Poets in the News
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Every year since 1999, poets from the Kelly Writers House — students, professors, alumni, and staff — have published occasional poems on the Commentary page of The Philadelphia Inquirer, usually in December. Each poem, which has to be fifteen lines or less, is inspired by an article that appeared in The Inquirer a week before.
2006
- Ruff Times, by Julia Bloch
- Makeover for a Kahn Masterpiece, by Scott Glassman
- Hand count to seal Pa. House fate, by Bing Li
- A Theory's Evolution, by Charles Bernstein
- 13 states join to sue EPA to lower levels of soot, by Jason Zuzga
- Elizabeth Bolden, 116, world's oldest, by Elizabeth McDonnell
- The (fairly) good news, by Erin Gautsche
2005
- Rebellion gets shaky as its troops grow weary, by Samantha Barrow
- Refinery Deal Pays Off, by Frank Sherlock
- Petition: Send elephants away, by Moira Moody
- Seaplane crashes off Miami Beach, killing at least 19, by Anna Mendoza
- Victoria's Secret? Kids, by Elizabeth Scanlon
- The fall of a stem-cell star, by Sam Donsky
- Guard turns to pizza, iTunes for recruiting, by Cecilia Corrigan
2004
- New Safeguards for Warplanes, by Aaron Couch
- Long lines for last-minute pictures, by Joshua Schuster
- Blast on Base Kills at Least 22, by Nicole Tabolt
- Variations on "Bush backs Rumsfeld, calls him 'caring fellow'", by Jamie-Lee Josselyn
- Birds Labor to Lasso Cowboys, by Noelle Bond
- We'll be wringing out 2004, by Tom Devaney
- Backing Up Your Address Book, by Randall Couch
2003
- A deeper look into the cosmos, by Jennifer Snead
- Lines and blocks, by Tom Devaney
- Man in a Hole, by Matthew Hart
- 'Seller beware: Don't irk buyer', by Samantha Barrow
- Oceans separate S. African capes, by Deborah Burnham
- New shadow on Thurmond legacy, by Herman Beavers
- George Washington soaked here, by Adrienne Mishkin
2001
- 'We calculated in advance the number of casualties', by Sharon Male
- U.S. to scuttle missile treaty, Bush tells Congress, by Kathy Lou Schultz
- Thumbs up for snow's debut tonight, by Patrick Kelly
- A free-for-all ends at A.C. Airport, by Tom Devaney
- Ribbon is cut, accolades flow as Kimmel Center opens, by Lauren Rile Smith
- Better odds, or a sucker bet?, by Jennifer Snead
- When e-mail and cups are historical artifacts, by Deborah Burnham
2000
- DiCicco to street vendors: Shape up, by Deborah Burnham
- The Quest for Consensus, by Allie D'Augustine
- An acre an hour, by Randall Couch
- Hurricane season expires quietly, by Suzanna Urminska
- In building of a parish, faith comes first, by Kirsten Thorpe
- Please don't send: A prose poem for Bradley, by Matthew Hart
- Giants use Collins' arm to beat aggressive Steelers, by Patrick Kelly
1999
- Poll: Most approve of air strikes, by Mike Magee, April 2
- Don't call him slob, by Patrick Kelly, April 4
- The pack lurked, hungry, then bit, by Shawn Walker, April 7
- Over There, by Aaron Couch, April 8
- Clinton Pledges to Stand Fast, by Bob Perelman, April 9
- Fitting Kosovo in mold of past wars, by Drew Melbourne, April 11
- Envoy's bid to free 3 soldiers fails, by Lisa Sandell, April 15
- Getting the word out, by Kirsten Thorpe, April 16
- Kevorkian sentenced, 10-to-25 years, by Nadia Matar, April 18
- Search No More, by Heather Starr, April 22
- Raptors hunt in the city, by Deborah Burnham, April 23
- Detecting subtle signals of violence, by Gregory Djanikian, April 25
- Yugoslavs protest air raid on Serbia TV facility, by Kerry Sherin, April 29
- A New Solar System Found by Astronomers, by Herman Beavers, April 30