Quinn Wahl Selected to Serve as LB’s New Poet Laureate
As we continue to come out of a pandemic that shut down the world, life looks a bit different than it did before. Some changes are permanent, others only temporary. One such change is...
Tagged: Poetry
The Underwater City: Trauma Expressed via art
Much like many famous painters who’ve expressed their heartache on canvas, poetry too can often be a method used to convey pain and trauma; Processing it through the mind and then out to the...
Poetry to Read for the Non-Poetry Readers: Testing the Waters of Verse
Poetry isn’t my comfort zone when it comes to what I pick up from the bookshelf. I don’t gravitate towards it, and I don’t ask for it when my mom requires my Christmas list....
LBCC’s Poetry Club’s Annual Word Mob Encourages Poems to be Shared
Illuminated by the warm glow of the dimmed lights, the open stage had an inviting presence to the single mic placed in the center of the stage, tempting any eager poet to share their...
Poet Among Us: A Q&A with LBCC Poet Rocky Moll
Q:What does poetry mean to you? A: “To me, poetry is beauty and art written down. It can come in so many forms and be interpreted in so many more. When you look at...
LBCC Seeks Its Next Poet Laureate: As we kick off spring term, LBCC looks for next year’s poet laureate
Are you fit for the job of being LBCC’s next poet laureate? Are you a catalyst of creative energy? Do you have a notebook filled with poetry? Are you passionate about increasing the appreciation...
Reasons Why “i love my love”: An ode to the curveballs that life throws your way
“i had to learn the reality of loving myself unconditionally… for better or worse. through the calamity and/or happy ‘me.’ i was forced to love all of me, entirely, regardless of all the reasons...
Poetry Musings: LBCC’s poetry community comes together for the annual A Warm Red Autumn event
A collaborative and creative air filled the Benton Center as locals gathered to share poems, laughter and their collective love of the spoken word at “A Warm Red Autumn” event on Friday Nov. 4th....
