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Poetry News:

— Scantily Clad e-chaps —

— When James Woolley, Smith Professor of English, discovered a lost manuscript of the 18th century Irish satirist Jonathan Swift, he was met with a jaw-dropping surprise: the poet’s first unpublished poem in centuries —

— “I do not think that more information always makes a richer poem. I am attracted [...]

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Poetry News:

— National Book Critics Circle winners unveiled in New York —

— Where are the women writers in translation? —

— Find of the Day —

— Poetry of Li-Young Lee Is ‘Descended from Dreamers’ [MP3] —

— Note to Jack London, poet: Don’t give up your day job —

— McSweeney’s (online) wants pantoums and senryu [this [...]

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Poetry News:

— Initially championed by TS Eliot, the poetry of Lynette Roberts has long since fallen out of fashion, but her voice remains fresh and challenging —

— MLB Poetry Previews —

— Inventory By Frances Richey —

— Frances Wilson’s The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth reveals a passionate, talented woman whose love for her brother defined her [...]

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Poetry News:

— NZ’s ‘best-loved’ poet dies [and more at your tributes] —

— It’s a great time to be a poetry reader —

— Police make arrests in Robert Frost house damage —

— Poets Forum Reading: Free Audio Download —

— Rough and tumble aren’t the only words that drive Metro Detroit’s literati. —

— Under the influence of [...]

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Poetry News:

— In ‘‘Elegy,’’ poet Mary Jo Bang has taken on one of the largest and most difficult subjects in all of literature —

— National Book Critics Circle finalists —

— John Milton: the poet who gave us ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Matrix’ —

— Former poet laureate opening another chapter in his life —

— How lovely [...]

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