
Poetry
A Philly coffee shop is serving up orders with a side of poetry
The six-month-long project seeks to offer a moment of “surprise and delight.”
2 weeks ago
Listen 2:01Harry Philbrick, who in 2016 founded Philadelphia Contemporary using arts to connect communities, is stepping down.
1 month ago
Chew on this: Philly gumball machines dispense poetry and mental health care
Local poet LindoYes! Is distributing free positive poetry and access to city behavioral health resources through nostalgic gumball machines.
4 months ago
Listen 1:24Bonus Interview: Poet Airea D. Matthews
Listen back to our interview with Philadelphia's poet laureate, Airea D. Matthews, who was recently awarded $50,000 by the Academy of American Poets.
Air Date: August 13, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 17:15Philly’s poet laureate awarded $50,000
Airea D. Matthews will use the money to put poetry written by local writers who have experienced violence onto public billboards.
8 months ago
Black women poets will gather this weekend to build their legacy
This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black women poets.
8 months ago
Wawa Welcome America to capture ‘expressions of freedom’ in storytelling event
The interactive event will feature a number of renowned artists, storytellers, and poets.
9 months ago
Listen 5:30Respect on her name: AAMP’s new director of programming has deep roots in activism and the arts
Poet Nina Elizabeth Ball taps into her love for the arts as director of programming and education at the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP).
11 months ago
Camden’s IDEA Center celebrates National Poetry Month by honoring late poets
Jazz on Market in Camden celebrates the late Sandra Turner-Barnes and Lamont Dixon and their artistic contributions. It’s the first event at their new Market Street home.
12 months ago
Sonia Sanchez poem ‘This is Not A Small Voice’ is now a piece of orchestral music
Composer Valerie Coleman said the words of Sanchez’s poem about the innocence of Black children naturally translated to notes for a new work by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
1 year ago
Listen 2:04Does the feedback in creative writing workshops make for better writing?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
1 year ago
Listen 12:06Philly’s new poet laureate wants to bring poetry to the public
Airea D. Matthews’ road to honored poet was a winding one, having left behind a career in the business world to pursue her art.
1 year ago
Sonia Sanchez wins $250,000 prize for lifetime achievement
Poet, educator, and activist Sonia Sanchez is this year's winner of the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.
1 year ago
Moonstone mounts 6-day poetry reading marathon with 300 poets
Larry Robin will publish the 25th anniversary edition of the annual anthology Poetry Ink, and stage a marathon poetry reading event via Zoom to celebrate.
2 years ago
Spoken Wordsmiths: Celebrating Philly’s poets
WHYY convened and celebrated Philadelphia’s spoken wordsmiths by amplifying their works and exploring their inspirations in a Community Conversation.
2 years ago