Poet Laureate
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Where I Write #27: Now In Silence, Mute
Now in silence, mute, a place still quiet/within reason, ear-protected, I hear/the flow and pump of blood.
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First Poet Laureate of L.A.
On Friday, Eloise Klein was declared L.A.’s first poet laureate. Klein has authored seven books of poetry and is the founder of Arktoi Books press. Check out the interview with her at KPCC.
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Former Detroit Autoworker Named Poet Laureate for 2011-12
Philip Levine, at 83 years old, has been named the Poet Laureate for 2011-2012. As a former autoworker from Detroit, his poetry draws largely on his working-class Jewish background. Deemed “America’s most acclaimed working-class poet,” his work expresses the “simple…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Happy Saturday everyone. So Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants a Poet Laureate for the state who doesn’t have anything in his or her background that might embarrass him. I take it he doesn’t know many poets. Connecticut is looking for…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Poetry is good for your face, but you need to make sure you rub it all the way in. Harriet, the Poetry Foundation’s blog, is having some problems with commenters. I wonder why we don’t? Steven Fama has a few…