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Philip Levine

Poetry News:

— Detained poet in hospital with hernia —

— Haikuists are adept at juxtaposing vivid imagery during springtime —

— For the next four days, the area around U Street and Columbia Heights will be buzzing with the presence of poets —

— Stray Questions for: Ishmael Reed —

— Current Finalists for the 20th Annual Lambda Literary [...]

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Poetry News:

— Poets’ Opportunities Greater than Ever Before; Arthur Guiterman Tells How to Make a Living Out of Verse and Gives a List of Don’ts for Aspiring Poets ;- Advises Writing on Topical Themes By Joyce Kilmer. —

— Defending the M.F.A. [link good for a few days] —

— Mr. Wilson’s work was less effective in [...]

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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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Poetry News:

This week, the magazine publishes poems by Philip Levine and Galway Kinnell —

A noticeable aspect of reading James Fenton’s new “Selected Poems” is what it does not contain —

Chinese man arrested for satirical poem about officials —

EFQ‘ standing as a proponent of baseball literature is unmatched by any other publication — [...]

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As visitors to this blog may have figured out, I’m a baseball fan. And big supporter of the Nashville Sounds, our local Triple-A minor league team. (Who won the PCL championship last year but the Nashville media doesn’t seem to give a crap.) I’ve had some sort of season ticket package (usually weekday games) for [...]

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