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“This is the culture we’ve made, the one we’ve agreed upon—[Charles] Bernstein is merely reflecting it back at us.”

Chatting with Brooklyn’s poet laureate.

D.A. Powell, “nontraditional student.”

Does the Labour party need to get back to its poetry roots?

The poetry beyond Pancho and Lefty.

David Foster Wallace’s childhood poems (and other writings) acquired by Ransom Center.

“Committing Poetry in Times of War”: a film about poetry and free speech.

Gary Snyder wins the 2010 Robert Creeley Award.

Are Dean Young and David Berman Tony Hoagland’s contemporaries?

Tributes to Lucille Clifton from Naomi Shiab Nye, Alicia Ostriker, GE Patterson, and more.

Andrew Sullivan likes Godzilla Haiku.

Thurston Moore is “stoned-brained and speed-slapped” by poetry.

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer warns: Henri Cole’s poetry “is not for the faint of heart.”

Venerated lit mag Shenandoah turns 60, goes online.

Selling the small press wares . . . to whom, exactly?

Item! Women blog about poetry.

“A poet by choice and an innkeeper by necessity.”

Iran confiscates passport of celebrated poet and feminist activist.

“Will all the star power generate some publicity for poetry?”

We want two states: The Northern California Book Award Nominees announced.

Sound the trumpets for poetry and performance.

Kay Ryan: “opposite of the avant-garde.”

Saudi security forces storm book fair.

Kay Ryan's pith.

Grief, poetry, and the bookstore.

Jezebel takes a look at bro-etry that addresses female trouble.

"10 Greatest Writers Who Became Famous after Death."

Chinese leader knocks 16th century Dalai Lama's poems.

The Washington Post spotlights the slam scene.

Poetry on the border of Israel and Palestine.