Poetry News For December 7, 2008
Poetry News:
- — John Milton, who was born in London 400 years ago next week, was the greatest English poet after Shakespeare —
- — Both Lincoln and Obama actually dabbled in poetry back when they were, to borrow one of Obama’s rare mixed metaphors, still “green behind the ears —
- — All of this financial stuff actually is wrapped into the simple words Mlinko uses to tell the story of her poem. —
- — Louisiana Poet Laureate Pinkie Gordon Lane dies —
- — Fairfax couple helps illustrate and republish early Kay Ryan poems —
- — …speaking of eyeballs… Sleuthing Creeley’s Eye —
- — “Dr. Arlene’s guest is healthcare media pioneer Tom Lombardo, Founding Editor-in-Chief of WebMD, Editor of After Shocks: The Poetry of Recovery for Life-Shattering Events and 2008 nominee for a Pushcart Prize for his nonfiction essay “Fieldwork.” [MP3] —
- — In a time when the country faces so many challenges, Lux’s deeply moral poems emphasize the work that we must do together. —
Pinup Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack
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I wanted to advise you that Mark Doty’s animal poem workshop contest sponsored by the Guardian mentioned in a link you provided on December 5 is not open to previously published poems, including self-published work.