We read haiku often for the power they offer in just a few lines; they are HELPFUL, always offering a shift of our thinking and deepening of the moment. Jane Hirschfield illuminated why.
Read MoreJohn Ashbery’s Internal Tailoring
Before he died poet John Ashbery compared his work to tailoring, and told why a poem, like clothing, needs to be “slightly off”.
Read MoreThis Enters Through the Brain’s Back Door To Make You More Creative
Our reason for mixing poetry into articles about very practical matters is done with fierce intention: Poetry enters through our brain’s back door and shakes things up. We find that it helps greatly in envisioning possibilities…
Read MoreUse A Typewriter to Tap Your Poetic Subconscious
A public typewriter is stationed at Tompkins Square Park for whoever wishes to write on. It is the brainchild of the The Poetry Society of New York who original introduced it at the NYC Poetry Festival on Governors Island: The Typewriter Project’s mission is to investigate, document, and preserve the poetic subconscious of the city while providing a fun…
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