Poetry News For May 3, 2008
Poetry News:
- — Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilion’s surface allows light to pass through creating shifting patterns, which-during specific times of the year-transform into the legible text of a poem —
- — UMKC’s New Letters is a winner in the National Magazine Awards —
- — Poet staves off poverty in exotic Edmonton —
- — and the winner was a student from the Virgin Islands who recited “Frederick Douglass” by Robert E. Hayden —
- — Jason Shinder, 52, Poet and Teacher, Dies —
- — Seeking 21st century poetic satire —
- — The winner of the Seattle PI’s inaugural poetry contest is her own font of creativity —
Most popular outgoing links for April 2008, as far as Feedburner is concerned:
“Unfortunately, poetry in general has a bad reputation”
“Taking the Pain Out of Poetry”
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