This #NewsPoet was inspired by tradition and oysters Starting this month KUOW is celebrating local poetry with a series called #NewsPoet. A Pacific Northwest poet writes an original piece inspired by a... Casey Martin
The death of Charleena Lyles inspired this KUOW #NewsPoet The news can be troubling and sometimes disturbing. For poets it can be a source of inspiration. To help process the stories in our news feeds, we... Casey Martin
KUOW's #NewsPoet: Imani Sims Today KUOW launches a new series celebrating Pacific Northwest writers. We invite local poets to write an original piece inspired by a KUOW news story.... Casey Martin
A poetic ode to the demolition of the Richard Hugo House In the poem "Maybe This Building Should Go" — and a series of redactions — Frances McCue considers the emotional pull of particular places and buildings... Elizabeth Austen
So much to do. But still make time for poetry In a parallel universe, poets stand on street corners and recite for us. We stop what we’re doing and gather together with friends and strangers to... John O'Brien
The words that hold our souls inside them When you're the poet laureate of Washington state, you log a lot of time on the road. "I got a new car for the job," laughs Tod Marshall . It came to... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
How one Seattle poet fights climate change What will it take for Seattle to become climate-friendly? That's The Burning Question this month on KUOW. In this interview, reporter David Hyde put the... David Hyde
What I learned from my feminist mom Set on the boardwalk at Ocean City, New Jersey, Kevin Craft's poem "Matinee" considers the trajectory of his mother's life, and its effect on his own. Elizabeth Austen Bill Radke
Listen to these Native poets read their work As we begin another new year in these United States of America, it’s an opportune time to listen in to the creative voices of descendants of the... John O'Brien
'Black Courage': A young poet's words to her son Angel Gardner started writing while living in a group home as a child. She wasn’t into therapy, but sometimes she wasn’t into writing in her journals... Katherine Banwell
