This is a weekly hour and a half of poetry for health care students and workers. For people working in acute and ongoing moments of need. For all of us now. What might poetry do here? Poet Ronna Bloom will introduce poetry that has been used in hospitals, and is …
This event via Zoom offers a unique opportunity to witness the creation of a collaborative poem between six different UK-based poets. Following a brief set by Caroline Bergvall, the poets will be exploring themes of the night, of seeking refuge, and share their processes whil developing the shared poem. This …
Poets Corner is experimenting with live virtual readings. It’s a first for them, but they’re nervously excited about the prospect. Poets Corner's usual format is to have two featured poets preceded by an open mic segment. Because they’re on a steep learning curve, they have decided to go with just …
In fact, every day is #todayspoem day. With the #todayspoem hashtag, you can share an excerpt from any poem that happens to have made your day. Everyone shares their #todayspoem experience a little differently, with an image, a link, an excerpt, whatever fits in a tweet. Each tweet is enough …
To all at Indian Summer, the festival really is a model for the kind of society the’d like to see. A society that is creative, diverse, inclusive and innovative. As the world builds more and more walls and as societies get suspicious and afraid of people who don’t look like …