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Amanda Gorman Honors Community Heroes with History-Making Super Bowl Poem: WATCH

Andy Towle February 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Amanda Gorman

Biden inaugural poet Amanda Gorman was called to action with her words once again ahead of Super Bowl LV, honoring community heroes with "Chorus of … [Read more...] about Amanda Gorman Honors Community Heroes with History-Making Super Bowl Poem: WATCH

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, History, Sports, towleroad More Posts About: Amanda Gorman, Football (American), Poetry, Super Bowl

‘Welcome Back, America’ — World Leaders Congratulate Biden and Harris

Andy Towle November 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

World leaders celebrated the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Saturday in a flurry of statements and tweets. Among those offering … [Read more...] about ‘Welcome Back, America’ — World Leaders Congratulate Biden and Harris

Topics: towleroad, World More Posts About: 2020 Election, 2020 Election, Ireland, Joe Biden, Poetry, Seamus Heaney

Black Gay Men Win Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (‘The Tradition’) and Drama (‘A Strange Loop’)

Andy Towle May 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters were handed out on Monday and two notable winners (for the audience of this site, particularly) were poet … [Read more...] about Black Gay Men Win Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (‘The Tradition’) and Drama (‘A Strange Loop’)

Topics: Entertainment, Music, Space, Theater, towleroad More Posts About: Books, Jericho Brown, Michael R. Jackson, Poetry, Pulitzer Prize

Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST

Andy Towle June 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

The winners of the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards (aka The Lammys) were announced on Monday night at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing … [Read more...] about Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST

Topics: Entertainment, History, Music, towleroad More Posts About: Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Lambda Literary Awards, Poetry

Poet Mary Oliver Dies at 83

Andy Towle January 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver, who won the National Book Award (1992, New and Selected Poems) and Pulitzer Prize (1984, American Primitive) for her poems which … [Read more...] about Poet Mary Oliver Dies at 83

Topics: Books, News, towleroad, World More Posts About: Books, Deaths, Mary Oliver, Poetry, Provincetown

Nico Tortorella Gets His Full Moon Out for the Supermoon

Towleroad December 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

Nico Tortorella moon

Younger actor Nico Tortorella celebrated the "Cold" moon supermoon by super-mooning his social media followers with a big bare view from … [Read more...] about Nico Tortorella Gets His Full Moon Out for the Supermoon

Topics: Actor, Social Media More Posts About: Celebrities, men, Nico Tortorella, Poetry

Iconic, Original and Often Inscrutable American Poet John Ashbery Dies at 90

Andy Towle September 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

John Ashbery

Poet John Ashbery died on Sunday at his home in Hudson, New York. at the age of 90. His husband David Kermani confirmed Ashbery's death to the New … [Read more...] about Iconic, Original and Often Inscrutable American Poet John Ashbery Dies at 90

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Books, Deaths, John Ashbery, Poetry

Michael Klein, ‘When I Was A Twin’: Book Review

Garth Greenwell September 3, 2015 Leave a Comment

When I Was a Twin Michael Klein

Michael Klein’s fourth collection of poems begins with a news report for the dead. “There’s a lot more death since you died,” he writes. “People live … [Read more...] about Michael Klein, ‘When I Was A Twin’: Book Review

Topics: Music, towleroad More Posts About: Book Review, Books, Garth Greenwell, Michael Klein, New York, New York City, Poetry

Gay Poet Richard Blanco to Read Poem at Reopening of U.S. Embassy in Cuba: VIDEO

Andy Towle August 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Richard Blanco

Gay Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco, who was chosen by President Obama to compose a poem for his second inauguration, has been asked by the … [Read more...] about Gay Poet Richard Blanco to Read Poem at Reopening of U.S. Embassy in Cuba: VIDEO

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Cuba, Havana, Poetry, Richard Blanco, Travel, Travel: Cuba, video

Facebook Suggested Gay Man’s Rapist Under ‘People You May Know’: VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald April 22, 2015

Spoken word poet Kevin Kantor delivers the powerful poem "People You May Know" recounting his experience of coming across his rapist's Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook Suggested Gay Man’s Rapist Under ‘People You May Know’: VIDEO

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: abuse, facebook, Kevin Kantor, LGBT Stories, poem, Poetry, rape, spoken word, video

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