Poetry

Poet Marianne Boruch has won the Jackson Poetry Prize.

March 21, 2026 Reported by AI

March 21 marks UNESCO's World Poetry Day, aimed at protecting linguistic and cultural diversity and poetry as living cultural heritage. Poetry extends beyond books into daily life, such as cheers at Leksands IF matches and music. Dala-Demokraten argues it is treated too peripherally in schools and deserves a central role.

Johanna Bell's new book, Department of the Vanishing, blends poetry and archival elements to explore environmental decline and personal grief in a future marked by mass bird extinctions. Set in 2029, the story follows an archivist dedicated to preserving records of vanished species. The work draws on themes of climate crisis, challenging literary norms as discussed by Amitav Ghosh.

February 28, 2026 Reported by AI

The Columbia University Armenian Center will host the Anahid Literary Prize award ceremony on March 30 at Faculty House in New York. The event features readings by recipients Lory Bedikian and Aaron Poochigian, following opening remarks by Peter Balakian. Registration is required for attendance.

Alan Botsford's latest poetry collection, 'Borderlines: An Astral Experience in Poems', blends elements of poetry and memoir in a genre-straddling work. Drawing inspiration from Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy', it features 108 dramatic interior monologues that piece together moments in the life of Alan, an American poet living and teaching in Japan, from imagined viewpoints like colleagues, students, strangers, or social media connections.

December 10, 2025 Reported by AI

Grammy-nominated folk singer Courtney Marie Andrews shared previews of her upcoming album Valentine during an intimate performance at New York's National Arts Club on December 4. The event featured acoustic songs and poetry readings from her recent book. Valentine is scheduled for release on January 16, 2026.