Poetry and Family
Every April, National Poetry Month gets lots of people excited about discovering new poets and maybe even writing a poem ...
In Praise of Size
Representative Jim Sensenbrenner got some bad press earlier this year for making unflattering remarks about first lady Michelle Obama’s figure. ...
Milwaukee Does Strange Things to People
The summer festival season is upon us including Summerfest in Milwaukee, followed by a several months of ethnic and neighborhood ...
Lost and Found Language
Cinco de Mayo is the annual celebration of Mexican heritage, and one of the fastest growing holidays in America. Today, ...
Lorine Niedecker
Fort Atkinson hosts the 3rd annual Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival this weekend. Niedecker is admired today as a great ...
Nesting
It’s time to meet a new Wisconsin poet. Erin Trondson has just published a collection of poems called “Nesting” a ...
Martin Luther King Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we asked Madison’s poet laureate, Fabu, to share some of her own memories ...