Here's our next poem commemorating National Poetry Month, My Party by Elizabeth Hughey (Poetry Fellow '08), a melody of Springtime memes: crystal decanters, party shoes, tea sandwiches. MY PARTY A girl only gets so many parties. Did you see my shoes? Did anyone notice my shoes? I wish I were drunk. When I shop for friends, I shop drunk. Will someone get over here and … [Read more...]
Poetry Month: Keeping by Patrick Ryan Frank
At ArtSake headquarters (two office cubicles bedecked in exhibition postcards), we've been receiving a number of poems-of-the-day emails from such fine citizens as Mr. Knopf Poetry and Ms. Poets.org, celebrating April as National Poetry Month. And it occurred to us: we've encountered so many great poets through our Artist Fellowships Program that it would be a shame not to do … [Read more...]