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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Tiferet Journal

I've often said in workshops and at Carriage House readings that one of poetry's unique functions is to bring people together...

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Prompt #351 – Pets During the Pandemic

If There Is Such a Thing (After Woman by a Window Feeding Her Dog by Mary Cassatt) If there is such a thing as for...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Prompt #350 – Writing in Stressful Times: The Covid-19 Pandemic

The idea of a global pandemic is the stuff of science fiction, or at least it ought to be. Right now, however, we’re in the m...

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Prompt #349 – On the Subject of Poetry Put-Downs

When I was in high school, I was placed in an honors English class taught by a guy who was supposed to be a fantastic teacher. At so...

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ADELE KENNY: I’m the author of 25 books (poetry & nonfiction) with poems published in journals in the U.S. and abroad, as well as in books and anthologies from Crown, Tuttle, Shambhala, and McGraw-Hill. I’ve worked as a guest poet for numerous agencies, have twice been a featured reader in the Dodge Poetry Festival, and my awards include two poetry fellowships from the NJ State Arts Council, the 2012 International Book Award for Poetry, and the Distinguished Alumni Award (Kean University). My book, A LIGHTNESS, A THIRST, OR NOTHING AT ALL, is a 2016 Paterson Prize finalist. In March of 2012, I was appointed Poet Laureate of Fanwood, NJ by the Borough Mayor and Council. A former professor of creative writing in the College of New Rochelle’s Graduate School, I’m founding director of the Carriage House Poetry Series and poetry editor for Tiferet Journal. I give readings and conduct both agency-sponsored and private poetry workshops.

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