Opinion – Constance Alexander: Reimagining industrial disaster in Appalachia’s Hawk’s Nest Tunnel
Instead of turning away, the photojournalist is in the moment, following the action to capture iconic scenes that tell a…
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Opinion – Constance Alexander: Dorian Hairston’s story of Josh Gibson delivers literary grand slam
Dorian Hairston’s poems in “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow” should be required reading for everyone, especially those who…
National Poetry Month: Rahul Mehta’s ‘Feeding the Ghosts’ is food for the poetry lover’s soul
By Constance Alexander NKyTribune contributor Until Rahul Mehta’s “Feeding the Ghosts,” I – a night owl – clung to a…
Opinion – Constance Alexander: Willie Carver Jr.’s book ‘Gay Poems for Red States’ is a must read
No matter how hard the viewer strains to see the shadowy face obscured by the words, “Gay Poems for Red…
National Poetry Month: Poet, cancer survivor Jane Hicks explores survival in ‘Safety of Small Things’
By Constance Alexander NKyTribune contributor Jane Hicks was in third grade when Halloween inspired her to write a poem she…
Constance Alexander: Celebrating National Poetry Month in April, one poem at a time
For the seventeenth year, WKMS-FM, the National Public Radio affiliate in Murray, has celebrated April as National Poetry Month with…
Constance Alexander: Celebrating National Poetry Month with ‘the magic of brevity’
Katerina Stoykova speaks with soft-spoken authority, the flutter of her r’s an indication that she is not a native Kentuckian….
Constance Alexander: Celebrating poetry’s integral role in our culture during National Poetry Month
My passion for poetry started with nursery rhymes my mother recited to me before I could read. Humpty Dumpty, Peter…
Constance Alexander: Immerse yourself in poems this April in celebration of National Poetry Month
In Murray, poems are popping up like daffodils: free, wild, and suffused with hope after a winter that swallowed a…