Imagine an old man, long retired, living alone next door to a family with small children. Wanting to make money, the children invent a chore they can do for him: raking leaves. What is the value to this old man of a dollar, of the concoction of one wild story after another, of the puzzled faces of children—the sound of them raking freshly dumped leaves in his yard?
Jim Peterson on "Dollars" |
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If You’re a Poet, Be a Poet
At Stonecoast MFA, you will find inspiration, support, and fellowship. (Isn’t that poetry?)
Stonecoast MFA is a two-year low-residency creative writing program based in Maine. We are committed to advancing social justice and to nurturing the writer’s vision.
Learn more or apply today. |
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"The Strange Case of Ivor Gurney"
“By inclination, he was a poet of the prosaic, alert to plain objects and ordinary deeds: cabbages, chocolate, soccer, and tea. Now it was human beings who were reduced, by gunfire and shelling, to red wet things.”
via THE NEW YORKER |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Yona Harvey on Lauren Russell's Descent
"The result is a poetic, hybrid tour de force that delivers not only the assembled narrative, but accounts of creating the book itself: 'I came to this project in search of Peggy, but it is my life, too, my family’s life, I find expunged from the record.' Descent, after all, is Russell’s deep exploration of ancestry and historical omission." |
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Poetry Daily stands with the Black community.
We oppose racism, oppression, and police brutality.
We will continue to amplify diverse voices in the poetry world. Black Lives Matter. |
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