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Former UCA literary journal to relaunch as “Toad Suck Editions”

MadHat Press of Cheshire, Massachusetts — a leading publisher of unique contemporary poetry — will launch Toad Suck Éditions, a biannua...
  • bykodyford
  • Dec 1, 2020
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Poetry

Open Mouth Poetry Festival announces readings, workshops

This year, the annual Open Mouth Reading Series Poetry Festival is going virtual. Join the Open Mouth Reading Series at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. ...
  • byJulia Trupp
  • Oct 29, 2020
Poetry

Greg Zeck’s First Published Poetry Collection

Greg Zeck’s release of Transitions, Early Poems, 1979-1989 marks his first published collection of poetry. The publication through Dead Wh...
  • bySummer El-Shahawy
  • Oct 12, 2020
lgbt poetluck
Poetry

Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow to host LGBTQ History Month Virtual Poetluck

The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) proudly presents a special edition virtual Poetluck in celebration of LGBTQ History Month. It w...
  • byJulia Trupp
  • Oct 3, 2020
Events

Writers’ Colony to host February ‘Poetluck,’ will feature author and two poets

The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) will present three featured readers at Poetluck 6:30 p.m.  Feb. 20: Nikki Hanna, Susanne Wiley...
  • byJulia Trupp
  • Feb 3, 2020
Events

National poetry recitation competition set for next month

WORDS / ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL High school students interested in competing in Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation competition, c...
  • byJulia Trupp
  • Jan 22, 2020
Events

Q&A: Slam poet Noelia Cerna writes on-the-spot poetry for “Looking for America”

Noelia Cerna is a Fayetteville-based slam poet chock-full of experience across the country. Recently, she listened to guests’ stories ...
  • byJulia Trupp
  • Jan 8, 2020
Art

Writer Shannon McGill teams up with artists for “Naked” book release at Bastion Gallery

The Bastion Art Gallery presents Naked, an exhibition inspired by Shannon McGill’s first literary collection, Naked, the exhibit will incl...
  • bykodyford
  • Nov 10, 2019
Poetry

A Poetic Extravaganza: Nightbird Books hosts the annual MFA Faculty Reading

Rome Lisa hosted the annual Master of Fine Arts Faculty Reading at Nightbird Books on Wednesday March 13. Toni Jensen, Davis McCombs, and Pa...
  • bySummer El-Shahawy
  • Mar 28, 2019
Poetry

Arkansas Poet Laureate Jo McDougall named winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Porter Fund

Poet and writer Jo McDougall, a native of DeWitt and the current Poet Laureate of Arkansas, has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievem...
  • bykodyford
  • Feb 6, 2019
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