1. The Beat Poetry Happy Hour will take place at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City this Thursday, April 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, featuring Tao Lin, Zachary German, Clarissa Beyah Taylor, Larissa Shmailo, Joy Leftow and, of all people, me playing bongo drums. How, you may … Read the rest
Poet Laureate Ted Kooser highlights a poem each week in his American Life in Poetry series. Kooser often chooses poems from lesser known poets who focus on simple everyday topics. From time to time we’ll post the reprinted columns here and give you a chance to share your thoughts. This … Read the rest
In the beginning it was 5-7-5, then U2, then Sudoku … now a whole different numerical sequence is sweeping the globe: the Fibonacci sequence, that is. After a call for poems based on everyone’s favorite mathematical progression, Gregory Pincus’ GottaBook Blog soon became “Fib” central, attracting hundreds of Fib writers … Read the rest
As if all the fame, fast cars and free gin in poetry weren’t enough, just look at all of these fabulous prizes!
— City Lights icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti was honored with the New England Poetry Club‘s annual Golden Rose on Monday. The Golden Rose is considered a crowning achievement … Read the rest
That’s right, pardners — in case you didn’t know, it’s officially Cowboy Poetry Week. While everyone’s in a tizzy about Ginsberg and Bishop, the very popular and very active Cowboy Poetry movement is just moseying along, doing its thing during National Poetry Month as well. Celebrating the history, culture … Read the rest
A few recent poetry newsbites…
— The San Francisco Chronicle has a nice review of Book of Sketches by Kerouac.
— The Loft Literary Center of Minneapolis has announced that it will cease publication of its print magazine, Speakeasy. The last issue is due out this summer. The center … Read the rest
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The mosquito is so small
it takes almost nothing to ruin it.
Each leaf, the same.
And the black ant, hurrying.
So many lives, so many fortunes!
Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances
down to the ponds and through the pinewoods.
Mushrooms, even, have but a … Read the rest
Ask a group of poets for their advice on how to read or write poetry and you’ll likely get as many answers as there are poets. When these differences are distilled into poems, we end up with a rich array of work. Here are two poets on poetry just in … Read the rest
Each week Poet Laureate Ted Kooser offers a selected poem along with a few words that celebrate poetry’s impact on everyday life events. From time to time we like to share the reprinted columns here, and provide you a chance to add your comments. The latest pick in the American … Read the rest
