‘Tis the Season – And It’s Not Christmas! As fall descends on us, ‘tis the season to spread our love of the arts and the economic, educational, and cultural significance that makes Ohio a smART place to live, work, and play! In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins offers a sampling of the amazing creativity abounding here in the Buckeye State. August 27, 2019 Executive Message Albert Paley, Arts Midwest, Dave Lucas, David Fraher, Dayton, Executive Message, Gina Vernaci, Ginger Warner, Johanna Burton, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Ohio Poet Laureate, Playhouse Square, PNC Arts Annex, Progression, Ruth Awad, Sierra Leone, The Gratitude Project, The Wex, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Torrie Allen, University of Cincinnati Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 12 Forget the Pulitzers. Forget the MacArthur “Genius” grant, The New Yorker, and all the other laurels too. In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas discusses the oral tradition of poetry and how the greatest honor for a poet—and for a poem—is to be known by heart, memorized and recited. August 2, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Recitation Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 11 "At its worst, Instapoetry commits the same sins as other bad poetry, and all bad art for that matter: it presents a world more simplistic, more easily understood and reduced to cliché than real life. At best Instapoetry may even challenge our idea of poetry itself." In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas breaks down the converging of poetry and social media in today's interconnected world. July 2, 2019 Art, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Instagram, Instapoetry, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Social Media, Twitter Read More »
Call for Nominations Open for Next Ohio Poet Laureate The Ohio Poet Laureate has the opportunity to foster the art of poetry, encourage literacy and learning, address central issues relating to the humanities and heritage, and encourage the reading and writing of poetry across the state. Nominations will close on July 8, 2019, at 5 p.m. June 4, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Nominations, OAC, Ohio, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poet Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 9 The most important hip-hop “crossover” event of Dave Lucas' youth was not Aerosmith and Run-DMC or even the Rage Against the Machine and Wu-Tang Clan tour. It happened in Mrs. Stuckey’s 11th grade British literature class, between John Milton and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. In this column, Ohio's Poet Laureate talks about poems, songs, literature, and lyrics. May 3, 2019 For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 6 "As socially relevant as poetry can be, slang is where some of the most political work of language occurs." In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas analyzes the ever-evolving world of words. February 1, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, Slang, Walt Whitman Read More »