Brand World Atheist November 1, 2009: The Levi's ad using Walt Whitman's poem "America" repositions Levis within their target-- audience, as a hip company making cool jeans because they're using a poet to 'empower' America's youth. Here's to empowerment, I think? (more...) by Edwin Torres

A New View on Haiku November 1, 2009: Like many people, I was taught that haiku were poems that followed a 5-7-5 syllable count. In fact, I taught haiku that way for years myself. I’ll even own up to the fact that I used haiku as my "special lesson" on days when I was being observed. There was something so satisfyingly tight about the form and my observers (read: my [...] by John S. O'Connor

The One That Got Away. November 1, 2009: I'm finally back in New York Citayy on a mini break from tour.  Good thing too, because some H1N1-style critter has crawled up into my throat and built a throne, barking exhaustive orders at my immune system and leaving me couch ridden.  Prior to the cold, I was able to make it to Rachel Mckibbens' book release party at the Bowery Poetry Club.  [...] by Amber Tamblyn