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National Poetry Month! Editor’s Pick: My Story

National Poetry Month! Editor’s Pick: My Story

Happy Easter! Today for National Poetry Month, our Managing editor, Starr Troup selects a poem from Nin Andrews’ Miss August. My Story Gil I was a born nobody—my days so dull,... Read More
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Jesus was a Homeboy selected as 2017 Honor Book

Jesus was a Homeboy selected as 2017 Honor Book

Congratulations to author Kevin Carey! His book Jesus was a Homeboy was selected as an Honor Book for the Paterson Poetry Prize. Joan Cusack Handler, Publisher and Senior Editor of CavanKerry Press says,... Read More
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Ross Gay, author of Against Which, on How Poems Can Help with Difficult Emotions

Ross Gay, author of Against Which, on How Poems Can Help with Difficult Emotions

Ross Gay, author of Against Which, stops by Rachel Zucker’s podcast for an exclusive interview. Ross Gay talks about how poems can help you look at difficult emotions and much more!... Read More
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National Poetry Month Celebration: A Poem from Kevin Carey

National Poetry Month Celebration: A Poem from Kevin Carey

We are proud to present another poem to celebrate National Poetry Month. Here’s “Things I’ve Lost” from Kevin Carey’s Jesus Was a Homeboy. Things I’ve Lost My father’s wedding ringmy tax... Read More
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National Poetry Month Celebration: A Poem from Jeanne Marie Beaumont

National Poetry Month Celebration: A Poem from Jeanne Marie Beaumont

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate an entire month dedicated to poetry, we start with “Post Mortem” from Jeanne Marie Beaumont’s Letters from Limbo. Post Mortem Who killed Anna K.?  Not... Read More
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CavanKerry Press – 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award Finalist

CavanKerry Press – 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award Finalist

CavanKerry Press is pleased to have been nominated as a finalist by Association of Writers & Writing Programs for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award! AWP’s Small Press Publisher Award is an... Read More
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Christopher Bursk Discusses Controversial Poem in New Book ‘A Car Stops and A Door Opens’

Christopher Bursk Discusses Controversial Poem in New Book ‘A Car Stops and A Door Opens’

Author Christoper Bursk discusses writing, poetry, and his latest book ‘A Car Stops and A Door Opens‘. Read Christopher Bursk’s full interview with Nin Andrews below. Nin Andrews (NA): I so... Read More
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Bill Murray Reveals His Favorite Poems

Bill Murray Reveals His Favorite Poems

Bill Murray is a lifelong lover of verse who’s been a supporter of New York City’s Poets House for more than 20 years. In celebration of National Poetry Month, O Magazine asked... Read More
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New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals 2017 [Video]

New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals 2017 [Video]

Watch the video below of Amos Koffa performing at this year’s NJ Poetry Out Loud. The State Champion of New Jersey Poetry Out Loud 2017 is Amos Koffa of Burlington... Read More
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