Poetry News For November 16, 2008
Poetry News:
- — Pioneering small publisher New Rivers Press marks 40th anniversary —
- — The 11th Resurrection of Galatea looks to be yet another faboo read. The official deadline is today but I can keep taking reviews through Monday. —
- — Troubled Sleep: A Discussion of Ezra Pound’s “Cantico del Sole”
from PoemTalk, Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Charles Bernstein, Rachel Levitsky, & Joshua Schuster [MP3] — - — Center For Book Arts: Our complete catalogue of broadsides from the Center’s Poetry Broadside Reading Series is now available online with images – click here to take a look! —
- — How complete should a complete works be? —
- — Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association are appalled to learn that detained poet Aung Than, a member of the opposition National League for Democracy, was probably infected with the HIV virus when he was forcibly injected —
- — The first £50,000 biannual prize is dedicated to “complexity” and nominations – invited from all university staff – have produced a list of 20 titles —
- — Waterstone’s should not have been shouted down by Christian Voice —
- — Poetry’s roots in sacred song are undeniable. —
- — In the case of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, the myth made by gossip has long obscured the art made by a couple of poets. That’s a pity. —
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