Poetry News For February 18, 2007
Poetry News:
- Mary Oliver‘ first book of poems, “No Voyage” (1965), was reviewed in this publication by James Dickey, who dumped all over it [scroll down] —
- Let’s start with the concept of non-separation —
- Derek Walcott’s Selected Poems confirm him as a master of form —
- Wordsmiths share tools —
- Annette Allen and the poetry of wonder —
- Google sues Polish poets over gmail.pl —
No paczki in Nashville. ![]()

Sam Rasnake responds:
Posted: February 18th, 2007 at 8:47 am →
That is an amazing note about Dickey. How foolish– “predictably good” and “never seems quite to be in her poems”. But, I guess if you’re going to be wrong, why not be wrong in a massive, over the top way.
Jilly Dybka responds:
Posted: February 23rd, 2007 at 9:25 am →
That’s usually my approach