Poetry News:

1. — ‘Free Fall’, video and music by Mike Burakoff, collages by Nick Piombino, from the book of the same name. This is featured at The Continental Review “…a haven for original video readings, video poetry and hybrid poetic-imagistic objects….” —
2. — Brewer among the nominees for Utah Book Award —
3. — Andrew Topel, visual poet of commanding technique, is a rightful heir to lettrism —
4. — Joe Milford Hosts Scott Owens! - Sep 27,2008 from The Jane Crown Show —
5. — You should buy this book it is really really really really really good. Yay! —
6. — This week on The Infinite Mind: Telling Their Stories. We will take a look at the value of brin[g]ing personal narrative into medical care. [incl. Rafael Campo] —

I swear, I am “this close” to becoming an anarchist … if I didn’t think that a Constitutional Republic was the best way to ensure the maximum freedom. But law is becoming increasingly a moot point. Why did they pick such battle-hardened troops with tons of recent combat experience for this deployment? Pfff.

I feel too crappy right now to continue this blog, sorry. I’ll be back though.

Happy Autumn! My favorite season.

Poetry News:

1. — An award-winning poet and physician describes how words help him understand and express human suffering —
2. — lovely —
3. — WordPlay 5/18/08 Coleman Barks [links to MP3] —
4. — In the second of a series of exchanges in which we are bringing poets together to discuss new books, Cate Marvin and Joshua Mehigan spar over books by Alice Oswald and Daniel Anderson —
5. — Roethke’s Poetry Rooted in Humble Beginnings and Mayor reads “The Saginaw Song” as his hometown celebrates poet Theodore Roethke’s 100th birthday —
6. — Yale also conferred honorary degrees on former US Trade Representative Carla Hills, astronomer Martin Rees, architect Cesar Pelli, poet John Lawrence Ashbery and others —
7. — Among the year’s outstanding works for children are poetry books that combine melody and meaning —

Meritage Press (St. Helena & San Francisco) and xPress(ed) (Puhos, Finland) are delighted to announce the release of THE HAY(NA)KU ANTHOLOGY, VOL. II, edited by Mark Young and Jean Vengua.

Poetry News:

1. — Last week two U. S. lady poets, whom repute places high above the ruck of feminine poetasters, smote their lyres in unison —
2. — A doctor and poet in Boston, Campo writes eloquently about his divided loyalties in “How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life” —
3. — The attraction of opposites —
4. — Drinking games don’t often involve meter and verse, unless you were composing poetry back in ancient China —
5. — Social Network for Authors Red Room Gets $1.25 Million —
6. — Chapbooks and zines get the personal touch —
7. — Taslima had expected to win her return ticket to Calcutta after expressing regret and deleting the offending portions from her book —
8. — What are You Recommending, Daisy Fried? —
9. — To take a random-sample handful of its subjects, there’s Freud, Duke Ellington, Beatrix Potter, Tony Curtis, Anna Akhmatova, and GK Chesteron —

Poetry News:

1. — The Complete Poetry: A Bilingual Edition by César Vallejo —
2. — Jane M. Cooper, Faculty Emerita, Helped Create SLC’s Writing Program —
3. — MFA alumni program at Queens —
4. — Culture Project Asks ‘Question of Impeachment’ Nov-Dec —
5. — Rafael Campo rescues language and meaning from politics —
6. — New lit mag alert —
7. — In Praise of Online Journals —
8. — The late poet, playwright, novelist, and longtime Columbia University professor Kenneth Koch (1925–2002) may have been the great exception —
9. — Press starts up at APSU and more at Making Sure Poetry Still Matters —
10. — UNMARRIED LITERARY WOMEN —

That anthology mentioned in the NYT article from yesterday is digitized at Google books.

Poetry News:

1. — Ravens Lead Rescuers To Missing Oregon Woman [ thanks Jessica ]—
2. — Warrior poet’s story is one of hope, dogged determination —
3. — “Why does anybody tell a story?” Ms. L”™Engle once asked, even though she knew the answer. [and her Newberry Award Acceptance Speech] —
4. — NPR Affiliate to Feature Poet and Prof. Eugene Gloria Sunday —
5. — In this interview, Barbara Jane Reyes tells us what it‘ like to be a Filipino poet writing about her homeland in San Francisco —
6. — Program Brings Poetry to Mass Transit Systems —
7. — Professor uncovers poet‘ darker side —
8. — How Do You Survive The Tough Times As A Writer? —
9. — “I knew what to expect because I truly trust Emily Dickinson. She‘ been right so many times before.” —

some links above were found here http://poetry.about.com/b/a/257441.htm

Someone that I know, who has (sometimes) prophetic dreams (that I can vouch for), would like you to know that you should be careful at the grocery store, Americans. Take a sec to see where all the exits are. Might be prescient might not be prescient but I am putting it out there for said person and that is all I’m going to say on the matter. Nothing is ever written in stone, anyway.

Now I have tinnitus & lost much of the hearing in my right ear. I hope it comes back when this infection clears up. As a child, I was partially deaf for a long while (~40% hearing loss) and was put in the “retard” class for a while — that’s what everyone called it back then — & then they realized oh she can’t hear anymore, and I had an operation.

Another photo from my family member in Baghdad. Another guy in my family member’s Company died yesterday. I don’t know how many people are in a Company. I’ll delete this file in a couple days:

[redacted]

Oh, Gen. Petraeus wrote a letter to the troops.

Poetry News:

1. — Liam Rector, poet and teacher, kills self [not a tabloid] and [more] —
2. — Writing in the Sunday book review of The Times in 1993, Mr. Pinsky weighed Mr. Rizzuto‘ contributions to the English language, as recorded in “O Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto” —
3. — A poet who opened his heart and checkbook to children —
4. — As part of the exhibition, poets were buried up to their necks —
5. — As a significant voice in modern poetry, Rafael Campo continues his successful writing career with this latest collection —
6. — Your train poems —
7. — Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 —
8. — HER KIND: The Life & Poetry of Anne Sexton —

My condolences.

Poetry News:

1. An epic, in Ezra Pound’s memorable definition is “a poem containing history”—
2. On the Internet, a Video Showcase for Poets —
3. Georgian speaker explains official position on Russian poet’s grave —
4. “The principal has turned this into an issue of, When is it appropriate to tell children painful stories in history?” —
5. Bethel native and wife behind popular literary journal —
6. Just drowning —