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Pathways Article about World Food Day and Poetry X Hunger

9/7/2023

Thanks to the Editors of the Pathways, a news magazine that is widely distributed throughout the Washington, DC, USA metro region, for publishing an article (link below) about World Food Day and Poetry X Hunger in the Fall 2023 issue. With a focus on Mind, Body, Spirit and Environmental Resources, Pathways is widely enjoyed across the Capital Region.

The article on pages 64-66 showcases a fine poem by Christina Daub that was first published on Poetry X Hunger's website.

Here's the link -- Pathways_FA23_DigitalMagazine (flippingbook.com)

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Lara Atallah's hunger-focused poem is Split This Rock's Poem of the Week

9/5/2023

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A powerful hunger-focused poem in Split This Rock's The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database was recently showcased as the Split This Rock Poem of the Week.

Titled, meat market, the poem is by Lara Atallah. It powerfully describes the food-dire situation in Lebanon.

Here's the link to the poem meat market | Poetry Database | Split This Rock

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Poetry Included in Feed the Children's Public Service Announcement

8/30/2023

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For the first time ever, poetry from Poetry X Hunger's website has been picked up and showcased by a major anti-hunger organization for national media broadcast.

A Public Service Announcement (PSA) to benefit Feed the Children (Official Site: Help Fight Childhood Hunger | Feed the Children) will soon be aired throughout the United States.

The PSA features a very moving poem, Enough, with that haunting line, If words were enough..., by Canadian poet Josephine LoRe (www.JosephineLoRePoet.com)

Feed the Children staff selected the poem for the PSA from the Poetry X Hunger website where it was first published.

Here's the YouTube link to the 60-second PSA. It's pretty amazing.
https://youtu.be/oWZvdTV0XGM

And here's the link to Feed the Children's Press Release about the PSA which went out to more than a million media organizations and individuals.
https://www.feedthechildren.org/resources/newsroom/press-releases/feed-the-children-launches.html

Thanks so much to Feed the Children and to Josephine LoRe for this groundbreaking poetic collaboration -- all in service to the anti-hunger cause.

Let's hope that this important work raises awareness, speaks to hearts and opens up purses and wallets -- all to help feed hungry children in the U.S. and around the world.

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Flapper Press Features Poetry X Hunger Poems

8/26/2023

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August 26, 2023 -- Elizabeth Gracen and Gene Ann (Annie) Newcomer of Flapper Press have been gracious enough to publish an article about Poetry X Hunger. And, they've showcased three wonderful Poetry X Hunger poems by Brenardo Taylor, Christina Daub and Brian Manyati.

Here's the link to the article -- Hiram Larew Joins the Flapper Press Team

Here's the link to the Flapper Press website -- https://www.flapperpress.com/

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Roots for Life's Rhonda L. Watson: An Interview

8/19/2023

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Here's an inspiring story! In this 14-minute interview, Rhonda L. Watson, the Founder and CEO of Roots for Life (Roots for Life (roots-for-life.org), describes how her organization is helping to address hunger and food insecurity in Washington, DC, USA. She also discusses how this grassroots volunteer organization has recently used the power of poetry to raise needed funds, specifically for refrigeration equipment that will be used to store food for distribution. Here's the link -- https://youtu.be/JjTp9incVvY

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A Visit with Poet and Educator, Linda Trott Dickman

8/18/2023

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In this 15-minute video, poet and educator, Linda Trott Dickman, visits with Poetry X Hunger's Hiram Larew about the role of poetry in learning and in fighting hunger. She also reads one of her poems from the Poetry X Hunger website.

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Dynamic Duo Discusses Poetry as a Teaching Tool

8/18/2023

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https://youtu.be/D_GtBkVRXkU
In this 20-minute visit, the trail-blazing and ever-enthusiastic Drs. Melanie Miller-Foster and Daniel Foster of Pennsylvania State University discuss their work to engage with and provide help to educators in the agricultural sciences and beyond. They specifically discuss why and how the Global Learning in AGriculture (GLAG) initiative that they started showcases poetry and other Arts as a potent teaching tool. Learn more about GLAG by going to https://global-teach-ag-network.mn.co/spaces/9299994/feed

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Interview with Emmy Winner Von Diaz

8/14/2023

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Be sure to check out this 21-minute YouTube video with acclaimed film documentarian, memoirist and news reporter, Von Diaz.

Here's the link -- https://youtu.be/neDKJMXUBhU

In this August 2023 visit with Hiram Larew (Poetry X Hunger), Ms. Diaz discusses what she has learned about advancing social change from working across several Art platforms. From the implications of today's new techno-art tools to the role that young people are playing in shaping social causes, Ms. Diaz provides cutting edge thinking that is sure to inspire poets fighting hunger and many other creatives who are working for social change.

Learn more about Von Diaz, including how to order her books, by visiting her website -- Von Diaz

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Showcasing Poet Annie Finch's Poetry

8/2/2023

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Well-loved poet, Annie Finch, has recently showcased the following hunger-related lines from her poem, Lammas Chant, in the announcement of her newest book. We thank her for letting us share the lines with the Poetry X Hunger community. Here's further information about her from the Poetry Foundation -- Annie Finch | Poetry Foundation

And, here's her poem --

A Spell for Sustaining

Fill the earth's belly full.
Bring the food, bring the grain.
There are cold months ahead.
Give them peace in the ground.

— from “Lammas Chant”

— Spell excerpted from “Lammas Chant,” in the Body section of my new book
Earth Days: Poems, Chants, & Spells in Five Directions (Nirala Publications)

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Important Poetry Fundraiser! 09/23/23

8/1/2023

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Seed Programs International (SPI) in partnership with Poetry X Hunger will host an important Poetry Fundraiser on Hunger Action Day -- Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at 4 pm Eastern Time US.

We'll be raising funds to support SPI's work with School Gardens in Uganda. Join us if you can -- to hear several powerful poets present their work along with stories from Uganda. And, if you aren't able to join us, you can still donate to the cause via the Donate button on the meeting registration page at this link -- Poetry for School Gardens - Seed Programs