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Poetry News For June 26, 2008

Poetry News:

— Amy Newman uses short, verses to show the theorist of evolution struggling to absorb its implications for his private life —

— We love independent filmmakers and musicians, and celebrate their maverick spirit, so why don’t we want independent writers? —

— Margaret Atwood wins Spain’s top literature prize —

— G. E. Murray 1945~2008 —

— Power of poem immortalizes Cubs trio —

— Taking another look at Idaho’s most famous poet/conspiracy theorist —

— The lit mag reviews at NewPages are fresh —

— Amazon’s Vanishing Buy-Now Buttons, Revealed —

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Can you think of any poems that, when you take away the title, completely fall apart? For example, this poem by Dan Pagis (translated by Stephen Mitchell):

Written in Pencil in the Sealed Railway-Car

here in this carload
i am eve
with abel my son
if you see my other son
cain son of adam

tell him that i

Tags: Amy Newman, Dan Pagis, diy, diy publishing, Ezra Pound, Franklin Pierce Adams, Gerry Murray, Margaret Atwood, Poetry, Poetry News, poets

Poetry News For June 13, 2008

Poetry News:

— When Hank Williams died on New Year’s day in 1953, he left behind a legacy of honky tonk hits as well as an extended family that would grow to include a son, daughters and grandchildren. Milo Miles reviews an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame called, “Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy.” —

— alt.NPR: Poetry Off the Shelf Podcast, Linh Dinh catalogues the myriad grades of Vietnamese chuckles. [MP3] —

— John Ingram, Chairman of the Ingram Content Companies, announced last Thursday that the company would fold the leading print-on-demand publisher, Lightning Source, Inc. into its main book business to create Ingram Lightning Group. —

— One of the failings of our education system is that we are educating people out of creativity. —

— That era of the poetry readings was also the folk era. So our intermission would be a folk singer, usually playing the auto harp. —

— Author of new book discusses his work linking corporate values with the decline of the tenure-track position, especially in the humanities. —

— His latest collection, The Late Show, includes “Gloss of the Past,” composed entirely of the names of lip glosses —

— ‘Paradise Lost’ poet turns 400 —

— Poetry, our national art, has never been so neglected or unloved. —

The magnitude of circadian advantage influences the outcome of Major League Baseball games in that teams with greater circadian advantage are more likely to win. Crossing multiple time zones further reduces the probability of success for traveling teams.

Tags: David Trinidad, Hank Williams, ingram book group, John Milton, lightning source, Linh Dinh, Margaret Atwood, Nashville, Poems, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, poets

Poetry News For March 13, 2008

Poetry News:

— The need for warmth is more important than people who have never been truly cold know —

— This great poets list has only one woman. About right, too —

— The poetry journal as mixtape —

— Two things often said about great poets are that they create the taste by which they are appreciated, and that they have the capacity to constantly reinvent themselves —

— Math lovers, teachers and families around the world are gearing up to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, or more precisely to the pi second, 3/14 (the American date format) at 1:59:26 p.m —

— The Resurrection Trade, Miller’s fifth book of poems, delves into the mysteries of early women’s anatomical studies and medical illustrations —

— New Vancouver opera focuses on poet Pauline Johnson - Margaret Atwood writes libretto, Christos Hatzis composes —

Tags: books, David Sutton, Deborah Keenan, Éireann Lorsung, Leslie Adrienne Miller, Margaret Atwood, Minnesota Book Award, Ocho, Pauline Johnson, Pi Day, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, poets, Sylvia Plath, WH Auden, William Reichard

Poetry News For November 26, 2007

Poetry News:

— Our Rich Authors Make Cheap Literature; Ida M. Tarbell Laments Tendency of Some of Our Modern Writers to Sacrifice Their Independence and Self-Respect for the Sake of High Prices By Joyce Kilmer —

— Controversial Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen has been flown out of the Indian city of Calcutta after violent protests by Muslims —

— Nor was it a simple matter to find a poem that would serve as the essential illustration of Ashbery’s quality —

— It is not poetry that lasts but good poems, a critical difference. —

— The Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), one of the world’s most popular writers, found his gift early in his prolific career —

— NYT’s 100 Notable Books of the Year —

— Facebook is removing profiles of small Canadian publishers —

— Prize rewards younger poet’s technique, vision —

— Matthew Higgs … explores language as a visual-art medium that is also directly linked to poetry —

— Think Global, Read Local —

— Keats’s Secret: Exploring the Real Power of the Imagination —

— Paul Roche, Poet in Bloomsbury Group, Is Dead at 91 —

— Here are three of the five nominees for this year’s Governor General’s Award for poetry, each a many-layered reading experience —

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. We went to our friend Erma’s and it was fun and delicious. After dinner, there was a many-hour jam session & I even played bass on one song — “Killer Joe” because it is really easy and I don’t really play anymore, LOL.

Public service announcement:

Seeking poets who might have an extra copy of their chapbook or book they’d be willing to donate to a lucky student. Each week, during my 8-week undergraduate poetry class, there will be a drawing to see who wins the book a poet has been generous enough to donate. The winner will be responsible for reading your book, reviewing it, and selecting a favorite poem to read to the class the following week. If you like, contact information and book price should be included so that others in the class can buy your book. Students will be STRONGLY encouraged to buy the books of poets who, after all, were kind enough to contribute a book to their education. If you’re willing, please send your book (autographed would be nice) and contact and price details to:

Jeff Winke
Upper Iowa University - Milwaukee Center
620 S 76th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53214

Tags: books, Brian Henderson, chapbooks, Charles Bukowski, Dennis Lee, Don Domanski, House of Anansi, Ida M Tarbell, John Ashbery, Margaret Atwood, Pablo Neruda, Paul Roche, Poetry, Poetry News, poets, Rob Winger, Taslima Nasreen

Poetry News for November 12, 2007

Poetry News:

— Political rhymes: duple meter vs. iambic pentameter —

— the Grand Prize for inspired concept and execution goes to… —

— Joe Torre Haiku Contest —

— Poet awarded $75,000 fellowship —

— This lies at the very heart of Ted Hughes’s vision of life, and made him a much more appropriate laureate for the Thatcher years than sad old Larks in his cycle-clips. —

— [ha that kid plagiarized a Tom Lehrer song] —

— a sharp reminder that poetry is not merely good thoughts well expressed —

— “Evasive Idealism” Handicaps Our Literature; Ellen Glasgow Declares That the American Public Demands Sham Optimism Instead of Straightforward Facing of Life’s Facts By Joyce Kilmer —

— Poet Paul Muldoon and Jacki Lyden discover Finnegan’s musicality as they listen to an archival recording of James Joyce reading from his final novel —

FreeRice has two goals:

1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

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Tags: Ellen Glasgow, freerice, haiku, james joyce, joyce kilmer, Margaret Atwood, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, Sinead Morrissey, Ted Hughes, Tom Lehrer

Poetry News for October 17, 2007

Poetry News:

— Students learn Dante’s Disco Inferno —

— A desperate and decayed world of gamblers and faded whores has one onlooker in its thrall —

— The Real Carver: Expansive or Minimal? —

— China’s voices of dissent —

— A conversation with Maya Angelou —

— Governor General’s Literary Awards Finalists —

— Due to recent industrial action, postal deliveries may be affected. We are thus making this week’s issue available in epaper format, free of charge. [I can't get it to work though] —

That image goes with the blink tag from Monday. hahaha

What should we do for our wedding anniversary this weekend to celebrate our troth plightin’? What is going on in Nashville Sunday?

Tags: Brian Henderson, Charles Baudelaire, Dennis Lee, Don Domanski, Margaret Atwood, Poems, Poetry, Poetry News, poets, Richard Howard, Rob Winger

Poetry News for August 24, 2007

Poetry News:

— Poet and short story writer Grace Paley, a literary eminence and old-fashioned rebel who described herself as a “combative pacifist,” has died (and NYT) —

— Fatwa offers unlimited money to kill Taslima —

— Remembering Liam Rector —

— Out of this has come a small industry in creative writing courses —

— We Need Models of Revision —

— four impressive new collections —

— Langston Hughes was one of the most respected poets in 20th century American literature, though you”™d never know it from Isaac Julien‘ pretentious and monotonous 40-minute hodgepodge —

— the similarities and differences between the “New Gen” poets [of the U.K.] and their U.S. contemporaries —

— Until yesterday, Deboer was one of just two independent distributors operating on the East Coast —

“The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 with an estimated Grand Prize of $300,000,000 ($140,300,000 cash).”

Michael G. generously posted some gazpacho recipes in the comments of yesterday’s post. Sounds great — I will be eating that all weekend I think. Over 100F yesterday again.

Sweet baby carrots recalled in six states

FDA officials said the carrots might be contaminated with bacteria (Shigella) that poses a serious health risk from some people, especially the very young or elderly.

The product was sold under two labels — “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” and “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots.”

The “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” label was distributed by Kroger Co. and King Sooper stores in Tennessee, Kroger Co. and Ralph’s supermarkets in California, Publix supermarkets in Georgia and Florida, and Get Fresh stores in Nevada.

All of the packages were sold in flexible plastic bags in 7- and 8-ounce sizes with a “sell by date” up to and including Aug. 16.

The second label — “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” — was distributed by Trader Joe’s stores in Arizona and California in 7-ounce flexible plastic bags with a “sell by date” up to and including Aug. 8.

The recall was initiated after it was discovered the same product sold in Canada was contaminated with Shigella.

Consumers with questions can contact Los Angeles Salads at 626-322-9017.

Tags: Bernhard DeBoer, creative writing, Dennis ODriscoll, Grace Paley, Langston Hughes, Liam Rector, Margaret Atwood, Matthew Sweeney, Poems, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, poets, Sean O'Brien, Taslima Nasreen, Taslima Nasrin, Writing and poetry

Poetry News for August 23, 2007

Poetry News:

— We old white geezers never heard of him until last month when his suit against the governor of New Jersey reached the U.S. Supreme Court. —

— Trial Run for LongPen in Bookstores —

— …villanelles aren’t standard fare on the wings of most category B prisons —

— 2007 National Book Festival —

— Poetry-only shop well-versed in success —

— The Problem Solvers investigate Vanity Press companies —

— Sharing memories of poet Anne Sexton —

Still over 100F. Ugh.

Yesterday I was walking to my car after work when I saw a giant black mushroom cloud. Bert the Turtle would have been very disappointed. I just stood there and did not duck and cover. (And I am old enough to have experienced nuke drills in school.)

Some adorability.

Does anyone have a really good (tomato) gazpacho recipe they would care to share?

Tags: Amiri Baraka, Anne Sexton, Margaret Atwood, Nashville, open books, Poems, Poetry, Poetry News, poets