Poetry
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
An uneasy century, outlined in poetry
In "The Century," poet Éireann Lorsung uses unconventional language to try to describe the horrors of history.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Maine writers, poets and artists respond to ‘A Dangerous New World’
In the pages of this collection on climate change, loss, grief, hope – and calls to action – mingle.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and literary citadel of San Francisco, dies at 101
Ferlinghetti became a household name in the 1950s when he stood trial on obscenity charges for publishing Allen Ginsberg's hallucinatory anti-establishment manifesto 'Howl.'
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
A spendy restaurant in Maine is the backdrop for love, loss and strife in Anne Britting Oleson’s latest novel
As the characters in 'Cow Palace' attempt to commit to one another, they reveal much about the human heart.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2021
Irrefutable and overwhelming absence in poet Deborah Cummins’ latest collection
Many of the 43 poems in 'Until They Catch Fire" are responses to the death of her brother and her mother.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2020
Sadoff’s latest collection is beautiful, but problematic
The poems in 'Country, Living' fall "entirely within a world of the white male gaze."
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2020
Thirty years after he took his life, poet Peter Kilgore gets his due
'Quarry,' which collects his poems, evinces his keen awareness of place and offers a glimpse into the Portland cultural scene of the '70s.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Taking a walk? Recite a poem to keep you company
A journalist vows to memorize poetry 'maybe just for the pleasure of the language, the entirely new way of looking at the world.'
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Portland nonprofit provides place for youth to express themselves
The Youth Voices Matter open mic series starts Oct. 11
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Portland poet, 92, writes about climate change, degradation of Earth
Jackie Moore avoids sentimentality and presents nature with a sense of awe, wonder and despair.