poetry

Many of us have been spending more time outside during the pandemic, taking photos, gardening, or birdwatching. A new chapbook features 10 poems inspired by Kansas birds, from the barn owl to the house finch.

It’s been a pandemic year off — for writers, artists, musicians and actors. Canceled shows and readings, and postponed plans. And a smattering of online productions.

After the events of last summer’s protests and the ongoing pandemic, Streetcar Authority officials say they "couldn’t take a break” from holding this year’s Black History Month Celebration.

Like other groups, poets and poetry lovers are meeting virtually and strengthening their ties in the process.

'Sweeter Voices Still' depicts the honesty of self-discovery in an anthology of LGBTQ voices from the Midwest, Appalachia, the Rust Belt, the Great Plains, and the Upper South.

A former Chiefs' center remembers what it meant to play for coach Marty Schottenheimer, practical advice for driving on icy roads from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and a new anthology of LGBTQ voices from across the Midwest in 'Sweeter Voices Still'.

Rockhurst University professor emeritus Patricia Cleary Miller has just published a collection called "Can You Smell the Rain?" — a book rife with sorrows, but a comedy in the end.

It was a St. Louis-born man who wrote what is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century — T. S. Eliot. Now, a trove of letters is giving readers and researchers a new window into the life and times of the poet, essayist, playwright and critic.

Registering and voting in this years' elections will look different because of the pandemic, a Kansas suburb considers rules for residents to keep backyard chickens, and newly-revealed letters of Missouri native T. S. Eliot provide a deeper understanding of the famed poet.

The university, faced with financial challenges from the pandemic, cuts staffing for the radio show and publisher BkMk Press.

KCUR asked poet Glenn North to reflect on what the next normal might be for Kansas City. He writes that the pandemic has exposed a deep racism in our society.

McDaniels worked at UMKC and sat on the board of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum before moving to Atlanta in 2007.