Poetry News For December 11, 2008
Poetry News:
- — The former director of New England College’s poetry program is fighting back against a lawsuit accusing her of stealing staff and duplicating the program at a rival school. —
- — Forget the W.P.A., think A.A.A. — the Agricultural Adjustment Act. We have too many writers. Time to pay some of them to shut up! —
- — Publishing poetry and experimental fiction isn’t exactly a moneymaking enterprise these days, and even small presses tend to play it safe —
- — Author and humorist Garrison Keillor talked about poetry, writing and his own relationship with the library at this month’s “Talk of the Stacks” series at the Hennepin County Library in downtown Minneapolis. [launches audio player] —
- — How artists and writers cope in the police state of Syria —
- — “So, in the tradition of David Letterman I offer you my top 10 reasons that people come to poetry readings” —
