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Matthew Francis

Poetry News:

— It may be argued, then, that Plath’s “lasting achievement” was her ability to combine the personal and the mythical in her poetry, thereby endowing this with a timeless and “relevant” literary effect —

— A Russian Poet Unpeels Her Many Lives —

— Rare Emily Dickinson photo(?) purchased on Ebay —

— Intelligence And Rhythmic Accuracy [...]

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Poetry News:

— With this collection, Grace Paley ends as she began, as a poet. —

— Lynn Neary speaks with Nigel McLoughlin about his poetry and the Northern Ireland peace process —

— English-language poets are increasingly fascinated with the syllabic forms of Latin, Romance languages and Japanese. Can you write a good syllabic poem? —

— A [...]

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