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“Misery Islands” on Mass Poetry

“Misery Islands” on Mass Poetry

“O’Neil candidly writes about family…of single-motherhood and of love, and in doing so penetrates the exquisitiveness of the everyday while highlighting the challenges of living as an artist and mother.... Read More
ADA Awareness Month: “Disability Is Not Just a Metaphor” from The Atlantic

ADA Awareness Month: “Disability Is Not Just a Metaphor” from The Atlantic

“Pop culture’s more interested in disability as a metaphor than in disability as something that happens to real people.” Read the full article at The Atlantic Read More
ADA Awareness Month: "Why Do We Fear the Blind?" from NYT

ADA Awareness Month: "Why Do We Fear the Blind?" from NYT

“Even the most brilliant sighted person can be dumb about the obvious.” Read the full article at The New York Times Read More
CavanKerry Press remembers Carolyn Kizer

CavanKerry Press remembers Carolyn Kizer

In her introduction to Carolyn Kizer: Perspectives in Her Life and Work (CavanKerry Press 2001), Maxine Kumn wrote: Carolyn Kizer was a feminist before the word came into vogue. Her famous poem “Pro Femina”... Read More
From Poetry Out Loud National Finals

From Poetry Out Loud National Finals

Check out 3rd place winner/NJ state champ Natasha Vargas and her reading of “Ecology” by Jack Collom Read More
Dawn Potter’s “Same Old Story” Nominated for 2014 LA Times Book Award

Dawn Potter’s “Same Old Story” Nominated for 2014 LA Times Book Award

A huge congratulations to Dawn Potter and her 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Award nomination in Poetry! Same Old Story is her latest collection of poetry and one of CavanKerry’s latest releases. Read More
NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals: Remarks from Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim

NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals: Remarks from Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim

I very, very much enjoyed the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud finals, which were held last Friday at the NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark. The ten finalists generated a good portion... Read More
NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals are Friday!

NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals are Friday!

CavanKerry is honored to support Poetry Out Loud! \ From the New Jersey Arts Council: Ten high school students from around the state will compete on Friday, March 14th in... Read More
From the web: USPS to release Maya Angelo stamp

From the web: USPS to release Maya Angelo stamp

Read all about it at Poetry Foundation. Read More