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A literary blog about poetry and related news
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 7, 2015
Arlice Davenport of The Wichita Eagle writes about the collected later poetry of Paul Celan, published in December as Breathturn Into Timestead (FSG). Pierre Joris, the translator of this "indispensable,...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 6, 2015
He seems all right... but was he really a psychopath? In its review of a new Brecht biography, The Partnership, Jacket Copy takes the case: The German playwright and...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 6, 2015
Just before the New Year, Ugly Duckling Presse published Steven Zultanski's newest book, Bribery, an unabating narration of criminal acting and readyfound atrocity that "should be put on trial for...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 6, 2015
On the eve of a new collection of his poetry, Ninety at Ninety, The New York Times celebrates Father Ernesto Cardenal's life and work. MEXICO CITY — ERNESTO CARDENAL is...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 6, 2015
John Yau writes about Anselm Berrigan for Hyperallergic! Importantly, this piece highlights Berrigan's most recent book, Pregrets, published late in 2014 by Sydney-based Vagabond Press. Yau starts with the book's...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 5, 2015
Did T.S. Eliot invent the hipster??? The Atlantic is on the case: January 4 marks 50 years since the death of poet T. S. Eliot. This year also marks the 100th...
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From Poetry MagazineBy Tarfia FaizullahJanuary 5, 2015
Photo credit: Jamaal May. [Note: Each month we feature a guest post from a contributor to Poetry’s current issue. Tarfia Faizullah’s “100 Bells” appears in the January 2015 issue. Previous...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 5, 2015
Miller Williams, the Arkansas poet asked to deliver a poem on the occasion of Bill Clinton's second inauguration and the father of Lucinda Williams, is dead at the age of...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffJanuary 5, 2015
Badilisha Poetry X-Change is a pioneering mobile site that brings the voices of African poets directly to the speaker of your cell phone. From The Guardian: “These days, the language of...
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Poetry NewsBy Harriet StaffDecember 31, 2014
We'll see you back here on January 5th, 2015.