Poetry

This week; the Health Department gives us some trick-or-treating guidelines, voting rights for people with dementia, and poet Airea D. Matthews.

In his new book, poet Mark Doty traces the life and work of Walt Whitman and, in the process, examines his own experience as a writer.

Philly’s arts office responds to the cultural and ethnic diversity that makes up our vibrant neighborhoods.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic and we hear how nurses are coping at Temple University Hospital.

With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and a state shutdown in place, poets are turning to the internet to stay connected.

Thomas Devaney's new book of poems charts his complicated relationship with his home city of Philadelphia. Then, 1812 Productions, a local political satire group.

The Liberian immigrant, social worker, and former Pew Fellow is committed to civic engagement through poetry.

Three writers discuss living with disability, the influence its had on love, life and work,, the stigmas that persist, and the pressing issues facing disabled communities.

Janet Ruth Falon is a Philly area Jewish poet who uses the intersections of her identity to make meaning of the world.

This week: an explainer on Pa. gun laws and the efforts to expand them, the move to reform standardized testing in N.J, and Voicemail Poems.

The 17th century author of “Paradise Lost” was a big fan of Shakespeare. The Free Library of Philadelphia is discovered to have his personal copy.

The poetry team is a safe haven and home-away-from-home for both poets and coaches —  it provides a creative outlet and space to work through adversities. 

WHYY's Morning Edition listeners celebrate their neighborhoods through haiku during National Poetry Month.

To mark the end of National Poetry Month, Ursula Rucker sat down with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn to discuss her writing.