Poetry News For June 30, 2009
- — Bukowski letter sells for $1,500 —
- — A Dream by Jorge Luis Borges, New Yorker July 6, 2009 —
- — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu believed that satire should be sharp and fine as a razor, sliding into its subject deeply but barely discernibly. Her quarrel with Pope, said to originate in her rejection of him as a suitor, produced some particularly cutting strokes. —
- — Lawrence resident Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, left, will take the reins as Kansas Poet Laureate as Denise Low, right, finishes her two-year term. —
- — “In order to earn quick money, some people through their substandard creations has rendered Hindi poem/literature into a laughing matter” —
- — Twitter freakout du jour: Alice Hoffman v. Boston Globe and an apology: Author Apologizes for Twitter Outburst About a Bad Review —
- — Latest translation of ‘Aeneid’ lacks vitality, power —
- — “A good if eerie example of what happens when the shutter opens before the flash goes off.” —
- — Weekly Poem: Natasha Trethewey ‘Myth’ from Poetry | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS [mp3] —
- — Wish Away Cancer! Get A Lunchtime Face-Lift! Eradicate Autism! Turn Back The Clock! Thin Your Thighs! Cure Menopause! Harness Positive Energy! Erase Wrinkles! Banish Obesity! Live Your Best Life Ever! —
- — In Search of the Science Behind the Healing Powers of Art —
- — Harvard professor David McCann says America is ready for sijo —
- — Although Matt Simpson, who has died aged 73, was never one of the Liverpool poets, the city is at the heart of nearly all his work —
- — After an 18-Year Mission, the Solar Probe Ulysses Retires —
[...] Also Borges on Iran, thanks to the Poetry Hut Blog. [...]