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Poems in Pictures
From the Stuyvesant school newspaper, a review of Portraits of Poets (1910-2010). (2010)
Jill Krementz Photo Journal - Portraits of Poets
Famed photographer Jill Krementz's extensive profile of the PSA's exhibition Portraits of Poets 1910-2010. (2010)
New York Times preview of Portraits of Poets
Holland Cotter's preview of the show in Weekend Arts (2010)
CBC NEWS: Poetry Returns to Transit
Alice Quinn talks about Poetry in Motion's return to New York City (2010)
Finding Hints of Gloom in Pithy Prose
An article from the New York Times about the state of the Poetry in Motion program. (2009)
New York Magazine listed us as 21st reason to love New York
ARTICLES & FEATURES
Public Lives: Poetry as Armor Against Highs & Lows of Life
To her, every spot needs a touch of poetry
Two profiles of Alice Quinn, Executive Director of the PSA, examining her lifelong investment in words and the world of poetry (2001)
Poetry of Praise for New York City
Article about "The Words of My City," a 2002 event organized by PSA Executive Director Alice Quinn, in which New Yorkers read New York poems (2002)
Poetry In Motion
Better Than Some Dumb Ad: A look at the Poetry in Motion program from the Poetry Society of America
Poetry Foundation's feature examining the popularity of Poetry in Motion® and explaining its concept (2007)
Program Brings Poetry to Mass Transit Systems: Poetry in Motion® reaches 13 million daily in 14 American cities
Article about the Poetry in Motion® program's success in reaching a wide, receptive audience (2007)
New York Times links to two poems from NYC Metro Poetry in Motion®: Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" and Dylan Thomas's "In My Craft or Sullen Art
100 Years On, Auden Gets in the Subway
Article about the selection of poems for Poetry in Motion®, considering audience reception and necessary tributes to literary giants like W.H. Auden (2007)
Poetry gives a lift to commuters
Article about the positive reception to Poetry in Motion® program in Portland, Oregon, and the city's continued programming to support the endeavor (2003)
Poetry in Motion® Project Brings Poetry to FAX Buses
Article about the inception of the New York-based Poetry in Motion® program in Fresno, California (2002)
Tunnel Vision; Gatekeeper Shifts Gears from Rails to Poetry
Profile of New York City Transit Marketing Manager Neil Neches, who is involved in selecting verse for Poetry in Motion® (2001)
Bright Lights Big Verse Contest
Sing, oh muse, of Times Square
La Times reports on the second Times Square Poetry Contest (2009)
Poets Find Inspiration in Times Square
NY1 news article about Bright Lights Big Verse, the first-ever contest for poetry inspired by—and read in—Times Square (2008)
Times Square poem proves to be winner
Feature about joint PSA-Times Square Alliance contest and reading, with comments from winning poets (2008)
The Book Bench: Extravagant City
Report about Bright Lights Big Verse, paying tribute to what Whitman called the "Meddlesome, mad, extravagant city!" and its refusal to quiet down—even for a poetry reading (2008)
Bright Light Big Verse: Poems of Times Square
Event detail from Bright Lights Big Verse, featuring photographs, links to the winning poems, and bios of the contest judges (2008)
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