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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“
33. Melvilles Lyrik
Zu den merkwürdigsten Phänomenen der amerikanischen Literatur zählt das Spätwerk Herman Melvilles. Nach den finanziellen Misserfolgen seiner heute berühmten, damals jedoch weitgehend verschmähten Romane war Melville gezwungen, einen schlechtbezahlten Posten als Zollinspektor im New Yorker Hafen anzunehmen. Er wandte sich nun verstärkt der lyrischen… Continue Reading „33. Melvilles Lyrik“
19. American Life in Poetry: Column 470
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Considering that I’m a dog lover, I haven’t included nearly enough dog poems in this column. My own dog, Howard, now in his dotage, has never learned a trick of any kind, nor learned to behave, so I… Continue Reading „19. American Life in Poetry: Column 470“
6. Poets‘ graves
PORTLAND, Maine — A poet and filmmaker plans to visit and film more than 80 poets‘ graves in 11 western states in the coming months. Freeport resident Walter Skold, a 53-year-old former middle school computer teacher, said the journey will bring his total number… Continue Reading „6. Poets‘ graves“
106. American Life in Poetry: Column 469
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE The love between parents can be wonderful and mysterious to their children. Robert Hedin, a Minnesota poet and the director of The Anderson Center at Tower View in Red Wing, does a fine job of capturing some of… Continue Reading „106. American Life in Poetry: Column 469“
75. American Life in Poetry: Column 468
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Here’s another lovely poem to honor the caregivers among us. Amy Fleury lives and teaches in Louisiana. Ablution Because one must be naked to get clean, my dad shrugs out of his pajama shirt, steps from his boxers… Continue Reading „75. American Life in Poetry: Column 468“
66. American Life in Poetry: Column 466
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Li-Young Lee is an important American poet of Chinese parentage who lives in Chicago. Much of his poetry is marked by unabashed tenderness, and this poem is a good example of that. I Ask My Mother to Sing… Continue Reading „66. American Life in Poetry: Column 466“
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