Harriet: News & Community
A literary blog about poetry and related news
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJune 3, 2019
At the New York Times, Jennifer Schuessler details how one might immerse oneself "in all things Whitman at three different exhibitions running deep into the summer."
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJune 3, 2019
Cassandra Troyan's interview with Brian Whitener at Full Stop explores the intersections of poetry and politics, particularly in his book, Face Down (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2016).
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 31, 2019
Michael Dirda reviews The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern (Norton, 2019), by Robert Morrison, at the Washington Post.
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 31, 2019
Toi Derricotte discusses her new collection, “I”: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press), with Alex Dueben at The Millions.
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 31, 2019
Approaching Whitman's 200th birthday, Literary Hub reminds readers of the poet's career as a journalist.
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From Poetry MagazineBy Wayne Holloway-SmithMay 31, 2019
For our June 2019 playlist, we asked contributor Wayne Holloway-Smith to curate a selection of music for us.
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 30, 2019
At Paris Review, Stephanie Burt writes about the qualities that make poems difficult to read and understand.
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 30, 2019
Russian poet Anzhelina Polonskaya, a former figure skater who is banned from publishing in Russia but is translated and published in English by Zephyr Press, talks to Sommer Dosch for Index...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 30, 2019
In advance of reading in her hometown of Everett, Washington, Rae Armantrout spends time with HeraldNet's Evan Thompson to provide a few tips about writing poetry.
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffMay 30, 2019
Elaine Showalter considers the lack of a bicentennial celebration for Julia Ward Howe, a now-marginal literary figure who wrote three books of poetry and is most famous for her lyrics to...
