The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
The Atlantic Publishes ‘The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),’ Recognizing the Most Consequential Poetry Collections of the Past 25 Years
T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...
These are Scotland's 10 greatest poets - and none of them are dead
It’s surely something to celebrate that the most famous Scot in world history is a poet. Royalty and dictators get far too much attention as ...
Bruce Springsteen: our pick of his top 10 songs of all time as he performs tribute at Patti Smith concert
Bruce Springsteen gave a dazzling performance at People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith tribute event on ...
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These are Scotland's 10 greatest poets - and none of them are dead
It’s surely something to celebrate that the most famous ... a poetry that packs meaning into the briefest of word counts. The results have almost a meditative quality to them. And now all ...
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Poet Porsha Olayiwola shares the process of taking poetry to the stage during MSU visit
Boston-based writer Porsha Olayiwola is the spring artist-in-residence for Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color ...
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The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt
Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of ...
Columbia Daily Tribune on MSN6d
New book from MU professor collects the poets, prophets and child preachers
The latest from Columbia poet Gabriel Fried explores thin places between expressions of gender, between faith and doubt.
Texas Monthly5d
Kinky Friedman’s Final Album Is a Hard Look at Mortality. It Might Be His Best.
There’s a good chance the unofficial Texas poet laureate of political incorrectness ... “I think it might be his best record,” says the Beaumont-bred Americana artist Jesse Dayton, a close ...
We visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard of
Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...
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BYU professor and former Utah Poet Laureate recognizes the sacred in everyday life
BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...
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Is poetry dead?
This is a question that comes up from time to time in drawing ... cynics may ask. All these factors combine to paint a picture where poetry is struggling for breath on its deathbed.