- — Ultimately, like Edna St. Vincent Millay, Epstein attempts to connect with those he has loved and lost. More often than not, he succeeds. —
- — William Logan, whose book “Our Savage Art” was reviewed by Mark Ford (April 26), is on to something in his criticisms; so much of contemporary poetry seems very little different from prose — it’s just prose broken into poetic-looking lines —
- — “The persona gets the poet out of the way. It takes courage in one way, but if the audience doesn’t like it, you can comfort yourself that it’s the persona they don’t like, not the poem. The greater challenge is writing through your own life and being completely honest.” —
- — PBS ‘Legends and Lyrics’ focuses on Nashville ’song-poets’ —
- — The women who originally celebrated Mother’s Day conceived of it as an occasion to use their status as mothers to protest injustice and war. —
- — in his most memorable line of poetry, he voiced an adamantine self-belief: “Do what thy manhood bids thee do / From none but self expect applause; … —
- — The May 2009 issue of Kritya is online and features for the second month poetry by poets of Polish descent. —
- — Internet Archive Seeks Orphan Works Protection in Google Book Search Settlement —
- — A pocket-sized collection of poems about the power of music. —
- — Love poetry as the antidote to the craziness of the world. —
- — Poet’s Choice: ‘Cocoanut Grove’ by Ron Slate —
- — Why poetry will never leave us —
- — Scientists and poets find common ground in the wonders of space —
- — The Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI) invites you to contribute to click! photography changes everything, a collection of commentaries by invited contributors and visitors like you, exploring how photography shapes the way we understand the world —
If folks genuinely admire the Gift economy why isn’t there more free poetry? {If you like the Gift here are some suggested links to check out Murray Rothbard & Ron Paul LOL though fans of Lewis Hyde probably think they are kooks, ironically.} You can download a free PDF of Lewis Hyde’s The Gift if you give Canongate Books your data. Register, log in, and click on the “Your Account” link on the left menu. You’ll be taken to your profile page where the PDF link is listed under “Member goodies.”
