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See this interview with CAConrad, in conversation with Maryam Monalisa Gharavi, over at The New Inquiry. Here's a sample: Does outer space hold any appeal, or does it strike you as...

It's not often that we get to share news about women dominating a corner of the literary world, so we're happy to point out that Armchair/Shotgun, a Broooklyn-based literary magazine,...

From The Boston Globe: Emily Dickinson is the inspiration for a new young adult novel set in the poet’s hometown of Amherst. At the heart of Milton resident Kathryn Burak’s “Emily’s...

We reported on this back in May. Now, having completed her 40 day, 1,200 mile bicycle journey, poet Maya Stein reflects on her creation of the "Great American Poem"--a collaborative...

Here, via Rain Taxi, is the Twin Cities Book Festival schedule. It all goes down this Saturday. Sharon Olds and Gerald Stern will be among those reading. Full schedule here....

From The Crimson: Artist Jen Bervin and scholar Marta Werner gave a talk on the portfolio of prints they recently created of Dickinson’s envelope poetry. The two produced 60 limited-edition artist...

Here's news of a new fellowship for USF students, in honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. From their website: This fellowship honors Lawrence Ferlinghetti who published and supported the work of writers who...

Friday's Feature at The Volta is a good one: Daniel DeKerlegand takes the time to look at Tsering Wangmo Dhompa's 2011 book, My rice tastes like the lake (Apogee Press),...

Holy smokes: Things continue to change for the New York City LES/E. Village landscape (DUH, we guess). First, Meryl Streep donates a million to The Public Theater, and now news...

More verse funnies for all you Dem-poets. A series of left-leaning limericks appeared on Salon, and they were too good for us to pass up. A sample: Twixt a pitcher...