Poetry News For May 13, 2009
- — The Future of Literary Journals and Presses? —
- — 40 poets on Twitter —
- — News that Derek Walcott has pulled out of the race to become professor of poetry at Oxford follows weeks of whispers about his unsuitability for the coveted post, because of sexual harassment complaints made by former students. and also Smear Campaign Forces Derek Walcott Out of Race for Poetry Post at Oxford —
- — Question: Are there any literary journals reading in the summer that might be receptive to somewhat more narrative work? —
- — Blaser, who was raised in a small Idaho town, became one of California’s triumvirate poets, along with Robert Duncan and Jack Spicer. —
- — War veteran and poet produce poetry books from old military uniforms —
- — Weekly Poem: ‘Reasons to Consider Setting Ourselves on Fire’ from Poetry | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS [ mp3] —
- — List of 2009 Guggenheim Foundation Fellows – United States and Canada —
- — Sylvia Plath’s Wuthering Heights on BBC iPlayer —
- — Ted Hughes – poet and eco warrior —
- — The surprise candidate and the household name still left in the race —
- — Lit mag gives UVA docs a creative outlet —
- — National Limerick Day —
- — Lorine Niedecker Happy Birthday We Love You Still! —
- — The genuine “Fan of Poems” by Wang Chong on display at the National Palace Museum. (CNA) —
- — “it is well documented that there is a genetic precursor for many mental disorders. You don’t want your kids to have the same problems you have, do you? Make sure you adopt, rather than making kids yourself. Predisposing children to mental disorders is just cruel.” —
“As an added bonus, I will be providing feedback on one poem (of 20 lines or less) from each registrant–details included in your confirmation e-mail. So, you can learn how to publish your poetry and receive feedback on a poem for only $99.”
. . .I’ll tell you how to get your poetry published and give you feedback on a poem for $15. Or really good chocolate. I have an MFA. I’m vetted. hahahaha
That would be a tragedy if the little subsidized print presses had to go online — NOT. Not exactly crony capitalism, but still . . .
Thanks for the link, Jilly!
“So, you can learn how to publish your poetry and receive feedback on a poem for only $99.”
Does Writer’s Digest even read its own articles anymore?
And are you suggestions poets practice sound family planning to spare their children a predisposition to the writing life?