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From Poetry Heals: Joan Seliger Sidney

From Poetry Heals: Joan Seliger Sidney

From Joan Seliger Sidney: This past April, National Poetry Month, on a grant from the New Jersey Humanities Council to CavanKerry Press, I led a Poetry Heals workshop in Newark at the University... Read More
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Poetry Heals and CavanKerry in The Alternative Press

Poetry Heals and CavanKerry in The Alternative Press

“At the beginning it’s difficult because they’re afraid of being wrong and not knowing what a poem means immediately,” says Teresa Carson, Associate Publisher at CKP, of the initial challenges... Read More
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Poetry Out Loud: National Competition News

Poetry Out Loud: National Competition News

Washington State’s Langston Ward is named Poetry Out Loud National Champion Spokane, Washington high school student receives $20,000 award at Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Washington, DC – Langston... Read More
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Private: Poetry Heals Session at St. Barnabas Medical Center Explores Saying the Unsayable

Private: Poetry Heals Session at St. Barnabas Medical Center Explores Saying the Unsayable

By Katie Hynes, St. Barnabas Medical Center Lit & Med Volunteer “Poets don’t get calls in the middle of the night,” joked Cat Doty, poet, teacher, and author of Momentum (CavanKerry 2004),... Read More
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From Poetry Heals: a poem by Copper Camden Hospital

From Poetry Heals: a poem by Copper Camden Hospital

Teresa Carson at last year’s “Poetry Heals”workshop at Copper Camden This April and May, CavanKerry Press and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities are again co-sponsoring a series of “Poetry Heals” workshops for healthcare professionals.... Read More
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An Interview with Kavita Oza: 2013 NJ Poetry Out Loud State Champion

An Interview with Kavita Oza: 2013 NJ Poetry Out Loud State Champion

On March 15th, Kavita Oza, a junior from Peddie School in Hightstown, became the 2013 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Champion.  As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I was particularly struck... Read More
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Artist Professional Development Workshop from New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Artist Professional Development Workshop from New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Presented by the South Jersey Cultural Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts  Your Art Practice Made Real: Marketing via Social Media How to Promote Your Art... Read More
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This year at the AWP Conference (from Joan Cusack Handler)

This year at the AWP Conference (from Joan Cusack Handler)

"We talk of someone being a stand-up guy. Over the course of ten plus years CavanKerry Press has been a stand-up poetry press. It has published books about poets, first... Read More
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Marcus Jackson on Judging NJ Poetry Out Loud

Marcus Jackson on Judging NJ Poetry Out Loud

My experience judging the NJPOL Finals was a very rewarding.  Hearing wonderful poems read aloud is always a pleasure, but witnessing such a remarkable group of high school students bringing... Read More
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