Building Community Through Poetry
The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program is dedicated to building community through poetry by appointing and supporting an outstanding local poet as Poet Laureate for the city, sponsoring events that feature area poets and authors from outside the New Hampshire Seacoast, and encouraging a love of poetry among people of all ages.
Established in 1997 by local arts organizers and writers, the program brings people together to celebrate the written word and the talents of local and visiting artists.
Bread & Poetry Podcast with Teddy Klemarczyk
On this episode, Diannely breaks bread with baker and beloved tea time friend Teddy Klemarczyk and they talk about focaccia, the body, and Anna Swir. Teddy Klemarczyk is a baker by day, fledgling poet by night, and occasional local model in between it all. An advocate...
Bread & Poetry Podcast with Bob Sykora
On this episode, Diannely breaks bread with poet and penpal Bob Sykora and talk about everything bagels, "leaning into softness," and Joyce Peseroff. Listen on Simplecast or on your favorite podcast app Bob Sykora is the author of the chapbook I Was Talking About...
Bread & Poetry Podcast with Joshua Burton
On this episode, Diannely breaks bread with poet and girl-dad Joshua Burton and talks about Hawaiian rolls, giving grace, and Hayan Charara. Joshua Burton is a poet and educator from Houston, TX and received his MFA in poetry at Syracuse University. He is a 2019 Tin...
Bread & Poetry Podcast with Poet Laureate Maya Williams
On this episode, Diannely breaks bread with 7th Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine: Maya Williams. They talk about oat bread, suicide prevention awareness, and Raych Jackson. Guest: Maya Williams, IG: @emmdubb16, Twitter: @emmdubb16, Website: www.mayawilliamspoet.com...
Bread & Poetry Podcast with John-Francis Quiñonez and Jess Rizkallah
On this two part episode of Bread & Poetry Podcast we break bread with poet friends: Jess Rizkallah and John-Francis Quiñonez. We talk about tortillas, tarot, and traveling in other people's dreams. give it a listen, and don’t forget to submit your poems inspired...
Bread & Poetry Podcast Interview with Jake Baver
On this episode, Diannely breaks bread with writer and educator Jake Baver, and talks about sourdough, nature "keeping the score," and Natasha Rao. listen on Simplecast or look up Bread & Poetry on Apple podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher Jake Baver operates a Writing...
Bread & Poetry Podcast interview with Lauren WB Vermette
For this epidosde Diannely interviews Lauren WB Vermette about bread, odes and mental illness. Lauren WB Vermette is an ink-slinger who makes her home in Dover, NH. Her work has appeared in Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Covid Spring Anthology, Edge, Global Poemic, Good Fat...
Haven Signature Event
"I am a firm believer in the healing power of art, but most importantly I’m a firm believer in the healing power of community. Haven is just that—a community of people ready to open their arms to those who need it most. In my darkest moments, I relied heavily on...
Bread & Poetry Podcast interview with Mike Nelson
Listen to the new episode of The Bread & Poetry podcast with your host, poet laureate of Portsmouth Diannely Antigua. This time Diannely interviews Mike Nelson. Mike grew up in New Hampshire and has been hanging around the poetry scene of Portsmouth and the...
Bread & Poetry podcast interview with Myles Burr
In this episode Diannely talks to mover and shaker of poetry in Portsmouth, Myles Burr. Myles Burr is a writer, poet, and vocalist from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His style is mainly freeform and highly autobiographical. He dives deeply into the inner conflict of...
