Poetry News For December 6, 2008
Poetry News:
- — How has Russian poetry turned out? What have these post-Soviet Union texts — reshaping a linguistically and socially altered language — turned out? —
- — It is the ultimate expression of passion and grace, so long as you are fleet of foot. Send us your terpsichorean poems —
- — Health Woes Have the Bat Poet Down, but He’s Not Forgotten —
- — Though she is not the title character, Anne Sexton, the less-idolized writer, is the star of the show. —
- — Aggregated 2008 Year-End Online Book Lists —
- — Over-sized and heftier than typical single-volume poetry releases, The Alps uses its space well. There is a highly visual aspect to this book — not just because of the visual poems that are included, but also in its incredible use of white space throughout —
“It’s the font that changed the way we look at the world. Now it’s the film that’s changing the way we look at fonts.
ITVS Community Cinema, a free documentary screening series sponsored by Nashville Public Television and Nashville Public Library, is proud to present HELVETICA, a film about how the world’s most ubiquitous typeface changed global visual culture.”[more]
