Poetry Hut Blog

Poetry News:

1. — The intellectual seeds planted by the college still flourish in Black Mountain today —
2. — Simic Receives $100,000 Poetry Award —
3. — Nature a theme in laureate’s poems —
4. — There is always ferment in the world of poetry, probably because there is rarely money in the world of poetry —
5. — Sam’s gruff melody grabs attention —
6. — It’s making an assumption that we’re incapable of reading better books —

I don’t know about this forthcoming Beowulf movie … that … accent brings to mind (immediately) Arnold Ziffel and “hotscakes.”

I thought Wow! What a surprise.^* A poet living in the Northeastern USA was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States!! I’m not finished with this yet. Hey! the Civil War ended over 100 years ago, OK? LOL

(And poor Reed Whittemore was appointed twice & doesn’t even have a page at The Academy of American Poets. A few appointees don’t.)

“The new 2008 edition of Poet’s Market offers “Roundtable: Poets and Blogs” by Anne Bowling. Featured are bloggers Amanda Johnston, C. Dale Young (Avoiding the Muse), Kate Greenstreet (Every Other Day), Janet Holmes (Humanphone), Reb Livingston (Home-Schooled by a Cackling Jackal) [and me].” You can read more here. Thanks for the opportunity.

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