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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:

— Why this bevy of bards, this plethora of poetry, this Vesuvian eruption of verse? —

— MLB Poetry Preview: Chicago Cubs —

— My first reaction was, “What are you smoking?” —

— This week, the Academy of American Poets announced the launch of … a mobile poetry archive providing free access to a collection [...]

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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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I’m back in Tennessee and had a really fun trip. (Aside from the TSA.) Vermont was beautiful and it was great seeing my family. Too fast. The whole trip went by too fast.
My sister’s plane got diverted on the way back. There was a puking drunk passenger guy & somehow he got on the [...]

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Hmmm. I may do a proposal for this. Email me if you would like to collaborate on something. Also if you like have a couch for me to sleep on in DC March 20-23, 2008 hahahaha.
Dear Friends,
Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness is just six months away, March 20-23, 2008. We”™ve [...]

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Poetry News:

— Writing tops poll of ideal jobs —

— Prolific poet was a gracious critic —

— Mary Jo Salter and Brad Leithauser, a couple with individual success, will write the next chapter of Hopkins’ Writing Seminars —

— Conversation With a Poet Laureate —

— Rare Anne Spencer collection headed to UVa —

— Renowned poet and Tennessee [...]

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