Poetry News For May 13, 2008
Poetry News:
- — The prose poem in California —
- — In which I answer questions like: “How do you see lady death?” —
- — Trying to get to the core of Dylan Thomas’ Big Apple – and see through the booze —
- — What counts as a “personal rejection”? —
- — “The Warrior” by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Richey and her son about the collection and their unique perspectives on the war. [MP3] —
- — Most of Thomas Hardy’s poems were written after his celebrated novels. But in poetry, his first love, his talent shines just as strongly —
- — Trust your reader. Leave space for his or her imagination and knowledge. —
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