Poetry

The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council is hosting the regional Poetry Out Loud Competition Saturday, February 18 at 10 a.m. at the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The program aspires to build self-confidence, strengthen public speaking skills and educate participants about the history of poetry.

Poet Richard Robbins visits University of Louisiana Monroe Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. for a poetry reading featuring selections from his book Body…

The Wellspring's upcoming event Hope in the Light of Day is Northeast Louisiana's kickoff for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.The Wellspring's marketing…

Last month saw the regional “Poetry Out Loud” Competition at the Straus Youth Academy for the Arts. The three finalists from that completion head to the…

After 20 years of traditional Bayou-Diversity radio programs, I am wandering into the realm of prose poetry. Here's a couple for your…

The late Dr. Horace Perry, “H.P.,” Jones started the annual Ides of March poetry reading at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the mid-1990s. Jones…