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Poetry News:

— Some poems seem inaccessible. But when one resonates, it changes our perceptions.
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— Poet Cathy Smith Bowers has made a career of nudging writers along —

— An icon sees poetic justice — and a conspiracy —

— Fairfield U offers new MFA in writing —

— An interview with poet Jorie Graham —

— Writers awarded [...]

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Poetry News:

— Usually when I think, “Here’s something a poem needs to be written about,” I get as far away from pen and paper as I possibly can —

— Here is a poem giving pi to 21 digits when you replace each word with the number of letters in that word —

— Small Press and [...]

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Poetry News:

— In the summer of 1911, a frail, 50-year-old spinster named Harriet Monroe began knocking on the doors of wealthy Chicagoans —

— An Interview with Cathy Smith Bowers —

— “Poet’s Choice” columnist Robert Pinsky fields questions and comments on this year in poetry — transcript —

— From penniless obscurity to recognition 250 years after [...]

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