Thoughts On Yes And No February 15, 2011: On Thursday, February 24, at 6pm, Poetry magazine, the Poetry Foundation, the Columbia College Poetry Program, and the Center for Book and Paper Arts present: Performance Poetry in the Age of Language + Reception, featuring Edwin Torres. After the reading, the Center for Book and Paper Arts will host a reception for guests, where a selection [...] by Poetry Foundation

The most popular love poem on our site right now? February 14, 2011: "Everything Good between Men and Women" by CD Wright. (Thanks to Jessica Grose over at Slate). by Poetry Foundation

What Elizabeth Bishop and Shel Silverstein have in common February 9, 2011: Next Thursday, Joelle Biele, editor of Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence (FSG, 2011) will be on hand at the University of Chicago International House to answer questions about the collection at a Poetry Foundation and University of Chicago event celebrating Elizabeth Bishop. We took some time to talk to her about [...] by Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation at AWP! February 1, 2011: If you're able to make the treacherous journey to AWP this year, be sure to find the Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine in booth 112! Don't miss us hosting Thursday night's reception, plus the following panels and readings: Thursday, February 3 12-1:15pm: Copyright and Fair Use: a legal review for poets (R158: Wilson A, B, & C Room, [...] by Poetry Foundation

Douglas Kearney January 10, 2011: For the next two months, poet Douglas Kearney will be Harriet's "Craft Work" blogger. “Craft Work” is a Harriet feature in which poets, translators, editors, and publishers talk about the creative work done in their respective fields. Harriet will host a featured writer on a bimonthly basis, and periodically present live discussions between [...] by Poetry Foundation

A few of Matthea Harvey’s favorite things January 5, 2011: Matthea Harvey, a poet whose work abounds with visual imagery, is also a regular contributor to jubilat, Meatpaper, and BOMB. She joins the Poetry Foundation and the Art Institute of Chicago for a reading next Thursday, January 13. Harvey chatted with us about her favorite poets, musicians, and critters, as well as a holiday spent at the Art [...] by Poetry Foundation

A report from the e-books summit December 18, 2010: Former Poetry Foundation journalism fellow Alizah Salario went to this week's e-book summit in New York to follow up on her article "Breaking the Poetry Code." Here's what she found out: I went to the eBook Summit in New York this week in hopes of becoming a digital publishing expert. The Summit, organized by Mediabistro, was day-long [...] by Poetry Foundation

City Lights Spotlight poets December 15, 2010: As Poetry Foundation permissions coordinator Michael Slosek pointed out in his 2010 best of the year pick, City Lights has done great things with its Spotlight series with new titles by Andrew Joron, Norma Cole, Anselm Berrigan, and "Craft Work" blogger Cedar Sigo. Michael and archive editor James Sitar have added a few poems by these authors to [...] by Poetry Foundation

Best of 2010: Staff Picks December 13, 2010: Flowers, by Paul Killebrew (Canarium Books) “I’m so happy to have a body to fill these terrific pants...” —From “ILOVETHEWHOLEFUCKINWORLD” —Fred Sasaki (Associate Editor, Poetry magazine) * Come On All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder (Copper Canyon Press) Silver Roses by Rachel Wetzsteon (Persea) I love love poems. I [...] by Poetry Foundation

Live interview with Cedar Sigo TOMORROW 4pm EST December 8, 2010: Join us here at Harriet tomorrow, December 9, at 4pm EST for a live interview with "Craft Work" blogger Cedar Sigo. The CoverItLive comments section will be open for questions, so feel free to ask Cedar about his writing process during the course of the interview. San Francisco poet Cedar Sigo was born February 2, 1978. He was raised on The [...] by Poetry Foundation