April 14th, is Poem In Your Pocket Day. Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. Find a list of events celebrating National Poetry Month at www.poets.org. Looking for a poem to fold into your pocket? Write one of your own and post it […]
Who Influenced Award-Winning Poet, Kate Daniels?
April 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Kate Daniels was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, and educated at the University of Virginia (B.A. and M.A. in English Literature) and Columbia University (M.F.A. School of the Arts). Her teaching career has taken her to the University of Virginia; the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Louisiana State University; Wake Forest University; Bennington […]
Meet Irene Latham, Author of Leaving Gee’s Bend
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Leaving Gee’s Bendauthor, Irene Latham, recently charmed a packed audience during her visit to Oxford, Mississippi. Below, she’s generously shared her thoughts on writing and quilting with SLR contributor Abigail Greenbaum. Enjoy. SLR: How did you discover the quilts of Gee’s Bend, and why did they move you so deeply? What about these quilts in particular, so […]
Peter Schmitt
September 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Peter Schmitt is the author of five collections of poems: Renewing the Vows, from David Robert Books; Hazard Duty, and Country Airport (Copper Beech Press); and two chapbooks, Incident in an Apartment Complex: A Suite of Voices, and To Disappear, from Pudding House. He has received The Lavan Award from The Academy of American […]