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The difficulties of writing a poem can begin before you even start writing. One of the most integral parts of finishing, and oftentimes starting, a poem is having direction, an idea.

 
   and I
   hear dread in the voices
   of those who dig deep, fly,
 
   search beyond light,

Name and briefly explain, if you would, the writers who have had an immense influence on you as a writer. Are there poets who you have related to, perhaps because of a shared cultural crossroads?

There is more to books than the words we read. As aspiring poets and avid readers, we often miss this.

For Linda Nemic Foster and John Otterbacher, a recent reading on the campus of Aquinas College was something of a home-coming. Both of these Michigan writers are Aquinas alumni.

“Because he has shaken/a dream of dead birds/and rises without amends/and returns to a state of grace” opens Greg Rappleye's poem “Cat Descending a Staircase,” and in a way, these first four l

Last year, my first year at Kalamazoo College, I had the opportunity to attend a poetry slam. I had never heard of slam poetry before, and it was a very memorable night.

Hello Mr. Cope. I am representing Through The 3rd Eye and would like to ask you some questions about your poem "Blue April." This is my favorite poem ever since I read it in Mr.

David Cope has had his hands full since assuming the position of Grand Rapids poet laureate in April.

David Cope, Grand Rapid’s fourth poet laureate, has experienced an ironic rise from blue collar custodian to revered professor at Grand Rapids Community College.