Poetry News For April 20, 2007
Poetry News:
- Bradstreet wrote about the difficulty of pursuing art in the Puritan community where she lived —
- There are Plathites out there that are very sensitive about Sylvia being made fun of in any way —
- Seattle Poetry Festival Steps Up [probably not safe for work] —
- Kathleen Peirce is one of nine poets in the United States and Canada to win a prestigious 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship —
- there are a few wonderful exceptions, and one of these is Miss Praxilla of Sicyon, who flourished some time around 450 B.C. —
- Enjoy poems from both arriving and established artists —

Sam Rasnake responds:
Posted: April 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm →
Thanks for the link to the article on Peirce. I’ve always enjoyed her work - especially The Oval Hour. Great collection.