/tags/national-poetry-month National Poetry Month en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-04-30/for-national-poetry-month-perspectives-on-poetry-identity-and-inspiration April is the most poetic month, and we're celebrating by asking poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny Choi to talk about what inspires them to write, and how poetry helps express identity. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-04-30/for-national-poetry-month-perspectives-on-poetry-identity-and-inspiration Natalie Brennan /show/the-american-sound/2016-03-31/once-war-has-gone-there-will-come-soft-rains-a-conversation-with-composer-tom-vignieri Imagine a world devastated by war but renewed by the invincible power of nature. That’s what poet Sara Teasdale imagined in the immediate aftermath of… Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:00:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2016-03-31/once-war-has-gone-there-will-come-soft-rains-a-conversation-with-composer-tom-vignieri Jennifer Hambrick /classical-101/2015-04-27/zabur-an-oratorio-for-peace-in-syria Nearly 300 musicians raised a plaintive call for peace this past weekend in Indianapolis in the form of an oratorio.It was the culmination of composer… Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:28:00 GMT /classical-101/2015-04-27/zabur-an-oratorio-for-peace-in-syria Kylie Harwell /classical-101/2015-04-23/composer-mohammed-fairouz-new-work-balances-poetry-and-music The end of April marks the end of National Poetry Month. Before the celebration of words and meter could come to a close, I sat down for a phone interview… Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:28:33 GMT /classical-101/2015-04-23/composer-mohammed-fairouz-new-work-balances-poetry-and-music Kylie Harwell /classical-101/2015-04-06/national-poetry-month-exploring-follow-poet April is National Poetry Month. As an avid Medievalist, lover of New Music, and singer, I see poetry not as an aspect of some music, but as the driving… Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:00:00 GMT /classical-101/2015-04-06/national-poetry-month-exploring-follow-poet Kylie Harwell