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Teresa Carson Interviews Holly Smith, winner of the inaugural scholarship to the Frost Place

Teresa Carson Interviews Holly Smith, winner of the inaugural scholarship to the Frost Place

On March 15, Cameron Clarke, a senior from Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High School in Jersey City, was the runner-up in the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud state finals. CavanKerry... Read More
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"The Landress Catches Her Breath" wins Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing

"The Landress Catches Her Breath" wins Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing

Congratulations to Paola Corso! First Prize winner of the Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing for The Laundress Catches Her Breath Judge’s comment:This book is a precisely visionary evocation of working-class Pittsburgh... 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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Joseph O. Legaspi in Poets and Writers

Joseph O. Legaspi in Poets and Writers

"Gradually, I’ve found my footing as a poet in Queens, the literary underdog borough, the one noted for being the most ethnically diverse." For the full article, visit Poet and Writers... Read More
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Teresa Carson talks with Dawn Potter, Director of The Frost Place Conference

Teresa Carson talks with Dawn Potter, Director of The Frost Place Conference

Every summer, the Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching, a unique and innovative program for teachers, takes place in the barn at the farm in Franconia, New Hampshire, where Robert Frost... Read More
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Nin Andrews Interviews Shira Dentz

Nin Andrews Interviews Shira Dentz

Shira Dentz NIN ANDREWSdoor of thin skins is such a powerful book, and very disturbing. While reading it, I wasn’t sure whether it would be classified as memoir or poetry.  And... Read More
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Nin Andrews: Poet Behind the Poetry

Nin Andrews: Poet Behind the Poetry

Poet Behind the Poetry, CKP’s special blog series in honor of National Poetry Month, looks behind the scenes of a writer’s creative life. Bird Maiden (with permission from Emily Lisker)... 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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