Poetry News For October 29, 2009
I had this post pretty much ready to go, so I went ahead & scheduled it.
Thanks for your good wishes.
- — Hans Ulrich Obrist, named the most influential figure in the art world, calls for more links between poetry and painting —
- — Oregon Book Awards honor new writers, veteran winners —
- — “You are Killing our Artistes and Celebrating it!”: Derek Walcott —
- — When poetry goes bad, on purpose —
- — Walt Whitman in a Levi’s commercial – genius or disgrace? —
- — Eileen Myles has been called “our Gertrude Stein” and “a cult figure to a generation of post-punk female writer-performers.” —
- — Race and Poverty in: ‘Bop: The North Star’ —
- — Ponsot is a poet’s poet, the work rich with allusion, formal wit and cliché-breaking wordplay that often puzzles at first glance —
- — Mary Karr, Convert —
- — Take a Look at the Latest Yankee Tradition —
Jilly, thanks for the link!
Peace,
Geoffrey
Thanks for the link on the Serpentine event–saw the pics on their website–looks like it was amazing!