Poem of the Week - January 6th, 2021 - 'Dog Park' by Brandon Brown
For this week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ feature, I’m turning to a poet that many people haven’t heard of, but one whose poems have struck me...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - 12/30/2020 - '& even the black guy's profile reads 'sorry...' by Danez Smith
For the last ‘Poem of the Week’ feature for 2020, I decided to pick a poem from one of my new favorite poets I happened to stumble upon...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Poetry Collection Review: Ballistics by Billy Collins
Title: Ballistics Author: Billy Collins Themes: Love, Death, Solitude, Youth, Aging, Sense of Place Three Words to Describe the Poems:...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 23, 20204 min read
Poem of the Week - December 23rd, 2020 - 'Córdoba' by Eduardo C. Corral
This week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of a Yale Younger Poets Prize winner, pulled from his recently released second collection...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Poetry Collection Review: Guillotine by Eduardo C. Corral
Title: Guillotine Author: Eduardo C. Corral Themes: Immigration, Self-Identity, Violence, Queerness, Love, Nationalism, Racism Three...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 18, 20202 min read
Poetry Collection Review: The Wendys by Allison Benis White
Title: The Wendys Author: Allison Benis White Themes: Sorrow & Loss, Violence, Loneliness, Partnership, Self-Identity Three Words to...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 16, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - December 16th, 2020 - 'Testimony (For Tamir Rice 2002-2014) by Hafizah Geter
For this week’s poem of the week, I chose a poem from a collection released this year by an up-and-coming poet by the name of Hafizah...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 9, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - December 7th, 2020 - 'The Fateful Day' by Fremont Sawade
In honor of the 79th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of a man who...
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Andy Kristensen
Dec 2, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week - November 30th, 2020 - 'Portrait of Estelle Degas' by Allison Benis White
The ‘Poem of the Week’ for this week’s edition is one that is rather different stylistically and visually than past weeks’ poems, but...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 25, 20206 min read
Poem of the Week - 11/23/2020 - 'When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving' by Reginald Dwayne Betts
This week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of Reginald Dwayne Betts, an up-and-coming poet whose most recent collection, Felon, sent...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Poem of the Week - November 15th, 2020 - 'in broad dayliGht black moms look grieving' by Roya Marsh
This week’s ‘Poem of the Week’ comes courtesy of a rising star in the poetry world, a poet, performer, educator, and activist named Roya...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 11, 20204 min read
Poem of the Week - November 8th, 2020 - 'WebMD' by John Kenney
This week’s poem of the week is much simpler, and that’s the way the poem’s author meant for it to be. “WebMD” is a free verse poem...
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Andy Kristensen
Nov 4, 20205 min read
Poem of the Week- November 1st, 2020 - 'Cemetery Ride' by Billy Collins
For the inaugural edition of the ‘Poem of the Week,’ a new weekly feature on the Brown Deer Public Library staff blog, I’ve decided to go...
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