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Sandy McIntosh
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Author of twelve volumes of poetry, a Chinese cookbook, and three computer software programs.

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“Escape from The Fat Farm is a brilliant, surreal, darkly funny book that stuck in my memory like literary crazy glue long after I put it down."

- Jean Taylor

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Poet Kaveh Akbar Discusses Debut Novel “Martyr!”
Author Kaveh Akbar visited campus on Thursday, Nov. 13 for the second-to-last event of the Living Writers series to discuss his debut novel “Martyr!” CJ Hauser, associate professor of English, introdu...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Essay: Dreaming My Dreaming—Thoughts on Seeing Patti Smith at the Chicago Theatre | Third Coast Review
Despite her fame as a rock and roll singer, Patti Smith is a poet at heart. Poetry has always been her passion. Even her prose sounds like poetry. At the […]
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November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Arthur Sze: Showing us how to live fully through poetry

Poet Arthur Sze — the city of Santa Fe’s first poet laureate — has been elevated to poet laureate of the United States of America.

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November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Attending poetry readings can be a rewarding experience, offering a unique way to engage with poetry, connect with artists, and discover new literary voices.

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November 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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McIntosh cultivates poetry that disarms with its casual philosophies and wacky promises. Between Earth and Sky showcases his exquisite narratives.

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November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Vietnamese-American writer breaks down poetry’s role in society
For poet, essayist and novelist Ocean Vuong, there is no right or wrong answer about what you should take away from his work. “The beauty of writing is that everything is open to interpretation, and I...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Author Matthew Gavin Frank on trying everything you can – The Creative Independent
Writer, journalist, and educator Matthew Gavin Frank discusses writing as a prankster, how curiosity begets obsession, and the limits of wonder.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"Mackey's crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye."

-Jane Hirshfield

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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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“There’s a reason poets often say, ‘Poetry saved my life,’ for often the blank page is the only one listening to the soul’s suffering, the only one registering the story completely, the only one receiving all softly and without condemnation.”

-Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Some kind of WONDERFUL is happening tonight, Nov. 20, in Berkeley! Poetry Flash is hosting a reading by poets Camille Norton and Rosa Lane: 7 pm at the Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Avenue. Come listen to these wild women get their poems on! #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #PoetryFlash
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Son of the Shoah—Poems from a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor
Martin Hershkovitz' poetry and his unique voice touched and moved me, so we asked him to speak with us about his work.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Read Excerpts from Alum’s New Poetry Book
Gabrielle Myers, M.A. ’08, explores the human experience in her new book of poetry.Points in the Network (Finishing Line Press, 2025), her third poetry book, takes on complex feelings while also looki...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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“Escape from The Fat Farm is a brilliant, surreal, darkly funny book that stuck in my memory like literary crazy glue long after I put it down."

- Jean Taylor

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November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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'Phantom Limbs,' the first book of poetry by Korean writer Lee Min-ha, explores the hauntings within us all - International Examiner
Phantom Limbs, the first book of poetry by Korean writer Lee Min-ha, explores the hauntings within us all  Your body’s wetland is revealed to be neither light nor dark. Why don’t you stick a fin into ...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Nightjar Arts Collective brings art and activism to Columbia
Nightjar Arts Collective teaches creative writing classes on a sliding scale for accessibility and hosts events around art and activism.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Lemony Snicket: my favourite book is 1,000 years old

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November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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“Escape from The Fat Farm is a brilliant, surreal, darkly funny book that stuck in my memory like literary crazy glue long after I put it down."

-Amazon review

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November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Chinese Poetry: A Brief Introduction
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November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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"After Reading Music from Apartment 8" | Psychiatric Times
"I read your poetry like a hiker on a treacherous trail who finally stops to rest and drink and admire the view of snow-capped peaks..."
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November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Hays successfully cured me of a persistent, life-long habit of interjecting the annoying phrase “you know’ whenever I couldn’t think of any other way to end a sentence.

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November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Poetry fans, the 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE of SHINE Quarterly is just around the bend! Stay tuned...

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November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Poet Charles Coe to lead Writers' Camp in Hancock - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Join poet Charles Coe for a creative writing workshop at Hancock Town Library on Dec. 6. Open to poets and prose writers of all levels.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Clemson English hosts Writers’ Harvest in benefit for Paw Pantry
As the holiday season approaches, Clemson writers are sharing their craft in a benefit reading for the Clemson University Paw Pantry. As the holiday season approaches, Clemson writers are sharing thei...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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“The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.”

― Henry Rollins

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November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Lesser Lights: More Tales From a Hamptons' Apprenticeship

“Lesser Lights is very funny. There's also an exquisitely fine sense of a special place and time.”

-Phillip Lopate

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November 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM