Oct 022009
Posts will be long and frabjous until I get caught up. — Jilly
- — Poetry Noir – Robert Polito on the intersection of Hollywood and God. [mp3] —
- — Lord Byron’s dig at William ‘Turdsworth’ —
- — Poetry: ‘Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious: A Book Report’ —
- — Round Two Runner-Up: Poetry At Six —
- — The most difficult poetry assignment I ever envisioned is to write a 10-line poem about neutrinos with alternating lines containing a metaphor and a gerund. Here are Jennifer Karmin’s & my, Bernadette Mayer’s groundbreaking neutrino poems —
- — Best American Poetry 2009 —
- — Northwestern Backs Its Press, Plans to Move Journal Online —
- — The Little Poet of Laugh-In Has Died: Henry Gibson, Age 72 —
- — Jean Valentine and Harryette Mullen Receive Major Poetry Awards —
- — Scary Music Is Scarier With Your Eyes Shut —
- — Celebrating Nash’s Legacy in North Hampton —
- — In honour of the Notting Hill carnival, let’s take a look at the sounds and shapes of a Dada poem —
- — How to Read Poetry and Why People Don’t —
- — Writing how-to poems is, actually, a useful exercize in quite deliberately beckoning the imagination. —
- — Seven Kitchens Press reprints Christina Pacosz’s Notes from the Red Zone —
- — Bookslut – Jean Valentine Interviewing Kate Greenstreet —
- — Robert Frank’s Elevator Girl Sees Herself Years Later —
- — Mezzo Cammin —
- — Poetry corner – The Bathers of the Ladies’ Pond
from mirror.co.uk – Life & Style – Carol Ann Duffy’s Poetry Corner — - — The Blood-Jet Writing hour With Rachel Cruz – Join Rachelle as she talks to Dorianne Laux —
- — Dionne Brand, a Governor General’s Award-winning writer, has been named Toronto’s poet laureate. —
- — Ruth knocked out —
- — Carl Sandburg Writing Residency —
- — Steve Fellner on Accessibility in Poetry —
2 Responses to “Poetry News For October 2, 2009”
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.



Byron’s comments about “Turdsworth” were typical of the man. His barbs were clever, though and well thought out….just a hint or three of venom..
I’m more of a Keats gal myself.