poetry

Local poet Lynn Robbins recites her poem Breakfast of Champions.

Lynn Robbins is a poet who lives in Cold Spring, Kentucky and recently released When You Sit To Write: Poems of support and inspiration for writers to help other poets and authors who might be facing a blank page.

Poet Sherry Cook Stanforth from Thomas More College joins our Barbara Gray to talk about her newest book of poetry, Drone String.

Local poet Tasha Golden (from the band Ellery) has collaborated with celebrated photographer Michael Wilson on her just-released book of poetry.

Book review:

Local educator and poet Pauletta Hansel has released her largest collection of poems, Tangle, and she joins our Barbara Gray to talk about the 100+ pages of her works, created between 2011 and 2015.

Book review: Roberta Schultz reviews Early Farming Woman, the new chapbook of poetry from nurse and poet Jean Bryner.

A poem from local poet and Around Cincinnati contributor Roberta Schultz, from her chapbook Outposts on the Border of Longing.

A poetry reading by Sarah Rose Nordgren from her book, Best Bones.

Book review: Roberta Schultz reviews Medic Against Bomb: A Doctor’s Poetry of War by Dr. Frederick Foote, a retired U.S. Navy neurologist and the military’s foremost expert on holistic medicine.

Coming up this fall is the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s fourth One City, One Symphony concert and community outreach effort. This year will feature works inspired by the late Maya Angelou and the CSO is currently seeking submissions of new, original poems that responds to the question “what does freedom mean to you?”

The local musical duo known as Ellery, after a lengthy sabbatical, are back with a book of poetry called Once You Had Hands with photography by Michael Wilson. Justin & Tasha Golden join Barbara Gray to talk about the book and their May 1 event at Hoffner Lodge in Northside that will be part book launch and part Ellery concert.

Say the word 'poetry' to kids and they might turn up their noses.  Mention 'hip hop' or 'rap' and they may be more interested. 

But the art forms are very similar; and this weekend hundreds of teenagers will prove it as they show off their skills. 

A poetry reading from Roberta Schultz from her chapbook, Outposts on the Border of Longing.

A poetry reading by Bob Holman from his book Sing This One Back to Me.