Poetry News For January 14, 2008
Poetry News:
- — In ‘‘Elegy,’’ poet Mary Jo Bang has taken on one of the largest and most difficult subjects in all of literature —
- — National Book Critics Circle finalists —
- — John Milton: the poet who gave us ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Matrix’ —
- — Former poet laureate opening another chapter in his life —
- — How lovely it is that there are words and sounds —
- — John Ashbery, Octavio Paz, Stanley Kunitz and Robert Pinsky all wrote poems for him —
- — he calls for the impeachment of George W. Bush, whom he calls “a booted, sombrero’d/cowboy Caligula/who couldn’t manage a straw/horse on a parade float…” —
- — Ex-carpenter warms up tp poet laureate honor —
- — Editorial: Frost home vandalism is deeply disturbing —
- — Poets and jazz artists find rhythm and rhyme —
- — Taslima Nasreen has been chosen for the prestigious Simon de Beauvoir feminist award in recognition of her writing on rights for women —
- — Vendetta fear after poet murdered —
- — Denise Clarke is entertaining as poet Anne Sexton in Sylvia Plath Must Not Die —
- — If Fence magazine were an actual fence, it would be a portable one —
- — A different kind of poetry concentrates more strikingly on expressiveness —
I’m going to Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness in March. I bought a plane ticket but I don’t know where I’m staying yet. I’ve only been to D.C. once, for some computer security training. But I took a train to the Mall area and wandered around for half a day. Saw about an hour’s worth of the Smithsonian. 
I wish I had more time to see stuff but I won’t. I’d like to meet with my members of Congress, too, but I won’t be there on those specified constituent days. After all the letters I’ve written them I’m not sure their staff would schedule me anyway hahaha.
Greg responds:
Posted: January 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am →
E-mail me when you are about to leave for DC. I’ll give you some tips. (I live there.) And I’m delighted you’re over the flu & posting again!
Collin Kelley responds:
Posted: January 16th, 2008 at 12:16 pm →
Yay, we will meet at last at Split This Rock!