by Tracy Rittmueller | Dec 27, 2019 | Read Poetry
Reading Simples by KateLynn Hibbard I’ve just finished reading Simples by KateLynn Hibbard, one of five finalist books for Lyricality’s “Read Poetry Central Minnesota 2020” program. Wow. History and finely crafted poems! Two of my favorite things. Writing for...
by Tracy Rittmueller | Dec 19, 2019 | Read Poetry
Paige Riehl, whose book Suspension was selected by Lyricality in April 2019, has chosen these five books as suitable to Lyricality’s “Read Poetry” program goal of stimulating meaningful discussions among readers throughout central...
by Tracy Rittmueller | Nov 24, 2019 | Read Poetry
Why we chose Suspension by Paige Riehl Muriel Rukeyser, in her 1949 book of essays, The Life of Poetry, tells us contemporary poetry is important, especially in a climate of divisive political polarization. When contentions and divisions worsen into mass hatred, which...
by Tracy Rittmueller | Oct 10, 2019 | Read Poetry
Poems are like atomic particles with latent power.Tracy Rittmueller In the history of human culture, poetry is an important, primary experience. Maria Popova calls poetry an “adrenalizing force.” Poetry, she says, “speaks to us when we’re most porous emotionally.”...
by Tracy Rittmueller | Oct 8, 2019 | Read Poetry
Spoken Word performers lift poems off the page and breathe them into the air between us in a way that can turn the wreckage of our tragedies into a celebration. We are ALIVE! Rudy Francisco, Blythe Baird, and Sarah Kay are three spoken word performers, published by...
by Tracy Rittmueller | Sep 4, 2019 | Read Poetry
For some people, there is only Poetry (too often pronounced with a capital P and a snobbish, breathy accent), and everything that fails to meet their rigorous standards is NOT Poetry, is inferior, cheap swill. While we at Lyricality admire literary poetry, we stand...
