Poetry News For November 17, 2008
Posted Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 12:00 AM CST by Jilly Dybka Posted in Uncategorized | one comment »Poetry News:
- — When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, Walt Whitman, at age 42, was too old to bear arms in the Union Army. It seemed that his best days as a poet were behind him as well. —
- — Lesbian Poetry Retrospective Part II —
- — Governor Doyle appoints Marilyn Taylor as poet laureate —
- — Professor attempts to raise profile of poetry —
- — Low-residency MFA programs offer writers the chance to grow from a distance. —
- — Early recording of Beat poet Gary Snyder surfaces —
- — What Is Art For? —
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I much appreciate your mention of my recent appointment as Poet Laureate of Wisconsin. The whole thing is only gradually sinking in– but it must have really happened, I guess, or you wouldn’t have said so on this blog. Many thanks!