poetry

Adam Banks, A-lan Holt (director for the Institute for Diversity in the Arts), and Marc Tessier-Lavigne in a Zoom room

‘In Conversation with the Inaugural Poem’ looks toward the future of the US while reflecting on its past

Anuka Mohanpuhr
  •  
March 7, 2021
headshots of Stegner Fellows F.T. Kola and Jim Whiteside

An intimate Stegner Fellows reading with Jim Whiteside and F.T. Kola

Ellie Wong
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March 1, 2021
(Graphic: HANNAH JEOUNG/The Stanford Daily)

Music, healing and community building: Three Black students cultivate their passions amid COVID-19

Malaysia Atwater
  •  
Feb. 26, 2021
moon

6 poems (loosely) for Valentine’s Day

Nestor Walters
  •  
Feb. 24, 2021
headshot of Claire Meuschke, author of "Upend"

History, family and paint colors in Stegner Fellow Claire Meuschke’s ‘Upend’

Jaehyeon Park
  •  
Feb. 23, 2021
The Grind
2020 ended the decade instead of starting it, which means that I have another excuse to, once again, start us off with a handful of poems. Photo: Unsplash

8 poems to (re)start the decade with

Nestor Walters
  •  
Jan. 18, 2021
Arts & Life
(Photo: African & African American Studies)

‘The 2020 Project’: The fight for freedom starts with understanding

Matthew Ayoob
  •  
Nov. 30, 2020
Arts & Life
Photo: Sy Abudu

‘A Nail the Evening Hangs On’: An exploration of personal and collective memory

Lily Nilipour
  •  
Nov. 4, 2020
Arts & Life
Photo: Copper Canyon Press

‘It started with joy’: Monica Sok talks poetry, embracing heritage in art creation

Ellie Wong
  •  
Nov. 4, 2020
Arts & Life
Portrait of Louise Gluck

Louise Glück explores humanity’s relationship to nature in ‘Averno’

Lily Zhou
  •  
Oct. 26, 2020
Arts & Life
A black and white image of a woman (Louise Glück) posing with her hands behind her head.

The story behind a Nobel: Louise Glück’s career and a new era for awards

Jose Luis Sabau
  •  
Oct. 12, 2020
Reads
Poet Angeline Truong honors George Floyd with a retrospective look at 9/11. (Photo: Outschool)

Poetry: ‘at a school assembly for 9/11’

Angeline Ai-Nhi Truong
  •  
June 10, 2020
Arts & Life
A hiking backpack, cache of personal worries and hopes. (Photo: WhereNext)

Poetry: Ode on an REI Backpack

Rachel D'Agui
  •  
May 29, 2020
Reads
A poem on family knowledge and a father's odyssey across the sea. (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP)

Poetry: ‘the return’

Angeline Ai-Nhi Truong
  •  
May 27, 2020
The Grind
There’s nothing quite like a poem to give you a glimpse into someone else’s personal heaven or hell. (Photo: Unsplash)

7 veteran poems for the month of May

Nestor Walters
  •  
May 22, 2020
Reads
Patrick Phillips discusses judging for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and shares his wisdom on the study and craft of poetry. (Photo: Marion Ettlinger)

Pulitzers and poetic forms: An interview with Patrick Phillips

Scott Stevens
  •  
May 19, 2020
Reads
Poet and professor Nikky Finney (pictured) joined Allyson Hobbs' Community Hour to talk about poetry as well as the strength needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Wofford College)

An occasion for poetry with Nikky Finney

Maya Czeneszew and Betty He
  •  
May 18, 2020
The Grind
A Mother's Day Dedication poem (Photo: Unsplash)

The Swan: A Mother’s Day dedication

Nestor Walters
  •  
May 10, 2020
Reads
Stanford English professor and celebrated poet Eavan Boland (Photo: L.A. CICERO/Stanford News Service)

On the death of a poet

Lisa Liu
  •  
May 1, 2020
Opinions
Eavan Boland reads an excerpt from "University Opening Day, 1891, words from Jane Stanford."

‘Black Milk & Hope’: Reflections on losing Professor Eavan Boland

Jen Ehrlich
  •  
April 29, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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