Poetry Hut Blog

Poetry News:

1. — Poet and short story writer Grace Paley, a literary eminence and old-fashioned rebel who described herself as a “combative pacifist,” has died (and NYT) —
2. — Fatwa offers unlimited money to kill Taslima —
3. — Remembering Liam Rector —
4. — Out of this has come a small industry in creative writing courses —
5. — We Need Models of Revision —
6. — four impressive new collections —
7. — Langston Hughes was one of the most respected poets in 20th century American literature, though you”™d never know it from Isaac Julien‘ pretentious and monotonous 40-minute hodgepodge —
8. — the similarities and differences between the “New Gen” poets [of the U.K.] and their U.S. contemporaries —
9. — Until yesterday, Deboer was one of just two independent distributors operating on the East Coast —

“The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 with an estimated Grand Prize of $300,000,000 ($140,300,000 cash).”

Michael G. generously posted some gazpacho recipes in the comments of yesterday’s post. Sounds great — I will be eating that all weekend I think. Over 100F yesterday again.

Sweet baby carrots recalled in six states

FDA officials said the carrots might be contaminated with bacteria (Shigella) that poses a serious health risk from some people, especially the very young or elderly.

The product was sold under two labels — “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” and “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots.”

The “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” label was distributed by Kroger Co. and King Sooper stores in Tennessee, Kroger Co. and Ralph’s supermarkets in California, Publix supermarkets in Georgia and Florida, and Get Fresh stores in Nevada.

All of the packages were sold in flexible plastic bags in 7- and 8-ounce sizes with a “sell by date” up to and including Aug. 16.

The second label — “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” — was distributed by Trader Joe’s stores in Arizona and California in 7-ounce flexible plastic bags with a “sell by date” up to and including Aug. 8.

The recall was initiated after it was discovered the same product sold in Canada was contaminated with Shigella.

Consumers with questions can contact Los Angeles Salads at 626-322-9017.

Poetry News:

1. — Liam Rector, 57, a Poet and Educator, Dies —
2. — Germaine Greer on Shakespeare’s wife and why she could have inspired the bard’s sonnets —
3. — Today’s poem is Praying to the Patron Saint of Saved Marriages by Kelli Russell Agodon congrats Kelli —
4. — Questions and Answers from the American Poetry Association on Poetic Orientation —
5. — Shakespeare’s plays are being rewritten as comic strips for pupils who find his poetry boring, it emerged today —
6. — You have to be in the mood for some death-defying Orwellian back-flips, then, to read “Poems From Guantanamo” —
7. — How Poetry Took Root In A Garden —
8. — What good is science to poets? And what good is poetry to scientists? —
9. — Fraser believes he has hit upon a revolutionary new way of impressing the beauties of poetry on the public: Orchestral Verse —

Poetry News:

1. — Liam Rector, poet and teacher, kills self [not a tabloid] and [more] —
2. — Writing in the Sunday book review of The Times in 1993, Mr. Pinsky weighed Mr. Rizzuto‘ contributions to the English language, as recorded in “O Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto” —
3. — A poet who opened his heart and checkbook to children —
4. — As part of the exhibition, poets were buried up to their necks —
5. — As a significant voice in modern poetry, Rafael Campo continues his successful writing career with this latest collection —
6. — Your train poems —
7. — Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 —
8. — HER KIND: The Life & Poetry of Anne Sexton —

My condolences.