/tags/poetry Poetry en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-03-20/austin-tx-poet-laureate-zell-miller-iii-poetry-library-literacy The spoken word poet and theater artist will document the city's big moments through poetry. Miller will serve a two-year term promoting literacy and the arts in Austin. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2025-03-20/austin-tx-poet-laureate-zell-miller-iii-poetry-library-literacy Olivia Aldridge /life-arts/2024-04-09/austin-poet-laureate-proposal Poet KB Brookins is circulating a petition to add a city program that would promote literacy and the arts in Austin. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:21:41 GMT /life-arts/2024-04-09/austin-poet-laureate-proposal Olivia Aldridge /life-arts/2022-09-23/austin-poet-urges-falling-in-love-with-the-planet-to-fight-climate-change-not-giving-in-to-fear Austin poet Terry Dawson has responded to the climate change crisis with a poetry collection urging people to take stock of the situation. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2022-09-23/austin-poet-urges-falling-in-love-with-the-planet-to-fight-climate-change-not-giving-in-to-fear Jennifer Stayton /austin/2021-11-19/austins-first-youth-poet-laureate-to-young-writers-your-work-has-value-and-deserves-to-be-heard Ireland Griffin, 17, hopes to encourage other youth to get involved in creative writing and poetry and have a "safe space to explore creative outlets." Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2021-11-19/austins-first-youth-poet-laureate-to-young-writers-your-work-has-value-and-deserves-to-be-heard Jennifer Stayton /life-arts/2021-06-24/stage-slam-spoken-word-and-more-austin-youth-poet-laureate-program-embraces-broad-definition-of-poetry Aspiring youth poets in Austin now have a chance to dig deeper into the craft by applying for the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:01:57 GMT /life-arts/2021-06-24/stage-slam-spoken-word-and-more-austin-youth-poet-laureate-program-embraces-broad-definition-of-poetry Jennifer Stayton /life-arts/2018-02-04/this-is-just-to-say-matthew-zapruder Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Matthew Zapruder about the collaboration that inspired his poem "Frankenstein Love" from his collection� Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:34:15 GMT /life-arts/2018-02-04/this-is-just-to-say-matthew-zapruder Rebecca McInroy /life-arts/2018-01-21/this-is-just-to-say-naomi-shihab-nye In this edition of This Is Just To Say, poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye.Nye reads her poem� Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:45:24 GMT /life-arts/2018-01-21/this-is-just-to-say-naomi-shihab-nye Rebecca McInroy /education/2015-09-08/bilingual-contest-encourages-students-to-write-beyond-language-barriers A creative writing competition for English- and Spanish-speaking children is accepting submissions through Thursday.It's the second year the Austin-based� Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:11:31 GMT /education/2015-09-08/bilingual-contest-encourages-students-to-write-beyond-language-barriers Joy Diaz /life-arts/2014-05-08/barstool-poetry-can-turn-anyone-into-a-poet When things get quiet at a bar, many turn to their cell phone as a way to escape that awkward feeling.Bob Makela hopes to change that with Barstool� Thu, 08 May 2014 19:19:38 GMT /life-arts/2014-05-08/barstool-poetry-can-turn-anyone-into-a-poet Andrew Huygen /life-arts/2014-04-17/a-dream Read by Michael LeeThirty minutes leftI scavenge through my houseGrabbing my karaoke machineAll my thingsI don’t want them to get wet or float� Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:28:20 GMT /life-arts/2014-04-17/a-dream Adelynn