‘There Is No Singular Savior’: An Interview with North Carolina Poet Diamond Forde
Poet and NC State assistant professor Diamond Forde released her second collection, “The Book of Alice,” on January 20. It’s a brilliant and unflinching look at faith, family, and the stories we inherit.
Durham Poet Jameela F. Dallis On Grief, Oysters, Art, and the Color Blue
Talking with Jameela F. Dallis about her debut poetry collection, “Encounters for the Living and the Dead.”
Talking With Bridget Bell About Her Debut Collection of Poems On Postpartum Depression
“All That We Ask of You Is To Always Be Happy,” Durham poet Bridget Bell’s debut collection, comes out on February 4.
Poet Ross White Finds Beauty By Looking at Things a Little Bit Sideways
When Durham poet, teacher, and small press executive director Ross White looked Michelangelo’s David in the eyes—virtually, at least—a poem broke open for him.
‘Black Fire—This Time: Volume 1’ Is a Powerful Anthology of Black Writers
In the anthology, which features several Triangle writers, poetry is the main entrée. It’s a fitting coda for National Poetry Month.
Time Is Tender and Waits for No One in Michael McFee’s Newest Poetry Collection
McFee ponders topics that have felt particularly acute the last few years: aging, mortality, and how to contemplate the world and community around us in new ways.
Cortland Gilliam Named New Poet Laureate of Chapel Hill
Gilliam will serve in the role from 2023 to 2024 and will be Chapel Hill’s second-ever poet laureate.
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New Piedmont Laureate Dasan Ahanu Ushers In a New Literary Era
Ahanu was appointed as the 15th Piedmont Laureate, the second Black poet named to the post.
Liza Wolff-Francis Begins Tenure as 2023-2024 Carrboro Poetry Laureate
Dispatches from the West End Poetry Festival.
Raleigh Poet Jayme Ringleb’s Elegant Debut Collection Explores Queer Southern Love and Loss
“This might be a bit spoiler-y, but the book doesn’t end with narrative resolution. It’s more about the speaker being able to see himself as possible and the possibility of his love as a thing that exists.”
The Poetry Fox Speaks: Chris Vitiello on Costumes, Street Poetry, and Shared Humanity
Since before he knew what a typewriter was, Chris Vitiello had a way with words.
North Carolina Student Competes in the Poetry Out Loud National Championship
Gabriella Burwell, a junior at Knightdale High School, opted to recite “Black Matters” by Keith S. Wilson and “The Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall, as well as a poem by Booker T. Washington.
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