Category Archives: Reading

Check It Out: The Baltimore Sun Previews This Year’s Blackbird Poetry Festival

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

The Baltimore Sun‘s Explore Howard website has previewed this year’s Blackbird Poetry Festival. The article reports: HoCoPoLitSo executive director Carla Du Pree says her group “promises a night of poetry, slam and song from contemporary poets who aren’t afraid to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackbird Poetry Festival, HoCoPoLitSo, Literary Event, News, Reading | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

This Thursday: The 4th Annual Blackbird Poetry Festival

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Featuring the Nightbird Reading, Poetry in Harmony, and a day of workshops, talks, and readings, even the “Poetry Police,” the 4th Annual Blackbird Poetry Festival returns Thursday, April 26th, to the campus of Howard Community College, this year presenting Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo, Howard Community College, Reading | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

30 Things You Might Do To Celebrate National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Read a poem. Out loud. Feel it the sound of it move through you and into the air. Watch and listen to Billy Collins’ Ted Talk. Practice the math of counting syllables by writing a 5-7-5 haiku. Follow HoCoPoLitSo on … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo, Literary Event, Reading | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

National Book Critics Award Winner Edith Pearlman to Read in Columbia, Maryland, June 27th

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Now that Edith Pearlman has won the National Book Critics Award for fiction, what is she going to do? She’s going to visit Columbia and read from her acclaimed work, that’s what. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 27, 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo, Literary Event, Partnership, Reading | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Clear the Calendar: Blackbird Poetry Festival, April 26th – Addonizio, Cirelli, Ayala, Mother Ruckus

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Mark your calendars, it’s time for the Blackbird Poetry Festival: April 26, 2012! Howard Community College and HoCoPoLitSo are proud to present “Poetry In Harmony,” the 4th annual Blackbird Poetry Festival. This year’s festival, mainly on location at the College … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia, HoCoPoLitSo, Howard Community College, Literary Event, Reading | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Little Patuxent Review hosts North Carolina Literary Exchange Events March 2-4 in Columbia and Bethesda’s Writers Center

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Our friends at Little Patuxent Review are celebrating a literary exchange with three poets from Chapel Hill, NC, this weekend. Read on for event details: Friday evening, 3/2, we are sponsoring a reading at a new wellness center: Wisdom Well  … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo Reccomends, Literary Event, Partnership | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Duly Noted: Terrance Hayes, HoCoPoLitSo Vistor Last Fall, Appointed to President Obama’s National Student Poets Program

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Congratulations are in order for Terrance Hayes who was recently chosen for President Barack Obama’s new National Student Poets Program (NSPP) panel. “Hayes is one of four literary leaders who will judge students who received a National Scholastic Art & … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo, News, Reading, Student programs | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hugo Hamilton Makes an Appearance in Howard Magazine

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Check it out: Hugo Hamilton leans out of the latest Howard Magazine calendar in dramatic fashion. He will be reading as a part of HoCoPoLitSo’s 34 Annual Irish Evening fundraiser on February 17th. Tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211558

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo, Irish Evening, Literary Event, Reading | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Little Patuxent Review Launches Social Justice Issue, Saturday at 2pm

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

This Saturday, Little Patuxent Review, a twice yearly literary and arts publication out of Howard County, hosts a free contributor reading at Oliver’s Carriage House to celebrate the launch of its latest, Social Justice issue. The issue features Columbia resident … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia, HoCoPoLitSo Reccomends, Literary Event | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Recommended: Super Bowl Sunday, It’s All About… Diane Ackerman

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Now that the teams are set, it’s time to talk about Super Bowl Sunday. Yes, we’ll put down our literary-mindedness and pick up the rallying cry for the sportiest day in America: For some, Super Bowl Sunday is all about … Continue reading →

Posted in HoCoPoLitSo Reccomends, Reading | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment