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Ich – Dylan – Ich
Seelenverwandschaft, Wahlverwandschaft – Peter Wawerzinek schreibt über den großen walisischen Dichter Dylan Thomas, und schreibt dabei auch über sich selbst: „Ich – Dylan – Ich“ / BR
Best poetry books of 2015
▪ “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings,” by Joy Harjo (Norton). … She is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma and uses her heritage to prove poetry transcends despair. ▪ “Felicity,” by Mary Oliver (Penguin). … ▪ “How to Be Drawn,” by… Continue Reading „Best poetry books of 2015“
John Trudell †
Seine Karriere als Poet und Popstar begann für den indianischen Widerstandskämpfer 1979, dem Jahr, in dem er in Washington die US-Flagge verbrannte. Ein Jahrzehnt davor war John Trudell Wortführer der „Indians of all Tribes“ – Indianer aller Stämme – , die die ehemalige Gefängnisinsel… Continue Reading „John Trudell †“
„Linguistically innovative poetry“
It has been an eventful year for ‘linguistically innovative poetry’; although such poets are often seen as remote, disdainful of fame and popularity, there have been significant incursions not only into the mainstream of poetry and its prizes, itself still a small and self-enclosing… Continue Reading „„Linguistically innovative poetry““
Poet laureate von Kalifornien
Gouverneur Jerry Brown ernannte den Dichter Dana Gioia zum Poet laureate von Kalifornien. Die Institution des Poet laureate (Wörtlich „Gekrönter Dichter“, in den USA so etwas wie Staats-, Bundesstaatsdichter) in Kalifornien wurde 2001 begründet, um die Wertschätzung für Dichtung im Land zu fördern. Während… Continue Reading „Poet laureate von Kalifornien“
National Book Award – Gewinner
Die National Book Awards 2015 (USA) gingen in 4 Kategorien an FICTION Adam Johnson, Fortune Smiles: Stories NONFICTION Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep POETRY Robin Coste Lewis, Voyage of the Sable Venus Zusätzlich wurde in… Continue Reading „National Book Award – Gewinner“
Guardian first book award
The poet Andrew McMillan has won the 2015 Guardian first book award with his elegantly poised and intimate collection of poems, Physical. McMillan is the first poet to win the £10,000 prize since it began in 1999, replacing the Guardian fiction prize with an… Continue Reading „Guardian first book award“
Vier Quartette neu übersetzt
Thomas Stearns Eliot, der gebürtige Amerikaner und geistige Brite, drohte seinen Ruf als einer der ganz großen Neuerer der Moderne zu verlieren, als die „Quartette“ zwischen 1936 und 1942 sukzessive erschienen: zu mystisch und vor allem zu katholisch erschien den Lesern dieser Zyklus aus… Continue Reading „Vier Quartette neu übersetzt“
Voice of the refugee crisis
Poet Warsan Shire is the new voice of the refugee crisis. Like Jean Jullien’s Paris peace sign, screengrabs of Shire’s poems are exploding across the social mediaverse, as users look for ways to express grief over the Syrian refugee crisis and, more recently, the Paris… Continue Reading „Voice of the refugee crisis“
Notes on Post-Conceptual Poetry
FELIX BERNSTEIN’S debut essay collection, Notes on Post-Conceptual Poetry, is not what you would expect from a 23-year-old, Brooklyn-based writer and artist. This is not a book of cosmopolitan post-internet lyric poetry. Instead, Notes begins with a long essay (including an appendix and footnotes) that… Continue Reading „Notes on Post-Conceptual Poetry“
Poetry strikes back
Woman Trolls Trump By Reading Book Of Poems On Racism In The Background Of A Speech Important to keep a book in one’s bag, if an event gets boring or there is a lull. posted on Nov. 10, 2015, at 11:05 p.m. Katherine Miller… Continue Reading „Poetry strikes back“
Lee Harwood (1939-2015)
Poet and climber, Lee Harwood is a pivotal figure in what’s still termed the British Poetry Revival. He published widely since 1963, gaining awards and readers here and in America. His name evokes pioneering publishers of the last half-century. His translations of poet Tristan… Continue Reading „Lee Harwood (1939-2015)“
Fantastic year for poetry
TS Eliot poetry prize shortlist “This is a fantastic year for poetry, with the highest amount of entries submitted in the history of the prize, and an exceptional number of outstanding collections,” said Petit, who was joined on the panel of judges by fellow… Continue Reading „Fantastic year for poetry“
„Seelenschau To Go“
Liebe, Lust, Karriere, Zukunft: Was immer den Menschen auf der Seele liegt, Lynn Gentry schreibt ein Gedicht dazu. Der New Yorker Spontandichter sitzt in einer U-Bahn-Station vor einer alten Schreibmaschine und textet aus dem Stegreif. „Pick a subject and a price, get a poem“… Continue Reading „„Seelenschau To Go““
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