Clifford Brooks On Poetry and Uniting Artists
Clifford Brooks is a poet and leader of The Southern Collective Experience. Learn about his work and Southern Collective in this interview.
Louis Untermeyer: TV Star to Blacklisted Celebrity
Louis Untermeyer made the unlikely jump from poetry critic to TV star. But then his past led to his being blacklisted. Here's the story.
April 3, 2018 – Washington Irving, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Today is Tuesday, April 3, 2018. It's the birthday of the father of the American short story, Washington Irving. And it's the birthday of writer Dorothy Eden and poet Daniel Hoffman. Our poem for today is by William Blake. It's
March 26, 2018 – Robert Frost, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Today is Monday, March 26, 2018. It's the birthday of poets Robert Frost and A. E. Housman. And it's the birthday of playwright Tennessee Williams. Our poem for today comes from Frost. It's titled, "To the Thawing Wind." Thank you
February 5, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. It's the birthday of writers William S. Burroughs, Susan Hill, and Elizabeth Swados. And on this date Reader's Digest published its first issue in 1922. Our poem for today is Robert Frost's "An Old
January 20, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Jan. 20, 2018. It's the birthday of writers Susan Vreeland and Tami Hoag, as well as the poet Edward Hirsch. Our poem for today is "Trees Need Not Walk the Earth" by David Rosenthal. You'll find the poem
Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History – January 9, 2018
Poets' and writers' birthdays for today, Jan. 9, include William Meredith, Lizette Woodworth Reese, Simone de Beauvoir, and Walter Brooks. You'll find today's poem, Reese's "A Violin at Dusk," below. Thank you for reading and for sharing Bidwell Hollow with