Tag Archives: rachel mckibbens
Ask a Poet: Kyle Dargan
September 8, 2017This fall, we’re hosting a High School Regional Mini-Festival at the Paul Robeson Center in Newark. Through readings and performances, Q&As and discussions, a group of poets will engage with hundreds of Newark high school students over the course of one school day in October. … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Rachel McKibbens
January 22, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Rachel McKibbens at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. She’s reading “But Wait, it Gets Worse,” “Torch” and “Where, After the Child’s Funeral the Poet Winds Up Stuck with God in an Elevator Again.” For more … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: Rachel McKibbens
August 26, 2014Photo courtesy of rachelmckibbens.com Rachel McKibbens’s poetry feels like a product of dark magic–not meaning it is evil or bad, but rather a miracle arisen from misery. McKibbens is a phoenix, proud and resplendent amongst her ashes. She starts with … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Rachel McKibbens, 2012 Festival Poet
August 10, 2012Rachel McKibbens isn’t afraid to take on difficult topics. Her poems approach life in a way that is raw and honest – and she wants to deliver it to you that way, whether in print or on stage. When she … Continue reading