Today The Huffington Post posted an article titled “National Poetry Month: Breeding Hyperlinks Out of the Dead Land” by Travis Nichols. Travis begins the article talking about how newspapers and sites across the internet are “shining a spotlight on the art form they normally ignore, mangle, or treat with derision”. This is a very true… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
"AmeriKa" by RaD aka Ryanaustin Dennis – Video
I love a good poetry or spoken word video. You have to search through so much to find a real gem. Let me be clear, there are thousands of great poems being recorded to video out there, but very few great poems with great video. I present to you today, a decent poem being performed… Continue Reading
Five of the Best iPad Apps for Poets and Writers
Today is launch day for the “magical” device known as the iPad. Hundreds of thousands of Apple fanboys and girls, techies and geeks, and normal everyday people are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new wonderful toy. Being a gadget freak myself, I thought about and pondered how I could possibly justify purchasing an iPad… Continue Reading
The Slam Idol Podcast Celebrates 5 Years of Poetry!
Congratulations to Simon from Slam Idol! Yesterday, April 1st, he celebrated 5 years of producing The Slam Idol Podcast. The longest running and most consistent poetry podcast ever. As you can tell by searching this site, I’ve been a big fan all this time. Many poetry related podcasts came on the scene after his 2005… Continue Reading
It's National Poetry Month! Bring on NaPoWriMo 2010!
It’s the first day of April 2010! Which means it’s the first day of National Poetry Month here in the United States and Canada. National Poetry Month was started by The Academy of American Poets in 1996 and has been gaining popularity ever since. Each year poets around the country, and world in this connected… Continue Reading