Southwest Word Fiesta celebrates our Poet Laureate, Heather Frankland, featured twice in the September issue of Desert Exposure. We’re proud of Heather and grateful for the ongoing spotlight on poetry in Silver City and Grant County. Read and share the September issue. Your support keeps community arts thriving.
This Thursday, the WNMU Miller Library will fill with voices—some seasoned, some fresh, all full of heart—as the Humanities Department hosts its annual National Poetry Month celebration. Starting at 11 AM, the event brings together an inspiring mix of poets: WNMU students, faculty, local writers, and special guests including WNMU Provost Jack Crocker and Heather […]
The Silver City Public Library will host a Winter Poetry Challenge in partnership with the current poet laureate of Silver City and Grant County, Heather Frankland, in December 2024 and January 2025! The poet laureate program is housed within the Southwest Word Fiesta. Challenge bingo cards will be available at the library, and participants will […]
Poetic Micro Essays This column features Tripod Poems, poetic micro essays inspired by three randomly chosen words. These words become the title of the piece, are contained within the piece and are developed into observations on life in the Southwest and beyond. Fence – Parlay – Alacrity Parlay: to increase or changeinto something of much greater […]
Poetic Micro Essays This column features Tripod Poems, poetic micro essays inspired by three randomly chosen words. These words become the title of the piece, are contained within the piece and are developed into observations on life in the Southwest and beyond. Antelope – Imagine – Cultivate Oh, give me a homewhere the buffalo roamand the […]
Poetic Micro Essays This column features Tripod Poems, poetic micro essays inspired by three randomly chosen words. These words become the title of the piece, are contained within the piece and are developed into observations on life in the Southwest and beyond. Fossil – Pool – Bygone A fossil revealsa life-form that thrivedin a bygone time. […]
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