Origami Poems... In the News!
Yes, the Origami Poems Project has been noticed
in the following media – all of outstanding good judgment.
You can unfold the articles by clicking on the link or searching the websites listed.
Poetry In The Street: Free Verse
“Did you know that a single piece of paper can become a volume of poetry?...
Check out the little volumes with the smallest carbon footprint in the world...”
Article by Bethany Vaccaro for SO RHODE ISLAND, March 2010 Issue 31, pg. 17
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Poetry Corner: What’s new? How about origami poems
“This is clearly an idea with serious legs. To make poetry a free gift benefits the reader, the writer, and the fact of poetry itself…”
Article by Tom Chandler, RI Poet Laureate Emeritus, who writes a monthly column called ‘Poetic License’
Providence Journal, Sunday, October 4, 2009. (www.ProJo.com)
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Origami project brings books of poems to the public
“A group of local writers is revolutionizing poetry, one page at a time…”
Article by Doug Norris, Features Editor of the South County Independent, August 20, 2009
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“The Academy of American Poets has named April 30, 2009, the second National Poem In Your Pocket Day.
The premise is simple: carry your favorite poem and share it with your friends, family and co-workers.”
The Origami Poems Project was first featured in the ‘Poems in a Pocket’ Rhode Island listing for
National Poetry Month last April, 2009. See Poets.org for more information about this event.
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