Poetry

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5 books from Philly writers that make great holiday gifts

Philly teacher's poetry takes aim at PSSA tests

Tested Out Poetry Book Jesse Gottschalk

Philly-area man who founded Dead Poets Society dies after commissioning his tombstone

Stock_Carroll - Cemetery in New Jersey

Ntozake Shange coming to Free Library of Philadelphia

The Doctor Is Out

CHOP doc practices healing power of poetry

Carroll - The Doc Is Out Goldstein

Gallery Gameplan: public and private space invaders

First Friday 4.7

30th Street Station commuters will be treated to live poetry readings

30th Street Station

Poetry takes wing in Philadelphia

Yolanda Wisher

Poems that honor the postpartum body following loss

Inaugural Poe Arts Festival to take place Halloween weekend

African American Museum in Philadelphia exhibit honors Ntozake Shange's 'for colored girls'

New book of poems, 'Franklinstein,' tells complicated history of Germantown

Wedding Altar Germantown

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage doles out major arts & culture grants for 2016

Fleisher

The Philly Pigeon to host poetry workshop with special slam poetry night

Poetry

Five for Friday: Poet laureate Yolanda Wisher

Yolanda Wisher

Listen to the '2016 Poetic Address to the Nation' at the Painted Bride

Poetry

Yolanda Wisher announced as Philadelphia's third poet laureate

Yolanda Wisher

Ursula Rucker joins Shawn Theodore exhibit closing at Painted Bride

Shawn Theodore the Avenues

Artists and poets host exhibition discussing racism

Poetry

Try slam poetry in 2016

Poetry Slam

First Person Arts Festival wants Philly to share its stories

First Person Arts festival

Poe & Philadelphia: How the city shaped history's spookiest writer

Edgar Allen Poe

Philly seeks poet laureate nominations

Poet laureate

18 young Philadelphians shaping the future of the city's creative class

Creative Class

Inspirational poem tacked in London bar goes viral

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Seven poets keeping the rhythmic tradition alive in Philadelphia

Poetry

Juan Felipe Herrera named first Latino U.S. poet laureate

Philadelphia Poet Laureate leads poetry workshop for students

Frank Sherlock

Philly in search of its next youth poet laureate

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'Yin and Nye' combines poetry and yoga

Yoga

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