National Poetry Month

Arts & Culture

Poetry 99

April 10, 2020 Jason Cassidy 1

The Chico News & Review’s annual Poetry 99 issue was supposed to come out on April 2. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the paper to suspend print publication, putting many planned stories—including the […]

Arts DEVO

Poetry-in-place

April 9, 2020 Jason Cassidy 1

Read aloud the poem below, yelling the word “Corndog!” every time it appears: CORNDOG!Corndog!amber brownCorndog!perfect coreCorndog!what are we eating?Corndog!what are we rooting for?Corndog!got a bad taste in your mouth?Corndog!you know what will get it outCorndog!down […]