Poetry News:
- — When Lit-Crit Mattered —
- — Marilyn Hacker, whose volume Presentation Piece won the National Book Award in 1975, is another of Joudah’s champions —
- — “I think the blossoming time is still to come,” she says. “I’m just beginning and still need to develop as a writer. But there is something very real happening here.” —
- — Robert Bly: The best poetry is always religious —
- — “I was just thrilled for about a week straight,” he said. “I went into the conference room and I did a little silent dance.” —
- — Penniless author sells shares in next novel —
- — A poet asks: How do you love without losing yourself? —
- — Spotlight Audio: Ron Silliman reads from “What” —
- — Some poets write with an urgency to show us a moment from ordinary life that would otherwise disappear —
- — To keep his brain sharp, Augie is trying to memorize 10000 lines of Minnesotan Tom McGrath’s long poem “Letter to an Imaginary Friend” —
- — Recorded at Atlanta’s historic Fox Theater on July 5, Waits delivers a stunning and epic two-and-a-half hour performance, including songs he says he’s never attempted outside of the studio before. [mp3] —
Just popping my head up here for a bit. Hope you’re having a good summer. Found out today why I have been feeling so poorly. I’ll know more after an appt later this month. Then I’ll be back here once it is straightened out.
Tags: Bart Schneider, Fady Joudah, Gretchen Primack, Marcus Jackson, Mimi White, NOT DEAD YET, Philip Pardi, Robert Bly, Ron Silliman, Tao Lin, tom waits, Zilka Joseph