Poetry
Writers house in Camden honors ‘haiku king’ Nick Virgilio
Camden's king of haiku poetry - Nick Virgilio - now has a writers house named after him.
6 years ago
Listen 2:50Poetry conveys sense of Philadelphia community
For National Poetry Month, Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asked listeners to write poems about their communities.
6 years ago
Listen 5:34Syrian-American hip-hop artist bridges rap and Arabic poetry
The Syrian-American poet and hip-hop artist Omar Offendum spent this week in Philadelphia and will perform at the International House this Sunday.
6 years ago
Listen 2:04Poetry, race relations, and MLK
Air Date: January 15, 2018
Listen 50:28Philadelphia names new poet laureate
Raquel Salas Rivera, a gender-fluid, Puerto Rican writer, has been named Philadelphia's new city poet laureate.
6 years ago
Listen 2:24Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson
Air Date: January 1, 2018
Listen 49:37Improving Philly writers with poetry slam-turned game show
An effort at the Community College of Philadelphia to use slam poetry to help improve students' writing skills has become an Emmy-nominated reality TV-style game show.
7 years ago
Listen 1:43NewsWorks Tonight September 25, 2017 – Full Show
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 0:00Local youth poet honored for work exploring African and African-American identity
7 years ago
New poet laureate Tracy K. Smith
Air Date: July 21, 2017
Listen 00:49:30Princeton poet’s debut novel features disappearing ‘translator superhero’
8 years ago
ListenWith three generations under one roof, Lao and English merge to form a third language
9 years ago
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