Chronicle
May 28 2020 23 Poets Laureate Receive Fellowships for Projects Around the U.S.New York Times
May 28 2020 The Only Worlds We Know, by Michael Lee, Reviewed by K McClendonRunestone Journal
May 28 2020 Stealth Isolation: Black poetry of the futureNew York Amsterdam News
May 20 2020 PEN TO PAPER: EMBELLISHING MEMORY WITH PORSHA OLAYIWOLAPen America
May 18 2020 Interview: George AbrahamVagabond City
May 13 2020 Kerrin McCadden On Her Poetry Collection Born From GriefVPR
May 13 2020 Review: Keep This to Yourself by Kerrin McCaddenMom Egg Review
May 7 2020 Asian American Writers, Their Books & The Books They LoveAmerican Writers Museum
May 3 2020 “When you lose someone, it’s a very public event”: An Interview with Kerrin McCaddenPine Hills Review
Apr 30 2020 National Poetry Month: George Abraham Recommends…Poets & Writers
Apr 30 2020 The Joys and Worries of 20 Writers During COVID-19Lithub
Apr 28 2020 5 Minnesota writers receive McKnight grantsStar Tribune
Apr 24 2020 10 Poetry Influencers You Should FollowInfluencer intelligence
Apr 24 2020 Books and Booze: Hanif Abdurraqib on Time, Failure, and Las Vegas BuffetsLithub
Apr 23 2020 Hanif Abdurraqib is on the frontlines of poetry’s democratizationDocument Journal
Apr 23 2020 New Audiobooks To Listen To During National Poetry MonthBook Riot
Apr 22 2020 An April APA Poetry Companion: New Books for National Poetry MonthLantern Review
Apr 17 2020 Between Abject Fear And Inexplicable Optimism’: Vt. Poets On The PandemicVPR
Apr 15 2020 Quick Lit: ‘Keep This to Yourself’ by Kerrin McCaddenSeven Days Vermont
Apr 13 2020 6 National Poetry Month Releases For Your BookshelfRead Poetry
Apr 10 2020 What To Read When You Want To Celebrate PoetryThe Rumpus
Apr 9 2020 National Poetry Month with Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s Poet LaureateBay State Banner
Apr 8 2020 Where To Find Free Poetry OnlineBook Riot
Apr 3 2020 10 poetry collections to get you through AprilPages Bookshop
Apr 1 2020 REVIEW: I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOOGlassworks
Mar 31 2020 ‘Birthright’: An Invitation to “Read” Rather Than “read” about Autonomy over ErasureBlack Girl Nerds
Mar 24 2020 How Spoken Word Poetry Is Transforming The GenreStudy Breaks
Mar 24 2020 Interview wtih Kerrin McCadden – Winner of the 2018 Button Poetry PrizeThe Hive KSQD
Mar 17 2020 Raych Jackson | LIVE from Soho House ChicagoWGN Radio
Mar 13 2020 Poem: Before Apocolypse by George Abraham Jewish Currents
Mar 12 2020 POETRY REVIEW: BIRTHRIGHT BY GEORGE ABRAHAMTweetSpeak
Mar 9 2020 Michael Lee Shares His Road to RecoveryMiddletown Transcript
Mar 8 2020 Women Writers to Watch in 2020American Writers Museum
Mar 6 2020 Kerrin McCadden Discusses New BookWDEV
Mar 6 2020 3 Contemporary Poets That Go Beyond Instagram PoetryStudy Breaks
Mar 6 2020 How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?Lit Hub
Feb 25 2020 Porsha Olayiwola on Audre Lorde and Social JusticeLambda Literary
Feb 19 2020 Andrea Gibson brings stories about love to Boston during spoken poetry showThe Suffolk Journal
Feb 18 2020 With her debut collection, Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola shimmers sometimes, tooKUOW – NPR
Feb 13 2020 ADAM FALKNER RETURNS WITH HIS NEW POETRY COLLECTION, “THE WILLIES,” AND A BETTER SENSE OF HIS AUTHENTIC SELFPulp
Feb 13 2020 FUTURIST AND POET LAUREATE PORSHA OLAYIWOLA ON THE ROLE OF ART IN OUR POLITICAL PRESENTBoston Hassle
Feb 10 2020 Adam Falkner Confronts Queer Shame, and His Father’s Alcoholism, in The Williesthem
Feb 10 2020 George Abraham “To All The Ghosts I’ve Loved Before: A Palinode in 15 Unsent Valentines”The Missouri Review
Feb 8 2020 Review: The Only Worlds We Know by Michael Lee (Rhino)Rhino
Jan 31 2020 Music weaves through all aspects of life for poet-critic Hanif AbdurraqibLittle Village
Jan 30 2020 5 Books We’re Excited for in 2020Luna Luna
Jan 23 2020 TWO POEMS by George AbrahamJubilat
Jan 19 2020 Forthcoming Poetry Collections in 2020Library Journal
Jan 14 2020 6 POETRY BOOKS FOR A MORE COMFORTING START TO 2020Book Riot
Jan 13 2020 When the Skull Is a Bell: Interview with Poet Michael LeeThe Fix
Jan 10 2020 10 Books That Will Give You An Excuse To Stay Home This WinterWBUR (The ARTery)
Jan 9 2020 REVIEW: The Only Worlds We Know by Michael LeeJulia’s Book Reviews
Jan 7 2020 Olivia Gatwood, a Poet With a YouTube Following, Branches OutNew York Times
Jan 7 2020 Most Anticipated Small Press Books of 2020!Big Other
Jan 2 2020 20 LGBTQ Collections of Poetry, Short Stories, and EssaysThe Advocate
Jan 2 2020 CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTRIBUTORS: MICHAEL LEEThe Adroit Journal
Jan 1 2020 10 Best Books From 2019 That Present The Body As A Radical ActWBUR (The ARTery)
Dec 6 2019 REVIEW: I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO – PORSHA OLAYIWOLA (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Dec 5 2019 Poem: apology by George AbrahamCordite Poetry Review
Dec 2 2019 REVIEW: FORGIVE YOURSELF THESE TINY ACTS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION – JARED SINGER (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Nov 26 2019 BookTrib Editors Predict 2019 Goodreads Choice Award WinnersBookTrib
Nov 25 2019 New wave of poetry explodes around the globeBusiness Live
Nov 21 2019 Andrea Gibson is Still Screaming, This Time About LoveCollege News
Nov 19 2019 Porsha Olayiwola Releases First Poetry Collection, ‘I Shimmer Sometimes, Too’WBUR
Nov 11 2019 Ekphrasis with Toothing Chainsaw in Unnamed Halhul VineyardPoetry Foundation
Nov 11 2019 Recommended Reading: George Abraham’s forthcoming BIRTHRIGHTPoetry Foundation
Nov 8 2019 POETRY: These five collections with Minnesota connections thrum with heart and wisdom. Star Tribune
Oct 23 2019 Teaching High School Students the Wildness of PoetryLiterary Hub
Oct 18 2019 Author Interview: Boston’s Poet Laureate — Porsha OlayiwolaThe Arts Fuse
Sep 26 2019 Dave Harris (Everybody Black) Honored with this Year’s Ollie New Play AwardPlaybill
Sep 25 2019 RAYCH JACKSON WROTE ‘EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION’ FOR THE BROWN SKIN CHURCH BABIES WITH QUESTIONSThe Tribe
Sep 24 2019 REVIEW: EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION – RAYCH JACKSON (BUTTON POETRY)The Poetry Question
Sep 15 2019 Review: The Only Worlds We Know by Michael Lee (via Billy Collins)Midwest Book Review
Sep 5 2019 Michael Lee: Must-Read Poetry, August 2019The Millions
Sep 4 2019 Dave Harris is Recipient of 2019 Idea AwardBroadway World
Aug 27 2019 7 Poets Like Rupi Kaur To Read, Because There Are So Many Talented Writers Out ThereBustle
Aug 22 2019 The First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate on How Poetry Can Counter HateTIME
Aug 21 2019 Best FIVE Poetry Books to readKhmer Times
Aug 21 2019 10 Authors who Capture What it’s Like to Grow Up in an Interfaith FamilyJewish Telegraphic Agency
Aug 20 2019 Michael Lee’s Debut Collection is Most Exciting Poetry Release in 2019Burger A Day
Aug 16 2019 Button Poetry Fans are in Luck: Audiobooks are now available!Book Riot
Aug 15 2019 REVIEW: The Only Worlds We Know by Michael Lee (Button Poetry)The Poetry Question
Aug 5 2019 The Poetry of Kerrin McCadden and the Opioid CrisisBest American Poetry
Jul 3 2019 Button Poetry: Sewing a New Era of PoetryWorld Literature Today
Jun 21 2019 ‘Button Poetry’, a new awakening on American stages and screensThe Conversation
Jun 18 2019 5 Latinas Using Poetry to Help Women Like Them Feel SeenHip Latina
Jun 11 2019 Poets & Writers Theater: Dave HarrisPoets & Writers
Jun 11 2019 Activist and Poet Andrea Gibson Performs Through Their FearNylon
Jun 6 2019 The Write Stuff: Andrea GibsonWestword
Jun 1 2019 Porsha Olayiwola Pens Intro to 826 Boston Student AnthologyThe Boston Globe
May 22 2019 Non-Binary Actors and the Theatre Industry: An Interview with Kevin KantorLGBTQ Policy Journal
May 17 2019 Andrea Gibson: ‘I don’t think of love and rage as separate’The List
May 16 2019 Kevin Kantor: How a transgender character changed when a trans actor was hired for the roleAzcentral
May 14 2019 The Revenge of Poet and Playwright Dave HarrisVoice of San Diego
May 2 2019 Dave Harris’ Play to Premiere Off-Broadway Spring 2020Playbill
May 2 2019 American Microreviews: Blythe Baird, If My Body Could SpeakAmerican Micro Reviews
Apr 30 2019 Andrea Gibson’s New Video Takes Aim at the National Rifle AssociationWestword
Apr 25 2019 Spoken-word artist Andrea Gibson is in the fight for hearts and mindsBoston Globe
Apr 25 2019 These Black Poets Use the Power of Their Words to Highlight InjusticeThe Root
Apr 25 2019 New Poem: Raych Jackson – “Church Girls Sing for the Congregation”The Shallow Ends
Apr 24 2019 Blythe Baird Has More to SlamMN Daily
Apr 22 2019 Five Poetry Collections you should read for National Poetry MonthStudent Life
Apr 19 2019 13 Books By Queer Poets To Add To Your Reading ListBuzzFeed News
Apr 17 2019 Porsha Olayiwola Is Reimagining What Poetry Can BeEssence
Apr 17 2019 12 Powerful Spoken Word Artists You Need To Add To Your PlaylistFeminism in India
Apr 12 2019 National Poetry Month: LGBTQ Poets Who InspireHuman Rights Campaign
Apr 3 2019 Read These Poets for National Poetry MonthCollege News
Apr 1 2019 Watch: Dave Harris – “Turbulence” – Rattle Poetry Prize WinnerRattle
Mar 27 2019 Blythe Baird – “An Invitation”: Clip of the DayPoets & Writers
Mar 19 2019 Intersectional Identity: A Reading ListPEN American
Mar 18 2019 9 Stunning and Beautiful Poetry BooksThe Curious Reader
Mar 18 2019 If My Body Could Speak’ (Feminism, Survival, and My New Favorite Modern Poet) — Blythe BairdHowling Libraries
Mar 14 2019 Poet Donte Collins Wants You to Find Power in your Own StoryTPT PBS
Mar 14 2019 Desireé Dallagiacomo releases her debut collection, ‘Sink’The Advocate
Mar 8 2019 5 Spoken Word poets who are giving voice to thousands of womenThe Statesman
Mar 7 2019 15 Soul-Stirring Poems About Music and its PowerBook Riot
Mar 6 2019 Spoken-Word Poetry’s Dynamic DuoNew Yorker
Feb 27 2019 Andrea Gibson: Hard TruthsFyne Times
Feb 26 2019 Portrait of an Artist: Porsha OlayiwolaThe Harvard Crimson
Feb 26 2019 Tips On How To Read More PoetryBook Riot
Feb 25 2019 Why Poetry Thrives In Times Of ConflictNylon
Feb 22 2019 Blythe Baird – “If My Body Could Speak” – ReviewThe State Times
Feb 21 2019 Slam Poetry Breathes New Life into the Age-Old Topic of LoveThe Dartmouth
Feb 18 2019 Boston’s New Poet Laureate Helps Tomorrow’s Leaders Find Their VoiceExhale Lifestyle
Feb 15 2019 Pervasive Whiteness in the Apocalyptic: On Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s PeludaThe Bind
Feb 15 2019 Women Of Color You Need To Follow On InstagramScary Mommy
Feb 13 2019 Andrea Gibson Continues to Make Their Mark in the Contemporary Poetry SceneLambda Literary
Feb 8 2019 MacSlams Celebrates Its Ten-Year AnniversaryThe Mac Weekly
Feb 8 2019 Donte Collins – Poem – “Prayer Severing the Cycle”The Academy of American Poets
Jan 30 2019 Button Poetry, A Bastion Of Spoken Word, Is Thriving On YouTubeStudy Breaks
Jan 29 2019 William Evans – Poem – “After the Storm, it was Business as Usual”The Adroit Journal
Jan 23 2019 Andrea Gibson Writes Through Love And War In ‘Lord Of The Butterflies’Colorado Public Radio
Jan 21 2019 Best Poetry Books To Read While In High SchoolThe County Current
Jan 21 2019 The Body is Always Present: A Review of Stevie Edwards’ Sadness WorkshopThe Adroit Journal
Jan 19 2019 These channels should be your go-to places for magical spoken word performancesTelangana Today
Jan 14 2019 Four Button Books on Most Recommended of 2019!BookRiot
Jan 12 2019 For a diverse new generation, poetry is a ‘growth industry’Star Tribune
Jan 11 2019 Our Latest Digital Obsession – Olivia Gatwood & Button PoetryPress Pass LA
Jan 10 2019 Blythe Baird – “I Write to Heal”Elle India
Jan 8 2019 Melissa Lozada-Oliva explores beauty and body hair in ‘Peluda’San Diego City Beat
Jan 7 2019 YouTube Channels That Every Literary Geek Should Subscribe ToABSCBN
Dec 27 2018 Interview – “LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES” celebrates constant transformation. Bitch Media
Dec 17 2018 Porsha Olayiwola Named Boston’s Next Poet LaureateWBUR
Dec 17 2018 Best Books of 2018 – Andrea GibsonMaire Claire
Dec 17 2018 Meet Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s New Poet LaureateThe Boston Globe
Dec 12 2018 On Learning to Love Yourself Through Poetry – Melissa Lozada-OlivaThe Boston Globe
Dec 12 2018 Book Review – Andrea Gibson, Lord of the ButterfliesSeattle Book Review
Dec 11 2018 Featured: George Abraham’s ‘Imagining a Free Palestine’The Paris Review
Dec 10 2018 Interview: ‘I Write Where I Want To Be’: Spoken Word Poet Andrea GibsonWUWM
Dec 9 2018 Book Review – Rudy Francisco’s ‘Helium’ Rises to the TopBinghamton University Pipe Dream
Dec 4 2018 Dave Harris Named Recipient of The Lark’s 2019-20 Venturous Playwright FellowshipThe Lark
Dec 1 2018 Interview – Famous Poet and LGBTQ+ Activist Andrea Gibson Daily Iowan
Dec 1 2018 Andrea Gibson – December Horoscopes & Book RecommendationsBook Riot
Nov 29 2018 Andrea Gibson – Clip of the DayPoets & Writers
Nov 27 2018 Ten Questions for Andrea GibsonPoets & Writers
Nov 27 2018 Poet Andrea Gibson gets personal and political City Pages
Nov 23 2018 Andrea Gibson calls ‘Lord of the Butterflies,’ ‘most honest collection’Daily Camera
Nov 21 2018 Interview with Danez SmithSeattle Time
Nov 20 2018 Andrea Gibson Talks Politically Charged New Poetry Book, Lord Of The ButterfliesKwir
Nov 20 2018 Andrea Gibson’s ‘Lord Of The Butterflies’ Will Crack Your Queer Heart Wide OpenGo Magazine
Nov 19 2018 Book Review – Andrea Gibson, Lord of the ButterfliesPublishers Weekly
Nov 16 2018 Book Review – Andrea Gibson, Lord of the ButterfliesStar Tribune
Nov 13 2018 Button Author Danez Smith Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30!Forbes
Nov 13 2018 Paper Darts – Q&A with Andrea GibsonPaper Darts
Oct 27 2018 15 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Non-Conforming Writers to SupportBook Riot
Oct 26 2018 Button Poetry Is Now Available on SpotifyBook Riot
Oct 25 2018 Poets Wow Crowd at The HauntThe Badger Online
Oct 15 2018 What to Read Next: Top Picks in PoetryTucson Weekly
Oct 8 2018 Danez Smith – “Undetectable” New Yorker
Oct 8 2018 The Newest Wave of Asian-American Writers You Should KnowLit Hub
Oct 4 2018 September Book Haul feat. Phil Kaye’s Date & Timebooksandquills
Oct 4 2018 National Poetry Day 2018 – Andrea Gibson, Lord of the ButterfliesTurnaround UK
Oct 1 2018 Organic Nostalgia: A Review of Phil Kaye’s “Date & Time”Julia’s Book Reviews
Sep 24 2018 Hanif Abdurraqib – “It’s Not Like Nikola Tesla Knew All Those People Were Going To Die”Poetry Foundation
Sep 22 2018 5 Poems Which Made Me Fall In Love With PoetryHope & Whispers
Sep 21 2018 Get Uncomfortable: Poet Rachel Wiley Challenges Society to Confront its PrejudiceColumbus Monthly
Sep 21 2018 Book Review: Autopsy by Donte CollinsThe State Times
Sep 18 2018 Danez Smith becomes youngest winner of Forward poetry prizeThe Guardian
Sep 17 2018 Fall Preview 2018: 9 Queer-Inclusive Books You Won’t Want to MissNew Now Next
Sep 11 2018 Andrea Gibson is Lord of the ButterfliesOut Front Magazine
Sep 7 2018 15 Latinx Poets Who Are Breaking Down BordersBook Riot
Sep 5 2018 If You’re Having A Bad Day, Follow These Instagram 15 Poets – feat. Rudy FranciscoBuzzfeed
Aug 30 2018 Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s ‘There is So Much Pressure in a White Dress’The Adroit Journal
Aug 29 2018 Interview with Rudy FranciscoLA Taco
Aug 28 2018 Sam Sax wins Poetry Foundation FellowshipPoetry Foundation
Aug 22 2018 Exclusive: Interview With Spoken Word Poet Phil Kaye On New Book ‘Date And Time’The Knockturnal
Aug 20 2018 This Typewriter-Slinging ‘Busker’ Writes Poems on Demand (Inspired by Button Poets!)VICE
Aug 2 2018 Can you write love poems in the Trump era? A Q&A with genderqueer artist Andrea Gibson.Washington Post
Jul 16 2018 THIS POETRY BOOK ON QUEER BLACK WOMXNHOOD & SURVIVAL IS UNAPOLOGETIC SOUL FOODAfropunk
Jul 13 2018 Review of Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s PeludaKenyon Review
Jul 6 2018 Featured: Rudy Francisco’s ‘In the Voice of Hip Hop’San Francisco Chronicle
Jul 2 2018 Conversations with Contributors: William EvansThe Adroit Journal
Feb 6 2018 Kyle ‘Guante’ Tran Myhre: The Spoken Word SageCity Pages
Dec 22 2017 UPenn Prof brings her copy of “PELUDA” on Fox NewsRaw Story
Sep 27 2017 Still Can’t Do My Daughter’s Hair: A ReviewBook Raven
Sep 26 2017 Sabrina Benaim’s Depression & Other Magic TricksSenesless Book Views
Sep 26 2017 ARC Review of peluda by Melissa Lozada-OlivaStories in Space
Sep 19 2017 Inseam: Olivia GatwoodA Feminist Thread
Sep 18 2017 Review of peluda by Melissa Lozada-OlivaInk Drops Books
Sep 16 2017 Review: Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim Reads and Treats
Sep 16 2017 Review: Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim Jeremy Stevens
Sep 16 2017 Review: Peluda by Melissa Lozada-OlivaBook Spoils
Sep 7 2017 A Conversation with Donte Collins — Autopsy Book ReleaseThe Good Men Project
Aug 30 2017 Review: Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim For Lovers of Books
Aug 27 2017 Review: Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim Book Spoils
Aug 25 2017 Is Poetry the New Adult Coloring Book?Publishers Weekly
Aug 23 2017 Katie Clark Interviews Olivia GatwoodVagabond City
Aug 11 2017 Sabrina Benaim Discusses Mental Health, Poetry, and a New BookThe Arts Guild
Aug 11 2017 BETWEEN THE LINES: SABRINA BENAIM ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH WITH SPOKEN WORDThe Arts Guild
Aug 7 2017 Must-Read Poetry: August 2017The Millions
Jun 29 2017 Review of Olivia Gatwood’s New American Best FriendThe Bind
Jun 23 2017 CINNAMON, LILAC AND POETRY: an interview with poet Sabrina BenaimMimp
Jun 2 2017 Olivia Gatwood Talks Poetry and Her Creative ProcessAffinity
May 2 2017 Girlhood Illuminated: A Review of New American Best FriendThe Refresh
Apr 20 2017 Book reviews: Poetry books encompass feelings of feminist communitySteam Boat Today
Apr 12 2017 Katie Clark Interviews Melissa Lozada-OlivaVagabond City
Mar 31 2017 Olivia Gatwood’s Debut Poetry Collection Is The Book I Wish I Had As A Teenage GirlThought Catalog
Mar 31 2017 Book Recommendation: New American Best FriendNicole M. Nance
Mar 25 2017 Review: New American Best Friend by Olivia GatwoodLemons and Libraries
Jan 19 2017 Episode 1 of Girl Talk: Olivia GatwoodGirl Talk
Oct 7 2016 A Powerful Reminder To Men That Women Are So Much More Than Their BodiesHuffington Post
Aug 23 2016 If You Don’t Get The Problem With Cultural Appropriation, Listen To ThisHuffington Post
Aug 11 2016 Breathtaking Poem Imagines An ‘Alternate Heaven For Black Boys’Huffington Post
Jul 23 2016 BOOK REVIEW: THE CROWN AIN’T WORTH MUCH BY HANIF WILLIS-ABDURRAQUIBThe Los Angeles Review
Jul 14 2016 A Poem For Anyone Who Thinks Makeup Can’t Be EmpoweringHuffington Post
Jul 7 2016 Genius Woman Used Her Love Of Bread To Shut Down A Slut-ShamerHuffington Post
Jun 17 2016 Poem Exposes The Gut-Wrenching Anonymity Of Child BridesHuffington Post
May 26 2016 Slam Poet Reminds Men That Women Have The Right To Take Up SpaceHuffington Post
May 17 2016 He survived suicide. Here’s what he wants other survivors to know.Upworthy
Apr 27 2016 Powerful Poem Shuts Down The Reporter Who Once Said ‘Jesus Is White’Huffington Post
Apr 21 2016 The Perfect Breakdown Of Why White Feminism Isn’t Really FeminismHuffington Post
Apr 4 2016 This Poet Perfectly Captures The Problem With Appropriating Black SlangHuffington Post
Mar 23 2016 This Poet Made A Police Brutality Mad Lib, And It’s DevastatingHuffington Post
Mar 8 2016 Allow This Poet To Brilliantly Explain Why Fetishizing Black Women Is Never O.K.Huffington Post
Mar 2 2016 15 Witty Comebacks To Every Sleazy Pickup LineHuffington Post
Feb 17 2016 Every Question This Poet’s Received As A Midwife, Advocate And WomanHuffington Post
Feb 3 2016 The Perfect Response To Science’s Sexist Approach To Women’s BodiesHuffington Post
Dec 30 2015 This Poet Breaks Down The Importance Of Missy Elliott’s Hip-Hop FeminismHuffington Post
Dec 28 2015 9 Powerful Warnings About Womanhood To Teenage GirlsHuffington Post
Nov 30 2015 A dad gets a standing ovation for his message to boys interested in dating his daughter.Upworthy
Nov 30 2015 This Teen’s Poem Highlights The Sad Reality Of Being A Black BoyHuffington Post
Nov 24 2015 Her mother doesn’t get why she’s depressed. So she explains the best way she knows how.Upworthy
Nov 16 2015 Poet Describes The Frightening ‘Adrenaline Rush’ That Comes With Being BlackHuffington Post
Nov 13 2015 Black Poet Explains Painful Reality Of Police Violence To His 4-Year-Old NephewHuffington Post
Nov 5 2015 What Happens When The ‘Fat Girl’ Develops An Eating DisorderHuffington Post
Oct 20 2015 Poet Nails Why Offensive Halloween Costumes Are Never A Good IdeaHuffington Post
Oct 14 2015 This Poet Nails Why ‘All Lives Matter’ Will Always Be A Horrible ArgumentHuffington Post
Oct 6 2015 Poet Passionately Explains Why Ebonics Is The Backbone Of Black CultureHuffington Post
Sep 18 2015 Neil and Joey both dealt with depression when they were kids, but only one could get help.Upworthy
Sep 17 2015 Poet Aja Monet Heartbreakingly Recalls The First Time She ‘Hated A Cop’Huffington Post
Sep 16 2015 A Powerful Response To People Who Say ‘Men Can’t Get Raped’Huffington Post
Sep 14 2015 Afro-Latino Man Proudly Claims His Black Heritage In This Incredible Spoken-Word PoemHuffington Post
Sep 11 2015 The Ode To ‘Thunderous’ Thighs All Women Needs To HearHuffington Post
Sep 11 2015 Black Women Deliver Must-Hear Poem To The Black Men Who Disrespect ThemHuffington Post
Sep 9 2015 Poet Breaks Down Gentrification And Its Ripple Effect On Black LivesHuffington Post
Sep 2 2015 The Slam Poem About Female Masturbation Men Need To HearHuffington Post
Aug 20 2015 One Woman’s Reaction To Every ‘White Man’s Sentence’Huffington Post
Jul 31 2015 Poet Calls Out Our Culture’s Absurd Ideas About Body HairHuffington Post
Jul 9 2015 Woman In A Wheelchair Gives Powerful Response To A Rude Question About Her Sex LifeHuffington Post
Jun 22 2015 What Happens When A Black Man And A White Woman Speak For Each OtherHuffington Post
May 12 2015 How would you describe depression to someone who doesn’t have it? One man nails it with a poem.Upworthy
Jan 14 2015 7 things you might hear from a 19th century slaveholder with a modern take on racism.Upworthy
Jan 8 2015 This Is For Every Tall Girl Who Loves To Wear HeelsHuffington Post
Dec 24 2014 ‘How Not To Make Love To A Fat Girl’Huffington Post
Oct 1 2014 This List Of Sex Tips From Women’s Magazines Is Missing One Very Important WordHuffington Post
Sep 12 2014 This Is The Hardest Part About Having Nieces And Nephews, According To Two UnclesHuffington Post
Sep 5 2014 Blythe Baird’s Slam Poem Dissects The Depressing Way Women Are Taught To BehaveHuffington Post
Aug 18 2014 Why This Woman Would Rather Read Harry Potter Erotica Than Watch PornHuffington Post
Jul 11 2014 Everyone Needs To Hear This Powerful Poem That Clearly Defines ConsentHuffington Post
Jun 24 2014 When ‘Do You Have Weapons?’ Is Heard More Often In Schools Than ‘Do You Have Dreams?’Huffington Post
Jun 17 2014 This Spoken Word Poem Imagines Suffragettes In A Whole New WayHuffington Post
Jun 3 2014 This Woman Could Completely Change How We Talk About Fat BodiesHuffington Post