Poetry News for June 15, 2007
Poetry News:
- — Didi Menendez is reviewing online lit mags —
- — Poets Walk Across Bridge; Read Whitman, Hart Crane —
- — Biggest literary prize goes to little-known Norwegian —
- — Poet William Meredith will be announced as a finalist for the National Book Awards —
- — Court says Strauss heirs must pay “Rosenkavalier” royalties to heirs of librettist —
- — Nidhi Shukla the sister of slain poetess Madhumita Shukla today expressed her apprehension that she might be attacked or even murdered —
- — Acclaimed Nashville performance poet Minton Sparks’ first book is not quite what it seems —
- — Stars pay homage to Yeats —
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The Creation Museum looks like another wonderful roadside attraction. Yay weirdo America! [and they have a blog]
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“In a survey of 1,700 women with ovarian cancer, Dr. Goff and other researchers found that 36 percent had initially been given a wrong diagnosis, with conditions like depression or irritable bowel syndrome.”
“‘Twelve percent were told there was nothing wrong with them, and it was all in their heads,’” Dr. Goff said.”
Gawd.
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