National Poetry Month was created in part to recognize how vital poetry is to our culture. National Poetry Month 2021 marks 25 years of the celebration! Last year’s celebration was marred by cancelled events and last-minute adjustments. I shared poems while working behind the scenes to help take our very much in-person Poetry Society chapter… Read More
My goal this year was to enter poetry contests, and I felt very accomplished each time I sent a submission packet out. I was recently delighted to discover some of my poems were selected for awards. Better yet, some will be published in anthologies! Read More
East Tennessee State University Poet-in-Residence and Professor Jesse Graves has released a new poetry collection, Merciful Days, available through Mercer University Press, Eurospan Bookstore and Amazon. Read More
