Month: April 2026

This May, at the Poetry by the Sea Conference, Allison’s two-day workshop, “Forming the Blues: How Traditional Forms Can Be Transformed by the Blues,” will explore the intersections between poetic form and blues music. Here’s Allison’s take, in her own words, on how “The blues is having a moment.” On the day before the 2026 … Read More

A Poetry by the Sea Conference Workshop with Melissa Balmain This May at Poetry by the Sea, we’re delighted to have Melissa Balmain, the Editor-in-Chief of Light and author of four acclaimed books, leading our first-ever workshop on how to be more prolific: “Getting Your Butt in the Chair.” We invited her to say a … Read More