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