Ohio writer Hanif Abdurraqib talks poetry, basketball and A Tribe Called Quest
by Micah Wimmer Over the last half-decade, Columbus-based writer Hanif Abdurraqib has created a body of work that...
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‘Isolation and Intellect:’ Meet Walter Delbridge, the man behind the masterpiece
by Mariah Hicks It was the year of 1979 on a day that was normal to many. But...
Monthly poetry contest encourages children to explore their creative voices
by Mariah Hicks “Poetry: Crackin’ & Poppin’ at The Peanut Shoppe” is a monthly poetry contest that gives...
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, #3 | Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate
by Dave Lucas “I never got poetry,” someone says to me again. And I sigh. Because I never...
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry | Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate
by Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate 10/17/2018 But you don’t hate it. At least that’s what I hope...
Word Travels: Wick Poetry Center has poetic plans for Akron
by Melanie Anderson There is magic in poetry. It allows a person to share deep feelings of love,...
Where the Rubber City meets the road: Akroning in Bowling Green at the Winter Wheat Festival
written and photographed by M. Sophie Hamad first published in Issue 16 (Dec. 2015) I am a...
‘Further Problems with Pleasure’ | UA Press bounces back with Akron Poetry Prize winner Sandra Simonds
by Noor Hindi If you’ve stayed tuned to the news, you would have probably thought that the University...
Coming soon: Confessions of a kick-ass poet
Out of an estimated* 40 billion applicants, the National Endowment for the Arts has chosen only 36 poets to receive the coveted Creative Writing...