Poetry News for July 18, 2007

Poetry News:

— A ‘Redemption Song’ for The Clash’s Frontman —

— The great poetry binge —

— When ‘On the Road’ Was ‘On the Subway’ —

— Forward prize shortlists look to youth and experience [one can always find poetry-related articles in the Guardian here, too.] —

— Poems should always be read at least twice, because the first time you go through a poem it is like unwrapping a gift –

— From Malawian jail to prize list —

— Cyber police shut down “suspect” literary website, block access to another —

— Dmitry Alexandrovich Prigov, Soviet-Era Avant-Garde Poet and Artist, Rest in Peace —

— To start, congratulations on the sale of Soft Skull to Counterpoint … [link found here thank you] —

— Dorothy Parker Anthology Continues in Its Fresh Hell —

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2 comments

Chris Hamilton-Emery:

Great to see the Forward Prizes picked up here. We’ve just had 48 hours of madness and delight with three of our authors receiving nominations. Luke Kennard, at 26 the youngest poet to ever be nominated, was chased around the country as he returned from running a short play in Suffolk. He stepped off his train in Somerset only to find a photographer waiting for him — his profile was in the Independent yesterday, along with the the Guardian piece. Melanie Challenger and Eleanor Rees both picked up nominations for Best First Collection, and were both ecstatic. A crazy time for everyone and the offices at Salt were knocked sideways by calls and emails offering congratulations. All fantastic fun. Can’t wait for a decent night’s sleep though.

July 18th, 2007 at 1:28 am

Jilly Dybka:

Wow Chris. That seems … surreal. Congrats. I like Salt Publishing’s books, especially Blood Run by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke.

July 18th, 2007 at 8:09 am