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Video – National Poetry Month: “A Slave’s Love” By Savannah Blue
Posted on · The Houston slam poet performs a poem inspired by the deepest love she can imagine.
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National Poetry Month: “Because You Requested Poetry About Jimi Hendrix and Eggplant” By John Milkereit
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a psychedelic poem, written for friends.
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National Poetry Month: “Paris in Mind” by Stan Crawford
Posted on · The Houston poet and lawyer reads a poem inspired by The City of Light.
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National Poetry Month: “A Spell In Eleven Lines” By Robin Davidson
Posted on · The Houston Poet Laureate reads a poem conjured in the middle of a cedar forest.
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Houston Poet Varsha Saraiya-Shah
Posted on · In the fourth installment of the 2017 edition of Houston Public Media’s poetry series Voices and Verses, produced by Catherine Lu, we meet Houston poet Varsha Saraiya-Shah, and she reads her poem called, “For a Man With One Earring,” which was inspired by a moment in traffic on the 610 Loop. Varsha Saraiya-Shah’s chapbook of poetry, […]
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National Poetry Month: “For A Man With One Earring” By Varsha Saraiya-Shah
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a moment in traffic on the 610 Loop.
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National Poetry Month: “Kill Time Objective” By Roberto Tejada
Posted on · The UH professor reads a poem inspired by two dreams and personal loss.
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National Poetry Month: “Cotton Candy” By Billie Duncan
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem about the hidden life of a clown.
Music in the Making
Music In The Making: Poetry, Part II
Posted on · This week, the written word comes alive in songs by Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Coleridge-Taylor, and Martin.
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National Poetry Month: “Giving Up The Herd” By Sandi Stromberg
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by her grandfather and the Texas Panhandle.
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Poet-Trees Encourage Anyone to Channel Their Inner Bard
Posted on · (Above: Poetry and messages attached to a tree as part of the Poet-Trees project from Writers in the Schools. Photo Courtesy: WITS) Last April, during National Poetry Month, Writers in the Schools (WITS) began a new project around Buffalo Bayou called the Poet-Trees, where people could write poems or messages and attach them to trees in the […]
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National Poetry Month: “The Pilgrim Within” By Chris Wise
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem set in a trailer park in Lake Dallas, Texas.
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Niki Herd: Poetry is Her Weapon
Posted on · In the third installment of the 2017 edition of Houston Public Media’s poetry series Voices and Verses, produced by Catherine Lu, we meet Houston poet Niki Herd. She describes how her poems begin on scraps of paper and how poetry is her weapon, and she reads her poem, “Girrl.” Herd grew up in Cleveland and earned degrees in […]
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National Poetry Month: “Girrl” by Niki Herd
Posted on · The Houston poet talks about poetry as a weapon and reads a poem for her niece.
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National Poetry Month: “Reflection” By Cristina Martinez
Posted on · The Houston slam poet and animal lover reads a poem inspired by her cultural identity.