Schlagwort: Poetry Media Service

83. ARTFUL ARTLESSNESS

John Koethe on Henri Cole’s Blackbird and Wolf, winner of the 2009 Lenore Marshall Prize. By John Koethe Poetry Media Service Blackbird and Wolf, by Henri Cole. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $13.00. To appreciate what’s so distinctive about Henri Cole’s Blackbird and Wolf, it… Continue Reading „83. ARTFUL ARTLESSNESS“

22. Fernando Perez Talks Poetry

Major League Baseball player reflects on the role of poetry in his life CHICAGO — The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is pleased to announce that Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Fernando Perez is featured in the September issue of Poetry magazine. As a… Continue Reading „22. Fernando Perez Talks Poetry“

8. SURPASSING THE SELF THROUGH THE SELF

A close reading of Louise Bogan’s early poem, „A Tale.“ By Caitlin Kimball Poetry Media Service „That woman will be able to do anything,“ declared Robert Frost after reading Louise Bogan’s „A Tale,“ the opening poem in her first book, Body of This Death.… Continue Reading „8. SURPASSING THE SELF THROUGH THE SELF“

055. A NAMELESS VOCATION

In her memoir The Winter Sun, poet Fanny Howe explores the possibilities and impossibilities of a writer’s calling. By Ange Mlinko Poetry Media Service The Winter Sun, by Fanny Howe. Graywolf Press, $15.00. At the outset of The Winter Sun, an apologia for the… Continue Reading „055. A NAMELESS VOCATION“

49. BEYOND THE CULT OF YOUTH

An interview with Brian Culhane, winner of the 2007 Emily Dickinson First Book Award for a poet over the age of 50. By Tim Appelo Poetry Media Services Tim Appelo: Your poetry is grounded in the classics. On your way to writing about that… Continue Reading „49. BEYOND THE CULT OF YOUTH“

24. AND WOW HE LIVED AS WOW HE DIED

The hard-boiled, Great Depression-era poetry of Kenneth Fearing. By Jason Boog Poetry Media Services During the darkest days of the Great Depression, artist Alice Neel painted a surreal portrait of her friend, the poet Kenneth Fearing. In it, the gaunt 33-year-old stares out through… Continue Reading „24. AND WOW HE LIVED AS WOW HE DIED“

103. UNLOCKING THE CITY

Anne Winters acts as a poet-detective in her collection, The Key to the City. By Emily Warn Poetry Media Services Anne Winters works Manhattan’s streets in The Key to the City, her first book and a National Book Critics Circle finalist for poetry in… Continue Reading „103. UNLOCKING THE CITY“

61. SING FOR THE TAXMAN

The unlikely intersection of poetry and internal revenue. By Dennis O’Driscoll Poetry Media Services It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young man without a fortune must be in want of a job. It was certainly true of my own experience. And another… Continue Reading „61. SING FOR THE TAXMAN“

100. GOING NEGATIVE

Why poetry reviews should be more skeptical. Jason Guriel Poetry Media Services Two Men Fighting with a Knife, Story Line Press. $14.95. The negative review is a curiosity, unique to anxious enclaves like the poetry world. It’s not that people who review movies don’t… Continue Reading „100. GOING NEGATIVE“