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58. Der Prophet
Der algerische Lyriker Louni Hocine hat das Buch „Der Prophet“ des libanesisch-amerikanischen Dichters Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) in die kabylische Sprache (Tamazight) übersetzt. / Dépêche de Kabylie
41. The Laughing Heart
The poetry of Charles Bukowski deeply inspires many of its readers. Sometimes it just inspires them to lead the dissolute lifestyle they think they see glorified in it, but other times it leads them to create something compelling of their own. The quality and variety of the… Continue Reading „41. The Laughing Heart“
28. Nathaniel Mackey Awarded 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Award recognizes lifetime accomplishment with $100,000 prize May 6, 2014 The Poetry Foundation is honored to announce the winners of two poetry awards. The 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which honors a living U.S. poet for outstanding lifetime achievement, is awarded to Nathaniel Mackey;… Continue Reading „28. Nathaniel Mackey Awarded 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize“
18. The Berlin Prize
Announcing the 2014-2015 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows Proudly congratulating the Academy’s seventeenth class The American Academy in Berlin is proud to announce the twenty-five recipients of the Berlin Prize Fellowship for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 terms. The highly competitive Berlin Prize… Continue Reading „18. The Berlin Prize“
16. Poems for people who think they don’t like poetry
When I was first asked to make a list of poetry collections for people who think they don’t like poetry, my first thought was, „Well, isn’t that just about everyone?“ Not quite–I do have nearly 2,000 friends on Facebook, of whom the majority are… Continue Reading „16. Poems for people who think they don’t like poetry“
12. Hate speech
Recently a piece has made its way around poetry circles via the relatively obscure web lit magazine, Claudius App. Written by “Jacqueline Rigault” and skewering dozens of poets, both well-known and emerging, the piece on its surface is just the kind of sensationalistic silliness… Continue Reading „12. Hate speech“
6. Rediscover Cummings?
But it’s astonishing how far Cummings’s literary star has fallen. When he died in 1962, the only poet more widely read in the United States was Robert Frost. The man whom Ezra Pound called “Whitman’s one living descendant” is rarely read today nor taught… Continue Reading „6. Rediscover Cummings?“
3. Is poetry useful?
In the 4th part of the National Poetry Month blog, I ask America’s best poets to answer five more questions by readers of poetry. 1. April 23 is Shakespeare’s 450th anniversary. If you went back in time and could ask him one question, what… Continue Reading „3. Is poetry useful?“
104. Poetry matters
Dear Michael, Poetry matters. It deserves the same serious, intellectual, in-depth consideration as global politics, philosophy, and economics. And Boston Review delivers. But to continue giving you the great poetry content you’ve come to expect, we need your support. Subscribe today to get the May/June… Continue Reading „104. Poetry matters“
97. American Life in Poetry: Column 474
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Let’s celebrate the first warm days of spring with a poem for mushroom hunters, this one by Amy Fleury, who lives in Louisiana. First Morel Up from wood rot, wrinkling up from duff and homely damps, spore-born and… Continue Reading „97. American Life in Poetry: Column 474“
74. American Life in Poetry: Column 472
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE What might have been? I’d guess we’ve all asked that at one time or another. Here’s a fine what-might-have-been poem by Andrea Hollander, who lives in Portland, Oregon. Ex Long after I married you, I found myself in his… Continue Reading „74. American Life in Poetry: Column 472“
63. $100,000 für Dichter
Afaa Michael Weaver’s poetry collection The Government of Nature has won the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The prize, based at Claremont Graduate University, is awarded to a mid-career poet „to both honor the poet and provide the resources that allow artists to continue… Continue Reading „63. $100,000 für Dichter“
53. Pulitzerpreis
Der in Indien geborene Dichter Vijay Seshadri erhält den Pulitzerpreis in der Kategorie Lyrik für sein Buch „3 Sections“. Die Pulitzerpreise für Journalismus, Literatur, Drama und Musik wurden zum 98. Mal vergeben. Mr. Seshadris ‚3 Sections‘ ist eine Sammlung herausragender Gedichte, „die das menschliche… Continue Reading „53. Pulitzerpreis“
50. American Life in Poetry: Column 471
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Despite having once been bitten by a rabid bat, and survived, much to the disappointment of my critics, I find bats fascinating, and Peggy Shumaker of Alaska has written a fine poem about them. I am especially fond… Continue Reading „50. American Life in Poetry: Column 471“
36. Walt Whitman Award
Ein gutes Förderungsmodell, finde ich: A young Korean-American poet has received a $5,000 award for first-time writers that also ensures the publication and thousands of sales of her debut collection. Hannah Sanghee Park has won the Walt Whitman Award, the Academy of American Poets… Continue Reading „36. Walt Whitman Award“
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