Jessica Tackett wonders….
With Hunger Games fresh on everyone’s minds (even Kerri’s!), I’ve heard lots of recent chatter about book-to-screen adaptations.
But what I’ve been thinking about is the reverse: Screen-to-book. [...]
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NPM 2012: Bravo!
There are reasons to celebrate and REASONS TO CELEBRATE.
It’s the latter over here at YARN today, as we wrap up our groundbreaking, expansive National Poetry Month 2012. [...]
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The Encyclopedia of Life
About this time last year I wrote a blog post entitled “Why I Love Poetry” which basically discussed my slow but passionate and growing admiration for this art form.
This year, I wanted to share with you how poetry has defined me as a person. [...]
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Conference much? What to expect.
ICFA is an annual conference in late March down in Florida, where scholars and writers alike flock to discuss and celebrate fantastic storytelling. And by “fantastic,” I mean, Yes to dragons [...]
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Putting the “National” into National Poetry Month
At YARN, we love National Poetry Month. It gives us an excuse to introduce ourselves to poets we’ve always admired from afar. Remember Nikki Grimes, Samantha Schutz, Elana Foreman, and Jacqueline Jules from last year’s celebration? We were like screaming Beiber fans [...]
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Consider this as you shell out $10 for Hunger Games
I am as excited as anyone else about seeing the Hunger Games this week. Like millions of other readers, I got completely sucked into the gruesome dystopian-Roman world of Panem, the unusually handled triangle of Katniss-Peeta-Gale, [...]
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Read What You Write
By YARN Intern Jessica Tackett
Confession: I have a highly specific form of stage fright.
I can sing, I can act, I can teach in front of a classroom. When I led preschool storytimes at a public library, I used to sing and dance [...]
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Mavis Gary and the Complex Character
By now, I’m sure you’ve at least heard about the film “Young Adult,” written by “Juno” creator, Diablo Cody. There seem to be two main streams of responses: Charlize Theron’s acting (wonderful) and the movie’s depiction of a YA author (all over the map). Some found the depiction totally off-base. Some found it hilariously accurate. [...]
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Building Blocks
My mother sent my daughter some square wooden blocks for Valentine’s Day, and this morning I found myself playing with them–while Elena herself toddled away to do something else. I enjoyed the click-click they made when I stacked them, and the satisfying way they nestled perfectly against each other, each a smooth, square cube like [...]
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Beyond the Garden State
I recently came across a quotation on Tumblr that I thought I would share: ¨If you´re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on the floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and [...]
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World Poetry Day, Call for Submissions!
In honor of World Poetry Day, YARN has created an invitational poetry event called “Measuring the World: The Geography of Poetry.”
YARN invites poets from all over the world to submit poems inspired by a common writing prompt on global themes. The chosen poems will be published on YARN on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2012.
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