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All That Glitters: Infinity Blues Should Have Clued Us in to Ryan Adams' EntitlementThe poems in the singer's second collection mix occasional brilliance with threats, violence, and an anger that apparently never abated, despite his assurance that he'd grown up through writing it.
Mar 23
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PopPoetry Postscript: March 17, 2023Kwame Alexander, Diane Seuss, surfing away the jealousy, and another show about English profs (come to Mama!)
Mar 17
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PopPoetry Postscript: March 24, 2023Jack White pens an Instapoem, Samntha Irby has us gasping, and a reward if found.
Mar 24
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Cowboy Poetry: When Modern Family Went CountryIn season two, Mitch poked fun at cowboy poetry: a storytelling, deeply American art form. But who's supposed to be laughing?
Mar 16
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Frances McDormand Recites Shakespeare on the Long, Hard Road of Nomadland
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January Embers, Part I: The Poem That Becomes the Shared Language of Horror Flick IT (2017)
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The Poem Kirsten Dunst Uses as a Tool of Seduction in Snowy Eternal Sunshine
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Taylor Swift's "The Lakes" Gets Romantic (Poetry, That Is)
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The Poem That Explains Walter White
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Ted Lasso Misquotes Walt Whitman in True Ted Lasso Fashion
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AWP 2023: Poetry (& Pedagogy) Goes PopWhere you can find me representing all this poetry and pop culture in Seattle this week!
Mar 8
Poets on Film: The Laureate's Literary Throuple & the Question of Poetic BiographyIt's steamy. But the historical figures portrayed in this film wanted nothing to do with poetic biography at all.
Mar 1
Writing Prompt: Take HeartIn the category of worst holiday candy, conversation hearts give candy corn a real run for their money. At least they're wordy, weird, and worthy of…
Feb 27
PopPoetry Postscript: February 24, 2023Theo Huxtable, Liesel Mueller, and dunking on Insta poets.
Feb 24
How Wednesday Addams Got Her NameIt's a poem, it's a nursery rhyme, it's a... gray area!
Feb 24
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Poets Watching TV: What Hot Ones Has Taught Me About Fear & CreativityWhat can a chicken-wing based internet talk show teach us about writing? A list of spicy takeaways from food media's most bingeable show.
Feb 15
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PopPoetry Postscript: February 10, 2023Poems in Space, to the tune of Pigs in Space.
Feb 10
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Call the Midwife Loves Poets Who Get to WorkSeason 7 and Season 11 of the PBS favorite included poems by poets who worked for a living: just like the women of Nonnatus House.
Feb 9
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Frances McDormand Recites Shakespeare on the Long, Hard Road of Nomadland
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January Embers, Part I: The Poem That Becomes the Shared Language of Horror Flick IT (2017)
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The Poem Kirsten Dunst Uses as a Tool of Seduction in Snowy Eternal Sunshine
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Taylor Swift's "The Lakes" Gets Romantic (Poetry, That Is)
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The Poem That Explains Walter White
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Ted Lasso Misquotes Walt Whitman in True Ted Lasso Fashion
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PopPoetry

Pop culture meets poetry: explainers, author interviews, book reviews, & exercises for the creative mind and writers of all kinds. Written weekly by Caitlin Cowan.
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