Feb 142010
- — Lucille Clifton, one-time poet laureate of Md., dies at 73 —
- — A last volume of verse by Seattle poet Crysta Casey tops this week’s list of books of local interest. —
- — Valentine’s Day poetry lights up Edinburgh Castle rock —
- — I Robot Poetry I- Robot Poetry Movieola Shorts: Animation —
- — The Winter of Our Self-Doubt: Writing, Solitude, and Companionship —
- — Breaking through a restrictive form —
- — Will couplets be a thing of the past for our children? —
- — Book-lover Simon buys Kirkus Reviews —
- — CT Review keeps the literary arts in print —
- — Patti Smith’s work explores the deep emotions of art, love and creativity —
- — Hirsch devotes an entire chapter to describing Mays’s famous catch of a long fly ball during the 1954 World Series, a play that “evokes the awe and wonder’’ of Mays’s skills. —
- — Saudi poet is first woman to reach Million’s Poet TV competition semi-finals —
- — Valentine’s love poetry brings a hot rush of blood to the cheeks —
- — A bomb in her bosom: Emily Dickinson’s secret life —
- — On Poetry: Sad valentine, still beloved —
- — Starting Today-100 Poems for Obama’s First 100 Days —
- — What can you do to increase your chances of kaholo-stepping your editor into submission? —
- — On Chapbooks: Greta Goetz’s “Dendrochronology —
- — A literary outsider known for compact verse that marries humor and insight, Ryan talks with Chapter 16 about her work and the experience of being the nation’s designated poet. She will give a reading at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on February 16 at 7 p.m. at the University Center Auditorium. —
- — Gay Poetry, Not Mormon Prayer, in Utah – Advocate.com —
- — Why the Future of Poetry is Safe —
- — I think poetry is important because it helps convey the parts of the medical experience that don’t make it into textbooks. —
- — Inside Somalia: Where poetry is revered —
- — DOD Identifies Army Casualty —
- — DOD Identifies Army Casualty —
- — This version of the “Odyssey” claims to be based on fragmented narratives unearthed from an ancient rubbish mound. —
- — Three poems by Tato Laviera, whose work bridges New York and Puerto Rico, English and Spanish. —
- — Hobble Creek Review Issue 10 is now live! —
- — … Can New Yorker Poets Write About Anything Besides Poetry? —
- — Poet published black authors no one else would —
- — Weekly Poem: ‘Those Winter Sundays’ | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS Robert Hayden was the first black poet to be chosen as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. —
- — Beethoven once dedicated a sonata to a half-African musician then revoked the dedication. Why? In her book-length poem, Rita Dove attempts an imaginative historical reconstruction of what happened. —
- — The Blood-Jet Writing Hour hosted by Rachelle Cruz – Join Rachelle as she talks to Dick Lourie Dick Lourie is a poet and blues saxophone player whose most recent book of poems, If the Delta Was the Sea (Hanging Loose 2009), is the product of both professions. Focusing on Clarksdale, a small city in the Mississippi Delta, this collection draws on oral histories and interviews Lourie conducted with Clarksdale residents, as they tell of their own lives, the town’s history, and racial relations today, along with Lourie’s experiences playing blues with local musicians in the city’s juke joints and annual festivals. If the Delta Was the Sea is Lourie’s seventh book of poetry. His previous works include Ghost Radio (1998), Anima (1980), and Stumbling (1973). Dick Lourie’s readings feature a lively blend of music and poetry, interweaving the spoken word with music recorded by his blues band and live performance on his sax. —
Happy Valentine’s Day. Hope you have a lot of people who love & support you. And hope you have a good New Year, if you’re celebrating a new year of the Metal Tiger.
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Happy Year of the Tyger burning bright, Jilly!