This Is a True Story Gray Barker helped create UFO mythology from his home in rural West Virginia. In his poems, he channels the repression and paranoia that stalked postwar America. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/180... #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

H.R. HAYS was a poet, translator, novelist and playwright, an historian of anthropology and zoology, and a teacher. Several of his twenty-two books, reflecting the diversity of his interests, were the pioneering works in their fields. rebrand.ly/pmi3z9s #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby #summer

"I love time travel stories--and this book offers a trip back to a time and place that seems almost like science-fiction today. Wonderful characters, great surprises, and a sly sense of humor that kept me eagerly turning the pages." -R.L. Stine, author Goosebumps and Fear Street rebrand.ly/yp6plqz

Allen Ginsberg at 100 #3: Sharon Mesmer Not exactly teacher's poet simonwarner.substack.com/p/allen-gins... #AllenGinsberg #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

“He mythologizes terrorist threats and re-imagines Superman, zooming into Metropolis to scoop up Poetry and save it from the villains, Boredom and Pretense." -Denise Duhamel rebrand.ly/axe2twz #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

"Get to know what Donald Trump was like when he and McIntosh were in military school together? And don’t even get me started on what McIntosh says about Robert Bly and Carlos Castenada." -Jean Taylor rebrand.ly/d15zrux #EscapeFromTheFatFarm

Prose and poetry often overlap, with some works blending elements of both forms so effectively that the lines between them become blurred. #prose #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Guided by a persistent "what if," poets serve as quiet witnesses to life, bypassing surface-level appearances to bring subtle realities to light. #inspiration #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

When Poets Write Prose Jada De Luca jadadeluca.substack.com/p/when-poets... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

2026 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Jayda Dawn (IN) recites "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkq0... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

"This is a book of elegies eulogies, really to all the literal and literary bastards who have made McIntosh an artist and (maybe) a con." - Laurel Blossom, American Book Review rebrand.ly/cdsrog7 #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

The Hours Rear Up Like Flames José Emilio Pacheco, one of Mexico’s most celebrated poets, rejected nostalgia even as he remained transfixed by the passage of time. Read more: www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/179... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

THREE QUESTIONS SERIES: THE INDEX Marsh Hawk Press is pleased to offer a focus on its books by asking its authors three questions per book. marshhawkpress.blogspot.com/2014/11/thre... #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

“His sardonic, often wild humor is the path into very serious personal, social and quite frequently religious/philosophical concerns. I have been genuinely surprised by a voice I have never before heard in matters of such weight and intensity." -David Ignatow rebrand.ly/myw3hgp #PoetrySky

Mary Oliver reads When I Am Among The Trees www.youtube.com/shorts/khZYK... #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Happy 4th of July.

David Ignatow told Contemporary Authors, “My avocation is to stay alive; my vocation is to write about it; my motivation embraces both intentions, and my viewpoint is gained from a study and activity in both ambitions. The book important to my career is the next one or two or three on the fire.”

“Mcintosh's imagination is so vivid that the primary response [to his poetry] is delight.” -American Book Review rebrand.ly/tcqokev #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

“Escape from The Fat Farm is a brilliant, surreal, darkly funny book that stuck in my memory like literary Krazy glue long after I put it down.” -Jean Taylor rebrand.ly/d15zrux #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky #EscapeFromTheFatFarm

Northeastern poet and scholar Juliana Spahr awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her 2025 collection news.northeastern.edu/2026/05/05/j... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

IN PLAN B: A POET'S SURVIVORS MANUAL, McIntosh offers the answer: you need a Plan B if you want to put food on the table, wear shoes without holes in the soles, and stop living with roommates before you turn sixty. rebrand.ly/wbw508i #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Singaporean Poetry of Deep Memory rebrand.ly/p2ptxpp #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Goodreads Listopia features a curated selection titled 'Poetry and Prose–Female Authors.' Do you have any personal recommendations from this list? rebrand.ly/1ug90fm #GoodreadsAuthor #poetry #PoetryLovers #PoetrySky

“The innovation of this work is most apparent when McIntosh combines as many methods as possible into one piece.” - Erica Wright, ForeWord rebrand.ly/4qr1bto #grief #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

New Marsh Hawk Titles for 2026 Marjorie Stein, Stephen Paul Miller, Daniel Morris, Patricia Carlin marshhawkpress.org #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Galvanizing Textures Street portraits and poetry depicting the unfolding nuances of under-heralded people’s veracity and beauty. Read more: rebrand.ly/cpcmsrb #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Engaging with the local literary community through poetry readings offers a way to connect with the written word. These events foster dialogue with creators while offering a stage for new talent. #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Poetry News → The 2026 MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZES CONTEST JUDGE: Denise Duhamel The MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZE #PoetryNews #PoetrySky

“A witty, surrrealist imagination informs these high-energy poems and prose poems.” -Harvey Shapiro rebrand.ly/5uzujdh #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky