Poetry News For January 9, 2009
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Jan 092009
Poetry News:
- — Following W. B. Yeats’ methods of spiritual séance (Yeats’ wife Georgie channeled the words of spirits for the poet’s dictation), Spicer argued that the poet’s personal history was minimal in reaching the poem’s much vaster range of possibilities —
- — dial a poem (215) 746-POEM —
- — ‘You have to strike a balance. I hate the terms ‘resistance poetry’ or ‘exile poetry’. We’re not one-theme poets. There’s no one face. I see both’ —
- — Nonagenarian Diana Athill leads Costa book award winners —
- — Wayne State launched a Web site called “Word Warriors” in an effort to “bring good words back from oblivion.” —
- — Photographer Robert Frank immortalized them in “The Americans,” a picture book of poetry and masterpiece of modern photography that changed the way we look at ourselves. Its main character: Detroit. —
- — More on the Nashville Scene quitting their book section —
- — At a time when we would all like to go “green” and return ourselves to right thinking about nature and all living things, a perfect little book of poetry …. and also thisSo here, not only are we humans and animals alive; the mountains, the trees, the water are also alive, and they contain memory of everything that has ever touched them. —
- — From winged wonders to creepy crawlies, Mark Doty is impressed by the creatures that emerged from his workshop on encountering animals —
Break time. I think I’ll be back here after my hospital stay at Vandy next month. If not:
And they all lived happily ever after.
The End.
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4 Responses to “Poetry News For January 9, 2009”
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Don’t know what the Vandy stay is about,but I hope that things go very well. You will be missed here. I live a couple of hours away in Lexington, TN. If there is any way that I can be helpful, do not hesitate to ask. John
Hey:
Good luck at Vanderbilt. Hurry back; we need you!
I’ll be thinking of you, Jilly D. Come back to us soon.
Hopeful best thoughts to you! Good luck!