Three Poems: Gaza CPDS Poetry #1

The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. [….] They are sent to Gaza.scoop.ps exclusively.

Larry Wilson: Quidditch and epic poems at LitFest Pasadena 1.0

ONE of the most interesting and forward-spinning highlights of the inaugural LitFest Pasadena on Saturday - where something more than 1,800 people enjoyed books, writers, conversation and a hot Quidditch game through the day - was the idea Pasadenan Kathleen Peck came up with last year and that we announced and have put on the agenda for LitFest 2.0 in May 2013.

The ‘meter’ is running in the back, too

Finally, taxi passengers can find peace in the back seats of their dirty, noisy cabs. The city yesterday began treating riders to silent 15-second animated poetry spots on their Taxi TV screens, part of the newly expanded Poetry in Motion campaign started by the MTA. The first poems are “Graduation...

I want to be running

At this time it seems fitting, I suppose, to write about this. As I have been alluding in my past columns, I have a habit of finding metaphors and symbolism in my day to day activities. I now would...

Using Python to Help Write Villanelle Poems

Python can help you write a villanelle, which is a 19-line poem that contains five three-line stanzas and one four-line stanza. After you write two rhyming refrains, Python generates the correct pattern for writing your entire villanelle. Contributor: Dave Mallisk Published: Jul 22, 2011