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Poetry News:

Professor Inducted as Kentucky Poet Laureate —

English journalist James Fenton gets the gold —

Ezra Pound Poetry Recordings on PennSound: Digital Archive —

English professor wins poetry contest —

University Creates New Poetics Chair —

UCSC literature professor Nathaniel Mackey has been named a winner in the 26th Annual Northern California Book Awards [...]

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Poetry News:

He first made his mark selling love poems to students, which they passed on to their sweethearts —

As the box is unfolded the verse and proposal becomes clear to reveal a space inside for a love token —

Do you remember when you fell in love with poetry? —

Literature buffs bond over [...]

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Poetry News:

Legend links lettered olive seashell with Poe’s ‘The Gold Bug’ —

Whatever rejects us only makes us stronger —

In death match, fearless poets spar but haiku lives —

Dickinson’s path intrigues to this day —

Poets discuss the works they’re reading for inspiration or diversion —

Dark horse chosen for Commencement —

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National Book Award winner Nathaniel Mackey talks about poetry, jazz and beauty in discord —

Mr. Zak left behind 40 cardboard boxes filled with lyric sheets —

The most famous gay man killed by the regime was the poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca —

Lucretius on optical illusions By A.E. Stallings —

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when we decide whether or not to buy a book, cover design is always the most important thing —

Power and poetry do go hand in verse —

There has been a steady deterioration of assistance to individual artists and this organization is trying to make that right —

Online, everyone’s a critic — [...]

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Language always has at least a little meaning and always has at least a little element of static or nonsense —

Poetry readings are strange animals —

Some five years after the death of poet A.R. Ammons in 2001, there comes a flurry of books that hold promise of keeping his words alive — [...]

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