Poetry News For May 23, 2009
- — Controversial humanist and bioethicist Leon Kass delivers Jefferson Lecture, warning that, like the sciences, the humanities seem to have lost their soul. —
- — Pope, Smart: Poets who had their way with words —
- — Poppies, Poems, And Photography Honor Military – A Look At The History, Traditions Of Memorial Day —
- — Philip Pullman interview: Chapter and verse —
- — What puts a lot of people off poetry is the perception that many hardened aficionados of famous poets are plainly dickheads, who often regard their gurus to be political prophets. —
- — It’s not the hottest of elections, even with added sex. —
- — Self-publishing finds commercial niche in digital age —
- — Here is one of the holy grails of interviews, with visionary writer Kathy Acker quizzing the legendary William Burroughs. and William Burroughs astrology—
- — Tough shit. If we are going to play the poetry game, let’s play it right: first things first, what matters is if you can write or if you can’t. If someone can’t write, tell them to fuck off. link from no tell books thank you.—
- — Is This Your Brain On God? —
- — Rite of Spring: 1924 —
- — Off the Shelf: How Chaucer Gives Ye Goode Tymes —
- — What I Learned in the Pacific University MFA in Writing Program —
- — Dharma Poetry: Mark Strand —
- — Jake Adam York, associate professor of English and creative writing at the University of Colorado-Denver, has been named third Summer Poet in Residence at the University of Mississippi. —
The new American Science and Surplus catalog arrived this week. Normally I’m not allowed near it LOL but it’s OK since we’re out of money due to my health issues. That catalog cracks me up. If I did my own 1000 awesome things blog, then “The American Science and Surplus catalog arrived in the mail” would be one of the 1000 awesome things.
I realize I’m a weirdo it’s ok.
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