WPLS book picks in celebration of National Poetry Month—featuring past readers.
Today’s spotlight: @nellfell13 , @blevinsallisonm , @jezzbah , & @savethebathwater .
Order:
Diannely‘s UGLY MUSIC from @yesyesbooks .
Allison’s WHERE WILL WE LIVE IF THE HOUSE BURNS DOWN? from @perseabooks .
Jessica’s BUFFALO GIRL from @boaeditions .
Marina’s TANTO TANTO from @cavankerrypress .
P.S. The next WPLS is on 5/27/26. Put us on your calendar!
#wildandpreciouslifeseries #nationalpoetrymonth #books #bookrecommendations #bookrecs
Here is our first group of headline readers! Tomorrow, April 17, join us in Hamilton Smith for a Book Prize Reading to celebrate this talented group of writers!
Visit unhpoetry.com for more.
POETS ON DECK SPOTLIGHT 🌟
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Continuing a tradition of literacy legacy at The Thing is paramount to us. This iteration is SELF CONTAINED & incorporated into this year’s Saturday lineup! Expect rapturous readings from our poets throughout the day - all inside or outside of @nova.arts.block // @brewbakerskeene // @terranovaorganiccoffee
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Learn a little more about these tender truth tellers & let them pull your heart strings at this year’s #thinginthespring
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Poets in residency💓
@q_buckaroo@nellfell13@jessriz.art
(check out their work//BUY THEIR BOOKS 📚)
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🗓️Saturday May 16th
⏰12PM Music Starts!
🎟️ $40 Day Pass // All Ages
📍Brewbaker’s Cafe - 48 Emerald Street - Keene NH
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Head to the link in our bio or novaarts.org/thething to get your 🎟️🎟️🎟️ today!
In honor of Poetry Month, we’re spotlighting our very favorite poet, Diannely Antigua.
Diannely is a Dominican American poet, educator, and the host of Bread & Poetry, a podcast that brings poetry to everyone: poets and non-poets alike.
Diannely is the author of two poetry collections, Ugly Music (YesYes Books, 2019), winner of the Pamet River Prize and a 2020 Whiting Award, and Good Monster (Copper Canyon Press, 2024).
Diannely served as the 13th Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, NH, the youngest and first person of color to hold the title. She currently teaches in the MFA Writing Program at the University of New Hampshire as the inaugural Nossrat Yassini Poet in Residence.
Through Bread & Poetry, Diannely aims to demystify poetry and make it truly accessible to all, as part of a larger Bread & Poetry Project, a community initiative harnessing the belief that poetry, like bread, is essential and has the power to heal.
While Bread & Poetry is no longer releasing new episodes, the conversations are timeless and well worth a listen. Past episodes are available on Apple and Spotify. Follow @nellfell13 and @breadandpoetrypodcast for updates on her work.
This year's poetry event is something new and different. Curated by Diannely Antigua, the event will feature readings by acclaimed poets Sara Deniz Akant and Myles Taylor as well as student poets from Exeter High School, followed by a moderated discussion among the group. Come support our local student writers and hear from two dynamic voices in poetry.
Sara Deniz Akant is a Turkish-American educator and poet and author of, most recently, Hyperphantasia, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award.
Myles Taylor is a transmasculine writer, organizer, educator, Capricorn-Aquarius cusp, glitter enthusiast, and author of the collection Masculinity Parable, which was shortlisted for the Nossrat Yassini Poetry Prize.
Diannely Antigua is a Dominican American poet and educator, former poet laureate of Portsmouth, NH, and author most recently of the "revelatory" (Boston Globe) Good Monster.
Finally sharing the pics from the January Give & Gather!! It was an incredible event and we hope you can make it to the next one on March 17th in partnership with Granite Goodness and held at Treeline Outfitters!
If you haven’t been yet it’s free, open house style, kid friendly, potluck, community art, in person mutual aid, amazing connections and conversations and time for re-regulating our nervous system!
We’re SO looking forward to seeing you there! 💕
#giveandgather #mutualaid #communitycare
it’s gonna be a much needed AWP “Lite” this year, but catch me at this gorgeous event with gorgeous ppl reading gorgeous poetry. also find me wandering the book fair like a deer in headlights 🦌😳📚🖤
✨ NEW GIVE & GATHER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
We’re teaming up with Granite Goodness @granitegoodness for a special Give & Gather on Tuesday, March 17th from 5–8 PM at @treeline_outfitters !
An evening of shared food, real conversation, creative connection, and mutual support all in one space!
In a time that feels heavy, we’re choosing to gather anyway.
To amplify what’s good. To strengthen community. To show up for each other.
Bring a dish if you can. Come as you are. Leave more connected than you arrived.
Registration details in bio.
#giveandgather #communityinaction #mutualreciprocity #mutualaid #socialchange
