To say that a poet is responsive, responsible – what can that mean?” This question about poets bearing witness and being the “conscience” of their society is something I’ve pondered over the years.My ...

As a fledgling poet from a middle-class background, growing up in Carrick ... it is more urgent than ever to read (and write) poetry that engages with social realities and inequities.

On the cover of the writer’s “Selected Poems,” Neruda stands wearing a checkered beret, his hands clasped, with the painted statue of a woman looming in the background. His eyes have the ...

Local poets Judy Kleinberg and Luther Allen are dedicated to helping provide local poets a venue to read their works and ...

In fact, against a tide of weariness, fear or despair, I have two small pieces of advice on this Earth Day, embedded in National Poetry Month: start a garden, (even one plant!), and read or ...

Successful poems evoke empathy in the reader. Sweet Life/Unsplash Poetry for social change Poetry has played a crucial part ...

As a fledgling poet from a middle-class background, growing up in Carrick-on-Shannon ... In a world teeming with injustice, it is more urgent than ever to read (and write) poetry that engages with ...