Three Letter Word for “Cool Looking” by Marion Starling Boyer after Fly by Juli Edberg In the 1920s they were the plague of librarians, circling, swarming, pestering the reference desk for dictionaries, zipping to the shelves for encyclopedias, whizzing through the pages. They were crazed crossword puzzlers on the hunt. Simon and Schuster […]
As Heights Arts welcomes Ray McNiece as Cleveland Heights’ 10th Poet Laureate, we say “well done” to our most recent wordsmith extraordinaire, Damien McClendon. A modern-day griot, Damien is known across the city – and nation – for his ability to illustrate the highs and lows of this country’s most marginalized communities through poetry. During […]
Please enjoy this poetry reading of Adam’s Alzheimer’s by the 2020-2022 Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate, Ray McNiece. Would you like to contribute to Heights Arts’ Random Acts of Art, initiative? Click Here for more information. To View all contributions to Random Acts of Art, Click Here To learn more about our Literary programs, Click […]
The color of our joy by Damien McClendon after Havana, Cuba, Old Quarter by Jeneen Hobby I pick up my son Spin him, turn Around, upside down Hold him By his ankles His laugh floats from his smile like bubbles He smacks my belly We both burst Share a popsicle Stick out our painted […]
Heights Arts Welcomes New Poet Laureate By Amanda Bohn The Heights Writes Community Team of Heights Arts has chosen Ray McNiece as the next Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate. The two-year appointment begins this month. Says executive director Rachel Bernstein, “The Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate was, for many years, the only poet laureateship in the state […]
Decorative Philosophy by Amanda Stovicek D’Alessandro after Gotham Deluge by Tammy Green There’s something about a myth born in water the carapace of calcium you call your body, open under the wet sky and breathing bubbles. When you washed ashore your face bore the red like a birthmark, a cascade of split […]
