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7th graders celebrate the shoe in poetry (Cook County News-Herald)

Students in Sue Nelson’s seventh grade English class celebrated National Poetry Month by composing poetry books. One of the assignments was to take a pair of shoes and write a poem about them.

Poetry contest to focus on male role (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

The Benton County Health Department’s Male Advocates for Responsible Sexuality (MARS) program is sponsoring a spoken word poetry competition. Participating poets are encouraged to compose verse on the topics of relationships and sexuality.

Poetry Contest Winners (Small Town Papers News Service)

Socorro High School student Nicole Engler won a poetry contest sponsored by the Socorro Public Library for her poem, “Sins of Darkness.”...

A 'mix of myth and poetry' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

A theatrical dream team tackles the Pulitzer-nominated play "Bulrusher" by Eisa Davis at Pillsbury House Theatre.

World's worst poetry sold for $12,840 (Toronto Star)

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The vocabulary is poor and the rhyme excruciating but a collector paid $12,840 Friday for original works by William Topaz McGonagall, internationally celebrated as the worst poet ever to assault the English language.