We have very few pictures of the penny poet of Portsmouth Robert Dunn and they're all a little grainy and we've had no idea who took them. But recently Nancy Grace Horton, the photographer of the most iconic of Dunn's photos, reached out to let us know she was the one...
Poet Laureate’s Corner
Bread & Poetry Interview with Sarah Audsley
On this episode, we break bread with poet Sarah Audsley and talk about chapati, dictionary poems, and Tiana Nobile. Listen on Simplecast Come see Sarah Audsley at the Hoot on November 1st 7pm at Portsmouth Book & Bar! Guest: Sarah Audsley, IG: @saudsley,...
Bread & Poetry Interview with Tariq Luthun
On this episode, we break bread with Tariq Luthun, award-winning poet and community organizer. We talk about a "community of breads," freedom, and Safia Elhillo. (Make sure to listen to the blooper at the end!) Guest: Tariq Luthun, IG: @tariqpoems,...
Interview in the Herald with Diannely!
Diannely Antigua, Portsmouth poet laureate, says her trauma brings power to her writing Ian Lenahan Portsmouth Herald 9/26/2023 PORTSMOUTH — The first of many journals Diannely Antigua has written in throughout her life was a childhood Christmas gift from her sister....
Bonus Slice with Maya Williams
On this Bonus Slice, Maya Williams from Episode #9: Oat Bread & Jonah Poems reads "Samson & Suicide" from their debut poetry collection Judas & Suicide. Bon a petit! Listen on Simplecast Bonus Slice is a little offering, an appetizer if you will, of...
Bonus Slice with Myles Burr
On this Bonus Slice, Myles Burr from Episode #3: Pumpernickel & Epistolaries performs the poem “Valid Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner/Rubbernecking: Or There’s Nothing To See Here” from his upcoming EP with The Last Straws titled “Futuristic Dread And...
Bread & Poetry Interview with Diannely Antigua
On this two-part episode, we break bread with host and poet laureate of your hearts Diannely Antigua and talk about casabe, ars poetica, the Dominican Republic, and what the first year of being poet laureate has been like. Johnathan Riley, former guest from Episode 1,...
Bread & Poetry Interview with Sara Deniz Akant and Adrienne Raphel
On this two-part episode of Bread & Poetry Podcast, Diannely breaks bread with dynamic poetry duo Sara Deniz Akant and Adrienne Raphel. They talk about braided breads, twin language, and the complexity of memory. As always, send us your poems inspired by the...
A Bridge to Japan: A Poetry Broadside Contest
A Bridge to Japan: A Poetry Broadside Contest Presented by the Portsmouth (NH) Poet Laureate Program We are pleased to offer a digital poetry broadside contest. Final judging will be performed by poet and translator Patrick Donnelly. Winning entries will be awarded...
Accepting Nominations!
The PPLP Board is now accepting nominations for our next Poet Laureate for 2019-2021! • Nominees for 2019 – 20 21 should live in Portsmouth, Dover, Durham, Eliot, Greenland, Kittery, Madbury, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Rye, or Stratham...
Poets in the Park
Join us at Prescott Park Arts Festival this summer for Poets in the Park: Women Reading Women. We're excited about this lineup, and we hope you are, too!
Induction Ceremony for Mike Nelson
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