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Edna St Vincent Millay

Poetry News:

— He was, said his friend William Burroughs, an “inner space explorer”, but the Frenchman remained a solitary figure, outside any artistic grouping, almost the only exponent of his art, and almost certainly the only poet to record sounds and movements by swallowing a microphone —

— Our poet is in a far colder place [...]

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Poetry News:

— awwww … congrats —

— Clark has become one of poetry’s most prolific and influential book designers —

— Poetic licence required… —

— Stanford celebrates Emily Dickinson’s legacy with three free events —

— its advice on fashion, bodies and morals gives rise, in Compton’s hands, to quirky but politically pointed verse —

— What’s in [...]

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Poetry News:

— Last week two U. S. lady poets, whom repute places high above the ruck of feminine poetasters, smote their lyres in unison —

— A doctor and poet in Boston, Campo writes eloquently about his divided loyalties in “How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life” —

— The attraction [...]

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Poetry News:

— A parting of the ways in poetry —

— On March 2, 1952, Guest was named Michigan’s first poet laureate —

— Waldman is pleased that Walter Salles will direct the movie version —

— Millay was a national celebrity, and her readings would outdraw Robert Frost‘ —

— The Wounded Angel, 1903, by Amanda Auchter (congrats [...]

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Poetry News:

Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize, died 50 years ago this week —

Heaney wins TS Eliot poetry prize —

Asahi Haikuist Network —

I should be inclined to rank her second, then, in importance among our women poets [Monday, Aug. 13, 1923] —

Mongoose Civique, Thunder [...]

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Poetry News:

Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on releasing the “infinite energies” within Shakespeare’s words —

Parrot’s oratory stuns scientists [and more here] —

Poets.org Poetcast Galway Kinnell reads a poem by James Wright, Robert Pinsky reads “Other Hand,” and Gregory Orr reads an untitled poem [mp3] —

Writers, Editors Say Adios to SASEs [...]

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Jimi Hendrix spent a lot of time in the Nashville area when he was stationed in the Army at Ft Campbell. Billy Cox (bass player for Band of Gypsys) lives here. He and Buddy Miles (Band of Gypsys drummer) have a new CD out. (Band of Gypsys Return.) Anyway, here is a video of Jimi [...]

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