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
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
Poetic Lives Online
The poet Ai Ogawa died last week, and her official obituary is available here. Oliver de la Paz, who knew her briefly while he was in graduate school, had a story to share as well. Janisse Ray on Wendell Berry. The Poetry Foundation has just posted part 2 of The Muslim-American Poet as Self and … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Poetic Lives Online
You've probably heard of erasure as a poetic mode--how about redaction? Arthur Lubow looks at Adam Zagajewski, calls him "the last of his kind." Lily Hoang at HTMLGIANT wonders about the discussion surrounding Tao Lin: "I do, however, care about the evident boredom people display in their comments about him. Why do you care? Furthermore, … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
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