<![CDATA[Poetry X Hunger - News & Blog]]>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:14:43 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Artwork Featured]]>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:49:11 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/artwork-featuredDonna Anderson's Poetry X Hunger artwork titled, Hunger Is a Weapon, has been featured in a posting about Poetry  X Hunger.  Thanks to the good folks at World Hunger Education Service for this recent Hunger Notes posting.   

And thanks to Ms. Anderson for sharing her talent with the anti-hunger cause.    

Here's the Hunger Notes link --
Poetry & Hunger - World Hunger News

Her artwork is also posted here -- ART - Poetry X Hunger
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]]><![CDATA[Library of Resources for Schools]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:32:56 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/library-of-resources-for-schoolsArionzi Clinton of AaP agrifood Initiative has developed a remarkable library of resources from his work with several schools in Uganda to introduce poetry into classrooms.   Through his work, Poetry X Hunger clubs are now very active in many schools.  In other schools, he is partnering with Field of Hope (Field of Hope - Non-profit dedicated to Uganda Agriculture Education) to include poetry in ongoing agricultural clubs.  The students are loving it!

The library of resources Mr. Arionzi has developed includes the text of many fo the students' poems as well as recordings of students presenting their poems.  He also has included a Guidebook in English, French and Spanish that describes how Poetry x Hunger clubs are formed.  

If interested in accessing the Library, contact Mr. Arionzi at ClintonArionzi@gmail.com.  

The picture is of Mr. Arionzi (center) visiting with members of a Poetry X Hunger club.   
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]]><![CDATA[Bay to Ocean Writers Conference]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:17:20 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/bay-to-ocean-writers-conferenceTina Daub and Larew (pictured) were invited to display a Poetry X Hunger table at the Eastern Shore (of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware) Association's Bay to Ocean Writers Conference.  We met lots of wonderful writers, reconnected with many friends, networked widely ... and raised 200 dollars US for Feed the Children. Yes! ]]><![CDATA[* Feeding Hope through Poetry *]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:22:06 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/-feeding-hope-through-poetryHere's notice of an important event --

Poetry with a Purpose: Help Us Combat Hunger! Join the Prince William County Community Foundation (PWCCF) and Poetry X Hunger for a special event: "Feeding Hope Through Poetry." We are bringing the community together to shine a light on food insecurity through the voices of our youth. Hosted by the incredible Kim B. Miller (a Poetry X Hunger poet), this moving showcase features 30 talented students (grades 4–12) performing original poems that explore the reality of hunger and the hope for a solution. If you're a student poet in grades 4 through 12, we want to hear your voice! Sign up to perform an original poem (40 lines or less) and help us raise awareness for this vital cause.  Register to perform here: https://forms.gle/DzBaofGwKkMQkiiJ8 Whether you’re coming to perform or to listen, your presence helps us feed hope in Prince William County. Let’s unite through the power of words to make a difference.
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]]><![CDATA[Poetry X Hunger on the Radio]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:13:01 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/february-27th-2026
Poetry X - Using Poetry To End Hunger

Thanks to "Shore Stories" WHCP Radio Program Host, Val Cavaheri, for providing this 10-minute showcase of Poetry X Hunger.   Aired on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the program can be heard using the link above.    Here's to Poetry X Hunger on the airwaves!

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]]><![CDATA[The Latest New from Uganda]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:33:06 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/the-latest-new-from-ugandaHere's a message and picture that Arionzi Clinton of AaP AgriFood Initiative posted on Facebook about his recent visits to schools in Uganda to help establish Poetry Clubs, including Poetry X Hunger Clubs.  Note that he is sharing the new Guidebook for forming Clubs.  

Following our recent meeting, where we officially launched the Poetry X Hunger Clubs, we yesterday conducted a courtesy visit to participating schools to assess the progress made so far. A significant portion of our time was spent at the two Field of Hope partner schools where we dedicated time guiding both teachers and students on blending poetry and art in teaching and learning of agriculture.

We are proud to share that the clubs are evolving remarkably well. What began as a shared vision during our launch has quickly translated into active student engagement, structured club activities, and meaningful conversations around food security, agriculture innovation, and social responsibility.

It was truly inspiring to witness the enthusiasm of agriculture students about the club. Students are not only embracing poetry and art as tools for expression, but also as powerful instruments for raising awareness about hunger, food insecurity and promoting agriculture development within their communities. The level of curiosity emerging from these young change-makers is both encouraging and motivating.

The progress we observed reaffirms our belief that when young minds are empowered with purpose creativity and innovation, they can reimagine solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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The journey of the Poetry X Hunger Clubs is just beginning — and the momentum is building. Together, we are nurturing a generation that appreciates agriculture, and the power of poetry in transforming communities.
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]]><![CDATA[BIG NEWS -- Our Collection]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:30:35 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/big-news-our-collectionWe're working to publish "Turning Poetry into Food: A Collection of Poetry X Hunger Poems" in late 2026.  Our publisher, NatureCulture (TM) has posted about it here -- PoetryXHunger — NatureCulture

This milestone collection of 50 Poetry X Hunger poems is designed to be used by everyone -- creatives, leaders, families, congregants, public officials, teachers (yes, especially teachers), and anyone else who has a stake in preventing hunger.  

Stay tuned for more updates.  If you have questions, send us an email at PoetryXHunger.com.

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Artwork by Diane Wilbon Parks.
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]]><![CDATA[The Universes Poetry Journal]]>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:28:35 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/the-universes-poetry-journalIssue One of the UK-based Universes Poetry journal includes a featured article on Poetry X Hunger.    Thanks to Editor Nicole Gayler and her team.  (Ms. Gayler has a poem on the Poetry X Hunger website.)

Issue One is full of stunning artwork and fine poems.   Here's the link to grab a free e-copy of it -- Issue One Digital PDF | The Universes Poetry ​The article about Poetry X Hunger appears on page 41 and 42.  
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]]><![CDATA[Food Waste in the U.S.]]>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:44:06 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/food-waste-in-the-us​Recent info is now available on the huge amount of food wasted in the United States.

Here are highlights from the Dec 18, 2025 Greenbelt (Maryland, USA) News Review, in an article by Tom Taylor titled, "Reducing Food Waste Is Holiday Gift to the Community. Planet."

ReFED. a non-profit organization dedicated to food waste reduction, estimated that on Thanksgiving Day 2024 alone, 320 million pounds of food would be wasted.  This is equal to $550 million worth of uneaten food discarded and to 267 million meals that could have been served to people indeed.  [Here's the link to ReFED -- Food Waste Solutions & Statistics - Reducing Food Waste in the U.S.

Production of this [wasted food] also meant wasted use of 16.2 trillion gallons of water (more than the total freshwater use of California and Idaho combined) and 140 million acres of US cropland (equivalent to the combined size of California and New York State.)

[And] discarded food waste comprises 22 percent of residential waste in the Prince George's County (Maryland, USA) landfill according to the most recent waste composition study (2022).  

And, here's a link to Food Rescue US -- a group working to reduce waste -- as shared by Nan Meneely.
https://share.google/6cSnQPCQLfWfZnzYg

Here's what Nan says about food waste --
"I found the equivalent of New Haven's Haven's Harvest organization, for whom I volunteered. Donating, writing, speaking out about the devastation of hunger nationally and globally are all things we know we can do. I'm here just to say that volunteering for this kind of organization brings a kind of gratification only human interaction can give. When I delivered the leftovers from Conn College (poached salmon once!) to New London's Community Meals and the Covenant House shelter there, I got the kind of face to face thanks and grateful hugs that both made me cry and were my armor against the sense of futility our politics breed. It's a giving thing from and to the volunteer. "

 
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]]><![CDATA[Food as a Symbolic Luxury]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:51:48 GMThttps://www.poetryxhunger.com/news-blog/food-for-the-haves-and-have-notsIn her article, "Let Them Eat Content: When Ordinary Stapels Become Signifiers of Wealth," Angelique Minas discusses the troubling role that "wealthy" foods are increasingly playing in society.   

From the article -- "Food is being treated less as a basic necessity and more as a symbolic luxury and social currency."

Here's the link to the article:  Let them eat content: when ordinary staples become signifiers of wealth - Overland literary journal
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