KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 26, 2024 – In the 1980s, as a poetry student in Italy, Peter Covino was introduced to the work of acclaimed Italian poet Dario Bellezza. It’s a moment he still remembers.“It was a big deal to learn at that time that there was this really wild, irreverent writer exploring ideas that I didn’t realize would speak to me so directly,” says Covino, associate professor of English at the University of Rhode Island.
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Poetry Expert at Lewis University Gives Tips for Aspiring Poets
Award-winning poet says poetry is “the closest you can get to saying the unsayable.” During National Poetry Month, Lewis University Professor of English, Dr. Simone Muench offers beginners advice on writing poetry. Top 5 Tips for Novice Poets: Take risks…
Stewart releases new book, ‘The Poet and the Architect’
Blending poetry and architecture has become part of life for South Dakota Poet Laureate Christine Stewart—she combines these distinct creative processes in her new book, “The Poet and the Architect.”
Former Indiana Poet Laureate available to comment on poetry in the spotlight at Super Bowl
Anticipation for Super Bowl Sunday is growing, but not just for the game. Amanda Gorman, the sensational inaugural poet, will make history again by reciting a poem for the event. Indiana University Professor Adrian Matejka, former Indiana Poet Laureate and…
UCI students publish book about life under quarantine
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021 – Students from the University of California, Irvine are self-publishing a book about their lives during the COVID-19 crisis. Patience and Pandemic, which is set to be released this month, is a collection of photography, essays and poetry solicited during the summer of 2020 as a way for Anteaters to express themselves during the stay-at-home order.