From the Ozark Mountains to the lawns of the Ivy League, poet C. D. Wright has cut a wide swath through the hedges of convention.
May/June 2002
Features
Trace of a Tale: C.D. Wright: An Investigative Poem
A colloborative interview with poet Wright.
Where Art and Poetry Collide: A Profile of John Yau
An interview with poet and writer Yau.
In Search of the Last American Man: A Profile of Elizabeth Gilbert
An interview with Elizabeth Gilbert.
News and Trends
Poets With Altitude
Dialogue Through Poetry organizes Poetry on the Peaks, two dozen readings on mountaintops.
A Brief History of the "P" Word
Public allegations of plagiarism are leveled at unsuspecting authors at least once a year, but their frequency doesn't diminish the calamitous results: bruised reputations, soured accusers, disenchanted readers, and riled media. This spectacle isn't, however, an invention of our media-saturated age. Public fascination with plagiarism is as old as our appetite for scandal.
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Swenson Named Academy Director
On April 1 Tree Swenson took up the post of executive director of the Academy of American Poets, the New York City–based membership organization responsible for founding National Poetry Month. Swenson succeeds William Wadsworth.
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PSA Celebrates a Decade of Poetry in Motion
This year the Poetry Society of America is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Poetry in Motion—the program that brings poems to subways and buses across the country. The 92-year-old literary nonprofit is printing newly designed posters, sponsoring a poetry contest, and hosting readings in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City.
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The Practical Writer
Push Hands: Balancing Resistance and Revision
The tai chi of revision and writers' resistance to change.
First: Debra Magpie Earling
A profile of debut author Debra Magpie Earling.
Everything Old Is New Again: Reinventing the Publishing Model
A new publishing model is emerging. Companies like Context Books, MacAdam/Cage, and McSweeney's Books are breaking with what has become standard publishing practice, and authors, agents, and the media are taking notice.
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