Poetry

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent Joyce Dale keeps her iPad close at hand in the event she is visited by the muse. It’s a habit she developed as a young girl, when a pad of paper and a pen provided her with a blank slate to write poems. Inspiration, she says, can arrive at any time and in any place. “I’m always…

This is the fifth issue of “Community in Poetry,” which ran throughout the month of April in honor of National Poetry Month. Local poets can still…

Dear Readers, April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets. This is the fourth issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will…

Dear Readers, April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets. This is the third issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will run throughout the month of April in honor of National Poetry Month.  Fireworks (2004) By NOELLE CHANDLER  My favorite ones are the failed ones, of course, the kind that only…

Dear Readers, April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets. This is the second issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will run…

Dear Readers, April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and poets. This is the first issue of “Community in Poetry,” which will run…

Over a dozen poets converged on the Merced Arts Center on Saturday as part of the 8th annual Spoke ’n’ Heard Poetry Slam. Run by the Hip Hop Movement club from the University of California, the annual slam brings together established poets from around Merced County and the surrounding area, as well as first-time performers looking for an…