Olympic Poetry, Newly Digitized Hemingway Ephemera, and More
Slam poet and cultural icon Maggie Estep has died; Kwame Dawes writes Olympics-inspired poetry; Apple loses recent appeal in e-book case; and other news.
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Students Serve as Poet Ambassadors
This April, during National Poetry Month, and through September, five high school students will work to promote poetry across the country.
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Cadaver, Speak by Marianne Boruch
Marianne Boruch reads three poems from her new collection, Cadaver, Speak, published in February by Copper Canyon Press.
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On winter's long red-eye out of Anchorage, small lampsnear the floor madea grainy blurry...
Why We Write: Los Angeles 2014
Poets & Writers Magazine editor in chief Kevin Larimer moderates a panel titled Why We Write at the first Poets & Writers Live event this past January in Los Angeles. Authors Ron Carlson, Meghan Daum, Harryette Mullen, and Charles...
Poetry Versus Prose Debate Results in Violence, Shakespeare Science, and More
The New Yorker published an excerpt of Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch; the Telegraph lists several products that use poets to move merchandise, including potato chips; USA Today details why generations of readers still love Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; and other news.
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Best Books on Writing, Readers Flock to the Frick Museum, Edwidge Danticat, and More
Donna Tartt’s novel The Goldfinch has caused a spike in ticket sales at the Frick Museum; Paul Theroux reads “The Letter Writers” by British author Elizabeth Taylor; Dorothea Lasky discusses the power of poetry; and other news.
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Breaking Through the Noise: Our Ninth Annual Look at Debut Poets
For this year's annual debut poetry roundup, we highlight ten emerging poets whose first full-length collections made an inspiring splash in 2013.
Motionpoems Gets Moving
A Minneapolis-based collaborative brings poetry to life through a series of animated films.
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Small Press Points
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features YesYes Books, a new poetry press that is paving the way for new forms of multimedia publishing.
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Most Underrated Books of 2013, Gabriel García Márquez, Rising British Poets, and More
Salon examines the year’s most underrated books; novelist Sebastian Faulks discusses why literary novels make poor films; Jason Diamond on the most anticipated books of 2014; and other news.
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