- — DEATH OF OSCAR WILDE; He Expires at an Obscure Hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris. Is Said to Have Died from Meningitis, but There Is a Rumor that He Committed Suicide. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES. December 1, 1900, Wednesday —
- — As for the last line that “Man has created death”, it’s often quoted out of context from the poem. There are two thoughts I have for this. —
- — Mill Valley couple embraces literary vanguard with experimental poetry —
- — And so, this month’s challenge is to write a poem on the theme of history. —
- — Adam Zagajewski with Edward Hirsch from Lannan Podcasts by Lannan Foundation [mp3]—
- — Canadian sci-fi pioneer Phyllis Gotlieb passes away —
- — Poetry Tips: Title Up At The Used Book Store —
- — Brooks, H. D., and Rukeyser: Three Women Poets in the First Century of World Wars —
- — “The cover image was created by Zach Kleyn (that is Earhart’s Electra, and my hand)” —
- — Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) is scrubbing its name from a Seattle location in favor of the store’s street address in a test that could sprout more stores that seem more like the corner coffee shop rather than the global coffee giant. —
- — “I am fascinated by these photos from State Fairs.” —
- — It’s not uncommon to come across a feverish poetry enthusiasts who will turn a blacker tone of rage when they discover that a poet they’ve taken a liking to turns out not base everything that comes from their typing fingers on real experience. —
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Jun 172009
- — While there are many female poets in Korea, her lyrical poems from a woman’s perspective on life and things show boldness and beauty, and have made her a favorite of Korean poetry lovers —
- — Cirque founder will take poetry into orbit —
- — Malla, Dodds take home Trillium Book Awards —
- — Ask a Poet —
- — Catherine Carter, an assistant professor of English at Western Carolina University, has won the 2009 Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition, —
- — Poem of the week: The Parable of the Old Man and the Young, by Wilfred Owen —
- — Poem of the week: From A Midsummer Night’s Dream —
- — Exclusive: Patti Smith interview —
- — Obama Picks G.O.P. Ex-Congressman to Lead National Endowment for the Humanities —
- — The 13th annual Mainichi Haiku Contest is now open! For information on the contest and how to apply, please click here. —
- — Happy the poet whose life and work remain so well-remembered that his name becomes an adjective. —
- — ‘Poets for Palestine’ negotiates an imagined better future, harsh reality —
- — Based on the turbulent life of the celebrated Russian poet, The Ships Pass Quietly was originally produced at The Blue Room to acclaim with Vivienne Glance as Akhmatova. —
- — Spirit bear captured on camera —
- — Juan Felipe Herrera’s “Half of the World in Light” collection wins the International Latino Book Award. —
- — The new poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has chosen to attack politicians in her first composition in the post —
- — Poets reveal the strangest places they’ve ‘done it’ —
- — Nonfiction/Poetry Reviews: Publishers Weekly, 6/15/2009 —
- — Women of the futurists —
- — Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work. [mp3] —
- — Happy Birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks! —
- — Higher-ed pinching pushes college presses to brink —
- — Happy Birthday, William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet and Dramatist —
My brother is looking for someone to translate a passage in Dutch – helpful if you know some trigonometry. $.
- — Take our poetry poll —
- — Drunk, Randy, Jealous and Poetic —
- — From the exchanges, the excellent poetry Web site Poetry Daily (www.poems.com) was born. —
- — My Patchwork of 10 Favorite Lines —
- — After 52 weeks and thousands of poems, it’s time to end the poster poems blog. Inevitably, the theme is farewells —
- — Detroit Poet Kim Hunter —
- — Gwendolyn Brooks: Marching to Her Own Drum —
- — Volume 56, Number 6 · April 9, 2009 The Parables of Flannery O’Connor By Joyce Carol Oates —
- — Nicholas Hughes, son of Sylvia Plath, dies by suicide —
- — There’s an interesting post on the National Museum of American History’s blog by Arthur Molella about the way women are portrayed interacting with technology and science in 20th century photographs —
- — NewPages Literary Magazine Reviews are fresh —
- — Mina Loy —
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