Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 16 In his final "Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry" column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas promises that he still doesn't want to convince you to love poetry. Instead, he wants to convince you that when you need poetry, it will be waiting to be read and heard. December 16, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Hamlet, Leaves of Grass, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 12 Forget the Pulitzers. Forget the MacArthur “Genius” grant, The New Yorker, and all the other laurels too. In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas discusses the oral tradition of poetry and how the greatest honor for a poet—and for a poem—is to be known by heart, memorized and recited. August 2, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Recitation Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 10 "Does poetry actually change anything? Does it need to?" Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas takes on these existential questions in his latest column. June 14, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Poetry, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 8 "This is not a column about iambic pentameter. This is a column about the secret history of the English language. But the story of English happens to be the story of iambic pentameter too." Read the latest column from Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas in his "Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry" series. April 1, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public Column, Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 7 "Why, someone will ask, doesn’t poetry rhyme anymore? ... I say that it still does, or that it never did. I say: some poetry rhymed, and some still does. Or I try to change the subject." In this month's column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas uses the wise words of Shakespeare, John Milton, and Jay-Z to explain why rhymes make the world go round. March 4, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 6 "As socially relevant as poetry can be, slang is where some of the most political work of language occurs." In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas analyzes the ever-evolving world of words. February 1, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, Slang, Walt Whitman Read More »