TAG: poetry
Ways to Connect with Poems & Celebrate National Poetry Month this April
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 5, 2023 at 6:00 am
By Melissa Rhoades Since 1996, April has been designated as National Poetry Month to recognize and honor this long-lived and varied artform. Poems can be emotional expressions, political statements, a spiritual practice, a way to convey narrative, a whimsical play with language, and many other things. Likewise, poems can fulfill specific rhythms, s […]
Tags: National Poetry Month, poetry, publishing, reading, writing
Over 148,000 Full-Text Reads in This Great Digital Resource for Literature Fans
Posted in Explore and Discover on November 23, 2021 at 6:00 am
Leisure readers, students, and people engaged in professional literature research will find quick searches to quality information (without advertisements getting in the way) when using Gale Literature: Litfinder. Litfinder is found in our Digital Library and is a fantastic tool for lovers of contemporary and classic literature from around the world […]
Tags: adults, digital library, digital resource, full text, Gale, literature, Litfinder, plays, poetry, reading, research, stories, teens
Poetry in Spokane: Get Lit!, Tod Marshall, and Scablands Books
Posted in Explore and Discover on May 1, 2018 at 6:00 am
by Nathaniel Youmans Spokane has been a vibrating hive of activity during National Poetry Month. Eastern Washington University’s Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing program has had another smash hit year of literary programming for the 20th annual Get Lit! Festival, featuring readings, workshops, and panel discussions all across the Spokane […]
Tags: book publishing, creative writing, EWU MFA, Get Lit!, independent literary press, independent publisher, poems, poetry, poets, Sharma Shields, small press, Tod Marshall
Discussions with Tod Marshall: poetry & social justice, Irish poetry, spoken word, and National Poetry Month
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on February 25, 2017 at 6:00 am
by Erin Dodge Poetry can sing us a song, open us to a moment, inspire us to reach higher and go further. Washington State Poet Laureate and Gonzaga University professor Tod Marshall leads a poetry discussion series at Spokane County Library District in March and April. Each event has a casual atmosphere where everyone is […]
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