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Jericho Brown (born April 14, 1976) is an American poet and writer. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana , Brown has worked as an educator at institutions such as the University of Houston , the University of San Diego , and Emory University .
Joy Katz and Kevin Prufer, editors, Dark Horses: Poets on Overlooked Poems, 76 poems, each selected by a poet who was asked to provide an "unknown or underappreciated poem written by anyone, in any language, from any era", along with a brief essay by the selecting poet about the poem each chose; Illinois University Press
1st place Amber Brown, Oak Park, IL for the poem "Moon" 2nd place Alexis Mia Phillips, Oak Park IL for the poem “Case# 07CR0304” 3rd place Damiano R. Girona, Newport News, VA for the poem "Natural Love" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8. 1st place Maria Abrams, Bedford, NY for the poem "Sentences"
The best love poems offer respite and revivify; they remind me that I, too, love being alive. Soon the lilacs will bloom, but so briefly. Even more reason to seek them out and breathe in deep.
The Fireside Poets (also known as the "Schoolroom" or "Household Poets") were a group of American poets from New England. The group is usually described as comprising Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , William Cullen Bryant , John Greenleaf Whittier , James Russell Lowell , and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Brian Patten, Love Poems [17] Tom Paulin, The Book of Juniper [17] Sylvia Plath, Collected Poems, posthumous, containing 224 poems in chronological order, edited by Ted Hughes; poems by an American, edited by her English husband [17] Peter Porter, English Subtitles [17] Peter Reading, Tom O'Bedlam's Beauties [17]
The Best American Poetry 2007, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by poet Heather McHugh, guest editor, who made the final selections, and David Lehman, the general editor for the series. This book is the 20th volume in the most popular annual poetry anthology in the United States.
The Forward Prizes for Poetry consist of three awards: The Forward Prize for Best Collection, £10,000; The Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection, £5,000; The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem in memory of Michael Donaghy, £1,000; The Prizes are run by the Forward Arts Foundation, which is also responsible for National Poetry Day. The ...