I'm really proud of the selection of poems and poets I was able to gather for The Rumpus project. I got good poems from a wide variety of poets--I discussed that variety here--and had a strong month in terms of reviews and interviews as well, something I hope will carry over into the rest of … Continue reading Some Post-National-Poetry-Month Thoughts
Diversity in Voices
In a very powerful piece in the Guardian, Bidisha writes about how she's tired of being the token woman in the British arts scene, and about how women are consistently underrepresented in reviews, on panels, and in other venues. Her numbers speak for themselves: "I felt it [nausea] when I saw this week's edition of … Continue reading Diversity in Voices
Poetic Lives Online
Most of the excitement this week is in Denver at the AWP Conference, but there's still plenty to talk about in poetry. For instance, have you been keeping up with our National Poetry Month project? We're only a third of a way through April, so there's plenty of time to catch up on your reading. … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Celebrating 300 Years of Copyright
Counterpoint asked "a lot of people" (as Cory Doctorow put it) to reflect on the world of copyright on the 300th anniversary of the passage of Queen Anne's Law, and to look at how copyright is being used (or abused) today, as well as how it might need to evolve. I've only read a handful … Continue reading Celebrating 300 Years of Copyright
Poetic Lives Online
Have you been keeping up with our National Poetry Month project? The list is updated every morning with new poemy goodness. Along with National Poetry Month, the big discussion this week seems to be the AWP Convention. WILLA has three days planned for you, if you need suggestions. I won't be at the AWP this … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Reading Ulysses on my phone
A year and a half ago, I openly mocked the notion of reading Ulysses on a tiny screen. At the time, I had an iTouch instead of an iPhone, but I was still convinced that it was, as the title of that post says, the worst app ever. And now, I'm reading Ulysses on my … Continue reading Reading Ulysses on my phone
Poetic Lives Online
Happy Saturday everyone. So Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants a Poet Laureate for the state who doesn't have anything in his or her background that might embarrass him. I take it he doesn't know many poets.Connecticut is looking for a Poet Laureate too. No word on embarrassment restrictions.Did you miss the off-site MLA poetry reading? … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Stealing Books
Via The Rumpus, Margo Rabb has a funny piece in the NY Times about book theft. As anyone with a wry sense of humor might expect, the Bible is the most-stolen book around, even in Christian book stores (where it might be the only thing worth reading). These paragraphs near the end got me thinking … Continue reading Stealing Books
Poetic Lives Online
Hi everyone. I sort of took today off along with everyone else here at The Rumpus, but there was a lot of good stuff in the po-world this week and I wanted to pass it along. For starters, Memorious launched their blog today, and their first official post is "what books we're looking forward to … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Vogon Poetry
I dare say I'm not the only iPhone owner who's also a fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--the book, not the film. Smartphones in general seem to be turning into the technology Douglas Adams envisioned all those years ago, and while they may not (yet) provide you with an introduction to Eccentrica Gallumbits … Continue reading Vogon Poetry
Another Poem to Love 