About this blog
One of America's most revered poets, Adrienne Rich, said, "The moment of change is the only poem." Because the world is always changing, poetry is everywhere, and everything can be versified.Here, I'll discuss and review contemporary books of poetry, with a focus on regional writers, publications, and organizations. I'll promote area writers by offering prompts and contests, because I want to foster a spirit of community centered around poets and readers of poetry. This is a place to demystify the art of poetry, to appreciate its economy of language, its precision of image and sound.
Please share suggestions for blog content by emailing me at sfleegal@ydr.com. I'd love to hear from you! Let's versify PA and support those who are doing the same.
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Author Archives: Stacia M. Fleegal
Culture and Main, episode 14
Episode 14 (original airdate 5/9/13) features singer, songwriter and guitar virtuoso, Suzi Brown / art & video by filmmaker, Clare Fogerty / shamanistic beatnik poetry by Stefan May Don’t forget to catch a new episode of Culture & Main … Continue reading
A spoonful of PoemSugar: Carla Christopher’s indie poetry press
York’s Poet Laureate hates sleep. Actually, I’m sure she loves sleep. I’m just not convinced she gets any because she’s too busy writing poetry, promoting poetry, attending poetry events (which, in the York region, are many), and booking/coordinating/producing a … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Poetry news
Tagged "Addicted to Relapse", "Baby, "Below the Belt", "Orbits Around a Lightless Star", author-centered publishing, authors first, Carla Christopher, Crystal Charisse, Iris G. Press, Missi McLaren, Plan B Press, PoemSugar, Post Dada Press, Read Me Something with Rhythm", Rich Hemmings, SoulCry, TJ Gagliardi
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More from Melissa Carl: A review of Brutal Allure, her second book of poetry
We’ve seen and read what York poet and educator Melissa Carl can produce under the parameters of form (found poetry) and the constraints of time (a daily writing challenge). But since wrapping up my coverage of her participation in Pulitzer … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged "Recurring Dream", "Spork", Brutal Allure, Bryce Cullen Publishing, Melissa Carl, psychological poetry
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Culture and Main, episode 13
Episode 13 (original airdate 5/1/13) features spoken word by Joslin Kearse aka SoulCry / paintings by artist, Lovie Rineholt Price / Second Saturday Art Gallery host, Ron Vestal / music by The Infidels, Amy Mummert & Ian Dellinger Heads … Continue reading
Workshop poems, make poetry friends: Poetry Spoken Here, a long-running York poetry group
I promote a lot of poetry events on this blog, as well as individual writers. And I’ve touched on the idea of writing groups and community-building, but I haven’t yet, in any substantial way, mentioned Poetry Spoken Here, a mainstay … Continue reading
Prose and poetry meet art during June and July at York Art Association
The written word is an art, and inspires art in other forms, too. Attend “Prose & Poetry,” a special art exhibit that explores the intersection of the written and the visual, June 2 through July 6 at the York Art … Continue reading
Second annual Jawstruck! Spoken Word and Performance Festival: Submit through May 20, attend June 7
I attended this event last year — its first year — and I can assure you: The name is apt. In fact, the point of Jawstruck! is to present poetry so real and moving that it leaves you picking your … Continue reading
Culture and Main, episode 12
Episode 12 (original airdate 4/24/13) features live concert footage of “Poets Sing the Blues” at the York Emporium with poets Jack Veasey, Maria James-Thiaw & Kenneth Vincent Walker and musicians Tim Moore & Parker James Hooker. Special guest spot by … Continue reading
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Tagged culture and main, episode 12, White Rose Community TV
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National Poetry Month wrapup, part 2: Versify’s Found Poetry Twitter Project, the final product
In addition to Exquisite Teens, I did another collaborative writing project during National Poetry Month. While the teen project was just for YDR staff and the Poem of the Month contests are for poets primarily in York County, the Found Poetry … Continue reading
Winner of the April Poem of the Month contest!
National Poetry Month has come to a close, as has the April Poem of the Month contest, the prompt for which was to write a poem that is in some way about poetry. This month, and for the third month … Continue reading
