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Book Review: ‘Paradise Drive’ — Poems by Rebecca Foust

By Laura Baudo Sillerman

In her fifth collection, Rebecca Foust has managed rhythm and rhyme in ways that speak of someone who knows the rules so fully that she has permission to depart from them.

Arts & Culture · Poetry

Poetry Sunday: “Coda,” by Miranda Field

By Women's Voices For Change

In poet Miranda Field’s delicate meditation on the acceptance of finality (“winter’s wreckage”), the poet reveals the landscape of a heart.

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Wednesday 5: Billie Jean King, Tao Porchon-Lynch, and Sonia Sanchez

By Women's Voices For Change

The growing problem of human trafficking; a fitting tribute to Billie Jean King; 95-year-old master yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch shares her thoughts on aging; a new website tracks the number of women writing for "The New York Times"; and Sonia Sanchez, poet and activist, celebrates her 79th birthday!

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Poetry Sunday: “Danger,” by Laurie Lamon

By Women's Voices For Change

“Poems use language to point us toward the world that is often overlooked—the world of stillness, the world where points of vital connection tremble and come into being," Lamon has declared.

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Poetry Sunday: A Childless Woman Speaks for Mothers

By Women's Voices For Change

Our poet, born in 1861, never married and never had children, but she was able to express a mother’s love in this charming poem where aging is reversed by memory.

Health · Poetry

Poetry Sunday: Congratulations and Welcome to Tracy K. Smith

By Women's Voices For Change

This past week, Tracy K. Smith recalibrated the height of the bar for redefining a life. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in recognition of her collection, "Life on Mars."

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Poetry Sunday: Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012 (VIDEO)

By Laura Baudo Sillerman

She was never caged inside the definitions society pins on the famous, but, ironically, Adrienne Rich was the canary in the coal mine of her times.

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Women’s History Month Poetry Sunday II: More Great American Women Poets

By Women's Voices For Change

Here is the second part of our musing on the poets—in no particular order—who have made their mark on women’s history in our nation.

Poetry

America’s Women Poets in History

By Women's Voices For Change

By Women's Voices for Change

As always, "Great American Poets" is quite a joyful topic to contemplate, just as each of these poets is a treat to read and an honor to call a fellow countrywoman.

Poetry

Poetry Friday: Gwendolyn Jensen, Part Two

By Women's Voices For Change

We are beyond delighted to celebrate the season with Part Two of our conversation with Gwendolyn Jensen, followed by her poem entitled “Christmas.”

Books · Poetry

Poetry Friday, Holiday Saturday Edition: Mourning Doves, New Love and Holding Your Breath

By Women's Voices For Change

Too late for last week's Poetry Friday Gift List, we've just learned about a great last-minute Christmas gift for any literary friends, including yourself: Injuring Eternity , a new collection from WVFC stalwart Millicent Borges Accardi.

Books · Poetry

Poetry Friday Special: A Gift List from the Poets in Our Lives

By Women's Voices For Change

On Sunday, we presented Part 1 of WVFC’s Holiday Gift List in fiction and non-fiction. Now it's time for books by our Poetry Friday sisters, including Pulitzer winners and the Poet Laureate.

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Poetry Friday: Carol A. Beane

By Women's Voices For Change

In this season when night arrives early and our thoughts are of both past and present, we offer a cycle of poems that poet Carol A. Beane has forged of the particular and the universal.

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Poetry Friday: Paying Attention, and Listening (VIDEO)

By Women's Voices For Change

A Thankgiving gift from Millicent Borges Accardi, a Poetry Friday Friend for whom WVFC is especially grateful. These three poems are yet another reason why.

Poetry

Poetry Friday: Serving

By Women's Voices For Change

We count Millicent Borges Accardi high on the list of Poetry Friday Friends for whom we are grateful, and we happily offer you her words of recollection and comprehension as gateways to your own.

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Book Review: ‘Paradise Drive’ — Poems by Rebecca Foust

Poetry Sunday: “Coda,” by Miranda Field

Wednesday 5: Billie Jean King, Tao Porchon-Lynch, and Sonia Sanchez

Poetry Sunday: “Danger,” by Laurie Lamon

Poetry Sunday: A Childless Woman Speaks for Mothers

Poetry Sunday: Congratulations and Welcome to Tracy K. Smith

Poetry Sunday: Adrienne Rich, 1929-2012 (VIDEO)

Women’s History Month Poetry Sunday II: More Great American Women Poets

America’s Women Poets in History

Poetry Friday: Gwendolyn Jensen, Part Two

Poetry Friday, Holiday Saturday Edition: Mourning Doves, New Love and Holding Your Breath

Poetry Friday Special: A Gift List from the Poets in Our Lives

Poetry Friday: Carol A. Beane

Poetry Friday: Paying Attention, and Listening (VIDEO)

Poetry Friday: Serving

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