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UC Riverside presents 39th annual celebration of writers Feb. 2-4, 2016 By Bettye Miller on December 17, 20151 Share this article: Novelists John Rechy and Walter Mosley (from left) and U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera (right) headline the ...

I first met Bay Area poet, teacher, and artist Mg Roberts at a reading in 2011 at Awaken Café in Oakland and was struck by her willingness to experiment and the powerful imagery in her writing. Her first full-length poetry book, not so, sea, was published...

Weekend Highlights Post from Free in DC! Lots of Poetry events this Weekend at BloomBars, The Potter's House and Coffy Cafe. Friday, February 10 AWP*BirdsLLC*BlackOcean*ThirdManBooks*Poetry*Prose*Drink*Dance*  Disco_Very: A night of new Poetry, Prose...

I am seriously uncomfortable talking about sex. To me, this is something that is private and should never be discussed. Ever. Not in a million years. Well, okay, that is an exaggeration.  Of course I talked about sex with the kids – heck, even around...

“Nests and Strangers: On Asian American Women Poets” edited by Timothy Yu. • Courtesy image For an Asian American poet like me, “Nests and Strangers: On Asian American Women Poets” is a bit like having all of my favorite people in one room, talking...