On this page the following entries were made in the “September, 2006” time-frame.
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Poetry News:
I can’t really think of an imperfect time for this book —
U.K.’s Armitage pens epic 9/11 poem —
The Academy of American Poets seeks a dynamic individual to fill the role of National Poetry Month Coordinator —
Probe into Peter Pan sequel leak —
Frost farm and other historic sites falling into disrepair [...]
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Poetry News:
The occasion for a poem or its central image is not necessarily its subject (requires bug me not) —
Throughout his career Milosz’s work expresses an impassioned belief in the concrete, in poetry as the realisation of remembered physical reality —
Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy dies aged 95 —
Why are poets [...]
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W. D. Snodgrass’s sharply titled first book of poems, “Heart’s Needle,” drew blood —
Johnson, who teaches creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, won the prestigious Dorset Prize with the collection —
The Lunch Poems public poetry reading series at the University of California, Berkeley, enters its 10th season this fall with an [...]
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Just because you own half the town doesn’t mean that you have the power to run the rest of us
Poetry News:
as it turns out, the first letters of each sentence, except the first, spell out an insulting sentence (requires bug me not) —
In dark, confusing times, poetry comes in handy, says Natasha Trethewey —
Poets Go on Road, Touring Nation by Bus —
The whole idea of painting poetry on [...]
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