Southern Tier Literary Life
Southern Tier poet & artist Kidd Williams shares some tips that might make reading poetry less daunting, along with some of her own work.
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Mar 12, 20232 min read
Bubble Gum Poetry
Local poet and artist Akua Lezli Hope receives recognition while continuing to create interactive projects that engage the community.
Feb 18, 20236 min read
Joanna Higgins: Living the Writer's Life
Learn how Vestal author Joanna Higgins became a writer and learn about her latest historical novel In The Fall They Leave, available now.
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Becoming a Fiction Writer
Joanna Higgins, a fiction writer from Vestal, NY, shares how she became a writer. Her novel "In The Fall They Leave" is available Feb. 21st.
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Black Consciousness in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca educator and Mental Wellness expert Dr. Nia Nunn debuts multimedia project to help strengthen community culture, social consciousness
Aug 13, 20221 min read
Pictures & Words: Haiku
Catherine White tries her hand at the Japanese poetry form, Haiku. Putting words to her own photos, she explores nature and more.
Jul 14, 20221 min read
The Old ‘Johnny Appleseed’
Poet Kidd Williams shares an original poem about America as part of Southern Tier Life's poetry series.
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Southern Tier Literary Life: Thoughts on America
Poet Aleathia Drehmer shares her thoughts on America in prose and poetry, during this month of recognizing U.S. independence.
Jun 21, 20226 min read
Discipline, and Action
Bath poet Kidd Williams closes out her poetry column series reflecting on where her hero's journey has led her and what's next.
Jun 21, 20225 min read
Coming Home
Bath poet Kidd Williams shares her journey of self actualization and gaining peace in her own skin.
Jun 14, 20225 min read
Griefwater: On Dysphoria (and Euphoria)
Bath poet Kidd Williams writes about how poetry helped her express her awakening and rebirth.
Jun 6, 20225 min read
The Closet
Bath poet Kidd Williams shares how poetry helped her accept who she was and gave her the courage to be authentically herself.
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