- — Distinguished Poet and Playwright Afaa Weaver to Read at APSU —
- — bpNichol Lane and the place of poetry —
- — Allen Tate’s wife, Helen, remembers her late husband and discusses his role in the Fugitive Movement —
- — It must have tickled Plath, particularly, to be mentioned in the same breath as Marianne Moore who snubbed Plath on a number of occasions —
- — I couldn’t ask for better news to kick off a year: I’ve learned that my poem “Unit of Measure” has been selected by guest editor Amy Gerstler for inclusion in the 2010 Best American Poetry anthology, which will be published in the fall.
— - — A fiercely independent and seriously spunky grand dame of quick wit, tremendous wisdom and enormous talent, poet Leila (Danny) Pepper passed away New Year’s Eve at the age of 96 —
- — There’s a reason we don’t hear “T-Will” attached to Ted Williams; it just sounds silly. —
- — Seeking Establishment recognition of Beat hangout’s importance —
- — Writers’ groups lobby US Congress against Google books deal —
- — Serkis uncovers Ian Dury’s poetic depths —
- — The editors, Stacey Lynn Brown and Oliver de la Paz, are pleased to announce a call for submissions for A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poetry. —
- — Literature After Taboo —
- — School Library Book Returned 73 Years Overdue —
- — North Bay poets offer thoughts on end of ‘aughties’ — in Haiku form —
- — One is a series of poems examining some Japanese myths as well as female identity in anime. There are some really wonderful archetypes in Japanese mythology you just don’t see in Western folk tales – avenging/rescuing sisters is a common trope, as are disappearing/transforming wives. —
- — MARGARET RAAB: In Memoriam —
- — His literary influences include many classic poets such as Walt Whitman, Eliot, Yeats, Stevens, Walcott, WS Graham, WS Merwin and Geoffrey Hill. —
- — Anne Sexton reads “The Starry Night” you tube —
- — premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gain weight faster — and therefore become stronger — than those who don’t —
- — Schools are failing to stretch pupils after resorting to football chants and rap lyrics to get them interested in poetry, according to Sir Andrew Motion —
- — A group of writers and artists are creating a unique calligraphy work with 1000 poems printed on a 1000-meter-long piece of silk —
- — Poetry Picks — The Best Books of 2009 —
- — James Tate at the Key West Literary Seminar. [mp3] —
Poetry News For March 9, 2009
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Mar 092009
- — With its change to a Web-only feature, Poet’s Choice is evolving. We’ll be asking a different poet each week to share with us a poem he or she has written. Mary Karr, who has been our eloquent columnist since March 2008, starts us off on this new format —
- — Saudi men arrested for seeking female writer’s autograph —
- — Why does Orr find it so hard to slap the shiny foil medallion of Greatness on the next generation? —
- — It may be surprising that there’s been no comprehensive history of women’s writing in America. But Elaine Showalter has now undertaken this daunting venture —
- — SPD Bad Poem Contest: Results —
- — Readers letters re: the NYT “poetry greatness” Orr article —
- — Where Is Our Radical Youth? —
- — National Book Critics Circle Awards Ceremony To Take Place On March 12, 2009 —
- — By launching this Bottom Line Poetry Contest, we hope to bring more attention to the life-saving value of regular colonoscopies —
Goodbye farmers markets, CSAs, and roadside stands,
and some opinion on it.
You can read the bill here: H.R. 875, The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009.
And you can send a message to Congress here if you so desire:
Educating Congress: Do Not Supress Organic and Small Farmers and Ranchers; Natural Food Products
