<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- Edited by Peter Y. Chou, 2-5-2003--> <TITLE>Poetry News from the New York Times & Around the World</TITLE> <META name="resource" content="document"> <META name="description" content="Poetry News from the New York Times & Around the World"> <META name="keywords" content="Wisdom Portal, wisdomportal.com, Peter Y. Chou, Poetry News from the New York Times and Around the World"> <META name="distribution" content="global"> </HEAD><BODY bgcolor=ffff99> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE CELLSPACING=8 CELLPADDING=0> <TR><TD ALIGN=center> <IMG SRC=Numbers/EmilyDickinsonOval.jpg ALIGN=center BORDER=0></A><BR> Emily Dickinson </TD> <TD ALIGN=left VALIGN=middle><FONT SIZE=6 FONT COLOR=blue> <IMG SRC=images/DoveBrush.gif ALIGN=left> &nbsp; &nbsp; Poetry News</FONT><P> <FONT SIZE=4 FONT COLOR=blue> &nbsp; &nbsp; from the <I>New York Times</I><BR> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and Around the World</FONT> <BR><BR><CENTER> <FONT SIZE=4 FONT COLOR=blue> &nbsp; &nbsp; Edited by Peter Y. Chou<BR> &nbsp; &nbsp; WisdomPortal.com</FONT></CENTER> </TD> <TD ALIGN=center> <IMG SRC=Christmas/WilliamCarlosWilliams.jpg ALIGN=center BORDER=0></A><BR> William Carlos Williams </TD> </TR></TABLE> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=330><TR><TD> <FONT SIZE=4><I> It is difficult<BR> to get the news from poems<BR> yet men die miserably every day<BR> for lack<BR> of what is found there.</I><BR> <P> &#151; William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)<BR> &nbsp; &nbsp; "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower" (1955) <P> <B>1000+ poetry news links with summaries</B> <P> </FONT> </TD><TR></TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="images/1pix_blue.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=1> <P> <TABLE><TR><TD> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=3> | <A HREF="#News Media">News Media Around the World</A> | <A HREF="#Poetry">Poetry News from <I>New York Times</I></A> | </FONT> </CENTER> <P> <FONT SIZE=3> Articles of special interest are denoted by asteriks (*). <P> <B><A NAME="News Media">Poetry from News Media Around the World</B><BR> <!-- <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A><BR> (By, Aug. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A><BR> (By, Oct. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A><BR> []<BR> (By, April 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A><BR> []<BR> (By, Dec. 27, 2006)<BR> --> <A HREF=http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/article_88e5cbbc-9e35-11de-8fd8-001cc4c03286.html> Waldman reflects the times with poetry, stories</A><BR> [At University of Nebraska, Kearney, Poet Anne Waldman, 64, shared
parts of her poems along with stories of the cultural icons such as
Allen Ginsberg & John Cage she has known spanning almost five decades.]<BR> (By Rick Brown, KearneyHub.com, Kearney, Nebraska, Sept. 10, 2009)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=26454> Tagore bust unveiled at Humboldt University</A><BR> [Tagore had delivered lectures here in 1921 and 1930. Indian Ambassador<BR> Meera Shankar spoke about Tagore's unrestrained creativity in prose, poetry,<BR> songs, music, theatre, paintings and sculpture and about his unique ability<BR> to gain respect from both the intellectuals and farmers in the field.]<BR> (Telugu Portal - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Dec. 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1978917,00.html> Poet John Heath-Stubbs dies, aged 88</A><BR> [His most admired poems are <I>The Divided Ways</I> and the 1973 epic <I>Artorius</I>.<BR> T.S. Eliot saw him as among the foremost critics and poets of his generation.]<BR> (By John Ezard, Guardian Unlimited - UK, Dec. 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=214960> After decades of darkness, light is back at Ghalib's haveli</A><BR> [Walled City a decade ago. "This is the place where Ghalib wrote his immortal poetry!"]<BR> (Delhi Newsline - Delhi, India, Dec. 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/von-goethe-poetry131206.html> * Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poetry Profile</A><BR> [Goethe is often dubbed the Shakespeare of German literature.<BR> Goethe's poem "The Beautiful Night" is cited.]<BR> (By Thomas Hanson, Miami Poetry Review, Dec/ 13, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/LIFESTYLES01/611140306/1050> L.A. artist proves there's nothing stuffy about writing poetry</A> [Iris Berry]<BR> [She will read work from her recent book, "The Underground Guide to Los Angeles,"<BR> - "Moshing with the Cosmos," and "Two Blocks East of Vine." Kimberly Nichols of<BR> Palm Springs Art Museum says "Berry is definitely on the punk side of poetry."]<BR> (By Richard Guzm&aacute;n, The Desert Sun - Palm Springs, CA, Nov. 14, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=157&page=23> A philosophy of poetry</A> [Seth Ram Niwas Gupta: Springs of Indian Heritage]<BR> [This bilingual compilation of couplets by a philosopher-businessman provides<BR> some glimpses of the varied and rich Indian culture in all its diverse forms.<BR> Each couplet in the book carries a sublime message worthy of putting into practice.]<BR> (Organiser - New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061113/ph00788.html?.v=1> 'Patiently in Wait': New Poetry Book Offers Keys to Success</A><BR> [In her new poetry book, "Patiently in Wait", Donnamay Stewart<BR> demonstrates, through her loving and caring words, that patience<BR> is the only key to open doorways of success in one's life.]<BR> (Yahoo! News (press release), Nov. 13, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A86557> The poetry of pain: Is there meaning to be found in extreme pain?</A><BR> [Ekiwa Adler Bel&eacute;ndez, an 18-year-old poet from Mexico:<BR> I want to dazzle your pain / so it may leap out / and begin to dance]<BR> (By Cliff Bostock, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-Editorial+1k589g0+fn-sedi19a-20060619-> OPINION: Another New England voice is national poet laureate</A><BR> [77-year-old Donald Hall has written 15 books of poetry, collections<BR> of essays, children's books and scores of volumes of prose.]<BR> (Salem News, MA. June 19, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19251721-5003424,00.html> Team well versed</A> [In his poem "January in Brisbane" (1988),<BR> John Blight (1913-95) described the lassitude of summer. He described<BR> the hottest month as oppressive "like a Roman God - heavy of brow /<BR> and with a sullen look of clouds / threatening storms".]<BR> (By Jaya Savige, Brisbane Courier Mail - Queensland, Australia, May 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=1251&TM=74104> Quest for common ground goal of Poetry GSO</A> [All participants are asked to take a<BR> cognitive leap and compose a poem as if they were there on that day of the killings.]<BR> (By Amy Kingsley, Yes! Weekly - Greensboro, NC, April 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/ap/index.cfm?page=asap_view&id=D8H8JT681> * POETRY&#151; Spam I am</A> [You've heard of a poetry slam, but have you heard<BR> of poetry spam? It's the lyrical but nonsensical stuff tacked onto the bottom of<BR> the Viagra ads and fake lottery alerts you toss into your junk-mail folder.<BR> Heather McHugh, a poet and collector of spam gems, finds "lyricism latent in the<BR> sheer textural surprise that sometimes emerges from sequences produced by text engines."]<BR> (By Hillary Rhodes, River Falls Journal - River Falls, WI, April 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.xpressmag.com.au/archives/2006/04/the_panics_poet.php> THE PANICS - Poetry In Emotion</A><BR> [The Panics' frontman, singer/guitarist Jae Laffer, a big Bob Dylan fan to say<BR> the least, is so intent on crafting great poetry for his band's upcoming album,<BR> he is immersing himself in the world where words are god.]<BR> (By, X-Press Online - Australia, April 26, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/04/25/stories/2006042500020100.htm> * "Rap is rhythm and poetry"</A><BR> [She's into world music and he's into rap, but together<BR> Tanvi and Blaaze represent India's new-age musicians]<BR> (Photo by R. Shivaji Rao, Hindu - Chennai, India, April 26, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1744759,00.html> Arms around the world: Seamus Heaney's <I>District and Circle</I></A><BR> [Violence and conflict dominate the latest collection in Seamus Heaney's<BR> 40-year career, and now his reach has become truly global.]<BR> (By Tobias Hill, The Observer - UK, April 2, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.njherald.com/331941330454415.php> National Poetry Month celebrated</A><BR> [The biggest event, a benefit gala called "Poetry & the Creative Mind",<BR> involves celebrities reading aloud their favorite poems.]<BR> (By Brendan Berls, New Jersey Herald - Newton, NJ, April 2, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/LIFE/603180306/-1/NEWS01> * An Integral Teacher: Gene Thompson spreads Ken Wilber's ideas about science, spirit</A><BR> [All art represents a bridge between the material world and the spirit beyond.<BR> Music, painting and poetry connect with the human psyche -- one's insides.]<BR> (By Gary Soulsman, The News Journal - Wilmington, Delaware, March 18, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/18/BABADIGEST4.DTL> San Francisco Public Library to celebrate poetry month</A><BR> [Poets, scholars and translators will speak about the life & work of Czeslaw Milosz,<BR> a Nobel Prize-winning poet who died in 2004, during a memorial from 1 to 3 p.m.<BR> April 2, 2006 in the Main Library's Koret Auditorium.]<BR> (By Becky Bowman, San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1652916,001100050001.htm> <I>Kajra re</I> not devoid of poetry: Gulzar</A><BR> [Well-known lyricist Gulzar says his award wining song "Kajra re"<BR> from <I>Bunty Aur Babli</I> is not devoid of poetry.]<BR> (Hindustan Times - India, March 18, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/17/arts/idbriefs18b.php> Book Review: Anna Of All The Russias</A><BR> [Elaine Feinstein's <I>Anna of All the Russians: A Life of Anna Akhmatova</I>]<BR> (By Olga Grushin International Herald Tribune, March 17, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=American+Life+in+Poetry%3A+'Marching'+by+Jim+Harrison&articleId=5f9cb04c-4ebb-40ab-a07c-6ef32ea174c9> American Life in Poetry: 'Marching' by Jim Harrison</A><BR> [Poet & novelist Jim Harrison nods to Whitman with a<BR> sweeping, inclusive poem about the course of life]<BR> (By Ted Kooser, The Union Leader, Manchester, NH, March 17, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031601713.html> * Book Review: Elaine Feinstein's <I>Anna of All the Russians: A Life of Anna Akhmatova</I></A><BR> [After decades of suffering and repression under Stalin, Anna Akhmatova lived to see<BR> her poetry celebrated. "There are four of us," wrote Anna Akhmatova, in one of her<BR> last poems. That "four" refers to Osip Mandelstam, Marina Tsvetaeva, Boris Pasternak<BR> and herself, universally regarded as the greatest poets of Soviet Russia.]<BR> (By Michael Dirda, Washington Post, March 16, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5226792> * POETRY: Hallmark Writers Get Advice from Poet Laureate</A><BR> [Ted Kooser, the nation's poet laureate, stopped in Kansas City, Mo.,<BR> where he led a workshop with some of Hallmark's greeting card writers.]<BR> (by Melissa Block, NPR, Feb. 21, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bookslut.com/poetry/2005_12_007292.php> * <I>The Trouble with Poetry: and Other Poems</I> By Billy Collins</A><BR> [Collins achieves much of his success by contending with Time, the book1s most prominent theme.]<BR> (By Megan Marz, Bookslut, Chicago, IL, Dec. 6, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=126042&format=html> Stories a highlight of Old Thyme Christmas</A><BR> [Since 1985, Crystal Brown has been teaching poetry to children in schools in Maryland.]<BR> (By Marlo Barnhart, Herald-Mail Online, Hagerstown, Maryland, Dec. 6, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=261439> Iranian poetry and prose to echo in Athens</A><BR> [Iranian writer Mansureh Sharifzadeh will present a review<BR> of the changes in Iranian literature over the past century.]<BR> MehrNews.com, Tehran, Iran, Dec. 4, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1651408,00.html> * Poetry, but no motion</A><BR> [The thing to try for, TS Eliot once said, is 'to get<BR> beyond poetry, as Beethoven, in his later works, strove to get beyond music'.<BR> The links between Beethoven's 1825 string quartet in A minor & Eliot's Four Quartets<BR> were performed by the Pacifica Quartet and reading by Stephen Dillane in London.]<BR> (By Carl Wilkinson, The Observer, UK, Nov. 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1556239,00470001.htm> Recitation of Tagore's poetry of death</A> [It was a literary treat for<BR> poetry lovers in Toronto when Rabindranath Tagore's poems were recited<BR> along with a slide show of the Nobel laureate's paintings.]<BR> (By, Hindustan Times, India, Nov. 25, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15634672&BRD=1091&PAG=461&dept_id=425419&rfi=6> Conversation with a poet</A> [Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon will visit<BR> Cranbury as part of the library's yearlong 100th birthday celebration.]<BR> (By Hank Kalet, The Cranbury Press, Cranbury, NJ, Nov. 25, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-11-25/34834.html> The AntidoteÿýClassic Poetry for Today</A><BR> [A Reading of Two Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson: "At the Sea-side" & "Requiem"]<BR> (By Christopher Nield, The Epoch Times, NY, Nov. 25, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.newsday.com/features/booksmags/ny-vert4456526oct09,0,5116537.story?coll=ny-bookreview-headlines> BOOKS: Sex, lies and poetry</A> [In James Lasdun's second novel, Stefan Vogel reworks a prose<BR> translation of Walt Whitman into his own German "poetry" and recites it at one of her parties.]<BR> (BY WENDY SMITH, Newsday, Oct. 9, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2005/09/06/feature-03> Winner of this year's SPE Golden Wreath award: American poet W.S. Merwin</A><BR> [Struga Poetry Evenings Draw 25 Poets From 20 Nations in Macedonia]<BR> (By Zoran Nikolovski, Southeast European Times, Sept. 6, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/06/27/42bf60c56a9d0> Writers, words assemble at 3rd annual Nebraska Writers' Summer Conference</A><BR> [Stephen Dunn & U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser read at Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln]<BR> (By Toru Fujioka, Daily Nebraskan - Lincoln, NE, June 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/06/26/sunday_am/doc42b9e4bb4ae13156015415.txt> * Poetry is making a comeback</A><BR> [Billy Collins & Ted Kooser&#151; widely described as "accessible" poets who write<BR> about situations of daily life in a way that is meaningful yet easy to grasp.]<BR> (By Bob Reeves, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, NE, June 26, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1119691979225520.xml&coll=2> * Compilation brings poetry back to masses</A><BR> [With her new reading guide to what she deems the great poems in the Western tradition,<BR> Camille Paglia is seeking to rescue the art form from the dusty, poststructuralist<BR> shelves of academia and recover the "beauty and meaning in literature."]<BR> (By Laura DeMarco, Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH, June 26, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/books/3238943> Authors address tough topics in poetry, prose</A><BR> [Naomi Shihab Nye: "19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East"]<BR> (By Marvin Hoffman, Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX, June 24, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=15390> * The Last Leaf: In Memoriam: Richard Eberhart dies at 101</A><BR> (By Adam Kirsch, New York Sun, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4087080.stm> Prize-winning poet Eberhart dies at age of 101</A> (BBC News, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5452927.html> * Minnesota native, Pulitzer-winning poet Richard Eberhart dies</A><BR> (Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4074220.stm> Shelley's letters fetch ÿý45,600</A> (BBC News, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogs.csmonitor.com/the_poetic_life/2005/06/> Poetry's underpraised promoters</A> [National Poetry Month]<BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/06/13/entertainment/e092804D33.DTL&type=books> Portuguese Poet Eugenio de Andrade Dies at 82</A><BR> (Associate Press, San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14684564&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478564&rfi=6> R. Jean Vallieres - Eye's poetry</A> (By Patti Conle, Beaver County Times, PA, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/13/033632.php> * Panhala: Where Poetry and Picture Capture Laughter</A><BR> (By Bird of Paradise, Blogcritics.org - USA, June 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=89097> Poet Richard Eberhart dies at 101</A> (By Associated Press, Boston Herald, June 12, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/ENT01/506120302/1047> * American Life in Poetry: "More Than Enough"</A><BR> [Marge Piercy's latest book of poetry is "Colors Passing Through Us"]<BR> (By Ted Kooser, Des Moines Register, Iowa, June 12, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/FEATURES06/506120302/1010/FEATURES> Book Review: Reid Bush's poetry: 'What you know'</A><BR> [Reid Bush's "What You Know," is an antidote for those who believe<BR> that poetry too often is stuffy and out of touch with the world]<BR> (By Richard Taylor, Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY, June 12, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bcea018b9ead9819896a204a7ae0846f> Straight Up with Poetry Slam Champion, Bao Phi</A><BR> (By Elaine Chen, Pacific News Service - San Francisco, June 11, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/artsandentertainment/0,6121,1503693,00.html> * John Carey's "What Good Are the Arts?": A lesson with the art master</A><BR> [Seamus Heaney's suggestion that, by stirring pre-conscious levels of thought,<BR> the sounds and rhythms of poetry "touch the base of our sympathetic nature"<BR> and strengthen us against "the wrongness all around".]<BR> (By Blake Morrison, Guardian Unlimited - UK, June 11, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4554077.stm> GP backs poems-for-health therapy</A><BR> (BBC News, May 17, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogs.csmonitor.com/the_poetic_life/2005/05/index.html#a0004628175> * The Poetic Life: Diving in with Jane Hirshfield</A><BR> [What does matter, and what colors poetry, is the experience of plunging into and rising<BR> up from that mental space where we feel most alive, most essential, most ourselves.]<BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, May 12, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050504/NEWS04/50504005/1006> Dani Kalb earns school1s poet laureate title</A><BR> ["You shall never know the pain / Of a wilted rose petal."]<BR> (By Jennifer Larson, The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA, May 4, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7632> * American Life in Poetry</A> [David Baker's "Neighbors in October"<BR> "And how like a field is the whole sky now that the maples have shed their leaves, too."]<BR> (By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, Detroit Metro Times, May 4, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=121806> Teacher is poetry in motion</A> [North Adams High School Spanish teacher,<BR> Olga Cruz-Zelaya: "Literature is one of the best ways to learn about different cultures"]<BR> (By Carleta Weyrich, The People's Defender - West Union, OH, May 4, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=6365> Allison Hansen-Decelles of Cumberland Wins Peta Poetry Contest on Behalf of Chickens</A> <BR>(PETA Press Release, Norfolk, VA, May 3, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,1475434,00.html> 'It's nothing to do with me'</A> [Nick Laird's "Utterly Monkey"]<BR> (By Tanya Gold, Guardian Unlimited - UK, May 3, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.abc.net.au/sunshine/stories/s1357881.htm> Poetry in the twenty first century</A><BR> [What inspires a young man to take up poetry?]<BR> (By John Stokes, ABC Regional Online - Australia, May 2, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bcheights.com/news/2005/05/02/News/Festival.Brings.Renowned.Poet-945793.shtml> * Festival brings renowned poet</A> [Billy Collins]<BR> [His works sometimes poked fun at the oddities of poets and poetry,<BR> while others weaved themes of time, love, and the human experience]<BR> (By Kyle Smeallie, The Heights, Boston College, May 2, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050501-091512-3418r.htm> * Poetry and politics</A><BR> [We no longer live in an age when poetry is handmaiden to political rhetoric.<BR> Our politicians, like most everybody else, are sparing in poetic utterance,<BR> which is too bad because at its best poetry clarifies.]<BR> (By Suzanne Fields, Washington Times - Washington DC, May 2, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1344586,001100040006.htm> Defining dignity through art, poetry and essays</A><BR> [A new book deliberates on the dimensions of dignity in the world today]<BR> (Indo-Asian News Service, Hindustan Times - Delhi, India, May 2, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/05/01/ar.book.paglia.0501.html> * Poetry to the people</A> [It's just a poetry primer, after all...<BR> Camille Paglia worships at several altars - among them, Madonna's -<BR> but finds poetry to be the highest intellectual exercise.]<BR> (By Jen Graves, The Register-Guard - Eugene, Oregon, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=40557> Commentary: Poetry slam clever, but still a little kooky</A><BR> [And there was Dave, whose most recent poetry collection was,<BR> according to his bio, published at OfficeMax.]<BR> (By Slim Smith, East Valley Tribune - Mesa, AZ, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/05/01/poets_legacy_lives_on_in_west_acton/> * Poet's legacy lives on in West Acton</A> [Robert Creeley, a West Acton native,<BR> publishing more than 60 books of verse, and more than a dozen books of prose.]<BR> (By Donna Novak, Boston Globe, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050501/ENT01/505010306/1046/ENT> * American Life in Poetry</A> [Ruth Stone's "Another Feeling"]<BR> [A poem about being unable to undo a mistake in making a wrong decision]<BR> (By Ted Kooser U.S. Poet Laureate, Des Moines Register, IA, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-neil18may01,1,6507964.story?coll=la-headlines-magazine&ctrack=1&cset=true> * Poetry for the Rest of Us</A> [April is national poetry month... Indeed, statistically,<BR> more people are likely to contract syphilis in April than read a book of poetry.]<BR> (By Dan Neil, Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050501/LIFE/505010302/1004> * Writer takes shot at poetry with S.D. alphabet book</A><BR> [William Anderson's latest book, "M is for Mount Rushmore": "Each letter requires<BR> a poem, and I had never published poetry, so that was a new approach for me."]<BR> (By Jill Callison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/30/BAGCJCH4SL1.DTL&type=books> SAN FRANCISCO: Job opening for city: new poet laureate</A><BR> [Former SF Laureates: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Janice Mirikitani, devorah major]<BR> (By Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050430/NEWS01/504300324/1079/NEWS01> Marvin Bell celebrated for poetry, teaching</A> [retiring from UI after 40 years]<BR> (By Rob Daniel, Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City, IA, April 30, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/222077_poetry29.html> Behold, the power of poetry: Festivals pack a lyrical punch</A><BR> [Seattle Poetry Festival has blossomed into a remarkable<BR> flowering beyond the usual small corps of poetry devotees.]<BR> (By John Marshall, Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA, April 29, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11518030.htm> * Activist puts life in poetry</A> [Poet Nikki Giovanni: "If there's no sound in space,<BR> then what's the purpose of a love poem? What's the purpose of wishing on the moon?"<BR> Her advice to young writers: read daily and surround yourself with good company.]<BR> (By Darran Simon, Miami Herald - FL, April 29, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://oldcolony.southofboston.com/articles/2005/04/28/news/news02.txt> * Rhythm and rhyme</A> [Bob Bergman: "There's one theory that you don't write the poems.<BR> The poems get written through you. Like we're a channel for expressing them."]<BR> (By Rich Harbert, Old Colony Memorial - Plymouth, MA, April 28, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-poetry4apr27,0,589992.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines> Riverside goes with the flow of its poetry</A> (By Keach Hagey, April 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/2005/04/27/Lifestyle/Poetry.Group.Is.A.Diamond.In.The.Rough.Of.Hollywood-941060.shtml> Poetry group is a diamond in the rough of Hollywood</A><BR> (By Cortney Roudebush, Daily Trojan, USC, CA, April 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www2.townonline.com/harwich/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=231749> The art of poetry, the poetry of art</A> [Cahoon Museum of American Art is paying<BR> tribute to both in its "Poetry in Pastels" exhibit, running through June 11]<BR> (By Stephanie Foster, Harwich Oracle - Orleans, MA, April 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.venturacollegepress.com/news/2005/04/25/AE/Mixing.Poetry-936826.shtml> Mixing poetry: Poets Jen Hofer and Jorge Monterrosa express feelings,<BR> emotions through poetry.</A> [Monterrosa: "I knew you weren't coming<BR> back this time around because you can tell a lot by how a door closes"]<BR> (By Daniel Weldon, Ventura College Press - Ventura, CA, Apr. 25, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln6_0425.html> * Wordsmith shares his words</A> [Iowa Poet Laureate Robert Dana:<BR> "So many people sleep through life. They don't see how wild life is,<BR> and the only way to realize that is to pay attention to what's around you."]<BR> (By Shawna Richter, Burlington Hawk Eye - Burlington, IA, Apr. 25, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050424/REPOSITORY/504240391/1223> * A work of 'staggering memory': Donald Hall's memoir recounts his life with Jane Kenyon</A><BR> [In the years just following her death, Hall compiled a book of poetry about<BR> her illness and his sense of profound loss, a collection one reviewer called<BR> "beautiful in all its terrible specifics of the daily ordeal of death."]<BR> (By Anne Ruderman, Concord Monitor - Concord, NH, Apr. 24, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogs.csmonitor.com/the_poetic_life/2005/04/index.html#a0004215810> * The Poetic Life: The bird in the glass</A><BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 21, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4394667.stm> * Does poetry have the power to heal?</A><BR> [A scheme to promote the healing powers of poetry has found its way into<BR> thousands of GPs' surgeries. But can rhyming couplets really help the sick?]<BR> (BBC News, March 31, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogs.csmonitor.com/the_poetic_life/2005/04/index.html#a0004215810> * The Poetic Life: Dollars and sense</A><BR> [writer's block] (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 3, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://blogs.csmonitor.com/the_poetic_life/2005/04/index.html#a0004215810> * The Poetic Life: Little cat feet</A><BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 19, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=27569> * Nation's first African-American poet laureate speaks at Battell Chapel</A><BR> [To preface "Samba Summer," a poem about her childhood memories of the dance,<BR> Rita Dove moved away from the podium and demonstrated a samba step.<BR> Audience members called the mini-performance a highlight of the event.]<BR> (By Sam Kahn, Yale Daily News, CT, Dec. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0150swarksnews/tm_objectid=14929037&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=jade-s-insight-lives-on-through-poetry-name_page.html> Jade's insight lives on through poetry</A><BR> (By Duncan Gibbons, ic Coventry - Coventry, UK, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.scenemagazine.info/ref.php?yr=2004&mo=11&story=Poetry.htm> The Word Circus Revives Ancient Poetry Tradition&#151; With a Modern Twist</A><BR> (By Tim Van Schmidt, Scene Magazine - Fort Collins, CO, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-12-2004_pg7_24> * Poetry collection by Jocelyn Ortt-Saeed launched</A> ["Distant Horizons"]<BR> [Between forever and never, / I glimpse myself and then /<BR> I suddenly feel / I know / Where I am]<BR> (By Shoaib Ahmed, Daily Times - Pakistan, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.starbanner.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041130/NEWS/211300312/1027/FEATURES01> * Mental patients expressed selves in underground art and poetry</A><BR> ["If my heart could speak, I'm sure it would say,/ 'I wish I were someplace else Today.'"]<BR> (By Glenn Adams, Ocala Star-Banner - Ocala, FL, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2004-11/29/Stories/20.htm> Viet Nam gets dose of American poetry</A> ["Poetry is the most unusual form<BR> of language, communicating most truthfully whatever has not yet been clad<BR> under the conventions of social intercourse, or metamorphosed under political<BR> or market camouflage," said Vietnamese poet Hoang Hung]<BR> (Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/113004/new_20041130024.shtml> Writer fosters love of poetry in students</A> [Brod Bagert]<BR> (By Steve Hoffman, Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington, IL, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200411/29/200411292210323379900090409041.html> Kim Chun-soo, giant of poetry, is dead at 82</A><BR> [Kim sought a transformation of poetry, resulting in his work going through stages]<BR> (Joongang Ilbo - Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200411/kt2004112917153911680.htm> * The Poetry of No Meaning</A> [It has no logic; it is simply<BR> a display of free associations or momentary fantasies.<BR> Korea's senior poet, Kim Chun-su, died on Nov. 29 at the age of 82]<BR> (By Kim Jong-gil, Korea Times - Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779410639&path=!flair&s=1045855936229> * FAMILY: Gathering leaves not pure poetry</A> [Robert Frost wrote a wonderful poem<BR> called "Gathering Leaves" that celebrates the annual harvesting of the autumn crop.<BR> (By Bill Lohmann, Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, Nov. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1128419,0015002000000116.htm> Of Nazki, his poetry & sketches</A><BR> [Sketches are an extension of poetry. This may surprise some;<BR> but Ayaz Rasool Nazki is very much part of this "creative process"]<BR> (By Anil Mathur, Hindustan Times - New Delhi, India, Nov. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20041129-4.html> Superstar Amitabh Bachchan recites father1s poetry</A> [on the occasion<BR> of his late father poet Harivanshrai Bachchan's birth anniversary at Lucknow]<BR> (By Aparajita Ghosh, Apun Ka Choice - Berkeley, CA, Nov. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://nwanews.com/story.php?paper=nwat&section=Living&storyid=22314> POETRY : Elkins fiction author Pat Carr to read at November writers meeting</A><BR> [Of all her works, Carr is most proud of the "Grass Creek Chronicle"]<BR> (By Ginny Masullo, Northwest Arkansas Times - Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/11/28/poetry_emotion_words_set_them_free/> * Poetry emotion: Words set them free</A> ["there's something in people that responds<BR> to poetry. Poetry teaches you something about yourself that you didn't know before.<BR> It gives you back parts of yourself that you didn't know were there."]<BR> (By Ellen Steinbaum, Boston Globe, Nov. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041128/NEWS/411280352/1003/NEWS02> * Elisabeth von Trapp makes her music from Frost's poetry</A><BR> ["What I learned was to listen very carefully to the nature<BR> of the actual words, to find a musicality."]<BR> (By Ross Sneyd, Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT, Nov. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://tennessean.com/entertainment/arts/archives/04/11/62061445.shtml?Element_ID=62061445> Poetry in motion: Spoken-word artists explore love, politics,<BR> self-respect in 'Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam'</A><BR> (The Tennessean - Nashville, TN, Nov. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3111026a4501,00.html> * Review: Occasional: 50 Poems - Owen Marshall</A><BR> [New Zealand's best short story writer tackles poetry]<BR> (By Iain Sharp, Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand, Nov. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/11/26/2003212670> Shaking the foundations of theater with poetry</A><BR> (By David Momphard, Taipei Times, Taiwan, Nov. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://tennessean.com/entertainment/news/archives/04/11/62054272.shtml> There's no denying the truth of 'Def Poetry Jam'</A><BR> (By Fiona Soltes, The Tennessean - Nashville, TN, Nov. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washblade.com/2004/11-26/arts/books/books.cfm> * Poetry is not a luxury</A> [Renowned lesbian poet Adrienne Rich takes<BR> a searing look at war, love and other life-and-death matters in her<BR> latest book "The School Among the Ruins: Poems 2000-2004"]<BR> (By Kathi Wolfe, Washington Blade, Washington, DC, Nov. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Books/Poetry-in-motion/2004/11/25/1101219669451.html> * Poetry in motion: Tug Dumbly, perhaps Australia's best-known performance poet</A><BR> [He believed I was doing a great disservice to poetry and that I was<BR> a clown and a charlatan. He even started an anti-Dumbly movement]<BR> (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Nov. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/metrosouthwest/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_southwest_news/1100869232273990.xml> Budding writer wins accolades for stories, poetry</A> [Meg Hayertz, 15]<BR> ["Immortal Glass": "Life had been/the train she fell off,/the dog that ran off"]<BR> (OregonLive.com - Portland, OR, Nov. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory1104-insight-Author+Bares+All+In+New+Poetry+Book-status-24-newsID-6415.html> Author Lilith Saintcrow Bares All In New Poetry Book</A><BR> ["The words sort of write me, not the other way around. I'm just a scribe."]<BR> (Onlypunjab.com (press release) - Punjab, India, Nov. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0411250199nov25,1,1045987.story?coll=chi-business-hed> * Execs say writing poetry helps improve their form</A><BR> [Poet-executives fight stress, reclaim individuality, express emotions, gain<BR> stability and transform daily experiences in `strangely restorative' exercise]<BR> (By Ann Therese Palmer, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/10264411.htm> * Mental Patients Use Art, Poetry Expression</A><BR> [Patients gained an emotional outlet when they were encouraged to express themselves]<BR> (By Glenn Adams, Miami Herald, FL, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/24/41a48bf75c292> Show examines the poetry of war</A> [Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen]<BR> (By Jack Brammer, The Daily Tar Heel - USA, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://parkes.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=352718&y=2004&m=11> Former Parkes school principal Kevin Pye releases book of poetry</A><BR> (Parkes Champion Post - Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/933390.cms> Asiatic poetry reading leads to copyright row</A><BR> (Times of India - India, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=10333> Poetry contest gives artists free reign to comment on conflict</A><BR> (By Ramsay Short, Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyherald.com/search/main_story.asp?intid=3831512> Father of poetry slam comes to Palatine</A><BR> [Marc Smith highlights Palatine's fourth Poetry Slam]<BR> (By Chad Brooks, Chicago Daily Herald, Nov. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.qcknightnews.com/news/2004/11/23/Features/Poetry.A.Creative.Dialogue-814614.shtml> Poetry: A Creative Dialogue</A> [Poetry seeks explanation,<BR> emotional solidification or it simply is for its own sake]<BR> (By Jessica Polish, Knight News, New York, Nov. 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2004/11/063.html> Poetry collection inspired by author's worldwide travels</A><BR> [Judith Rypma's "Holy Rocks"] (WMU News - Kalamazoo, MI, Nov. 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200411220476.html> THE ARTS: Language of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry: A Critical Examination (4)</A><BR> (By Obakanse Lakanse, AllAfrica.com - Africa, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1122larrick-obit22.html> Nancy Larrick, author of kids' reading & poetry guide</A><BR> (By Jennifer Bayot, Arizona Republic - Phoenix, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/11/21/ar.bookawards.1121.html> "Men Holding Eggs" by Henry Hughes of Monmouth won the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry</A><BR> (The Register-Guard - Eugene, Oregon, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/audience/stories/041121blacknativit.shtml> Voices of 'pure joy'</A> [Langston Hughes' piece was a work of poetry, song and<BR> dance, and it has since become a staple of holiday celebrations around the country]<BR> (By Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald - Portland, ME, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041121/LIFE/411210308/1051> Poetry explores aspects of being a woman</A> [Carol Guess: "Femme's Dictionary: Poetry"]<BR> [Poetry does things other forms of writing can't.]<BR> (Salem Statesman Journal - Salem, OR, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5093997.html> Varied, visceral poetry jam doesn't fall on 'def' ears</A><BR> ["I challenge you to find something that you are willing to die for&#151; then live for it."]<BR> (By Rohan Preston,ÿýMinneapolis Star Tribune, Nov. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/5795318p-5728673c.html> Fresh faces slam it out in poetry competition</A><BR> (By Laura Carpenter, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://keystoneonline.com/story.asp?Art_id=1123> 28-year old artist Gemineye's grand slam poetry jam</A><BR> (By Rebecca Moulder, The Keystone - Kutztown, PA, Nov. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/sloughandwindsor/tm_objectid=14891516&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=they-put-the-fun-back-into-poetry-name_page.html> They put the fun back into poetry</A> [Young wordsmiths' performance poetry]<BR> (ic Berkshire.co.uk - Reading, UK, Nov. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=41677> UK Poetry on Sofia Underground</A> ["Poetry on the Walls" by Dutch Jan Hanlo]<BR> (Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria, Nov. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041118/ENT01/411180374/1046/ENT> Def Poetry Jam provides enlightening entertainment</A><BR> (By Jeffrey Bruner, Des Moines Register, Iowa, Nov. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2004/1117/Front_Page/027.html> * Inspiration for poetry born in the midst of war</A><BR> ["The poet is a little god." Charles H. Johnson often quotes<BR> this line by Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro in his poetry workshops<BR> (By Kathy Hall, Atlanticville - Long Branch, NJ, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.catholicherald.com/articles/04articles/irish1118.htm> * Finding God's Footprints in Irish Poetry</A> [[Father Draper told his audience<BR> that "trying to see God at times is like trying to see a footprint in water."]<BR> (By Gretchen R. Crowe, Arlington Catholic Herald - Arlington, VA, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thepenn.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/17/419ba4ca531e2> Personal experiences shared through international poetry</A><BR> (By Rose Huber, The Penn Online - USA, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/entertainment/2906104> National Book Award winners announced</A> [Jean Valentine's<BR> "Door in the Mountain: New & Collected Poems, 1965-2003" won for poetry]<BR> (By Hillel Italie, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041118/POET18/TPEntertainment/TopStories> Pauline Michel named Canadian poet laureate</A><BR> (By Rebecca Caldwell, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1100704825215550.xml> * Tales, songs deliver Maya Angelou's message</A> [Bouncing from politics<BR> to street violence to romance to race and racism, Angelou lectured, sang<BR> and read poems to 4,000 people in Saginaw Valley State University]<BR> (MLive.com - MI, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041117/nyw117_1.html> James Earl Jones Inspires Boston Public-School Students</A><BR> (Yahoo News (press release), Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6841443> * Poetry Beamed Into Outer Space</A> [The transmission was aimed at Vega,<BR> the brightest star of the Lyra constellation, which is 25 light-years from Earth]<BR> (Reuters - NY, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10671~2540334,00.html> Anti-war activist to hold free music, poetry show</A><BR> [Country Joe MacDonald will be among the artists and poets]<BR> (Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton, CA, Nov. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2004-11/15/Stories/21.htm> Modern methods used to save ancient script</A><BR> [Nom uses modified Chinese characters, devised 1,000 years ago]<BR> (Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1116/p15s02-bogn.html> * Retired insurance man puts a premium on verse</A><BR> [Meet the new poet laureate of the United States, Ted Koose]<BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1116/p17s02-bogn.html> * A look at the National Book Award Finalists / Poetry</A><BR> (By Elizabeth Lund, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2004/fall/158.htm> Cole Swensen's 9th book of poetry, "Goest"</A><BR> [SF State alumna was named a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award]<BR> (SF State Campus Headlines - San Francisco, CA, Nov. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200411150987.html> David Nyote's Poetry Book for Teachers Not Students</A><BR> (By Emmanuel Ssejjengo, AllAfrica.com - Africa, Nov. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news.aspx?storyID=24601> From pain to poetry</A> [Rebecca Wilchynski's "Memories Made on P.E.I."]<BR> (By Sally Cole, The Guardian - Prince Edward Island, Canada, Nov. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.suntimes.com/output/education/cst-nws-word15.html> Students find their groove with poetry</A><BR> [One teacher, 80 kids and their spoken word club, where kids,<BR> mainly black kids, learn to write and perform poetry]<BR> (By Kate N. Grossman, Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2102-1352260,00.html> * Poetry: "Afterburner" by Peter Porter</A><BR> [Poem: "Sleeping with the Alphabet"]<BR> (Reviewed By Alan Brownjohn, Nov. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200411150459.html> A Welcome Addition to the Epic Genre in Oral Literature</A><BR> [In the book, Finnegan argues that there are no texts<BR> to evidence the existence of epic poetry in Africa]<BR> (By Njogu Waitha, The Nation, Nairobi, Nov. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/11/14/entertainment.20041114-sbt-MICH-E3-Conference_at_Notre_.sto> Conference at Notre Dame to explore poetry 'off the page'</A><BR> (By Andrew S. Hughes, South Bend Tribune, IN, Nov. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=95741&format=html> Group mourns waterfowl with poetry and prayer</A><BR> (By Marlo Barnhart, Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown, MD, Nov. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=132651> Cowboy Poetry Gathering Drawing Crowds</A><BR> [Waddie Mitchell started 1st modern cowboy poetry gathering in Elko (1984)]<BR> (By Jed Boal, KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 13, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/10159843.htm> Little Havana teenagers fuse poetry, hip-hop</A><BR> (By David Ovalle, Miami Herald, Nov. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-543316.html> Percussion, Chinese poetry featured at Milestones</A><BR> (By Susan Broili, Durham Herald Sun - Durham, NC, Nov. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://chicago.about.com/cs/entertainment/l/aa121800c.htm> * Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)</A><BR> [African American Poet; Illinois Poet Laureate; Pulitzer Prize Winner]<BR> (chicago.about.com - Chicago, IL, Nov. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www2.townonline.com/easton/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=125941> Easton poet David R. Surette publishes new book</A> ["Young Gentlemen's School"]<BR> (Easton Journal - Milford, MA, Nov. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/11/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main655152.shtml> * The Poetry of Alicia Keys</A><BR> ["all of the poetry that I write, every way that I express myself comes from<BR> some form of my tears, my pain, my happiness, my joy, my frustration, my confusion.'<BR> And I drink them for water to be nourished and to survive, in a way."]<BR> (Interview with Julie Chen, CBS News, USA, Nov. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www2.townonline.com/malden/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=124368> Malden-raised poet David Surette releases fourth book</A><BR> (By Chlo&euml; Randall, Malden Observer, Medford, MA, Nov. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4001053.stm> Rare poetry collection is saved</A> [Books to be housed in the Jerwood Centre,<BR> which stands close to Dove Cottage, in Grasmere, William Wordsworth's former home.<BR> (BBC News - London, UK, Nov. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041111/ENT01/411110363/1046> Poetry for the stage, not the page</A><BR> (By Jeffrey Bruner, Des Moines Register, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/11/emw176277.htm> The Unknown Soldier - Poetry Links The Ages</A><BR> [The irony is that more and more soldiers in Iraq are now using poetry<BR> to express their heartfelt feelings to their loved ones back home<BR> (Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/10113893.htm> Love of literature lives on at 99, 100 with Book Buddies</A><BR> (By Jennifer Hewlett, Kentucky.com - Lexington, KY, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.vulcanadvocate.com/story.php?id=126305> The poetry and prose of Cowpoke</A> [Spirit of the West radio talk show host<BR> Hugh McLennan talks to the Vulcan Legion audience about life on the farm]<BR> (By Frad Halasz, Vulcan Advocate - Vulcan, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/11/emw176514.htm> The Poetry of Chaos, Lust and Science</A><BR> [Bill Johnson's tale about a war between a colony of artists and<BR> bureaucrats who seek to control their expression for the good of society.]<BR> (Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=4661&paper=91&cat=181> Planet Janet: Let's All Be Friends Again</A><BR> (By Janet Gilbert, Western Howard County View - MD, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/10140625.htm> * Book Review | Pulitzer winner again addresses race in poetry collection</A><BR> [Yusef Komunyakaa's 13th collection, "Taboo" is impressive in its range]<BR. (Reviewed by Elizabeth Hoover, Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041110/law024_1.html> New Book Drums Bright Beat on Dark Diagnosis</A><BR> [Beverlye Hyman Fead's "I Can Do This: Living With Cancer; Tracing A Year Of Hope"]<BR> (Yahoo News (press release) - USA, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.tuftsdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/10/4191b4a4c73c4> * Good poetry on the page... Allison Funk</A><BR> [Her minute-long explanations before each poem gave away the poem's secrets]<BR> (By Aaron Karp, Tufts Daily, Medford, MA, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=105&ArticleID=885063> Accentuating the Positive</A> [Henrietta Duckwroth]<BR> (Yorkshire Post Today - Leeds, Yorkshire, UK, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=44951> Poetry of love, chowder in author's first book</A> [Jean Tupper: "Woman in Rainlight"]<BR> (By Jessica Scarpati, Daily News Transcript - Needham, MA, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://maisonneuve.org/blog/index.php?itemid=629> Hockey and Poetry: Do Not Go Softly Into That Good Ice</A><BR> (By John Lofranco, Maisonnueve - Montreal, Canada, Nov. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11092004/it/47517.htm> * Voice finds its vision - Poet, painter collaborate on making<BR> visual images, written word co-exist</A> [Kimberly Cloutier Green]<BR> (By Jeanne McCartin, Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, Nov. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/09/DDG2R9N52B1.DTL> We, the people of California, deserve poetry</A><BR> (By David Kipen, San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/09/content_2195161.htm> Emperor's poetry book to be auctioned</A><BR> [Book of poems written by the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong Emperor]<BR> (Xinhua - Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://pakistantimes.net/2004/11/09/specialreport.htm> * Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal - an Ideologist, a Poet-Philosopher and a Spiritualist</A><BR> (Pakistan Times, Nov. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3993591.stm> Poet's delight at prize shortlist</A> [Kathryn Gray's "The Never Never"]<BR> (BBC News - London, UK, Nov. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20041108/Opinion/111080006> * What? You've never met Nevada's poet laureate?</A> [Norman Kaye, 82]<BR> (By Steve F. Lyon, Lahontan Valley News - Fallon, NV, Nov. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/11/07/features/lifestyles/b404b72d5cbde46a86256f430050e77a.txt> Nature provides meaning, inspiration in new poetry book by Jonathan Stull</A><BR> (By Melody Parker, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo, IA, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/041107/william.shtml> * Miller Williams has written poetry since age 12</A><BR> [Poetry mentors: Robert Frost, John Ciardi, Howard Nemerov & Elizabeth Bishop]<BR> (By Patrice Stewart, Decatur Daily - Decatur, AL, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/10100886.htm> * East meets West, North meets South in Wright's poetry</A> ["Buffalo Yoga"]<BR> [Charles Wright's long poem "The Southern Cross" (1981) talks about Ezra Pound]<BR> (Reviewed by Karl Kirchwey, philly.com, Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/10101924.htm> * In Rita Dove's hands, poetry kicks up its feet</A><BR> [Poetry and dance are cognate arts. Dance is often referred to as "poetry in motion,"<BR> and the play of words across the page known as poetry is, as Kansas-born poet<BR> William Stafford called it, "a series of moves like dancing."]<BR> (By Kathleen Johnson, Kansas City Star, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/living/10119577.htm> Mother, daughter explore Feminine Divine</A> [Cecily Cummings & Rhonda Herring]<BR> [Paintings showing mystical heroines inspired from mythology throughout the world]<BR> (Biloxi Sun Herald, Mississippi, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=63009> From crude to poetry for refinery technocrat</A> [Bhupati Das]<BR> (Keralanext - Kerala,India, Nov. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/10110363.htm> Joseph Delivers High-Energy in N.Y. Debut</A><BR> (By Claudia La Rocco, Miami Herald, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/contra_costa_county/cities_neighborhoods/san_ramon/10106675.htm?1c> * Chico author will teach youth poetry workshop</A> [Susan Wooldridge]<BR> [Her book, "Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words" (1996), 13th printing]<BR> (By Margot Abbott, San Ramon Valley Times - Danville, CA, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13286267&BRD=1644&PAG=461&dept_id=10660&rfi=6> Poetry project encourages students to 'write on'</A><BR> [Poet Ameen-Storm Abo-Hamzy ends "performances" with his catch phrase<BR> "write on," and initiating a group scream at the end of class.]<BR> (By Samantha M. friedrich, Thomaston Express - Thomaston, CT, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~28704~2512158,00.html> For Mideast's Bob Dylan, poetry and politics make compelling, contentious partners</A><BR> [Marcel Khalifÿý sounded more like a poet who plays music<BR> than an instrumentalist involved in politics]<BR> (By Elana Ashanti Jefferson, Denver Post, CO, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041105/FEATURES/411050640/1013> 'Def Poetry Jam' revives spoken word</A><BR> (By Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune, FL, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=9879> The history of epicurean delights in Persian poetry:<BR> Odes of love, mystery stand tests of time</A><BR> (By Ramsay Short, Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20041105/Community/111050007> * Teaching the alphabet by using 'ABC Poetry'</A> [Linda Chambers]<BR> (By Terry Carruthers, Record-Courier, Gardnerville, NV, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041104/lnth003_1.html> Writer Ishmael Reed and Jazz Great Gary Bartz Perform<BR> Poetry for Peace at Seattle's Earshot Jazz Festival</A><BR> (Yahoo News, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.komotv.com/stories/33804.htm> Poetry On Wheels</A> [Poetry Bus Project, and its mission is out of<BR> the norm, to enlighten your ride and celebrate poetry as an art form]<BR> (By Brian Calvert, KOMO - Seattle, WA, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.claycountydemocrat.com/articles/2004/11/04/news/news3.txt> Rector students enjoy energetic poetry workshop with Clayton Scott</A><BR> [The first goal is to awaken and inspire in students a love and appreciation<BR> of poetry. The second is to help them be better writers and presenters of poetry.]<BR> (By Jennifer Vernon, Clay County Democrat - Rector, AR, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfbayview.com/110304/gimmethemic110304.shtml> 'Just Gimme the Mic,' BVHP1s first ever poetry slam</A><BR> (By Charlette Cook, San Francisco Bay View, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/041104/zukofsky.shtml> Literary scholars to reassess writings of poet of obscurity</A><BR> (By Jennifer Carnig, University of Chicago Chronicle, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1342988,00.html> * Poetry in motion</A><BR> [Newspapers are often condemned by poets for taking no interest in poetry]<BR> (By David McKie, Guardian - UK, Nov. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002079248_here02m.html> Poetry in motion</A> [Poetry Placards on Metro Transit buses]<BR> (Seattle Times, WA, Nov. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11022004/news/46207.htm> Blending art and poetry in Portsmouth</A><BR> (By Joe Adler, Portsmouth Herald News, NH, Nov. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory1004-insight-How+fast+do+monkeys+fly+in+Ramayana-status-24-newsID-5954.html> * How fast do monkeys fly - in Ramayana?</A> [660 km an hour]<BR> [Berkeley professor R.P. Goldman lectured on Sanskrit epic poetry commentaries]<BR> (Indo-Asian News Service, Onlypunjab.com, India, Nov. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/editorial/10051005.htm?1c> Baseball is poetry</A><BR> (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, Nov. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/31/1099189934374.html?oneclick=true> * Berri uses poetry to juice hearts and wallets</A><BR> [Haiku: Happy in the sky/Single apple standing proud/Lightly raining down.]<BR> (By Leon Gettler, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyherald.com/business/business_story.asp?intid=3829114> Publisher of racy magazines takes on poetry establishment</A> [Felix Dennis]<BR> (Associated Press, Chicago Daily Herald, Oct. 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-1/1099223039296870.xml> Exploring the 'Streets' Stuart Dybek believes poetry ought to be,<BR> as Milosz said, as 'elemental as bread'</A> (Kalamazoo Gazette, MLive.com - MI, Oct. 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/10/31/finding_poetry_in_a_french_schoolhouse/> Finding poetry in a French schoolhouse</A><BR> [Nicolas Philiber's "To Be and to Have"] (Boston Globe, Oct. 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2004/October/31/LFlist1.htm> Sheer poetry: Flavorful rhymes about life, issues of the day bust loose at Keith-Albee</A><BR> (By Dave Lavender, Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington, WV, Oct. 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2004/10/30/colonialism_and_kiplings_poetry/> Colonialism and Kipling's poetry</A><BR> (By John Cairns, Boston Globe, Oct. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1339731,00.html> Pinter's poetry? Anyone can do it</A><BR> (By Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian - UK, Oct. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1038477&t=Local+News&c=2,1038477> Troubled teen finds success in poetry</A> [17-year-old James Chaney]<BR> (By Rachelle Treiber, Quad City Times - Davenport, IA, Oct. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/11251058p-12166479c.html> Founder closing the book on poetry event</A> [B.L. Kennedy]<BR> (By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee, CA, Oct. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=504165> * Heaney1s Poetry Makes Past Present</A><BR> (By Mary A. Brazelton, Harvard Crimson, Oct. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thenation.com/thebeat/index.mhtml?bid=1&pid=1950> Springsteen's Political Poetry</A><BR> (The Nation - USA, Oct. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/previewsandreviews/tm_objectid=14810940&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=chopper--big-screen--music-and-booze---poetry-felix-style-name_page.html> Chopper, big screen, music and booze - poetry Felix-style</A> [Felix Dennis]<BR> (By Philip Key, Daily Post, Oct. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/10044916.htm?1c> * Akron native wins $35,000 award for poetry</A><BR> [Whiting Foundation honors A. Van Jordan for "M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A"]<BR> (By Martin Cizmar, Akron Beacon Journal, OH, Oct. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4130843> * Donald Hall's Baseball Poetry</A><BR> (NPR (audio) - Washington, D.C, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/bookreviews/tm_objectid=14804047&method=full&siteid=53340&headline=throwing-a-wobbly-name_page.html> Throwing a wobbly: Children's poet Brian Patten on egg-laying humans and invisible pets</A><BR> (By Laura Kendall, ic Croydon - UK, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/10/28/entertainment.20041028-sbt-MICH-A11-Ironic_poetry_draws_.sto> * Ironic poetry draws laughs: Poet Billy Collins gives reading for author series</A><BR> (By Andrew S. Hughes, South Bend Tribune - South Bend, IN, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thisweeknews.com/thisweek.php?edition=common&story=thisweeknews/102804/common/News/102804-News-474858.html> Little Girl Lost: Aleas debut weaves peril with poetry</A><BR> (By Craig McDonald, Columbus This Week Newspapers, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/11240003p-12155473c.html> Poet universal: Dos Nguyen puts Vietnamese poetry into English and gives voice to a culture</A><BR> (By Allen O. Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee, CA, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://thedaily.washington.edu/ae.lasso?-database=DailyWebSQL&-table=Articles&-response=wnpage.lasso&-keyField=__Record_ID__&-keyValue=10574&-search> Putting a sign on poetry: Billy Corgan signs his poetry book at the University Book Store</A><BR> (By Matt Ironside, Daily - University of Washington - Seattle, WA, Oct. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.orion-online.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/10/27/417f0614e3d91> Former U.S. Poet Laureate shares nature poetry at Laxson</A><BR> [Robert Hass concluded with translations of Asian poetry about peace]<BR> (By Stacey Schooler, The Orion - Chico, CA, Oct. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/10/emw171539.htm> Soldiers in Iraq Find Poetry a Gift</A><BR> [Allen Jesson's web-site, A Gift of Poetry, attracts 10,000 visitors per day]<BR> (Emediawire, Ferndale, WA, Oct. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.lowcountrynow.com/cgi-bin/printme.pl> Pupils' perfect poetry: Third-graders explore haiku and acrostic poetry.</A><BR> (By Erinn McGuire, Carolina Morning News - Beaufort, SC, Oct. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=43&id=319545&more=> Random poetry readings take place this week</A><BR> (By Mitch Wright, Victoria News - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Oct. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www2.townonline.com/lincoln/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=113219> Poetry at work: Collins speaks to students</A><BR> [Billy Collins: "The form will tell you what you can do or can't do"]<BR> (By Cheryl Lecesse, Lincoln Journal - Concord, MA, Oct. 27, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=10-26-04&storyID=19960> Intimate Gathering of Music, Poetry at Harvest of Song</A> [Allen Shearer]<BR> [Informal concert by local poets, composers, singers, and instrumentalists]<BR> (By Dorothy Bryant, Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley, CA, Oct. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=7ba664a0-3d0d-4468-9194-45d97845fffe> The poetry in the Pumpkin</A> [The name Billy Corgan brings<BR> many things to mind, but a book of poetry isn't among them.]<BR> (By Kerry Gold, Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/local/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1098778573284780.xml> From personalized poetry to the paranormal</A><BR> (By Teresa Anicolata, The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury, NJ,Oct. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/10014040.htm> * Brain teasers, poetry, jobs and Google</A><BR> (By Michael Liedike, Miami Herald, Oct. 26, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/10/25/halloween.books/> Halloween frights: a poetry anthology</A><BR> (By James Argendeli, CNN - USA, Oct. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=170736&leftnm=lmnu4&lselect=0&leftindx=4> Poetry disguised as prose</A> [Nadeem Aslam's Booker Prize novel]<BR> (By Anoothi Vishal, Business Standard - New Delhi, India, Oct. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thenews-messenger.com/news/stories/20041025/localnews/1477100.html> A passion for poetry</A> [Donna Jeanne Kramer]<BR> (By Jill Fick, Fremont News Messenger, OH, Oct. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/10/24/living.20041024-sbt-MICH-F7-The_case_for.sto> * The case for poetry</A> ["Elements that distinguish poetry from song lyrics&#151;<BR> the way a poet arranges words and vowels and consonants in those words&#151;<BR> can be best appreciated when a poet just stands there and reads" Collins said.]<BR> (By Howard Dukes, South Bend Tribune - South Bend, IN, Oct. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/9998161.htm> FRANCE: Rimbaud's former home a stark tribute to his poetry</A><BR> [If we look at Rimbaud's reality through his poetry, through his explorations<BR> and his travels, what we can establish is that the house was the point of<BR> departure for his imagination and for his physical departures]<BR> (By Kate Brumback, Miami Herald, Oct. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/10/24/build/local/45-gioia.inc> * Opera's writer charms 200 with poetry</A> [Dana Gioia]<BR> [The process of poetry, he believes, involves following an impulse to its end.]<BR> (By Christene Meyers, Billings Gazette - Billings, MT, Oct. 24, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4122630> Remembrances: Pulitzer-Winning Poet Anthony Hecht Dies</A><BR> (NPR Radio, audio, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1098478460556_93887660/?hub=Entertainment> * Canadian poets to commit random acts of kindness</A><BR> [Don't be surprised if a complete stranger walks up to you next week<BR> and starts reciting verse aloud - or hands over a volume of poetry, gratis]<BR> (Canadian Press, CTV - Canada, Oct. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/arts/viewarticle.asp?id=146958> Neil Astley1s "Poetry Anthology: Being Alive" Goes Straight to Number One</A><BR> (Hexham Courant - Hexham, Lake District, UK, Oct. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.duluth.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=185011> * Louis Jenkins' "Retirement" thinks about getting older in new books</A><BR> (By Kyle Eller, Duluth Budgeteer News - Duluth, MN, Oct. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/10/LVGU693S7Q1.DTL> The wine may be free but the verse is not Maxim publisher<BR> Felix Dennis has found the time to rhyme</A><BR> (By Dan Fost, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/10/10/local/doc4168c06ea3d9b672899856.txt> Ted Kooser reads at 4th Annual National Book Festival</A> [Washington DC]<BR> (By Cindy Lange-Kubick, Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln, NE, Oct. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=80107> Casey: Poetry has a place in the world</A><BR> (By Helen Marie Casey, MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA, Oct. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://athens-olympics-2004.newkerala.com/?action=fullnews&id=35595> Ahmed Faraz: The romantic Urdu poet who defied Pakistani dictators</A><BR> (By, New Kerala - Ernakulam, Kerala, India, Oct. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.inq7.net/entertainment/index.php?index=1&story_id=14375&col=26> Beguiling combination of martial arts and visual poetry</A><BR> [Zhang Yimou's film "House of Flying Daggers"]<BR> (By Nestor Torre, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Oct. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2004/10/09/news/news4.txt> * Distinguished AHS alumni begins poetry prize endowment</A><BR> [Richard Eberhart will celebrate his 101st birthday in April 2005]<BR> (By Lee Bonorden, Austin Daily Herald - Austin, MN, Oct. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2004/10-08/hamill.html> * Poet Mark Strand first Hamill lecturer:<BR> Boundaries between poetry and painting doubly crossed</A><BR> (By Brian Fitzgerald, B.U. Bridge - Boston, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.planetbollywood.com/News/n01010-1-040517.php> Sushmita Tryst With Poetry During 'Dil Mera Todo Naa'</A> [Miss Universe 1994]<BR> (Planet Bollywood.com - India, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.534870.0.rhyme_and_reason_in_poets_new_book.php> Rhyme and reason in poet's new book</A> [Kevin Raymond: "What More Can I Say"]<BR> (By Louise Compton, Borehanwood Times - Borehamwood, UK, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/booksmags/bal-to.filler08oct08,1,4442990.story?coll=bal-artslife-books> Two poets, Billy Collins & Samuel Menashe win Poetry magazine prize</A><BR> (Associated Press, Baltimore Sun, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=57&u_sid=1224894> Poet laureate Ted Kooser aims for understanding</A><BR> (By Jake Thompson, Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/25618-print.shtml> Scot wins first prize in modern poetry contest</A> [Kathleen Jamie] <BR> (By Eleanor Cowie, The Herald - Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Oct. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/9853935.htm?1c> Book Review: Finding Rhythm, and Poetry, in Workers' Labors</A><BR> [Philip Levine's "Breath", Knopf, 82 pp.]<BR> (By John Freeman, Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=597621&section=news> Homer is Britain's best-selling poet</A> ["The Iliad" tops other books]<BR> (By Reuters - London, England, UK, Oct. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.easternecho.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?3508> Stop tolerating, start accepting</A> [Maya Angelou]<BR> (By Lori Hobson, Eastern Echo - Ypsilanti, Michigan, Oct. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://maisonneuve.org/blog/index.php?itemid=534> The Poetry of Dance: Roger Sinha1s 3Apricot Trees Exist2</A><BR> (By Kena Herod, Maisonnueve - Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Oct. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/193705_frisbee05.html> Seattle's world frisbee champions turn moves into poetry in motion</A><BR> (By Winda Benedetti, Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA, Oct. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/9841223.htm> 105-year-old St. Paul woman dies two days after writing her last poem</A><BR> [Myrtle McLaughlin Hunstige taught 2nd-graders, Capitol Hill Magnet School, St. Paul]<BR> (Associated Press, Duluth News Tribune - Duluth, MN, Oct. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041006/asp/calcutta/story_3844328.asp> Ray and ice-cream, para and poetry</A> [Leila Seth's "On Balance"]]<BR> (By RAJRUPA GHOSH, Calcutta Telegraph,India, Oct. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/mondaymag/stories/041004poetrygirls.shtml> Emotions, to a beat</A> [girls participating in Say It Loud]<BR> (By Selena Ricks, Portland Press Herald, Maine, Oct. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1096901082205080.xml> Class inspired by poetry: Lincoln High students excited about Maya Angelou appearance</A><BR> (By Allison M. Heinrichs, Ann Arbor News, MI, Oct. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0300entertainment/0600theatre/tm_objectid=14713978&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=alive-to-power-of-poetry-name_page.html> * Alive to power of poetry</A> [When Neil Astley published <I>Staying Alive</I><BR> in 2002 it was with the intention of bringing contemporary poetry to the attention<BR> of a much wider audience. Actress Meryl Streep said: "I run home to this book<BR> to argue with it, find solace in it, to locate myself in the world again."]<BR> (By Sunday Sun, ic Newcastle.co.uk - Newcastle, UK, Oct. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ithaca.edu/ithacan/articles/0409/30/news/9pulitzer_pri.htm> Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin to visit and teach poetry class</A><BR> (By Aaron Munzer, The Ithacan, Sept. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.app.com/app/story/0,21625,1065412,00.html> Festival offers poetry in the great outdoors</A><BR> (By Kelly-Jane Cotter, Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ, Sept. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=20558&pid=1184> Prof. Rita Dove sworn in as poet laureate of Va.</A><BR> (By A.J. Frank, Cavalier Daily, Charlottesville, VA, Sept. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/9717887.htm> Virginia Hamilton Adair Published first book of poetry at 83 dies at 91</A><BR> (The State - Columbia, SC, Sept. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/09/21/Arts/cohen040921.html> Cohen fans celebrate artist's 70th birthday</A><BR> (CBC News - Canada, Sept. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-68-93/arts_entertainment/leonard_cohen/> Leonard Cohen: Canada's Melancholy Bard</A> [born 9-24-1934 in Montreal]<BR> (CBC News Archive - Canada, Sept. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/books/9337292.htm> * Writer spotlight | Lisa Jeffery</A><BR> [I write poetry because I have a grain of sand in my soul,<BR> and I'm constantly trying to get out.]<BR> (By Viviana Batista, Miami Herald, Sept. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/29/LVGA98D32M1.DTL> * APPRECIATION: Stories of war, hope, anguish Czeslaw Milosz's<BR> writings illumine dark days of history</A><BR> (By David Kipen, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/9529932.htm> * Ted Kooser: New poet laureate from Heartland Poetry</A><BR> (By Bettijane Levine & Lynell George, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN, Aug. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/9502290.htm> 'Beautifully' magnetic</A> [Singer Jill Scott wrote a book of poetry<BR> "The Minutes, the Moments, the Hours" because "if I get stuck, I get unhappy."]<BR> (By Annette John-Hall, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1093694256175740.xml> * Above the clouds Gary Snyder's new poetry<BR> collection celebrates his love of the Cascades</A><BR> (By Tim McNulty, The Oregonian - Portland, OR, Aug. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/5483684p-5421847c.html> * Organic imagery delights in Joanne Townsend poetry</A><BR> (By Anne Hanley, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1011152004> * Weedkiller is the soul of wit</A> [Don Paterson's "The Book of Shadows"]<BR> [One of our leading poets has a real literary gift for the aphorism]<BR> (By Andrew Crumey, The Scotsman - Edinburgh, UK, Aug. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/08/29/RVG898AL0B1.DTL> * Witty as a stand-up comic, as practical as a carpenter</A><BR> [For Donald Justice, it was more like a garage where he went to tinker.<BR> The Miami-born poet was the motor-head of contemporary poetry]<BR> (Reviewed by John Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.amestrib.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2035&dept_id=238095&newsid=12800777&PAG=461&rfi=9> * Poet Laureate: Ames native Ted Kooser honored for his poetry</A><BR> (By Mike Krapfl, Ames Tribune - Ames, IA, Aug. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2004/08/27/603900.html> Hero is poetry in motion: The action film is blessed with such<BR> art and grace that it literally leaves you breathless</A><BR> (By Bruce Kirkland, London Free Press - London, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/23/features/story4.html> There1s poetry in Pac-man, other games</A><BR> [Gary Coleman, cites Barkan's newly released book<BR> of video game poetry, "Blue Wizard is About to Die"]<BR> (By Shawn "Speedy" Lopes, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI, Aug. 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3864675> Poetry: American War Poems, from Revolution to Terror</A><BR> [NPR's Jennifer Ludden interviews Robert Hedin]<BR> (NPR Audio, Aug. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/9454967.htm> * CZESLAW MILOSZ: Polish poet was an enchanting presence</A><BR> [Chauffeured Milosz in 1986 at Miami Book Fair International]<BR> (By Gina Diaz de Miranda, Miami Herald, Aug. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sundayherald.com/44159> * Why love and poetry make perfect partners</A><BR> [Forget stodgy prose, only verse can capture the passion<BR> of life1s romantic events, says Ron Butlin]<BR> (Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland, UK, Aug. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa042297.htm> The Bad Poetry Seminar</A><BR> (By Bob Holman, poetry.about.com - USA, Aug. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765003067.html?oneclick=true> Love in the time of poetry</A> [Luke Davies]<BR> (By Jason Steger, The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Aug. 20, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=125840> Historical Yew Inspires Poetry Competition</A><BR> [200th anniversary of Wordsworth1s poem to the 1,000-year old tree at Lorton]<BR> (Times & Star - Workington, Lake District, UK, Aug. 20, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/entertainment/9433141.htm> Vivid verse: Poetry pros open listeners1 ears to sounds of the everyday world</A><BR> [Rowdy competitions have replaced stuffy salon readings, and free verse has<BR> found a place in movies (<I>Love Jones</I>) and on TV (<I>DefPoetry Jam</I>)]<BR> (By T.D. Mobley-Martinez, The State - Columbia, SC, Aug. 20, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/news/local/9436498.htm> Poet brings empowerment to the people</A><BR> [Kalamu ya Salaam, a poet whose name means "Pen of Peace" to talk about his craft]<BR> (By Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle - Wichita, KS, Aug. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/19/412432b8f2392> Poet laureate Ted Kooser plans to welcome the nation to poetry</A><BR> (By Lindsey Bake, Daily Nebraskan, Aug. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/sf20040819.shtml> Poetry on the Potomac</A> [New poet laureate is Ted Kooser]<BR> (By Suzanne Fields, Town Hall - Washington, DC, Aug. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408180599.html> Oral Poetry, Invaluable for Development</A><BR> [Prof. Sam Uzochukwu has examined the place of oral poetry in Nigeria]<BR> (By Charles Abah, AllAfrica.com - Africa, Aug. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www1.voanews.com/Editorials/article.cfm?objectID=C91E86A2-B6E8-44A0-9D5847C2DAADCC3C> TRIBUTE TO CZESLAW MILOSZ</A> [Milosz1s writing included<BR> searing criticism of Communism as well as beautiful poetry.]<BR> (Voice of America - Washington, DC, Aug. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/08/17/Arts/briefs040817.html> 30th International Byron Congress in Moncton, Canada</A><BR> [World renowned scholars read papers and discuss Byron's poetry]<BR> (By, CBC New Brunswick - New Brunswick, Canada, Aug. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/news/stories/20040817/localnews/1065017.html> Local poet John Mollick publishes second book</A><BR> (By Iris Hersh, Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg, PA, Aug. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=08-17-04&storyID=19439> * Poet, Teacher Czeslaw Milosz Dies in Poland</A><BR> [For 20 years, until a year ago, he and UC Berkeley professor Robert Hass<BR> would meet every Monday morning to translate the poems into English.]<BR> (By Peggy Simpson, Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley, CA, Aug. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0817/p01s03-woiq.html> * From street bards to Saddam, everyone's a poet in Iraq</A><BR> [In Iraq, poetry is like national therapy, a cure for ills in the body politic]<BR> (By Annia Ciezadlo, Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=164247&leftnm=lmnu4&lselect=0&leftindx=4> Language of Poetry: The memory of wounds</A><BR> [Humayun Azad was 58, Milosz was 93, when they died.]<BR> (By Nilanjana S Roy, Aug. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0816obit-milosz16.html> Nobel laureate poet Czeslaw Milosz dies</A><BR> (By Mary Rourke & Jon Thurber, Arizona Republic - Phoenix, Aug. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=https://ssl.tnr.com/p/docsub.mhtml?i=classic&s=wieseltier080183l> Real and The Revealed</A> [In his honor, we are republishing Leon Wieseltier's<BR> August 1, 1983 review of Czeslaw Milosz'a "The Wintess of Poetry"]<BR> (By Leon Wieseltier, New Republic - USA, Aug. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/15/MNGA988H5M1.DTL> * CZESLAW MILOSZ (1911-2004): Nobel poet, UC prof&#151; voice of moral clarity</A><BR> (By Rona Marech, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesstar.com/Stories/0,1413,125~1486~2336421,00.html> Nonprofit lets youth act up all over city</A><BR> [Opera Piccola] (By Chauncey Bailey, Alameda Times-Star - Alameda, CA, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb149561.htm> EmergingPoets.Com: Incredible Publishing Opportunities for Poets; Online and In Print. </A><BR> (PR Web press release - Ferndale, WA, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/9404913.htm?1c> CZESLAW MILOSZ | 1911-2004: Poet who won the Nobel dies at 93</A><BR> (Miami Herald, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/booksmags/sfl-bkflfreemanjusticeaug15,0,667400.story?coll=sfla-features-books> * Fluent in his art's many forms</A><BR> [For Donald Justice, it was more like a garage where he went to tinker]<BR> (By John Freeman, Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/comment/0,10070,1283382,00.html> Cricket: A game that inspires poetry in its motion</A><BR> (By Jason Cowley, The Guardian - UK, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/08/15/stories/2004081500500200.htm> A window to the Caribbean</A><BR> [David Dabydeen's first book, Slave Song was published in 1984. A collection<BR> of poems, it won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and the Quiller-Couch Prize.]<BR> (The Hindu - Chennai, India, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/9392049.htm> * Editor's Choice | Novelist shows her talent for poetry, with a religious bent</A><BR> ["All the Poems of Muriel Spark": She turned 86 in February 2004 and<BR> is best known as a novelist&#151; "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1961)]<BR> (By Frank Wilson, philly.com, Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/14/poland.milosz.ap/> * Nobel literature laureate Czeslaw Milosz dies</A><BR> (CNN International - USA, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040814_465.html> Polish Poet Czeslaw Milosz Dies at 93</A><BR> (ABC News - USA, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A499-2004Aug14.html> * Nobel Laureate Poet Czeslaw Milosz Dies</A><BR> (By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press, Washington Post, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3852112> Requiem for a Poet: Czeslaw Milosz</A><BR> Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Robert Hass, a former<BR> US poet laureate who helped translate Milosz's poetry.<BR> (NPR Audio, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/081404/b0614apollo.html> Poet continues on in Apollo competition</A> [Cliff Brown]<BR> (By Sean Calder, The Journal News.com - Westchester, NY, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64065-2004Aug13.html> 'Mary's Wedding': Dreamy Date With Destiny</A><BR> [With its poetry & fervor, written by Canadian playwright Stephen Massicotte]<BR> (By Tricia Olszewski, Washington Post, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1282765,00.html> * Evil genius</A> [Paul Claudel was a misogynist, an anti-semite and an Islamophobe.<BR> He was also regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest dramatists.]<BR> (Guardian - UK, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/scienceandnature/0,6121,1282609,00.html> Science and nature: The poetry of science</A><BR> [Francis Spufford's "Backroom Boys" surveys post-war British scientific achievement]<BR> (Guardian - UK, Aug. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3559924.stm> * Faces of the week: Ezra Pound</A><BR> [American poet, Ezra Pound&#151; godfather of literary modernism]<BR> (BBC News - London,England, UK, Aug. 13, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3848265> Ted Kooser Appointed U.S. Poet Laureate</A><BR> [After receiving the degree, he stayed in the insurance business, but<BR> remained committed to poetry, writing every morning before going into work]<BR> (NPR, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3558128.stm> Ezra Pound honored with Blue Plaque</A><BR> (Big News Network.com - Australia, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=288309d8d8901883> * Writer Ted Kooser is US poet laureate</A><BR> (BBC News - London, England, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/nationalx/nr412082004.html> * 13-Yr Old Nigerian Girl Wins $20,000 Poetry Prize</A><BR> [Chinasa Wereuzochi Chukwu's poem "I'm Waiting Here"]<BR> (By Sufuyan Ojeifo, Vanguard - Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17829> Intel server mobos: Poetry in motion</A><BR> (The Inquirer - England, UK, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://entertainment.iafrica.com/movies/newrelease/340870.htm> * SYLVIA: 'Sylvia': But where's the poetry?</A><BR> [For Plath, born in America and married to British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes,<BR> also deceased, is really famous for her startling, vivid body of poetry]<BR> (IAfrica South African News - Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mnsun.com/archive.asp?display=story2&year=2004&storyID=141197> Apple Valley author publishes memoir of life as hippie</A><BR> [Aryk Allyn's "Psychedelic Streets" is his first full-length book publication]<BR> (By, Rosemount Sun Current - Rosemount, MN, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1281331,00.html> Blue plaque ends 60 years in the cold for Ezra Pound</A><BR> (John Ezard, Guardian - UK, Aug. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/08/11/national1959EDT0706.DTL> Ted Kooser of Nebraska named poet laureate of United States</A><BR> (By Scott Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/12/db1203.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/08/12/ixportal.html> * Donald Justice</A> [who died on Friday aged 78, was a poet whose formal<BR> elegance and musical charm often belied a melancholic view of the world]<BR> (Telegraph.co.uk - London, UK, Aug. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2004/08/11/scholar_brings_it_all_back_home_with_the_poetry_in_dylans_songs/> * BOOK REVIEW: Scholar brings it all back home with the poetry in Dylan's songs</A><BR> ["Dylan's Visions of Sin" by Christopher Ricks]<BR> (By Carolyn Johnson, Boston Globe, Aug. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3556300.stm> Plaque commemorates US poet Ezra Pound</A><BR> (BBC News - London, UK, Aug. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.html?id=b1287880-dba5-4953-bba2-0ed463d6bede> TMBG find poetry between rock and a funny place</A><BR> (By Shawn Conner, Vancouver Sun, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/9361075.htm?1c> Artist Takaezu Explores Her Culture in 'Poetry'</A><BR> [Through next March, her exhibit, "The Poetry of Clay: The Art<BR> of Toshiko Takaezu," highlights her explorations in the medium]<BR> (By, Philadelphia Daily News, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0810qadeaver10.html> Thriller life of novelist started with poetry, music</A> [Jeffery Deaver]<BR> [I loved publishing poetry in the past. Forgive he alliteration]<BR> (By Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0810/p11s02-legn.html> * Love of verse unites Arabs and Jews</A><BR> [Imagine a Middle East in which Arab and Jew make poetry<BR> together rather than battle one another. Utopian? Naive?]<BR> (By Ben Lynfield, Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D5748097405> * August 10: Carl Sandburg Cottage, Galesburg, IL</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=12&screen=news&news_id=34776> Last season's surprise reality hit now appears on DVD</A><BR> [HBO earned a Peabody award while also stimulating new interest nationally in<BR> poetry and spoken word through its series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry]<BR> (By Ron Wynn, Nashville City Paper - Nashville, TN, Aug. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/185223_tf209.html> Northwest sites named poetry landmarks</A><BR> [William Stafford, Richard Hugo, James Welsh, and J.D. Reed honored]<BR> (By, Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA, Aug. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3841751> Multiple Views from a 'Poetry Combine' at Louisiana State University</A><BR> [NPR (audio) - USA, Aug. 9, 2004]<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D5748097C> * August 9: The Frost Place, Franconia, NH</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://pd.cpim.org/2004/0808/08082004_vibha%20maurya.htm> * Poetry, Politics And Pablo Neruda</A><BR> [Poet Neruda appears as a character who with complete<BR> firmness announces that 'nothing but poetry is gifted']<BR> (By Vibha Maurya, People's Democracy, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/9346930.htm?1c> * DONALD JUSTICE: Writer won Pulitzer Prize for his poetry</A><BR> [By Kathleen Fordyce, Miami Herald, Aug. 8, 2004]<BR> <A HREF=http://beta.inq7.net/lifestyle/index.php?index=1&story_id=3151> Onglepho's color of music and poetry</A><BR> [Onglepho calls them the "color of music and poetry." He uses the<BR> viewpoint of a poet in observing the landscape of the real world]<BR> (Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City, Philippines, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080804/boo_anthologies.shtml> Collection of prose and poetry honors women of the American west</A><BR> [In 153 pieces of prose and poetry, we learn how a woman chooses horse work over<BR> housework; a woman shapes clay as she waits to miscarry; a woman rides a donkey]<BR> (By Ann Chandonnet, Juneau Empire - Juneau, AK, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2004/08/08/local/iq_3032842.txt> Kennel Club's show brings out all breeds of dogs and people</A><BR> [Disappearing act Poetry, Kay Nierengarten's female whippet,<BR> was looking like she would have an epically bad ending]<BR> (By Michael Burke, Journal Times Online - Racine, WI, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1091919306353&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724> Wanted: American soldiers' prose, poetry</A><BR> [Douglas V. O'Dell, commanding general of the Marines' antiterrorist brigade,<BR> who admitted to writing poetry himself, though he didn't volunteer to recite any]<BR> (By Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star - Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/08/08/ode_for_a_grecian_medal/> THE EXAMINED LIFE: Ode for a Grecian medal</A><BR> [It is expected that the IOC will award D'Angour an olive wreath,<BR> since he will have the poetry field entirely to himself]<BR> (By Joshua Glenn, Boston Globe, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=41922> * Poetry that bites back</A><BR> [The highbrow poetry symposium Laura Bush wanted to convene a year and a half ago,<BR> about the time her husband was launching a war, had to be "postponed", the moral<BR> force she loosed has taken on a life of its own. Watch out, Laura. It bites.]<BR> (By Robert Koehler, The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://ljworld.com/section/sunliving/story/177817> * Darkroom poetry</A> [Joy Clumsky's creative writing course<BR> last spring. The writers interpreted the images through poetry]<BR> (By Mindie Paget, Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence, KS, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D5748097D> * August 8: James Wright's Hometown, Martins Ferry, Ohio</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480972> * August 7: American Poets Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://newstodaynet.com/07aug/ss1.htm> * Poetry in tapestry</A> [master-craftsman, Rajender Pal Rajen]<BR> (By Syed Ali Mujtaba, News Today - India, Aug. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=94569> History on walls, poetry and art on noticeboards</A><BR> (Indian Express - New Delhi, India, Aug. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480973> * August 6: Dixon Bar Dixon, MT</A> [Richard Hugo]<BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2004/agosto/vier6/31nerud.html> * Pablo Neruda, universal and eternal poet</A><BR> (By Jos&eacute; Luis Diaz-Granados, Granma International - La Habana, Cuba, Aug. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480970> * August 5: Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Cambridge, MA</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/academy/news/pr040805.cfm> * Academy of American Poets Selects 31 National Poetry Landmarks</A><BR> (Press Release, www.poets.org, Aug. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040805/deth018_1.html> Chrysler Group Awards $10,000 in Prizes to Celebrate<BR> the 10th Anniversary of 'Spirit in the Word'</A><BR> (Yahoo News, Aug. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/story/177648> Academy picks city as poetry landmark</A><BR> [Lawrence selected because it was the boyhood home of poet Langston Hughes.]<BR> (By Terry Rombeck, Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence, KS, Aug. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2004-08-04-slam-poetry_x.htm> Poetry to the people: I slam, therefore I am</A><BR> (By Christina Jeng, USA Today, Aug. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.townsendtimes.com/Stories/0,1413,112~6010~2313608,00.html> Townsend poet David Lieberman sees first poetry book released</A><BR> (By Diane C. Beaudoin, Townsend Times - Townsend, MA, Aug. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480971> * August 4: Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton, OH</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1275552,00.html> Pinter awarded Wilfred Owen prize for poetry opposing Iraq</A><BR> (By, The Guardian - UK, Aug. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480976> * August 3: George Edward Woodberry Poetry Room, Cambridge, MA</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480977> * August 2: Robinson Jeffers's Tor House, Carmel, CA</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B782B5F425D047B62414658185620310D740873751140315B7D57480974> * August 1: Emily Dickinson's Home, Amherst, MA</A><BR> (Road Trip! Poetry Landmarks Across the USA, www.poets.org, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3534608.stm> Pinter scoops Owen poetry prize</A><BR> [Playwright Harold Pinter is to receive the Wilfred Owen award<BR> for poetry for a collection of work criticising the war in Iraq]<BR> (By, BBC News - London, England, UK, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://maisonneuve.org/blog/index.php?itemid=347> Extraordinary Poetry: Doerr's Debut Collection Order of the Ordinary</A><BR> [There is strife in contemporary poetry between the experimental and<BR> the classical. Needless to say, Doerr1s poetry is anything but ordinary]<BR> (By Jenny Boully, Maisonnueve - Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/9296306.htm> Imprisoned Saddam writing poetry, feeling desolate</A><BR> [Saddam spends his time reading the Koran and writing poetry.<BR> One of the poems, Amin said, is about George W. Bush]<BR> (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne, IN, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/109126636874570.xml> Critic sings praises of Dylan's songs as poetry</A><BR> [When I was 15, I got hooted out of a high school<BR> poetry recital for reading three songs by Bob Dylan]<BR> (By Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=6845> Revenge as poetry and poetry as revenge</A><BR> [But, just as men and women make history by living it, they make it again by<BR> telling it. And no matter how ugly events might be, poetry always finds a way]<BR> (By Tamim al-Barghouti, Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/2712770> COUNTERING CULTURE: A book lover's wish for America</A><BR> [Real literacy crisis isn't the declining number of people reading,<BR> it's the lightweight literature most Americans choose to read]<BR> (By Michael Dirda, Houston Chronicle, July 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/31/DDGS97V86V1.DTL> Magnetic poetry keeps auction attendees thinking creatively</A><BR> [Nearly 300 authors, screenwriters, poets, photographers<BR> and artists gathered for a "Magnetic Poetry Show"]<BR> (By Delfin Vigil, San Francisco Chronicle, July 31, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=1c9c0b6c3d985b1e> Poetry scholar Christopher Ricks dissects Dylan's lyrics</A><BR> [Ricks compares Bob Dylan's lyrics to the poetry of Shakespeare & TS Eliot]<BR> (By , Big News Network.com - Australia, July 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776745177&path=> Poetry and the presidency: Kerry courts voters in verse</A><BR> [Kerry adopts Langston Hughes's "Let America Be America Again" as slogan]<BR> (By Marsha Mercer, Richmond Times Dispatch, July 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article3322.html> Some poetry helps cardiac syncronization after heart attack</A><BR> [The effects of different breathing frequencies and patterns found in poetry<BR> readings on cardiovascular regulation have been investigated extensively]<BR> (ScienceBlog.com, July 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/07/18/poetry_world_shocker/> Poetry world shocker!: A muckraking website aims to blow<BR> the lid off the cozy practices of contemporary poetry.</A><BR> (By Stephen Burt, Boston Globe, July 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.townonline.com/winchester/arts_lifestyle/arts_lifestyle/win_newwsguild06232004.htm> Guild explores self-help through poetry</A><BR> [Susan Guild's "The Red Polka-dotted Pillow": "wake up the real who within you"]<BR> (By Kristina Arvanitis, Winchester Star, Lexington, MA, June 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=210c785498a855618ac991a929f0239f> Cambodian Rapper Succeeds Mixing Memories Into Hip Hop Poetry</A><BR> ["Cambodia's flrst rap star" praCh uses his music to connect younger & older generations]<BR> (By Sharon May, New California Media - San Francisco, June 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/living/8991670.htm> Political poets live a life of rhyme</A><BR> [For all his irreverence, Trillin says he became more determined about using<BR> poetry to tar and feather public figures during the lead-up to the Iraq war]<BR> (Centre Daily Times - Centre County, PA, June 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62499-2004Jun22.html> Teen's Advocacy, Poetry Touched Many Hearts</A><BR> [Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek, 13, the cheerful, bespectacled child poet who<BR> charmed Oprah and sold more than 500,000 books of dreamy verse, died yesterday]<BR> (By Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, June 23, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20040620/20040620_3988.asp> The Poetry of Ridin' & Ropin'</A><BR> [Chuck Larsen doesn1t read his poetry, he acts it.<BR> The cowboy poet twirls an imaginary rope in his hand]<BR> (By Candy Moulton, American Profile - Franklin, TN, June 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://cooltech.iafrica.com/technews/330138.htm> TECH NEWS: Mysterious poetry from spam</A><BR> [unsolicited offers have found one semi-useful purpose for the junk mail:<BR> Converting it into a mysterious and unwitting new form of poetry]<BR> (IAfrica.com, South African News - Cape Town, South Africa, June 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=21Jun2004&object=0618591467&type=html> Vincent O'Sullivan has been awarded $100,000</A><BR> [Poet, fiction writer, biographer, editor and lecturer received New Zealand Michael King<BR> Writers' Fellowship to write two novels and a collection of short stories]<BR> (Otago Daily Times - Dunedin, New Zealand, June 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/8949014.htm?1c> * Mary Oliver's poetry will reward readers</A><BR> [And judging from the popularity of her poetry, it appears she isn't undertaking<BR> that search alone... Rilke likened writing poetry to wrestling with an angel]<BR> (By Kathleen Johnson, Kansas City Star, June 20, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe220062004.html> Three days of talking poetry in Adeyipo village</A><BR> [some 20 kilometers away from the ancient city of Ibadan, played host to a tribe<BR> of poets and writers who went there to talk and celebrate poetry for three days]<BR> (By Benjamin Njoku, Vanguard - Lagos, Nigeria, June 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.milforddailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=50196> Poetic justice: Third grader Shannon Bolsselman wins nationwide contest</A><BR> [I awaken only to smell the sweet smell<BR> Of the flowers in the field,<BR> To hear the blue jay sing the song of spring,<BR> So beautiful, like reciting such pure poetry.<BR> Then there is no light, the day is gone.<BR> The sun sets, only to rise again,<BR> And a new day of spring begins...<BR> -- Shannon Bosselman, 9, Medway]<BR> (By Patrick Quirk, Milford Daily News - Milford, MA, June 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/photo/entertainment/G40865-2004Jun14.html> Spread the Word: Poetry Is All Around</A><BR> [These days, poetry is on the streets, in the parks, in colleges, coffeehouses & embassies]<BR> (Washington Post, June 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.iht.com/articles/513121.html> Poetry of spam</A><BR> [They fly in from cyberspace looking like lines of absurdist poetry]<BR> (Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune, Paris, Apr. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poets.org/almanac/index.cfm?45442B73315D5A78562D305909046743332E7D295637290A0465464B5B685124470B74057405> * 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month</A><BR> (National Poetry Almanac, www.poets.org, Apr. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/thursday/lifeentertainment/stories/li032504s3.shtml> 'People's poet' Billy Collins set to read at Vassar today</A><BR> (By Rebecca Rothbaum, Poughkeepsie Journal, Mar. 25, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/3/emw111608.htm> Poetry For The Common Man: Storoems and Poems by Harry E. Gilleland, Jr.</A><BR> (Emediawire (press release) - USA, Mar. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040318/cgth045_1.html> The Poetry Center Presents Former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand<BR> on April 1, 2004 at Chicago's Metro Music Club</A><BR> (Yahoo News (press release) - USA, Mar. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.myinky.com/ecp/college_sports/article/0,1626,ECP_752_2737566,00.html> Love for UK moves young fan to poetry</A> [basketball Univ. Kentucky]<BR> (By Dave Johnson, Henderson Gleaner - Henderson, KY, Mar. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1171678,00.html> Thief robs literary festival of star poet</A><BR> [Nobelist Derek Walcott]<BR> (By Sam Jones, Guardian - UK, Mar. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2662628> Mugged Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott Cancels Scottish Date</A><BR> (The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Mar. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,62681,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6> * VISUAL POETRY: Turning Energy Into Pretty Things</A><BR> [John Belcher at MIT holds the "Weird Fields" contest among his physics<BR> students to see who can use the program to create the most aesthetically<BR> pleasing image by writing simple formulas for electromagnetism]<BR> (By Kristen Philipkoski, Wired News, Mar. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/16/DDGIQ5JN1S1.DTL&type=music> MUSIC: California Symphony program gets a boost from poetry and dance</A><BR> (By Ann Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Obit%20Corman> Poet Cid Corman dies in Japan at 79</A><BR> (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Mar. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_48097.asp> Poetry Discussion (April 6-May 18, 2004)</A><BR> [Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Laurence Dunbar & T. S. Eliot]<BR> (The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga, TN, Mar. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesstar.com/Stories/0,1413,125~1549~2018943,00.html> Novelist, performer fuses social work, poetry, feminism</A> [Aya de Leon] <BR> (By Chad Jones, Alameda Times-Star - Alameda, CA, Mar. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0403/S00055.htm> Literary Praises for Poet1s Modern Letters</A> [Glenn Colquhoun]<BR> (Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand, Mar. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailycitizen.com/articles/2004/03/05/news/poet.txt> * James W. Frye enjoys writing poetry</A><BR> [He looks at his ability to write poetry as a gift from God]<BR> (By Lana Robertson, Linton Daily Citizen - Linton, IN, Mar. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/163246_book05.html> * Blue collar and academic meet in the poetry of Philip Levine</A><BR> [He began forging poetry from the "toughness and real American grit"]<BR> (By Jon Mooallem, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, WA, Mar. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/he/03-04-04-236974.html> Boy remembered for his poetry, smile</A><BR> (By Karen Shoffner, Pioneer Press Online - Glenview, IL, Mar. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=2405> * Columbia Granger's Poetry Database Now Available on EBSCOhost</A><BR> [More than 400,000 poem citations & more than 50,000 full text poems in database]<BR> (Managing Information - UK, Feb. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2525270> Hunt for Poetry Professor</A><BR> [The University of Oxford has launched its search for its next Professor of Poetry to follow<BR> in the esteemed footsteps of the likes of Matthew Arnold, WH Auden, and Seamus Heaney]<BR> (By Stuart Coles, Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Feb. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://morningsun.net/stories/021204/lif_20040212025.shtml> James Tate, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet to speak at PSU tonight</A><BR> (By Nikki Patrick, Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg, KS, Feb. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/7936293.htm> Poetry Jam</A> [The Def Poetry Jam, conceived by hip-hop music producer<BR> Russell Simmons, is part rap, part rant, part stand-up comedy&#151; with<BR> generous doses of social & political commentary punctuated by four-letterisms.<BR> (By Perry Stewart, Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX, Feb. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://sify.com/entertainment/peopleandplaces/fullstory.php?id=13386087> 'In poetry, caste and creed don't matter'</A> (Shana Maria Verghis<BR> Interview with singer Shubha Mudgal, Sify - Delhi, India, Feb. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=26289> Poetry, music to remember Gandhi in New York</A><BR> (Keralanext - Kerala,India Feb. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/119513-9262-047.html> * Chinese poetry is U.S. scholar's life and livelihood</A><BR> [Bill Porter jokes that he can roll right off the mat where he sleeps]<BR> (By Tyrone Beason, Seattle Times, Indianapolis Star, IN, Feb. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2004/02/10/news/valley_life/feature1.txt> High schoolers meet weekly to share poetry, stories, thoughts</A><BR> (By Daniel Spoth, Frontiersman - Wasilla, AK, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/02/20040210_b_main.asp> The Influence of Russian Poetry</A> [Yevgeny Yevtushenko]<BR> (The Connection - MA, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=700&ArticleID=737331> Ted Hughes memorabilia will be hard to come by</A><BR> (Halifax Today - UK, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theleafchronicle.com/news/stories/20040210/localnews/386198.html> Professor Dave Till to spend more time on poetry</A><BR> (By Stacy Smith Segovia, Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville, TN, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1144686,00.html> * Poetry beats roses in Valentine top 10</A><BR> (By John Ezard, The Guardian, UK, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27208-2004Feb9.html> Poetry 'n' Motion: At Dance Place, a Festival of Hip-Hop's Leading Lights</A><BR> (By Pamela Squires, Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.itv.com/news/1534048.html> Scottish Poets compose Valentine text poems</A><BR> [These verses are much better than the trite sentiments on many Valentine cards]<BR> (ITV.COM - London, UK Feb. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200402090507.html> Oral Bards Are the Real Intelligence By Which My Poetry Formed... Remi Raji</A><BR> [Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Dept. of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria]<BR> (Interview By Mcphilips Nwachukwu, AllAfrica.com - Africa, Feb. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/orl-livspampoetry09020904feb09,1,4770540.story?coll=orl-living-headlines> * E-mail bait and switch: Poetry turns into spam</A><BR> [About half of the world's 30 billion daily e-mails are spam]<BR> (By Daniel Rubin, Orlando Sentinel, FL, Feb. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/155666> Port Townsend: Poetry reading marks anniversary of literary protest</A><BR> (By Jennifer Jackson, Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News, WA, Feb. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=509807A0-4E10-4087-A393-1B256B45A58C> Plath's poetry comes alive: One woman show La Cloche de Verre<BR> can be described in a single word: Bravo!</A><BR> (By Matt Radz, Montreal Gazette - Quebec, Canada, Feb. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.record-journal.com/articles/2004/02/08/news/news07.txt> These elementary students are well-versed in poetry</A><BR> (By Sloan Brewster, Record-Journal - Meriden, CT, Feb. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.journal-news.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2004/02/07/1076211549.26609.2251.6566.html?urac=n&urvf=10762922929250.49238065366007344> "Jammin1 John" Kraimer turns to poetry to express himself</A><BR> (By Richard O Jones, Hamilton Journal News - Hamilton, OH, Feb. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.svherald.com/articles/2004/02/07/news/news1.txt> Word wranglers lasso listeners</A><BR> [12th Annual Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering]<BR> (By Nate Searing, Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista, AZ, Feb. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2502537> * Poets Compose Text Messages of Love</A><BR> [Scotland1s leading poets have composed a romantic verse for Valentine]<BR> (By Jude Sheerin, The Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Feb. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.startribune.com/stories/458/4363695.html> Theater review: 'Def Poetry Jam' rocks</A><BR> (By Rohan Preston, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164%257E8315%257E1940445,00.html> P.E.O. chapter delves into poetry</A><BR> ["I am grateful for the poetry that is written on people's tongues"]<BR> (Fort Morgan Times - Fort Morgan, CO, Feb. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/7893143.htm> * Translator turns love of Chinese poetry into life's work, way of life</A><BR> [Bill Porter ("Red Pine") was a Buddhist monk and recluse in Taiwan]<BR> (By Tyrone Beason, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN, Feb. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.journal-news.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2004/02/05/1076039511.26609.2438.6125.html;COXnetJSessionID=AmQErE01kqjZd1CSxW0RTPd4GsCX1s0jfMbSLCUd0tpo4lTutgOt!1488541760?urac=n&urvf=10762855082010.4291865308191424> * Redmond promotes poetry with passon</A><BR> [Glenis Redmond tells troubled kids how poetry can enrich lives]<BR> (By Richard O Jones, Hamilton Journal News - Hamilton, OH, Feb. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/04/1075853912705.html> Poetry slammer back for an intimate encounter</A><BR> [Staceyann Chin shot to fame as a hip-hop poetry slammer of Def Poetry Jam on Broadway]<BR> (By Phillip McCarthy, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Feb. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ucsbdailynexus.com/news/2004/6575.html> Chicano Writer Shares Poetry, Plans in MCC</A> [Jimmy Santiago Baca]<BR> (By Lindsey Miller, Daily Nexus, UC Santa Barbara, Feb. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/story.asp?id=9775E527-E4EF-424D-83B3-C58EC9820D69> * Experts gaga over poetry of baby talk</A><BR> [The underlying structure, rhythm and speech sounds of the universal cooing<BR> that moms and dads engage in with their babies mimics that of poetry]<BR> (By Andy Ogle, The Edmonton Journal, Canada, Feb. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-02/04.shtml> Silver Jews To Release Singles Comp; David Berman Hits Poetry Circuit In March</A><BR> [Billy Collins & James Tate praised his 1999 poetry collection "Actual Air"]<BR> (By Ashford Tucker & Will Bryant, Pitchforkmedia.com, Feb. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0402040367feb04,1,3577943.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed> * Businessman poet to steer heiress' gift</A><BR> [John Barr was selected as President of the Poetry Foundation]<BR> (By Charles Storch, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10413-2004Feb3.html> Poetry in Motion: Mexico City Subway Aims to 'Elevate Culture' by Lending Books to Riders</A><BR> (By Mary Jordan, Washington Post, Feb. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/moe2/66650.php> Doug Moe: UW grad to return for poetry slam</A> [James Kass]<BR> (By Doug Moe, Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.asurampage.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/02/02/401ea2d70c0f7> Performer slams poetry</A> [Taylor Mali]<BR> (By Manuel Campos, ASU Ram Page, Feb. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.colescountyleader.com/news/newsview.asp?c=93229> Poetry Slam: Charleston Alley Theatre Takes on Yeats</A><BR> (By Tracy Yoshida, Coles County Leader, Jan. 30, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.tandemnews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=3538> * At The Heart Of His Work: Late Italian architect Aldo Rossi<BR> created buildings of poetry before his accidental death</A><BR> (By Mark Curtis, Tandem, Canada, Jan. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001836946_tanka15.html> * Royals fill Japan's palace with poetry</A><BR> [Eiho Shimizu: "Into the foggy spring sky, cranes fly home,<BR> as if returning to a country of happiness"]<BR> (By Joseph Coleman, Seattle Times, WA, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/articles/2004/01/15/news/news5.txt> Michael Martin Murphey highlights cowboy poetry and music show</A><BR> (Siskiyou Daily News, CA, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040115/cgth039_1.html> Midwest Literary Festival Revs Up For 2004</A><BR> [Billy Collins has joined the roster as the first highlighted author for 2004]<BR> (Press Release, Yahoo News, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=4772> India News: Poetry, music to celebrate Republic Day from the heart</A><BR> (By Viral Bhayani, New Kerala, India, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2412617> Lecturer Wins Top Literary Prize for Poetry</A><BR> [Don Paterson of St Andrews University was described as 3one of the best poets<BR> writing today2 by judges of the prestigious 2003 Whitbread Prize for Poetry]<BR> (By Claire Walker, The Scotsman, UK, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=342&fArticleId=326294> Live poetry rolling from the Sky</A><BR> [Sky 189 (aka Everon Orange of Athlone) says rap music is pure poetry set to music]<BR> (By By Roz Wrottesley, Cape Argus, Africa, Jan. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.westernherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/14/4004c55c65f69> Professor Richard Katrovas to read poetry from his "Prague Winter"</A><BR> (By Andrew McGuire, Western Herald, Michigan, Jan. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/13/1073877801158.html> Def Poetry Jam, Metro Theatre</A><BR> (By George Palathingal, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Jan. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.silicon.com/networks/webwatch/0,39024667,39117737,00.htm> Cowboy poetry set to take downloads by storm</A><BR> (By Matt Hines, Silicon.com, Jan. 13, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2004/01/11/features/arts_and_entertainment/634a2a028933077e86256e12007877ae.txt> * Art as healer: Music, painting, poetry are shown to have therapeutic benefits</A><BR> [The four movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony take<BR> listeners on a journey from difficulty to triumph.]<BR> (BY WALTER SKIBA, Munster Times, IN, Jan. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/arts_beat/article/0,1626,ECP_792_2564960,00.html> Battle of the bards: Poets joust for spots in slam</A><BR> (By Roger McBain, Evansville Courier & Press, IN, Jan. 11, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1590792.html> Intersections: John Adams and the Poetry of Music</A><BR> [But if not music, the art form he's found most persuasive is poetry.<BR> He calls it "strange and unknowable"&#151; two of his favorite words.]<BR> (NPR, Jan. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/transport/story.jsp?story=479772> Night train that turned post into poetry makes its final delivery</A><BR> [T.S. Eliot, the other "grand old man" of 20th-century English poetry, featured the<BR> train in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the collection of children's verses]<BR> (By Michael McCarthy, Independent, UK, Jan. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/01/10/d40110210288.htm> * Of the Lowly Potato: Indian English Poetry Today</A><BR> [Missing in Indian poetry are the many levels of meaning that give strength and intensity to<BR> a poem. Sadly, Indian poetry in English does not touch us in our deepest, most enduring self]<BR> (By Jayanta Mahapatra, The Daily Star, Bangladesh, Jan. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1071251866423> * Adrienne Rich: Poetry and desire</A><BR> ["What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics"]<BR> (Financial Times, UK, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_6868.shtml> Khadija Shahjahan's poetry collection "With Love" was launched</A><BR> (By DU Correspondent, The New Nation, Bangladesh, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_527106,001100040004.htm> India's poet and writer Nissim Ezekiel (1924-2004) died on Jan. 9</A><BR> (Hindustan Times, India, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/09/WBGMV445CI1.DTL> 'River of Words' art and poetry on display at Crissy Field</A><BR> (By Kathleen Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.grotonlandmark.com/Stories/0,1413,107~5174~1880310,00.html> Fourth-graders' poetry books raise money for Lowell area homeless</A><BR> (By Pierre Comtois, Groton Landmark, MA, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437400562.html> * Rhyme pays</A> [Stan Lathan: I think poetry is the purest means of expression.<BR> It's something about writing poetry that the writer writes the truth as they<BR> see it. If you can sit down and let your thoughts go, then you're writing poetry.]<BR> (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/interviews/story.jsp?story=479285> Don Paterson: Playing the beautiful game</A><BR> [The Scottish poet and guitarist Don Paterson won the Whitbread Poetry Award]<BR> (By Christina Patterson, Independent, UK, Jan. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/publishing/254> Sampad explores poetry through the publication of Saffron Tea</A><BR> (By Mary Rahman, AsiansinMedia.org, UK, Jan. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://u.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,216~24290~1878263,00.html> "The Art and Poetry of Yun Gee"</A><BR> (By Linda Hutchinson, San Bernardino Sun, CA, Jan. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~78~1877407,00.html> Lone vaquero storyteller energizes Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering</A><BR> (By Ed Will, Denver Post, CO, Jan. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/metrosouthwest/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_southwest_news/1073135058312870.xml> * Tualatin Library mixer makes poetry family-friendly, fun</A><BR> [Sue Huisman worries that some children equate poetry with solitude, and<BR> that they wind up seeing verse as just something dead to dissect in school]<BR> (By Maya Blackmun, Oregonian, OR, Jan. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040108woa2.htm> Translations lessen beauty of Nakajima's poetry</A><BR> [Universal had "taken pains to retain Nakajima's poetry in the translations]<BR> (By Zal Sethna, Daily Yomiuri, Japan, Jan. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/7641156.htm> City bans poetry readings at cafe. Restaurant not zoned for live entertainment</A><BR> (By Tom Wilemon, Biloxi Sun Herald, MS, Jan. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/01/04/spam%5Fpoets/> * 21ST century found poetry: It's in the spam!</A><BR> [Drawing on the language of junk email, these contemporary<BR> wordsmiths say that new times demand new art forms]<BR> (By Gareth Cook, Boston Globe, Jan. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/157118> Afghanistan native sends message with poetry</A><BR> [Donia Gobar says she writes poetry to give voices to the<BR> voiceless in the world and make the invisible visible]<BR> (By Roger McKinney, Lawrence Journal World, KS, Jan. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1115530,00.html> * Ted, Sylvia and me</A><BR> [One of his idiosyncrasies was the belief that poetry really mattered and<BR> it was the paper's duty to bring new work to the attention of its readers]<BR> (By Al Alvarez, Guardian, UK, Jan. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/010404/col_readns001.shtml> Smith's poetry confronts Southern, universal issues </A><BR> (By Greg Langley, The Advocate, LA, Jan. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sport.scotsman.com/racing.cfm?id=9112004> Noble equine qualities set exceptional poetry in motion </A><BR> [Horses do strange things to humans. A friend who toils in this<BR> newspaper group owns a horse, but in truth, the animal owns her]<BR> (By Martin Hannan, The Scotsman, UK, Jan. 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/b/a/054774.htm> The first ever Individual World Poetry Slam Championship</A><BR> (By Kimberly Simms, Wits End Poetry, Greenville, SC, Jan. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/health_team_9/?ArID=53826&SecID=17> * Medical Minute: poetry calms the heart</A><BR> [Poetry can calm your heartbeats and give heart muscles a rest. The poem's<BR> lines should be long enough to allow you to exhale deeply as you read]<BR> (By Marcie Fraser, Capital News 9, NY, Jan. 3, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.madison.com/captimes/books/topic/poetry/64502.php> * Poetry books are double blessing</A><BR> [Mary Oliver's "Owls and Other Fantasies" & C.K. Williams' "The Singing"]<BR> (By Harriet Brown, The Capital Times, WI, Jan. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/154821_book02.html> * Heather McHugh faces down aging with her usual wit and wonder</A><BR> [55-year-old McHugh's new collection "Eyeshot" focused on the vicissitudes of aging,<BR> on people lost and perceptions changed, along with the increasing awareness of mortality]<BR> (By John Marshall, Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA, Jan. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/02/1072908895037.html> * Rap poets' society</A><BR> [Hip-hop has done the unthinkable: made poetry cool again]<BR> (By Caroline Baum, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Jan. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20040101/ent/ent1.html> Dub poetry on page</A><BR> [Dub poetry is an artform created for the stage, not the page. Even so,<BR> the artform has increasingly dubbed its way into the sanctity of print]<BR> (By Tanya Batson-Savage, Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica, Jan. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/jc_local_news/article/0,1651,TCP_1114_2538225,00.html> * Poetry helps one see the world through others' eyes</A><BR> [Adolescents' exposure to poetry and its purpose has been limited.<BR> Teachers devote more time to other topics, leaving poetry only a few<BR> hours a year to find its own way into the understanding of young minds]<BR> (By Jennifer Westcott, Jupiter Courier, FL, Dec.31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10735154&BRD=1091&PAG=461&dept_id=425410&rfi=6> Solebury girl's poetry lands her role in ARTS Week</A><BR> [Molly Sauter, 17, is one of 125 finalists selected from 6,500 nationwide]<BR> (By Linda Seida, Lambertville Beacon, NJ, Dec.31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/story.asp?id=55B012E2-05FB-42C5-8DF3-CA821A9F6EDC> * Researchers look for poetry's power to heal</A><BR> [Evidence suggests that writing poetry may help people cope with illness & grief]<BR> (By Karen Gram, Vancouver Sun, Canada, Dec. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=70183&Sn=BNEW> Duo bring poetry and art to life</A><BR> [Syrian poet and artist Adonis & Iraqi artist Himat Mohammed Ali]<BR> (By Rebecca Torr, Gulf Daily News, Bahrain, Dec. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/107252122436432.xml> * Poetry analysis fails to reveal Plath insights</A><BR> [40 years after Sylvia Plath's suicide, 5 years after Ted Hughes' death<BR> at age 68, they are still the Ben and J. Lo of the poetry world]<BR> (By John Freeman, Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH, Dec. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35630-2003Dec28.html> * Poetry Magazine: Averse to Wealth?</A><BR> [Joe Parisi, Poetry Magazine editor for 20 years, called the $100 million gift a "mixed blessing"<BR> and appeared nostalgic for the days when he could drink his coffee undisturbed]<BR> (By Hillel Italie, Washington Post, DC, Dec. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/12/28/d31228140183.htm> * Exhibition: Poetry of points and lines</A><BR> [Mohammad Fokhrul Islam, whose solo exhibition opened recently at the<BR> Bengal Gallery, says, "When I create, I don't try to prove my skill"]<BR> (By Fayza Haq, The Daily Star, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.press-citizen.com/news/122703poets.htm> Poets have chance for yearlong recognition</A><BR> [Iowa City poets of all ages have the opportunity to showcase their work around town for one year]<BR> (By Vanessa Miller, Iowa City Press Citizen, IA, Dec. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=143086> In praise of poetry</A><BR>[Ghaqda Poeti Maltin]<BR> (By Charles Magro, Valletta Times, Malta, Dec. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.jsonline.com/enter/books/reviews/dec03/195596.asp> Every dog has say in poetry</A><BR> [With its punning title, "Doggerel," the newest of Everyman's Library "pocket" poetry<BR> anthologies reminds us how closely aligned are humankind to the canine experience]<BR> (By David Walton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, Dec. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10715001&BRD=2311&PAG=461&dept_id=482260&rfi=6> Linda Tomol Pennisi poetry book</A><BR> [Her first book of collected poetry, "Seamless" has just been published by Perugia Press]<BR> (By, Shamokin News Item, PA, Dec. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1376902003> * Flights of fancy into the poetry of the impossible </A><BR> [When it comes to birds, Latin designations yield their own special poetry]<BR> (By Brian Morton, The Scotsman, UK, Dec. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0312140312dec14,1,7645767.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed> Governor waxes poetic on new poet laureate:<BR> Ex-boxer Blagojevich takes a few jabs at himself</A><BR> (Chicago Tribune, Dec. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/bl1203ibpc1.htm> First Place Winner: THE DEAD GIRL TALKS BACK</A><BR> (By Laurel K. Dodge, poetry.about.com, Dec. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2003/December/13/LFlist1.htm> Huntington man writes book of inspirational poetry</A><BR> [James Elkins II's "Out of the Darkness": 110-page paperback]<BR> (By Bob Withers, Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV, Dec. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0312120488dec12,1,6644359.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed> State's latest laureate crafts verse in a garage</A> [Illinois' poet laureate Kevin Stein]<BR> [Governor Blagojevich: "It's nice to have a poet laureate<BR> who can write poetry that I can understand"]<BR> (By James Janega and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyherald.com/dupage/main_story.asp?intID=3796788> Neuqua teens study link between poetry, the blues</A><BR> (By Beth Sneller, Chicago Daily Herald, Dec. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2003/12/11/poetry_jam_is_more_attitude_than_art/> Poetry Jam is more attitude than art</A><BR> (By Ed Siegel, Boston Globe, Dec. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa050802a.htm> Herman Berlandt's International Poetry Museum</A><BR> [T-shirt bearing the Wallace Stevens quote: "Poetry is the priest of the invisible"]<BR> (By Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, poetry.about.com, Dec. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/seast/113seyt2.htm> 10-hour poetry reading Milton's "Paradise Lost" for participants</A><BR> (By Jim Hook, Chicago Daily Southtown, Dec. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1569&dept_id=180944&newsid=10638707&PAG=461&rfi=9> Organization to honor Dickinson with poetry reading in downtown Conroe</A><BR> (By Tiffany Whyte, Conroe Courier, TX, Dec. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/3119195p-2824982c.html> Chester students use poetry to address hard, humorous issues</A><BR> ["Poetry is all around in every aspect of life," Ezell said.<BR> "What the students need to do is develop the poet's eye, soul and ear."]<BR> (By Denyse Clark, Rock Hill Herald, SC, Dec. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1071011414125&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630> Gifted pianist has ear for the poetry</A><BR> [Marc-Andr&eacute; Hamelin never lost the sense that virtuosity<BR> had to keep company with the poetry in Albÿýniz's music.]<BR> (By William Littler, Toronto Star, Dec. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://ww1.mid-day.com/entertainment/music/2003/december/70855.htm> Passion for poetry</A><BR> [Manju Sanghi's favorite poets have been Kabir, Ras Khan, Omar Khayyam and Meera]<BR> (By Narendra Kusnur, Mid-Day Mumbai, India, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,224509,00.html> * A man of poetry</A> [China's Premier Wen Jiabao]<BR> [He quoted Indian poet R. Tagore to express his feelings:<BR> "No matter how far you go, your heart will always be with me.<BR> No matter how long the tree's shadow is at sunset,<BR> it is always joined with the roots."]<BR> (The Straits Times, Singapore, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/09/Floridian/Poetry_unleashed.shtml> Book review: Poetry unleashed</A><BR> [With its punning title, Doggerel, the newest of Everyman's Library<BR> "pocket" poetry anthologies reminds us how closely aligned are poets&#151;<BR> indeed, all humankind - to the canine experience.]<BR> (By David Walton, St. Petersburg Times, FL, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thetranscript.com/Stories/0,1413,103~9054~1819219,00.html> Poetry Corner: Coverings</A><BR> (By Margaret Rollnik Larabee, North Adams Transcript, MA, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/7447199.htm> * Poetry comes in many forms</A><BR> [Whether you're creating cut-up poems or comparing with similes,<BR> you're writing poetry, and using your imagination through words]<BR> (By Katie Wilson, Biloxi Sun Herald, MS, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ctnow.com/travel/hc-dencol-1209,1,4954071.column?coll=hc-utility-travel> Poetry in Bethel</A><BR> [Poetry is so vibrant that we've been able to book our meetings all the way<BR> through the end of June. Visit <A HREF=http://www.wedpoetry.com>www.wedpoetry.com</A>]<BR> (By Denis Horgan, Hartford Courant, CT, Dec. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/exclude/1070715359178490.xml> * Poetry: Lyric lines, the shape of sentences and the spiral of the imagination</A><BR> [Talvikki Ansel's sense of the physicality of lines and sentences is one of the<BR> distinctive elements of her poetry. It gives her poems a sense of invented texture]<BR> (By David Biespiel, The Oregonian, OR, Dec. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~28~1809782,00.html> Lies, poetry lace suicide</A><BR> [Peter Carey's latest novel, <I>My Life as a Fake</I>]<BR> (By Robin Vidimos, Denver Post, Dec. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2003/12/07/the_brand_name/> * The brand name: Hip-hop heavy Russell Simmons has one eye<BR> on the bottom line and the other on higher callings</A><BR> [If anyone deserves to be called the godfather of hip-hop, it's 46-year-old Russell Simmons.]<BR> (By Vanessa E. Jones, Boston Globe, Dec. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/099943-4538-009.html> $100 million Gift from Ruth Lilly rewrites Poetry's life</A><BR> (By Marcella Fleming, Indianapolis Star, Dec. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=139&art_id=qw1070702464497B251&set_id=1> * Coetzee speaks - about television and poetry</A><BR> (By Peter Starck, Independent Online, South Africa, Dec. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/poetry/0,6121,1100709,00.html> * Poetry: Death by a thousand anthologies</A><BR> (By Robert Potts, Guardian, UK, Dec. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/news/stories/20031205/localnews/768226.html> Poetry, art mix at Visalia Convention Center</A><BR> (By Brenda Woods, Visalia Times-Delta, CA, Dec. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://theedge.bostonherald.com/artsNews/edgeArts.bg?articleid=468> Hearing new voices: `Def Poetry Jam' creator Russell Simmons keeps his ear to the street</A><BR> (By Terry Byrne, Boston Herald, Dec. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://semissourian.com/story.html$rec=125834> POETRY and heartbreak at the Rose</A><BR> [Poetry of Tennessee Williams' dialogue]<BR> (By Sam Blackwell, Southeast Missourian, MO, Dec. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://leaderadvertiser.com/index.asp?Sec=News&str=1678> The Power of the Pen</A> [Thomas M. Pablo]<BR> [A soldier's poetry heals inner turmoil, earns him international recognition]<BR> (By Summer Beeks, Polson Lake County Leader, MT, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2003/12/04/local.20031204-sbt-MARS-D7-Love_of_poetry_defin.sto> Love of poetry defines her life</A> [Jessica Maich]<BR> (By Ida Chipman, South Bend Tribune, IN, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/04/DDGN03ENFB1.DTL> * Plaza melds poetry, art and nature</A> [199 Fremont St., San Francisco] <BR> (By John King, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/bl1203ibpcentries.htm> Three poems selected to represent the About Poetry Forum<BR> in this month's InterBoard Poetry Competition</A><BR> (By Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, About Poetry Forum, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,11032,1099569,00.html> Paying for Picasso and poetry</A><BR> [While it is right for the state to pay to educate people with much-needed skills,<BR> such as medicine and engineering, it is morally wrong for it to subsidise courses,<BR> such as Picasso and poetry.] (Guardian, UK, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031203/TBLATCH03/TPHealth/> Hot prose, bad poetry at a doctor's hearing</A><BR> (ByÿýChristie Blatchford, Toronto Globe and Mail, Dec. 3, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ctnow.com/travel/hc-dencol-1202,0,7120129.column?coll=hc-utility-travel> Discovering The Poet. Again.</A><BR> [Wallace Stevens, a native of Hartford, winner of the Pulitzer prize<BR> and other great honors, is forever being discovered]<BR> (By Denis Horgan, Hartford Courant, CT, Dec. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2003/12/20031202_b_main.asp> Love Poetry II</A> [If you daydream about love poetry chances<BR> are Philip Larkin is probably not the poet who comes to mind.<BR> (By Dick Gordon, The Connection, U.S., Dec. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0312020305dec02,1,1874107,print.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed> CITY WATCH: Mansion cafe is poetry and lot more</A><BR> (By Jon Anderson, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0312020047dec02,1,7975910,print.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed> * 1 year (and $100 million) later</A><BR> [Poetry magazine's remarkable gift proves to be a 'mixed blessing']<BR> (By Charles Storch, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0349/holcomb.php> BOOKS: Girl Afraid</A> [In Daphne Gottlieb's Poetry, the Last One Alive Is a Feminist]<BR> (By Mark Holcomb, Village Voice, NY, Dec. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.urbanacitizen.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2003-12-01&-token.story=85221.111216&-nothing> Former Daily Citizen editor pens poetry book</A><BR> ["Chance of Rain" includes 26 poems related to rain or absence of rain]<BR> (By Kathleen Fox, Urbana Daily Citizen, OH, Dec. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/content_objectid=13679993_method=full_siteid=50142_headline=-Sheer-poetry-of-our-mountain-landscape-name_page.html> Sheer poetry of our mountain landscape</A><BR> [The view from the top of Snowdon in North West Wales inspires a lot poetry]<BR> (By Eryl Crump, icNorthWales, UK, Dec. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.marionstar.com/news/stories/20031130/localnews/740448.html> Poetry reading on menu at Ohio State Marion</A><BR> [Lynn Powell's "O Taste and See: Food Poems"]<BR> (By AMANDA YODER, The Marion Star, OH, Nov. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0311300267nov30,1,3049088.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed> Poetry resonates for city's Russians: Yevtushenko told of Nazi horrors</A><BR> [Mark Levin told Yevtushenko: "I will do all that is in<BR> my power to make your poetry penetrate among the masses"]<BR> (By Russell Working, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/search/mmx-g5d1av4vv.8nov19.story> Shirley Hazzard wins fiction prize, Stephen King honored</A><BR> [C.K. Williams, the poetry winner for "The Singing"]<BR> (Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031772329577&path=> Painting the final frontier: Top space artist taps into technology, poetry of flight</A><BR> (BY ROY PROCTOR, Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, Nov. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/7376163.htm> Notre Dame defensive tackle is poetry in motion</A><BR> [Darrell Campbell's favorite poets are William Blake & Wallace Stevens]<BR> (By TOM COYNE, Miami Herald, FL, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-darwin4nov29,0,2642258.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines> * Darwinian poetry tests whether art is a product of evolution or inspired genius</A><BR> [A Harvard University graduate with a background in computer science and an interest<BR> in poetry, Rea created a program that takes two "parent" poems and reproduces a "child"<BR> poem, using a genetic algorithm, a formula that mimics sexual reproduction]<BR> (By Michael Dinan, Stamford Advocate, CT, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-strauss29nov29,1,4735071.story?coll=la-home-style> * Turnpikes, refineries and -- poetry?</A><BR> [When Paul Muldoon won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry this spring, he became the 3rd poet<BR> & the 4th in the last decade from New Jersey to receive the honor in the last four years&#151;<BR> Stephen Dunn (2001), C.K. Williams (2000) and Yusef Komunyakaa (1994)]<BR> (By Robert Strauss, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3536225&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=books&thesecondsubsection=reviews> Short takes: Poetry</A> [Alistair Paterson: "Summer On The Cote D'azur"]<BR> (By Penelope Bieder, New Zealand Herald, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-2/1070000206123201.xml> * C. K. Williams reflects on his poetry and latest honor</A><BR> [Recommends fellow Jerseyans Paul Muldoon & Robert Pinsky<BR> and current U.S. poet laureate Louise Gluck]<BR> (By Jennifer D. Braun, Newark Star Ledger, NJ, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/story/4451304p-4437401c.html> 'Superheated' slam combines poetry, imagery, art at hot shop </A><BR> (By Diane de la Paz, Tacoma News Tribune, WA Nov. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-darwinianpoetry4nov28,0,1937816.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines> * Creativity or chance? Darwinian Poetry tests whether evolution can replace inspiration to make art</A><BR> (By Michael Dinan, Greenwich Time, CT, Nov. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ftimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=19063> Rossville Students Bring James Whitcomb Riley Poetry to Life</A><BR> (By Martha Fulkerson, Frankfort Times, IN, Nov. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pinkun.com/content/ncfc/Story.asp?Brand=PINKUNonline&Category=Norwich&ItemId=NOED27+Nov+2003+12%3A34%3A45%3A367> Can you write poetry in Motion?</A><BR> [Andrew Motion said: "In all its many and varied forms,<BR> poetry retains an element of chant, of song. It's an<BR> essential part of its primitive appeal and pleasure.]<BR> (Pinkun.com, UK, Nov. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/publish/article_8845.shtml> MP's love poetry read out in House</A><BR> (Shropshire Star, UK, Nov. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/local/7361829.htm> Ohio sisters won national acclaim for 1800s poetry</A> [Alice and Phoebe Cary]<BR> (Akron Beacon Journal, OH, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.megastar.co.uk/world/news/2003/11/25/sMEG01MTA2OTc1Mjk1MjQ.html> Footie poetry in Motion</A><BR> [Poet Laureate Andrew Motion searches for a ÿý10,000 a year football "chants laureate"]<BR> (By Jools Long, Megastar News, UK, Nov. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/11/25/dl2503.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/11/25/ixnewstop.html> Poetry in...</A> [There's only one Andrew Motion. Only one Andrew Motion.<BR> He's white; he's mean; he writes poems for the Queen.] (Telegraph.co.uk, UK, Nov. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/4430737p-4420684c.html> * Childhood trauma shaped TallMountain's poetry</A><BR> [Mary TallMountain (1918-1994): Her poetry speaks of pain etched in a child's<BR> memory and finally transcended by a mature woman of great compassion and insight]<BR> (By Anne Hanley, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Nov. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa120100a.htm> * HipHop, Performance Poetry, Spoken Word, Slam</A><BR> [Eman at 16 is a striking, energetic presence. If you're looking for the definitions of the<BR> New Poetry, she's the one to ask. "Poetry is an explosion of words that should move you"]<BR> (By Bob Holman, poetry.about.com, Nov. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/crime/0,6121,1090455,00.html> From poetry of violence to clumsiness of prose</A><BR> [Trevor Hoyle's "Rule of Night" alert to the speed and clumsy poetry of violence]<BR> (By Chris Petit, The Guardian, UK, Nov. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bouldernews.com/bdc/business_columnists/article/0,1713,BDC_2466_2448251,00.html> Stutzman: Poetry of the jobless</A><BR> [Susan Romano's Haiku booklet "The Nature of Unemployment" written one year after being laid off<BR> from Sun Microsystems in Broomfield, serves as a tiny peek into what joblessness is really like]<BR> (By Erika Stutzman, Boulder Daily Camera, CO, Nov. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/11/22/d311222101107.htm> Indian Poetry in English: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1807-1831)</A><BR> (By Mary Pereira, The Daily Star, Bangladesh, Nov. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emorywheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/21/3fbd2e84bc1d0> Poetry Jam blends homor, social commentary</A><BR> (By Rishi Chhatwal, The Emory Wheel, Nov. 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/calendar/articles/2003/11/20/ducks_poetry_and_art_outdoors/> Ducks, poetry, and art outdoors</A><BR> [A quartet of poets salutes its late colleague and friend in "A Tribute to Anne Sexton"]<BR> (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe, Nov. 20, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/broncos/article/0,1299,DRMN_17_2439459,00.html> Pure poetry in motion: Broncos' Ferguson brings inspiration with his pen, play</A><BR> (By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News, Nov. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.orion-online.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/19/3fbaa7505388d> Moxie's hosts poetry slam session</A><BR> (By Ana Guerra, Orion Online, Calif. State University, Chico, Nov. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2003/11/19/build/health/75-thanksgiving.inc> Hayes: Tasty Thanksgiving ideas come from poetry</A><BR> (By Dayle Hayes, Billings Gazette, MT, Nov. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/3fb8846547843> DEF Poetry Jam confronts race, politics, pastries</A><BR> (By Farouk Samad, Daily Pennsylvanian, Nov. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/97/59/01_4.html> Students discover 'Paradise' at Milton Marathon poetry reading</A><BR> (By Nathan Tafoya, Arizona Daily Wildcat, Nov. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en45264&F_catID=&f_type=source> Renewed interest in Bulleh Shah's (1680-1758) poetry</A><BR> (Hi Pakistan, Pakistan, Nov. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/111503/tp6np1.htm?date=111503&story=tp6np1.htm> Surviving painful childhood becomes poetry</A><BR> (By April Frawley, Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL, Nov. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/14pslam_p1petaluma.html> Petaluma 'Slams' putting poetry in spotlight</A><BR> (By Janet Parmer, Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA, Nov. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/14/3fb47023ee395> Cowboy poet ropes life's experiences into poetry</A><BR> (By MANDI IRIONS, Daily Nebraskan, Nov. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/metrosouthwest/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_southwest_news/106872824825540.xml> One of Oregon's poetry pros</A><BR> (By Janet Goetze, The Oregonian, Nov. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20031113/ent/ent1.html> Conquering minds with poetry </A><BR> (Jamaica Gleaner, Nov. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://allafrica.com/stories/200311120503.html> Is Hausa Poetry in Decline?</A><BR> (AllAfrica.com, Nov. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.watleyreview.com/2003/111103-2.html> White-collar Poetry Jobs Moving Overseas</A> [News Satire]<BR> (Watley Review, Nov. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=printable&repository=0001_article&id=12339> * Former poet laureate Billy Collins draws laughs, praise</A><BR> (By Albert Chiou, Stanford Daily, Nov. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/4359503p-4367619c.html> Poetry journal holds cultural adventure</A><BR> (By Anne Hanley, Anchorage Daily News, Nov. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1068360719242680.xml> Aun: Writer finds poetry in nature</A><BR> (By Fred J. Aun, Newark Star-Ledger, Nov. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/content_objectid=13601954_method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-Thomas-s-poetry--has-touched-generations--name_page.html> Dylan Thomas's poetry 'has touched generations'</A> (icWales, UK, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://fusion.stolaf.edu/messenger/index.cfm?section=article&article_number=1287&issue_volume=117&issue_number=7&issue_date=11/7/2003> 'Saintly words': Wilson reads original poetry</A><BR> (By Meredith Johnson, Manitou Messenger, St. Olaf, MN, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thebatt.com/news/552080.html> Rita Dove's poetry unites people</A><BR> [Dove read from "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"]<BR> (By Lauren Smith, The Battalion, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=88723&SecID=2> Poetry at the Texas Book Festival</A> [Gary Glazner]<BR> (News 8 Austin, TX, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Nov/11072003/friday/108900.asp> Baxter Black shares cowboy poetry</A><BR> (By Christopher Smart, Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bowdoin.edu/studorgs/orient/2003-11-07/features01.htm> Poetry group slams Bowdoin</A><BR> (By Joy Lee, Bowdoin Orient, ME, Nov. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travelstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3532763&thesection=travel&thesubsection=destination&thesecondsubsection=uk> UK's Lake District pure poetry</A> [Wordsworth's poetry]<BR> (By Brian Johnston, New Zealand Herald, Nov. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=112224&pid=null> Poetry Book by a Maltese-Canadian Published in Toronto</A><BR> [John P. Portelli publishes 55 poems in Maltese with English translation]<BR> (By di-ve.com, Malta, Nov. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/exclude/1067777985324940.xml> Poetry: Kleinzahler juggles idioms, reveling in elasticity of American language</A><BR> (By DAVID BIESPIEL, The Oregonian, Nov. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/11/01/d31101210396.htm> * Indian Poetry in English: Daruwalla</A><BR> ["Poetry is literally god-given. Poetry reflects contemporary reality."]<BR> (By Keki Daruwalla, The Daily Star, Nov. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3230127.stm> Archbishop Rowan Williams's sermon on Dylan's poetry</A><BR> (By Nick Dermody, BBC Wales News Online, Nov. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20031031005540&newsLang=en> News from Poetry Authors Nikhil Parekh and William Lowenkamp</A><BR> (By AuthorsDen.com, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2003/11/01/build/local/LOC001.html> SUIC Professor Nominated for Poet Laureate</A><BR> (By Richard Goldstein, The Southern Illinoisan, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pjstar.com/news/local/b16dqjt4008.html> Bradley Universty professor makes the cut</A><BR> [Kevin Stein & Rodney Jones, finalists for Illinois poet laureate]<BR> (By DAYNA R. BROWN, Peoria Journal Star, IL, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/friday/1067596505100620.xml> Paltrow puts poetry in motion for Plath</A><BR> [Gwyneth Paltrow radiates a manic heat when Sylvia first falls<BR> in love with Ted Hughes, the man she call her "black marauder"]<BR> (By Joanna Connors, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.goshen.edu/record/article.php3?story_id=1361&slashSess=1051bdb3d421d205df7e982ec02b14a1> * Li-Young Lee lectures on life and poetry</A><BR> ["I don't write poems; God writes poems," said Lee]<BR> (By Sondra Eby, Goshen College Record, Indiana, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.goshen.edu/record/article.php3?story_id=1351> Mennonite Poetry compiled </A> (By Katie Mast, Goshen College Record, Oct. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=34404> Don't tell this to Jaya: in UP, POTA is poetry</A><BR> (By AMIT SHARMA, Indian Express, Oct. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=66000&format=html> Poetry served in heaping portions at Greencastle coffee shop</A><BR> (By BONNIE H. BRECHBILL, Herald-Mail, Maryland, Oct. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.arbiteronline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/30/3fa0ba3c9221b> Poetry Spotlight: Danny Stewart</A><BR> [Bartender-poet revels in self-expression and personal growth]<BR> (By Jason Bright, The Arbiter, Boise State University, Oct. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031029/cgwfns1_1.html> * Modern American Pop Culture Icon Magnetic Poetry Turns Ten</A><BR> (Yahoo Financial News, Oct. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/hipclicks/2003-10-29-hip-clicks_x.htm> Make some poetry; Billy Ray has a vision</A> (By Whitney Matheson, USA Today, Oct. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_437761,0008.htm> "Politics made me forget poetry," says Prime Minister Vajpayee</A> (Hindustan Times, Oct. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1028/p16s01-bogn.html?entryBottomStory> * The elusive poet of Russia</A> [T.J. Binyon's "Pushkin"]<BR> [Russians revere Pushkin, but his work remains little known outside Russia]<BR> (By Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thealienonline.net/ao_030.asp?tid=1&scid=3&iid=1996> * Dee Rimbaud's second poetry collection sells to Blue Chrome</A><BR> ["For me, my writing and art are complimentary disciplines... Like James Joyce,<BR> I am tempted to take my writing into almost absurd, surrealist, painterly realms"]<BR> (By Sandy Auden, The Alien Online News, Oct. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=47173> Poems as Frozen Images of Life - compilation examines life through poet's eyes</A><BR> ["Blessings Come Down": "I want blessings to come down/Like rain showering<BR> from the sky/Hitting me at all angles/Leaving no parts of me dry"]<BR> (Primezone Media Network, Oct. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/articles/2003/10/24/features/the_arts/arts01.txt> First poetry slam at JFK Library in Vallejo</A><BR> [Note: 15-year-old winner Tom Collins II shown with wisdom mudra pose]<BR> (By Richard Freedman, Vallejo Times-Herald, Oct. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1066947009508&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630> Scant poetry in 'Sylvia'</A><BR>[Gwyneth Paltrow as tortured poet & author Sylvia Plath] <BR>(By Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star, Oct. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2003/10/24/spooky_poetry_of_carnage_is_smothered_by_symbolism/> Film Review: Spooky poetry of 'Carnage' is smothered by symbolism</A><BR> (By Ty Burr, Boston Globe, Oct. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/53914/1/.html> Young poet and SINDA award winner publishes poetry book for charity</A><BR> [Rahul Keerthi: 'No man stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child']<BR> (By Yvonne Cheong, Channelnewsasia.com, Singapore, Oct. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://washingtontimes.com/entertainment/20031023-085755-7287r.htm> * Marriage shown with all passion, pathos of poetry</A><BR> ["Sylvia" depicts the estranged conjugal-poetic union between Sylvia Plath<BR> and Ted Hughes impressively portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Craig]<BR> (By By Gary Arnold, Washington Times, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2003/10/24/news/news01.txt> Rhymin' on the range: Bitterroot bards prefer poetry the cowboy way</A><BR> (By Buddy Smith, Hamilton Ravalli Republic, MT, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/23/3f97e9a58d0e3> 'All girl' poetry: queer slam poetry troupe from Seattle, will hit Eugene</A><BR> (By Natasha Chilingerian, Oregon Daily Emerald, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/102303/thi_poetry.shtml> Bringing poetry back</A> [Kevin Max]<BR> [Member of Christian hip-hop group DC Talk visits Juneau to share his music & poetry]<BR> (By Korry Keeker, Juneau Empire, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/10/23/news/8947.shtml> Creative writing series continues with poetry and fiction readings</A><BR> [Gjertrud Schnackenberg read poems from her newest volume, "The Throne of Labdachus"]<BR> (By Mimi Chubb, Daily Princetonian, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fe20031023gp.htm> * HAMARIKYU: A garden of poetry in the city's heart</A><BR> [Japanese aristocrats used to debate about which was the finest season,<BR> spring or autumn. Poetic souls favored autumn, which -- with its crying insects,<BR> fragile flowers and falling leaves -- epitomized the fleeting nature of life.]<BR> (By Linda Inoki, The Japan Times, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Features/Details.asp?Pg=1&ContentID=7099> * The Poetry Of Plath</A> [Director Christine Jeffs discusses Sylvia, the dark flipside<BR> to star Paltrow's previously sunny romantic literary epic "Shakespeare In Love"]<BR> (By Annlee Ellingson, FilmStew.com, Oct. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1140&dept_id=151360&newsid=10393653&PAG=461&rfi=9> First anthology of Mennonite poetry released by Goshen College English professor</A><BR> [Ann E. Hostetler edited "A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry"]<BR> (Kalona News, IA, Oct. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=43750&pn=local> Faiz's poetry comes alive at a memorable evening</A><BR> [Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1913-1984)]<BR> (By Staff Reporter, Times of Oman, Oct. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=23699> * Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham read selections of her poetry</A><BR> [Graham said neurologists have identified compassion as a primal reaction,<BR> in the same part of the brain as the sense of touch]<BR> (By Raymond Pacia, Yale Daily News, Oct. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20031022/localnews/495946.html> Students hold 'poetry slam'</A><BR> [Kids need not a football field but a poetry field to express what they feel]<BR> (By Maggie Rotermund, Baxter Bulletin, AR, Oct. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.citizenonline.net/citizen/archive/article6F141F8671E04EE6B9A44395DB9DFA14.asp> * Library hosts teen poetry slam for Teen Read Week</A><BR> [Newton County Library will host Poetry Slam; 7 Teen Poetry Links]<BR> (By KEVIN CULPEPPER, Citizen Online, Covington, GA, Oct. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/news/stories/20031017/localnews/468555.html> Poetry of Art: Painter, writer combine for Visalia exhibit</A><BR> [Michigan painter Lori Cuker Adamek and Exeter poet Barbara Templin]<BR> (By Aaron Collins, visalia Times-Delta, CA, Oct. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.blackhillsbandit.com/articles/2003/10/17/news/news09.txt> Week booked to focus on teen poetry reading</A><BR> [Magnetic window clinging poetry to inspire teens to write]<BR> (By Sarah L. Schipman, Black Hills Bandit, SD, Oct. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/16/3f8eb82220777> A war against poetry</A> (David Jagernauth, Oregon Daily Emerald, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/story.asp?id=34207E39-24B8-4567-B478-2431733792CD> * Marc Chagall's visual poetry</A><BR> [Illustrated books marks the 1st exhibition of Chagall's works in Vancouver]<BR> (By Michael Scott, Vancouver Sun, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.union-bulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=18772> * Walla Walla College gallery exhibit pairs Poetry and Art</A><BR> [Many broadsides from the private collection of the late poet William Stafford]<BR> (By Cathy Grimes & Vicki Hillhouse, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.newtownbee.com/Features.asp?d=Archive2000&s=Features10-16-2003-13-13-06.htm> Encouraging Young Adults To Read, And To Try Some Poetry</A><BR> (BY SHANNON HICKS, Newtown Bee, CT, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82188.html> Brotherly Love: Tony-Winning Def Poetry Jam Starts Tour in Philadelphia, Oct. 16</A><BR> (By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.gazette.net/200342/princegeorgescty/education/182918-1.html> Using poetry to enlighten, inspire</A> (By Guy Leonard, The Gazette, MD, Oct. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3193692.stm> * Larkin is nation's top poet</A><BR> [Philip Larkin chosen as the nation's best-loved poet of the last 50 years]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1063137,00.html> * Poets' poll crowns Larkin king of verse</A><BR> [Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney, RS Thomas]<BR> (John Ezard, Guardian, UK, Oct. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1137742003> * Poetry of life - it doesn't miss a bleat</A><BR> (By Jim Gilchrist, Scotsman.com News, Oct. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailytrojan.com/article.do?issue=/V150/N34&id=01-poetry.34d.html> * Poetry in Motion</A><BR> [Every Tuesday night, The Greenway Court Theatre hosts Da Poetry Lounge,<BR> the nation's largest weekly poetry open mic with 200-300 readers.]<BR> (By Olivia Purnell, Daily Trojan, USC, Oct. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2003/10/13/community/news3.prt> Potosi prisoner writes poetry to pass the time</A><BR> (By Chris Cline, Daily Journal, Park Hills, Missouri, Oct. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pressherald.com/audience/stories/031012isaacson.shtml> Thomas Paquette's Paintings: "Of Earth and Sky"</A> <BR> [At Jameson Gallery, pure poetry on canvas and film]<BR> (By Phil Isaacson, Portland Press Herald, Maine, Oct. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/4146042p-4160075c.html> A fair dose of good poetry</A> [Poem by 11-year old Storm Van Flein-Hage]<BR> [I can smell the smelly smell / that smells like / Horses.]<BR> (By Anne Hanley, Anchorage Daily News, Oct. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2003/10/prweb84020.htm> Anthony H. Schmidt Jr: "Under the Rose: Poetry of Tragedy, Essence, and Romance"</A><BR> [Writing poetry is an art form, and expressing this form of art is to fulfill one's self]<BR> (Press Release, eMediawire, Oct. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=1068289> Fichtelberg's passion: Capturing life in poetry</A><BR> (By Carmina Danini, San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2003/10/11/etnewskeat11.xml&sSheet=/travel/2003/10/11/ixtrvhome.html> Poetic justice for Keats House</A><BR> [Keats House in Hampstead, north London, has been voted Britain's top<BR> poetry landmark following a nationwide survey by the Poetry Society.<BR> Wordsworth's "Westminster Bridge" was voted second best landmark.<BR> Dylan Thomas's "Laugharne in Wales" came in third.]<BR> (By Lynn Robson, Telegraph, UK, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3180902.stm> Drought reveals poet's hidden depths</A> [Shelley's 1st wife Harriet drowned]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?g6972_BC_MI--FactoryPoet&&news&newsflash-michigan> Machinist produces poetry to the hum of a saw</A><BR> [65-year-old machinist Londis Carpenter has composed more than 200 poems]<BR> (The Associated Press, Michigan Live, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031010/laf028_1.html> DEF POETRY JAM Goes Bicoastal</A> (Yahoo Financial News, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/funkpoetry101003.html> Alison Funk poetry reading set for Oct. 13</A><BR> (UDaily, University of Delaware, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.palatkadailynews.com/pages/10102003/teen.html> Poetry contest will celebrate Teen Read Week</A><BR> (By Kirk Collier, Palatka Daily News, FL, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/6981372.htm> POSITIVELY ARTFUL: Students get instruction in hip-hop art</A><BR> (By Marc Cabrera, Monterey County Herald, Oct. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap10-09-054644.asp?reg=EUROPE> Poem about British villages wins poetry competition</A> [Con Connell]<BR> ["Our village holds no special place / In history. Its public face /<BR> Would cause no traveler to pause, / Its landscape merits no applause."]<BR> (Associated Press, MSNBC News, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/1009/carsonc.html> Top poetry prize for Ciaran Carson</A><BR> [Carson won ÿý10,000 Forward Prize for his 9th collection 'Breaking News']<BR> (RT&Eacute; Interactive, Ireland, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pjstar.com/sports/theobald/b0vshuhm077.html> Cubs righty is poetry in motion</A><BR> ["Spahn & Sain, & pray for rain" & "Without Wood & Prior, our situation's dire"]<BR> (By Phil Theobald, PJStar.com News, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news.asp?storyvar=3996&font_size=1> Poetry takes root with kids</A><BR> [Margot Henderson: create, connect, understand, interpret & inspire]<BR> (Forres-Gazette, UK, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3176524.stm> National poetry contest names winner</A><BR> [Con Connell portrays Britain as a needlework map]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1065677406156121.xml> Girls soccer: Morris Hills' victory is poetry in motion</A><BR> [Dani Dudek's poem helped her soccer teammates end losing streak and win 2-0]<BR> (By Rich Bevensee, Newark Star-Ledger, NJ, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/printable_version.cfm?objectid=13495094&siteid=50082> * Bringing poetry to life - and into the lives of children</A><BR> [Boys like the idea of shaping something, they look at poems like a puzzle]<BR> (By Jenny Rees, The Western Mail, UK, Oct. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_158770.html> Poetry forum 'slams' into 'Burgh</A><BR> [Sage Berlin: "When the listener hears it, they're feeling<BR> your feelings, your emotion, the spirit actually fills the room"]<BR> (By Michael Machosky, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oct. 8, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,7491365%255E3102,00.html> Word gets around on poetry buses</A><BR> [Verse written by 7 Queensland students will adorn more than 200 buses]<BR> (By Rosemary Odgers, Queensland Courier-Mail, Australia, Oct. 8, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www1.appstate.edu/dept/csil/10-07-03/news/multicultural.html> Lyric Poetry Slam remixes freestyle rap, artistic expression, poetry</A><BR> (By Elizabeth Ashford, Appalachhian Online, Oct. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82037.html> Tony Award-Winning Def Poetry Jam Launches Tour in Philadelphia, Oct. 16</A><BR> (By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill, Oct. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=6695> New CD Puts Chicano Children's Poetry to Music</A><BR> [by poet Francisco X, Alarc&oacute;n & composer Pablo Ortiz]<BR> (By Susanne Rockwell, UC Davis News Service, Oct. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/142474_tf206.html> * Poetry evolution: Create your own work of poetry&#151; online</A><BR> [Subjecting 1000 randomly generated groups of words to a form of natural<BR> selection at Darwinian Poetry (www.codeasart.com/poetry/darwin.html)]<BR> (By Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff, Oct. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2003/masseynews/oct/oct6/stories/20-17-03.html> Students translate poetry</A> [typography design of poems]<BR> (Massey News, Massey University, New Zealand, Oct. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20031006/localnews/396117.html> Poetry with pizzazz: The Sugar Lady brings hip-hop poetry to Guam</A><BR> (By Oyaol Ngirairikl, Pacific Daily News, Guam, Oct. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2003/10/05/build/nation/47-rhyme.inc> President's poetry revealed</A><BR> (Associated Press, Billings Gazette, MT, Oct. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10671~1673450,00.html> Poets follow their muses to Pleasanton's Century House</A><BR> [Lynne Knight of Berkeley & David Alpaugh of Pleasant Hill]<BR> (Tri-Valley Herald, Pleasanton, CA, Oct. 3, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Oct03/031003/nite10.htm> Poetry Reading Launched To Revive Fading Syair</A> (Brudirect.com News, Oct. 3, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,212974,00.html> * Family heirloom turns out to be sheer poetry</A><BR> [14-page Su Dongpo's Buddhist manuscript worth millions]<BR> (The Straits Times, Singapore, Oct. 3, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2003/10/03/2003100316194.htm> Shining stars of poetry's newest incarnation strive to experience life's lessons</A><BR> [Eirik Ott & Hilary Thomas are two poets on the open road doing poetry slam]<BR> (By Eric Connor, Greenvile News, SC, Oct. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/6932793.htm> In the solar system of poetry, he's a star</A><BR> [Albert Goldbarth's "Combinations of the Universe"]<BR> (By John Freeman, Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://tv.oneworld.net/tapestry?story=836> Songs, Poetry and Speeches in the Peace Gardens</A><BR> [Anti-war protesters held a rally in Manchester's peace gardens]<BR> (By Chris Edwards, OneWorld TV, Oct. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.news-gazette.com/story.cfm?Number=14639> Stratton students help put poetry in motion</A><BR> (By ANNE COOK, News-Gazette, Champaign, IL, Oct. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=45925> Nietzsche is not Dead - New Book of Poetry Continues German Philosopher's Work</A><BR> [Frederick Martin-Del-Campo's verse meditations in "On the Hill of Contemplation"]<BR> (PrimeZone Media, Oct. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20030929&fname=Political+Books+(F)&sid=1> Poetry In Very Slow Motion</A><BR> [President Kalam's book "My Journey" is a collection of 20-odd "poems"]<BR> (By SHEELA REDDY, Outlook India, Sept. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=666693> From bad to verse as poetry sales struggle</A><BR> [Amateur Doncaster poet Denise Hackett left with hundreds of unsold<BR> books on her hands after spending nearly ÿý2,000 publishing her work]<BR> (Sheffield Today, Sept. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=109025> Potty Poetry goes from bard to verse!</A><BR> [Sale of the 100,000th copy of their best selling children's poetry title]<BR> (PR Newswire, UK, Sept. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEH20030926145301&Title=Top+Stories&rLink=-242> Vajpayee floors NRIs, again with poetry</A> (newindpress.com News, Sept. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/25/1064083123967.html> A voice that turns prose into poetry</A><BR> [Aleksandar Hemon's "Nowhere Man: The Pronek Fantasies"]<BR> (By Cameron Woodhead, TheAge.com, Australia, Sept. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cadillacnews.com/articles/2003/09/27/news/news05.txt> Poetry keeps Manton teen from falling apart</A><BR> [Olivia Long's poem "Falling Apart" won the Shakespeare award]<BR> (By Eric Dorais, Cadillac News, Michigan, Sept. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/bach092603.html> Bach's Lunch Series to feature music, poetry and discussions</A> <BR>(UDaily, University of Delaware, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/26/3f73fff860ba7> New poetry professor delivers reading of work</A> [Charles Bernstein] <BR>(By Sameer Khetan, Daily Pennsylvanian, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/97/24/04_2.html> * Memories take shape in student's poetry</A><BR> [Sherwin Bitsui's "Shapeshift"-- Navaho poetry. "I am not too concerned<BR> with giving people answers. I am more concerned with raising questions."]<BR> (By Lisa Schumaier, Arizona Daily Wildcat, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2003/09/26&section=features&storyid=PoetrySlam> Students 'slam' sonnets at Shakespearean show</A> [Angelica Duran]<BR> [students read all 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets in public in Lafayette]<BR> (By April Link, The Exponent, Purdue University, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1281&dept_id=517514&newsid=10225464&PAG=461&rfi=9> SCSU professor pens book that espouses power of poetry</A> [Lystra M. Richardson]<BR> ["poetry has been used to communicate deep feelings and stir our imaginations"]<BR> (By Marissa Yaremich, New Haven Register, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/todaynews/view/994/1/.html> * For d luv of poetry: ...or how literature and<BR> creative writingcan help explain that Sars patient</A><BR> (By mr brown, ChannelNewsAsia.com, Sept. 26, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/09.25.03/alavi-0339.html> * Visual Poetry: Iranian artist Seyed Alavi illuminates language at Sonoma State U</A><BR> ["This narrow cage, / surely is not meant for a song bird like me.<BR> My home is an enchanted green, / to that garden I shall flee. --Hafez]<BR> (By Gretchen Giles, North Bay Bohemian, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6856693.htm> POETRY IN PARKING</A> [16 haikus on garage wall]<BR> (By Kellie Schmitt, San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6859759.htm> Palo Alto parking garage poetry debuts to public</A><BR> [Playing staccato / On the bars, the treble clef / Is my parakeet]<BR> (Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030925/APN/309250917> Palo Alto parking garage poetry debuts to public</A><BR> [Playing staccato / On the bars, the treble clef / Is my parakeet]<BR> (Associated Press, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id=B5C55647-9198-4722-BA18-39631C85698C> Poetry without irony: Natural storyteller performs with gusto</A><BR> [Gilles Vigneault is one of the world's great modern-day troubadours]<BR> (By JUAN RODRIGUEZ, Montreal Gazette, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/09/25/news/8616.shtml> Wilson College teaches Indian cooking and poetry</A><BR> [Radha Valabha follows the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita]<BR> (Raj Hathiramani, Daily Princetonian, Sept. 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/6852078.htm> Philip Glass provides visual poetry with live soundtrack</A><BR> (By Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sept. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.southerndigest.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/23/3f71d4c85ddb1> Poetry night blazes in the Mocha room</A><BR> ["Poetry is a way for others to take a look through your eyes"]<BR> (By Nicole Dorn, Southern Digest, LA, Sept. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.primezone.com/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=45482> * Joining Women Through Words - New Poetry Book Highlights Ordeals, Emotions of Women</A><BR> [Carla Horton's "True Love...Unconditionally":<BR> "I refuse to believe that true love, unconditionally,/<BR> along with romance and a lifetime of happiness does/ not exist./<BR> I refuse to believe that the same man that professes/<BR> his love for you and thinks that you are the sunshine/<BR> of his life and the beat in his heart, can't still love/<BR> you the same way once you're married./ I have yet to find that man,<BR> but just as sure as I/ know that there is a GOD in heaven, a good/<BR> man like that does exist." (PrimeZone Media News, Sept. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/106430964452390.xml> * Poetry in photos</A> [Aaron Siskind's Abstract Expressionism: he sought out<BR> flat surfaces that he could photograph purely for the poetic qualities implicit<BR> in their details, using the elements of each image as a painter would use shapes.]<BR> (By Dan Tranberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sept. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/content_objectid=13437872_method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-Welsh-poetry-outsells-English-3-1-name_page.html> Welsh poetry outsells English 3-1</A><BR> [Average sale of a English poetry book is 300 copies & 1000 copies in Welsh]<BR> (By Rhodri Clark, icWales, UK, Sept. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.arcataeye.com/scene/030922scene02.shtml> Poetry Review: The lingering touch of poetry</A><BR> [M.J. Arcangelini: "Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other.<BR> It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tips of my words."]<BR> (By Celia Homesley, Arcata Eye, Humboldt County, CA, Sept. 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.adn.com/life/story/3972890p-3994270c.html> Fishing imagery distinguishes Leslie Leyland Fields' poetry</A><BR> (By ANNE HANLEY, Anchorage Daily News, Sept. 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/19ppoetry_p2petaluma.html> Poetry walk to pay tribute to poet, videographer</A> [Judy Stedman]<BR> (By JANET PARMER, Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA, Sept. 20, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001738105_kalakalaside20m0.html> Historic boat has variety of readers writing poetry</A><BR> [Lynne Wilson: "The lake enfolds you/The city cherishes you/Homeless, homeless bound"]<BR> (By Eric Sorensen, Seattle Times, Sept. 20, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3120264.stm> * Angelou's fight - with poetry</A> [Maya Angelou celebrates her 75th birthday]<BR> (BBC News, Sept. 20, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/weekly/morgue/2003/2003_09_19.intro19.html> Haiku on High</A> [16 poems will grace new downtown parking structure]<BR> (By Miriam Boon, Martin Nobida, Grace Rauh & Terry Tang, Palo Alto Weekly, Sept. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/weekly/morgue/2003/2003_09_19.grace.html> Haiku profile </A> [Haiku from Joy Shieman, Valerie Ross, Palmer Pinney, Verna Spinrad]<BR> [Joy L. Shieman: "From this dark, clay soil, from seeds not even watered, Sunrise of poppies..."]<BR> [Verna Spinrad: "I have parked the car And am walking to meet you. A smile moves my lips."]<BR> (By Grace Rauh, Palo Alto Weekly, Sept. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/weekly/morgue/2003/2003_09_19.martin.html> Haiku profile </A> [Haiku from Shaina Davis, Heidi Tornieri, Beth Holtzman, Matthew Tan]<BR> [Heidi Tornieri: "Pita laughed at me, Raced me&#151; me a turtle friend. She's a hare. I won."]<BR> [Matthew Tan: "Playing staccato On the bars, the treble clef Is my parakeet."]<BR> (Palo Alto Weekly, Sept. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/19_09_03_c.asp> Suheir Hammad drops lyrical bombs with her poetry</A><BR> (By Ali Jaafar, Beirut Daily Star, Sept. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/6810619.htm> Poetry in motion: Music and acting blend in presentation of 'Moonlight' masterpiece</A> <BR>(By Terry Lee Goodrich, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sept. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.abc.net.au/westernplains/stories/s949129.htm> Every year around thirty lucky people go outback for poetry.</A><BR> (By Andrew Dunkley, ABC Western Plains NSW, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.walthamforestguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.413947.0.poetry_key_to_cancer_recovery_says_sidney.php> Poetry key to cancer recovery, says Sidney Jackson</A><BR> ["Writing the poems helps me take my mind off things.<BR> It helps me focus on the better things in life."]<BR> (By Guardian reporter, Waltham Forest Guardian, London, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/18/3f6979f1c8c08> Poetry translations offer new insight</A><BR> [Evening of cross-cultural readings from Brazil, France and Russia]<BR> (By Elizaveta Malashenko, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.backstage.com/backstage/features/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1982823> The Song of the Spoken Word: New Theatrical Genre? Passing Fad?</A><BR> (By Leonard Jacobs, Feature Stories, Backstage.com, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1063867826219690.xml> Duke estate opens its gates to Dodge Poetry Festival</A><BR> (BY PEGGY McGLONE, Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1443618&nav=0nqxI2YK> * 12 year old Wins Poetry Award</A> [Ayesha Shah's poem on "God"]<BR> (By Pam Dixon, kplctv.com, Lake Charles, LA, Sept. 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=11940> Poetry coach says students' verses got him fired</A><BR> (Associated Press, First Amendment Center, Sept. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.madisoncourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=253&ArticleID=14135> Comfort in Words MCHS counselor finds peace in poetry</A><BR> (By Peggy Vlerebome, Madison Courier, Sept. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/buncombe_news/41926> "Fall in Love with Poetry" & "Food for Thought"</A><BR> (Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, Sept. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.madison.com/captimes/features/stories/56884.php> * Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins will be at Book Festival</A><BR> (By Heather Lee Schroeder, Capital Times, Wisconsin, Sept. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/4540.aspx> Ben and Roger Miller; Art, Poetry and Music: It's Millers' Time at the Zeitgeist</A><BR> (By Michael Andor Brodeur, Weekly Dig, Sept. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=377&ArticleID=89061> Proprietor publishes prose, poetry journal</A> [Brandi MacDonald]<BR> (By JESSIE SALISBURY, Nashau Telegraph, Sept. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200309/15/+poetry20030915_news.html+20030915+news> Woman's poetry adds light to others' lives</A><BR> (By Alicia Carmichael, Bowling Green Daily News, Sept. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/030911eli.shtml> University of Georgia Brings Virtual Poetry to the Streets of New York</A><BR> [E.L.I. (Electro-Linguistic Imagination) programmed to generate random poetry<BR> from text database] (By Mark Callahan, UGA News, Sept. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2003/09/13/1063417871.htm> Taipei international poetry festival kicks off</A><BR> (By Peter Mah, Taipei News, Sept. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.towncrieronline.ca/main/main.php?direction=viewstory&storyid=2584&rootcatid=&communityid=7&rootsubcatid=> The craft of poetry</A> (By Carol A. Adams, Toronto Town Crier, Sep 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/12/2003067595> Poetry festival attempts to show what are words worth</A><BR> (By Ian Bartholomew, Taipei Times, Sep 12, 2003, p. 18)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/thu/sep11h17.htm> Prof delivers talk on values of poetry</A> [Linda Amy Kimball]<BR> (By Lyna Mohammad, Borneo Bulletin, Sept. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.tennessean.com/education/archives/03/09/39051082.shtml?Element_ID=39051082> Collection of poetry highlights kids' works</A> [Haki Madhubuti]<BR> (By A. TACUMA ROEBACK, The Tennessean, Sept. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=19957> A few lines of poetry save the day</A><BR> (By MICHAELA BANCUD, Portland Tribune, Sep 9, 2003 )<BR> <A HREF=http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=30503> Bashful VP tells a few 'lies' to VIP guests</A><BR> [Poet V.P. Singh: "I am going to tell you a few lies, but<BR> I can be forgiven. After all, even God told us a lie when<BR> he said there was a heaven," he said to resounding applause.]<BR> (By Vrinda Gopinath, Indian Express, New Delhi, Aug. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13412> * Choices and Considerations (A Bit of Poetry <ETH> Part II)</A><BR> [Poker strategist quotes Frost's "The Road Not Taken"]<BR> (By Rolf Slotboom, Card Player Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 16, Aug. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13394> * About Success (A Bit of Poetry <ETH> Part I)</A><BR> [Poker strategist proclaims his love for poetry]<BR> (By Rolf Slotboom, Card Player Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 15, July 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/grandstand/2823185.stm> Grandstand's resident poet</A><BR> [Keith Wilson is Liverpool's Byron, writing sports poetry]<BR> (BBC News, March 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2753311.stm> * Love poetry takes centre stage</A><BR> [British actors performing love poems on Valentine's Day on BBC]<BR> (By Leigh Mytton, BBC News, Feb. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2708651.stm> Protest fears scrap US poetry forum</A><BR> [White House cancels poetry forum over fears of anti-war protests]<BR> (BBC News, Jan. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2641477.stm> Poet Laureate pens anti-war poem</A><BR> [UK's Andrew Motion casts doubts over the motives behind a war with Iraq]<BR> (BBC News, Jan. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/opinion/devoice/12232002a.html> We need everyday writers as much as poets</A><BR> [Poet laureate, an honorary title going back to medieval England around Chaucer's time]<BR> (By Howard M. Berlin, Delaware News Journal, Dec. 23, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2430125.stm> * How war inspires the world's poets</A><BR> [Iranian poet Simin Behbahani's <I>The Necklace</I>: "Round her neck she has<BR> a pair of teardrops, a curse: of a dead soldier boots with laces tied together"]<BR> (By Lawrence Pollard, BBC News, Nov. 10, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2314417.stm> * Poems could cut NHS drugs bill</A><BR> [Research suggests that writing poetry can help many people to cope with<BR> depression and can even enable some people to come off medication.]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 10, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.buwi.org/shows/2002/07/20020714.asp> An Evening of Poetry: Rosanna Warren</A><BR> (wbur.org, Boston University, July 14, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://jacketmagazine.com/15/index.html> * A Tribute to Kenneth Koch</A> [Koch died on July 6, 2002] (Jacket 15, December 2001)<BR> <A HREF=http://jacketmagazine.com/15/koch-oben.html> * "Did You Write Any Poems?"</A> [Kenneth Koch's smile]<BR> (By Hilton Obenzinger, Jacket 15, December 2001)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1579549.stm> * Poet extols verse's 'healing' quality</A><BR> [Poet Laureate Andrew Motion said: "Poetry is the best way to<BR> express emotions in times of trouble such as the US attacks."]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 4, 2001)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1577814.stm> * Paul McCartney gets lyrical for poetry day</A><BR> [Sir Paul, who recently published a book of his poems, has also appeared<BR> at other poetry events including the Hay-on-Wye Literature Festival.]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 3, 2001)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/944736.stm> 'Poetry please' say medics</A><BR> [Medical students are being encouraged to express their hopes and<BR> fears about becoming doctors through creative writing classes.]<BR> (BBC News, Sept. 30, 2000)<BR> <A HREF=http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa062000a.htm> * How To Train for the World Heavyweight Poetry Bout Championship... & Lose!</A><BR> [Sherman Alexie's <I>One Stick Song</I>&#151; he does readings & book signings daily]<BR> (By Bob Holman, poetryabout.com, June 17, 2000)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/347055.stm> * Entertainment: 'We have forgotten how to read poetry'</A><BR> [Paul Muldoon, "so few people do read contemporary poety&#151;<BR> so few people are educated in reading it."]<BR> (BBC News, May 18, 1999)<BR> <A HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/190291.stm> * Top poetry is complete nonsense</A><BR> [Spike Milligan's nonsense verse "On The Ning Nang Nong"<BR> tops poll of the UK's favourite comic poems.]<BR> (BBC News, Oct. 10, 1998)<BR> <P> <B><A NAME="Poetry">Poetry Articles from the <I>New York Times</I></B><BR> <!-- <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Dec. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, March 16, 2006)<BR> --> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/books/review/Kleinzahler.t.html> * Black Mountain Breakdown</A> [Edward Dorn, <I>Way More West: New & Selected Poems</I>] <BR>[For Dorn, the American West, with which he had already developed<BR> a fascination, was to become the laboratory for his poetic project.]<BR> (By AUGUST KLEINZAHLER, Apr. 22, 2007)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/world/europe/04faludy.html> * Gyorgy Faludy, 95, Hungarian Poet and Figure in Resistance, Dies</A><BR> [Known to many in the West as George Faludy, he was part of Hungary1s 1956<BR> anti-Communist uprising. He won international fame with his interpretation<BR> of Francois Villon ballads in the 19301s and his autobiographical novel<BR> "My Happy Days in Hell" in the 19601s, which related his escape from fascist<BR> Hungary and his return, and imprisonment, in a country under Communist rule.]<BR> (By REUTERS, Sep. 3, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/arts/27fink.html> * ARTS | Close Reading: F.T. Marinetti: Oh, What a Futurist War</A><BR> [His most explosive poem is "Apr&egrave's la Marne, Joffre Visita le Front en Auto"<BR> (1915). The poem simulates the energy and cacophony of the battlefield. He boasted<BR> of using three or four colors and 20 fonts in a poem. He built his poems as collages,<BR> cutting numbers and letters from newspapers as well as drawing some elements.<BR> He helped other artists to see typography as an art in its own right,<BR> and words as material things with a dynamism all their own.]<BR> (By JORI FINKEL, Aug. 27, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/books/21laro.html> * <I>The Ode Less Traveled</I>: Stephen Fry Helps Fledgling Poets Leave the Nest</A><BR> [If Stephen Fry had his way, we poor, benighted members of the masses wouldn't<BR> suffer along unenlightened believing that poetry is only for specialists.]<BR> (By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO, Aug. 21, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/21/stories/2006082106470200.htm> The poetry of visual arts</A> ["Multiplicity and the Self", a multi-media<BR> experience of works by a group of young artists, opened at Visual Arts Gallery<BR> of Indian Habitat Centre. The exhibition suggests a brave new terrain where<BR> the poetry of visual arts is often completed in the imagination of the viewer.<BR> (By Bindu Shajan Perappadan, The Hindu, New Delhi, India, Aug. 21, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/19/obituaries/19rahman.html> Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi Poet, Dies</A> (NY TIMES, Aug. 19, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/garden/06hall.html> * GARDEN | At Home With Donald Hall: For a Poet, the Farmhouse as Muse</A><BR> [Donald Hall works in the small room he started writing in more than<BR> 60 years ago; there is still no computer, or even a typewriter.]<BR> (By JEN BANBURY, July 6, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/opinion/15thurs4.html> * EDITORIAL: Donald Hall, Poet Laureate</A><BR> [In the life of a poet, what is not poetry is for the making of poems.<BR> It is the raw stuff, like "a bad patch of middle-life," as Mr. Hall puts<BR> it in his note on "The One Day." It took 17 years to make that 60-page poem,<BR> and 17 years for a poem of that magnitude is a decent rate of exchange.]<BR> (By VERLYN KLINKENBORG, June 15, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/14/books/14poet.html> * BOOKS: Outspoken New Englander Is New Poet Laureate</A> [The head of the<BR> Library of Congress names Donald Hall, a writer whose deceptively simple language<BR> builds on images of the New England landscape, as the nation's 14th poet laureate.]<BR> (By DINITIA SMITH, June 14, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/books/review/04orr.html> * ESSAY: A Toast to the Happy Couplet</A> [poetry for weddings]<BR> ["Into the Garden: A Wedding Anthology," edited by Robert Hass,<BR> a former poet laureate, and Stephen Mitchell.]<BR> (By DAVID ORR, June 4, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/books/29muse.html> * BOOKS: On Your Marks, Get Set, Poeticize: Dueling Poets on the Web</A><BR> [Paul Muldoon and Thylias Moss squared off in the first battle on QuickMuse.<BR> Though the contest has no winner, postings on the site's chat board were<BR> impressed with Ms. Moss's improvisational skill. For inspiration the two were<BR> given a snippet of Elizabeth Bishop. "Writing poetry is an unnatural act,"<BR> it began. "It takes great skill to make it seem natural."]<BR> (By DINITIA SMITH, May 29, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/books/23poet.html> * BOOKS: Dickinson and Rilke Are the Companions of a Mother in Adversity</A><BR> ["Blue Peninsula" is about her experience of reading certain poems, by writers like<BR> Carl Phillips, Elizabeth Bishop, Rainer Maria Rilke, Billy Collins and Emily Dickinson,<BR> and how those poems connect to her predicament. It is a meditation on these poems and<BR> on her circumstance&#151; her son Isaac Levy's undiagnosed degenerative illness.]<BR> (By DINITIA SMITH, May 23, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/books/review/scott-essay.html> * BOOKS ESSAY: In Search of the Best</A> ["What is poetry and if you<BR> know what poetry is what is prose?" Gertrude Stein once asked.]<BR> (By A. O. SCOTT, May 21, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/books/16kunitz.html> * Stanley Kunitz, Poet Laureate, Dies at 100</A><BR> ["Poetry is ultimately mythology, the telling of stories of the soul," he wrote.<BR> "The old myths, the old gods, the old heroes have never died. They are only<BR> sleeping at the bottom of our minds, waiting for our call. We have need of them,<BR> for in their sum they epitomize the wisdom and experience of the race."]<BR> (By CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT, May 16, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/books/review/14hammer.html> * 'God's Silence: Poems,' by Franz Wright: In Pursuit of Revelation</A><BR> [Franz Wright won the 2004 Poetry Pulitzer Prize for <I>Walking to Martha's Vineyard</I>,<BR> his father, James Wright, won the award earlier. Franz Wright's poems present a speaker<BR> who is emotionally naked and vulnerable. God keeps silent, but his silence is resonant.]<BR> (Review by LANGDON HAMMER, May 14, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/books/review/07burt.html> Poetry Books by Robin Robertson and Nick Laird: On the Borderline</A><BR> [Robertson portrays dramatic, threatening landscapes and seascapes from Scotland,<BR> Ireland and the north of England, in gritty, tactile verse a bit like the young<BR> Heaney's. If Robertson seeks the mythic and the universal, Nick Laird dwells on<BR> the particulars that distinguish one citizen, or one family, from the rest.]<BR> (Review by STEPHEN BURT, May 7, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/books/review/30kirby.html> Poetry Books by Mary Karr and Jim Harrison: Moonlighting</A><BR> [Mary Karr's <I>Sinners Welcome</I> & Jim Harrison's <I>Saving Daylight</I><BR> Harrison sees the sacred in the world around him: in a flock of sandhill cranes,<BR> say, as they fly above the river. "I'm enrolled in a school without/<BR> visible teachers,/ the divine mumbling / just out of earshot." ]<BR> (Review by DAVID KIRBY, Apr. 30, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/books/review/30mail.html> * BOOKS | LETTERS: 'The Oxford Book of American Poetry'; What About Balzac?</A><BR> [Retort to William Logan's negative review of the 1,085-page anthology.]<BR> (By DAVID LEHMAN, et. al., Apr. 30, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/books/review/23mchen.html> POETRY CHRONICLE</A> [Reviews of new books by David Young, Agi Mishol,<BR> A. E. Stallings, Malena M&Ouml;rling, James McMichael, Don McKay,<BR> Jennifer Rose, Noelle Kocot, Noelle Kocot and Christopher Bursk.<BR> (By ERIC McHENRY and JOEL BROUWER, Apr. 23, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/books/19poet.html> * BOOKS: Richard Wilbur Wins $100,000 Poetry Prize</A><BR> ["If you had to put all your money on one living poet whose work<BR> will be read in a hundred years, Richard Wilbur would be a good bet."]<BR> (By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER, Apr. 19, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/books/review/16logan.html> * 'The Oxford Book of American Poetry': Poetic Boom?</A><BR> [From Whitman's and Dickinson's damaged psyches, American<BR> poetry has borrowed more than it cares to admit.]<BR> (Review by WILLIAM LOGAN, Apr. 16, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/books/review/09marcus.html> * 'The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later': Classic Beat</A><BR> [24 essays on Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" edited by Jason Shinder]<BR> (Review by GREIL MARCUS, Apr. 9, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/books/review/09tracy.html> * 'On Earth: Last Poems and an Essay,' by Robert Creeley: Yankee Bohemian</A><BR> [Creeley is so averse to discursive writing that reminiscence stretches him in interesting<BR> ways, and his recollections here are characterized by immediacy rather than removal.<BR> Warm elegies for friends and poems of baffled gratitude allow themselves a kind of<BR> sensuous cry ("Oh life, oh miracle of / Day to day existence, sun, food and others!")]<BR> (Review by D. H. TRACY, Apr. 9, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/books/review/02orr.html> * BOOKS: 'Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box,' by Elizabeth Bishop: Rough Gems</A><BR> [From the beginning, Bishop's work was descriptive rather than assertive,<BR> conversational rather than rhetorical and discreet rather than confessional.]<BR> (Review by DAVID ORR, Apr. 2, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/books/01bish.html> * BOOKS: New Elizabeth Bishop Book Sparks a Controversy</A><BR> [In a scathing review that appeared in the April 3 issue of <I>The New Republic</I>,<BR> Helen Vendler, arguably the country's most prominent poetry critic, takes on<BR> Alice Quinn of The New Yorker, arguably the country's most prominent poetry editor,<BR> for editing <I>Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts and Fragments</I><BR> by Elizabeth Bishop, one of the most respected of American poets.]<BR> (By MOTOKO RICH, Apr. 1, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/arts/design/31finlay.html> Ian Hamilton Finlay, 80, Poet and Conceptual Artist, Dies</A><BR> [In the early 60's he became interested in concrete poetry, in which the visual<BR> appearance of words was meant to count as much as the literary meaning. He also<BR> began producing short poems sandblasted on glass. One read simply, "Wave Rock."]<BR> (By KEN JOHNSON, Mar. 31, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/19orr.html> * ON POETRY | 'Samuel Menashe: New and Selected Poems': A 'Neglected' Master</A><BR> [When we give a prize for "neglected mastery," we aren't just celebrating<BR> a good poet, we're conspicuously correcting a system error.]<BR> (Review by DAVID ORR, Mar. 19, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/19mchenry.html> 'Little Boats, Unsalvaged: Poems, 1992-2004,' by Dave Smith: Haunted Landscapes</A><BR> ["Coming Down in Ohio" is an elegy written for poet William Matthews]<BR> (Review by ERIC McHENRY, Mar. 19, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/arts/09tsegaye.html> Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Ethiopian Poet Laureate, Dies at 69</A><BR> "In order to bring about a better future, one must learn from the past."]<BR> (By JESSE McKINLEY, Mar. 9, 2006)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/books/review/11nussbaum.html> * 'The Collected Poems of Kenneth Koch': Urban Appetites</A><BR> [The most notable quality of Koch's lifetime of poetry is not jokiness but<BR> lyricism&#151; a Whitman-like enthusiasm for cataloging sensual experience.]<BR> (Review by EMILY NUSSBAUM, Dec. 11, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/books/review/27clover.html> Poetry Chronicle</A> [Books by David Baker, Adrian Castro,<BR> Simone Muench, Michael Palmer, Michelle Robinson and Arthur Sze]<BR> (By JOSHUA CLOVER and JOEL BROUWER, Nov. 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/weekinreview/27vinciguerra.ART.html> * WORD FOR WORD | Church v. State U.: Here's the Problem With Emily Dickinson</A><BR> [Throughout her life she viewed salvation as a gamble, not a certainty.<BR> Although she did view the Bible as a source of poetic inspiration,<BR> she never accepted it as an inerrant guide to life.]<BR> (By THOMAS VINCIGUERRA, Nov. 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/arts/design/20geft.html> ART Directions: How to Act Like a Poet in Black and White</A> [Constantin Cavafy] <BR>(By PHILIP GEFTER, Nov. 20, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/books/review/13orr.html> * ON POETRY: Hit Parade</A> [Garrison Keillor's "Good Poems"] (By DAVID ORR, Nov. 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/magazine/06questions.html> * Questions for Lawrence Ferlinghetti: The Beat Goes On</A><BR> (Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, Nov. 6, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2102-1832140,00.html> Poetry: <I>Cold Calls: War Music</I> by Christopher Logue</A><BR> [Christopher Logue (b. 1926) has been working on his acclaimed mosaic of versions<BR> from Homer's Iliad since 1959]<BR> (By Sean O'Brien, Sunday London Times, Oct. 23, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/books/review/16hammer.html> * BOOKS: 'Invisible Listeners': Overheard Speech</A> [Herbert, Whitman, Ashbery]<BR> [Helen Vendler] (By LANGDON HAMMER, Oct. 16, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/05/books/04plath.html> * BOOKS: National Gallery Buys Ted Hughes Sketch by Plath</A><BR> (By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER, Oct. 5, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/05/opinion/l05wilson.html> * LETTERS: Recalling August Wilson</A> [You cannot outsource responsibility] <BR>(Frank F. Conlon, Oct. 5, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/03/theater/newsandfeatures/03wilson.html> August Wilson, Theater's Poet of Black America, Dies</A> (By CHARLES ISHERWOOD, Oct. 3, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/books/23grol.html> * BOOKS: Plath and Hughes: Good Times, Bad Times and All the Rest of It</A> <BR>(By MICHAEL FRANK, Sep. 23, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/arts/music/09capr.html> OPERA | 'Capriccio': What Lies Beyond Poetry and Music</A> (By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, Sep. 9, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/books/review/28ORRL.html> * ON POETRY: I and You</A> (By DAVID ORR, Aug. 28, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/books/review/28PAGLIA.html> * 'The First Poets': Starting With Orpheus</A> [Michael Schmidt] (By CAMILLE PAGLIA, Aug. 28, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/15/arts/14belsevica.html> * Vizma Belsevica, Latvian Poet, Is Dead at 74</A> (NY TIMES, Aug. 15, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/books/review/26KIRNL.html> * The Passions of Robert Lowell</A> ["Letters" Edited by Saskia Hamilton] (By WALTER KIRN, June 26, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/books/review/26ORRL.html> * ON POETRY: Who Needs Mace? Whip Out That Sonnet</A> (By DAVID ORR, June 26, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/14/books/14eberhart.html> * Richard Eberhart, 101, Poet Who Wed Sense and Intellect, Is Dead</A> (By MARGALIT FOX, June 14, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/books/19kuni.html> * BOOKS: A Poet in Winter Relishes Spring in His Garden</A> [Stanley Kunitz] <BR>(By DINITIA SMITH, May 19, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/nyregion/22liwalt.html> * LONG ISLAND: Whitman's Song of Myself: The Poet as Self-Promoter</A><BR> (By CHARLES McGRATH, May 16, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/11/books/11maya.html> BOOKS: The Poetic Hearts of Mayan Women Writ Large</A> (By DINITIA SMITH, May 11, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/books/review/01BROUWER.html> BOOKS: 'Black Maria': Verse Noir</A> [Kevin Young] (By JOEL BROUWER, May 1, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/books/12books-williams.html> BOOKS: Tennessee Williams, Collegiate Poet</A> (NY Times, Apr. 12, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/weekinreview/10aoscott.html> * Saul Bellow, America's Poet of Urbanity</A> (By A. O. SCOTT, Apr. 10, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/09/arts/09arts.html> Arts, Briefly: Poet Laureate Ted Kooser Is Reappointed</A><BR> (Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER, Apr. 9, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/books/07laureate.html> A Poet Laureate's Royal Call: Dreamy Ode to Ridiculed Love</A> [Andrew Motion] <BR>(By SARAH LYALL, Apr. 7, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/02/arts/music/02elli.html> MUSIC: KURT ELLING: On the Wings of Song and Poetry, as City Lights Flicker</A> <BR>(By BEN RATLIFF, Apr. 2, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/books/31wire-creeley.html> * Robert White Creeley, a Prominent Poet, Is Dead at 78</A> (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Mar. 31, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/books/31mari.html> * BOOKS: Composing the Work an Ill-Fated Poet Never Began</A> [Marina Tsvetayeva] <BR>(By ALAN RIDING, Mar. 31, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/27/books/review/027JAMESL.html> * 'Break, Blow, Burn': Well Versed</A> [Camille Paglia on poets] (By CLIVE JAMES, Mar. 27, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/dining/16wine.html> WINES OF THE TIMES: Poetry and Attitude, Pinot Noir's Paradox</A> (By ERIC ASIMOV, Feb. 16, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/nyregion/13profile.html> * PUBLIC LIVES: Poet Marshals His Moral Passion Against the War</A> [C. K. Williams] <BR>(By CHRIS HEDGES, Jan. 13, 2005)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/19/nyregion/19haven.html> * NEW HAVEN JOURNAL: A Resurgent Downtown Wearies of a Street Poet's Antic Disposition</A> <BR>(By WILLIAM YARDLEY, Dec. 19, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2004/11/21/books/review/index.html> BOOK REVIEW: Poetry Issue Contents</A> (NY TIMES, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21SYMPOSI.html> * The Poetry Symposium</A> (By John Ashberry, Harold Bloom, James Fenton, Jorie Graham,<BR> Jim Harrison, Mary Karr, Sharon Olds, Robert Pinsky, & Sapphire, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21NUSSBAU.html> * 'American Smooth': Dance Fever</A> [Rita Dove] (By EMILY NUSSBAUM, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21WIMANL.html> * 'Collected Prose': James Merrill, Unversed</A> (By CHRISTIAN WIMAN, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21OROURKE.html> * 'Second Space': The Captive Body</A> [Czeslaw Milosz] (By MEGHAN O'ROURKE, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/21KIRBYL.html> * 'Danger on Peaks': Ars Longa, Vita Longa</A> [Gary Snyder] (By DAVID KIRBY, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21WEISELT.html> * TRANSLATION: Yehuda Amichai: Posthumous Fragments</A> (By LEON WIESELTIER, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21YEZZIL.html> * APPRECIATION | ANTHONY HECHT: An Expert on Human Failings</A> (By DAVID YEZZI, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21BLOUNTL.html> ESSAY: How to Talk Southern</A> (By ROY BLOUNT JR., Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21BURTL.html> * CHRONICLE: Poetry: Happy as Two Blue-Plate Specials</A> (By STEPHEN BURT, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21LEITHAUSER.html> * 'Inner Voices': Art Is Everything</A> [Richard Howard] (By BRAD LEITHAUSER, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21RAFFERTY.html> * 'Breath': Can't Forget the Motor City</A> [Philip Levine] (By TERRENCE RAFFERTY, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21ORRL.html> * 'The Best American Poetry 2004': You, Too, Could Write a Poem</A> <BR> [Edited by Lyn Hejinian] (By DAVID ORR, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/books/review/21SCOTTL.html> * 'Disappearing Ink': This Be the Prose</A> [Dana Gioia] (By A. O. SCOTT, Nov. 21, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/05/arts/dance/05DANC.html> DANCE Listings: Marc Bamuthi Joseph</A> [Among them is his status as<BR> a featured artist in Russell Simmons's HBO Def Poetry Jam series,<BR> a National Poetry Slam Champion and a Broadway-musical child performer]<BR> (By DUNNING, Nov. 5, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/22/books/22Hecht.html> * Anthony Hecht, a Formalist Poet, Dies at 81</A> (By HARVEY SHAPIRO, Oct. 22, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/arts/music/01PHIL.html> * MUSIC: NY PHILHARMONIC: A Challenging New Work: Poetry by Dickinson</A><BR> (By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, Oct. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/books/29poet.html> * BOOKS: A Windfall of Modern Poetry for Scholars</A><BR> [Raymond Danowski's 60,000 volumes to Emory University] (By BRUCE WEBER, Sep. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/14/arts/music/14aust.html> * POETRY/MUSIC REVIEW: Hoping to Draw New Music From a Novelist's Old Poems</A><BR> (By ALLAN KOZINN, Sep. 14, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/magazine/12QUESTIONS.html> * QUESTIONS FOR TED KOOSER: Plains Verse</A> (Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON, Sep. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/magazine/12SHAKESPEARE.html> * Shakespeare's Leap</A> (By STEPHEN GREENBLATT, Sep. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/books/review/12WIESELTIER.html> * Czeslaw Milosz, 1911-2004</A> (By LEON WIESELTIER, Sep. 12, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/09/books/09allen.html> * Donald Allen, 92, Book Editor of Bold New Voices in Poetry, Dies</A> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Sep. 9, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/obituaries/15milosz.html> * Czeslaw Milosz, Poet and Nobelist Who Wrote of Modern Cruelties, Dies at 93</A><BR> (By RAYMOND H. ANDERSON, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/books/review/15BURTL.html> CHRONICLE: Poetry: American Pastoral</A> [Poets have long used imagined rural worlds as refuges from,<BR> and symbols for, our own: simplified, purposely unrealistic<BR> (By STEPHEN BURT, Aug. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/books/10justice.html> * Donald Justice, Poet Admired for Precise Beauty, Dies at 78</A><BR> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Aug. 10, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/04/books/review/04DUGUIDL.html> * BOOKS: 'Dylan Thomas': Famous Too Soon</A> [Andrew Lycett]<BR> (By LINDSAY DUGUID, July 4, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/29/nyregion/29shemer.html> Naomi Shemer, 74, Poet and Composer, Dies</A><BR> [Israeli poet & composer whose popular songs include "Jerusalem of Gold"]<BR> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, June 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/28/books/28GUNN.html> * Thom Gunn, 74, Poet Who Left Tradition for the Counterculture, Dies</A><BR> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Apr. 28, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/books/review/18ORRLT.html> * POETRY: 'The Rest of Love': Ideas of Reference</A> [Carl Phillips] (By DAVID ORR, Apr. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/02/nyregion/02poet.html> * A Poem Lovely as a Tree Frog? A Zoo Hunts for Verse</A> [Sandra Alcosser]<BR> (By SHERRI DAY, Apr. 2, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/nyregion/17POET.html> Ah, Poetic Injustice! Seeking a Laureate, Queens Goes Blank</A><BR> [Hal Sirowitz, Queens poet laureate] (By ROBERT F. WORTH, Mar. 17, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/books/16CORM.html> * Cid Corman, 79, Poet, Editor and Translator Who Lived in Japan, Dies</A><BR> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Mar. 16, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/15/business/media/15papers.html> * Italian Newspapers Turn to Literature to Bolster Profits</A> [poetry]<BR> (By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO, Mar. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/13/arts/13ASH.html> * Elise Asher, 92, Painter-Poet Who Blended Images and Words, Dies</A><BR> [wife of Stanley Kunitz, a former U.S. poet laureate] (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Mar. 13, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/review/07KUMIN.html> * POEM: 'Sonnet in So Many Words'</A> (By MAXINE KUMIN, Mar. 7, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/29/books/review/29MCLANET.html> * 'Trouble in Mind': Poems of Gorgeous Austerity</A> [Lucie Brock-Broido]<BR> (By MAUREEN N. McLANE, Feb. 29, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/15/books/review/15DERESIT.html> * 'The Singing': The Poetry of Truth</A> [C. K. Williams] (By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ, Feb. 15, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/books/review/08ZEIDNET.html> * 'Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z': Live Poets' Society</A> (By LISA ZEIDNER, Feb. 8, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/06/movies/06CHIL.html> * FILM: 'A CHILD'S GARDEN AND THE SERIOUS SEA'<BR> Evoking Memories of Childhood Through Visual Poetry</A> (By DAVE KEHR, Feb. 6, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/books/review/01GATEST.html> * Ezra Pound's Black Jacket</A> (By DAVID GATES, Feb. 1, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/books/review/18BURTLT.html> * BOOKS: Poet Behaving Badly</A> [William Matthews] (By STEPHEN BURT, Jan. 18, 2004)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/books/review/1228books-briefs.html> ECSTATIC IN THE POISON: <I>New Poems</I> By Andrew Hudgins</A><BR> [There is a subversive streak to Andrew Hudgins's orderly, accessible<BR> poetry that sets him apart from his more transcendent peers]<BR> (By Matthew Flamm , Dec. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/21/books/review/21MERKINT.html> * 'Her Husband': Doomed Union or Creative Partnership?</A> [Ted Hughes & Sylvia Plath] <BR>(By DAPHNE MERKIN, Dec. 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/opinion/L16POET.html> * LETTERS: A Poet in New York</A> [Yevgeny Yevtushenko]<BR> (By ALEXANDRA POOLOS, Dec. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/books/11YEVG.html> * BOOKS: A Russian Poet Steeped in America</A> [Yevgeny Yevtushenko]<BR> (By STEPHEN KINZER, Dec. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/04/books/04EDER.html> * BOOKS: 'W. B. YEATS': Near-Perfect Poems, Imperfect Poet</A> [R. F. Foster]<BR> (By RICHARD EDER, Dec. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/30/books/review/30POEM.html> POEM: 'Fill the Cavity With Crumbs'</A> (By SUSAN KINSOLVING, Nov. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/29/opinion/L29POET.html> * LETTERS: Computers as Poets</A><BR> [Creation can come only from one's own life experience and voice]<BR> (By ILENE STARGER, Nov. 29, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/technology/24patent.html> * PATENTS: The Muse Is in the Software</A><BR> [Ray Kurzweil's software allows a computer to create poetry by imitating<BR> but not plagiarizing the styles and vocabularies of human poets.]<BR> (By TERESA RIORDAN, Nov. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/opinion/L16POET.html> LETTERS: The Poet and the War Dead (2 Letters)</A> [Wilfred Owen]<BR> (By SUSAN WUNDER, et. al., Nov. 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/09/opinion/09SUN3.html> * EDITORIAL OBSERVER: What World War I's<BR> Greatest Poet Would Say About Hiding Our War Dead</A><BR> (By ADAM COHEN, Nov. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/09/books/review/1109br-briefs.html> BOOKS: What Narcissism Means to Me</A> [Tony Hoagland's poetry]<BR> (By EMILY NUSSBAUM, Nov. 9, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/business/media/06adco.html> ADVERTISING: Nissan 'Poets' at 'Matrix' Showings</A> (By STUART ELLIOTT, Nov. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/books/06MASL.html> * BOOKS: 'MY LIFE AS A FAKE': On a Treasure Hunt, Poetry as the Payoff</A> <BR>(By JANET MASLIN, Nov. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/04/opinion/04TUE4.html> EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Poet Laureate:<BR> Louise Gl&uuml;ck & the Public Face of a Private Artist</A><BR> (By ANDREW JOHNSTON, Nov. 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/books/review/02POEMT.html> POEM: Entrance</A> ["Then I went indoors. First came the beautiful one"] <BR>(By SASKIA HAMILTON, Nov. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/nyregion/02FARN.html> Dorothy Farnan, Author of 'Auden in Love,' Dies at 84</A> (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, Nov. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/books/31GRAV.html> * Beryl Graves, Muse to Poet Robert Graves, Dies at 88</A> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, Oct. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://movies2.nytimes.com/2003/10/17/movies/17SYLV.html> * FILM: 'SYLVIA': A Poet's Death, a Death's Poetry</A> [Sylvia Plath] <BR>(By A. O. SCOTT, Oct. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/08/arts/theater/08HERO.html> THEATER: 'THE NIGHT HERON': Poetry, Concrete and Cosmic, in a World of Losers</A><BR> (By BEN BRANTLEY, Oct. 8, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/11/obituaries/11SISS.html> * C. H. Sisson, British Poet and a Loyal Civil Servant by Day, Dies at 89</A><BR> (By PAUL LEWIS, Sep. 11, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/05/obituaries/05DUGA.html> * Alan Dugan, 80, Barbed Poet of Daily Life's Profundities, Dies</A><BR> (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, Sep. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/25/obituaries/25CAMP.html> * Haroldo de Campos, 73, Form-Bending Poet, Dies</A> (By SIMON ROMERO, Aug. 25, 2003)<BR <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/17/books/review/17HOFMANT.html> * 'Vanished Act': Weldon Who?</A> ["Weldon Kees" by James Reide]<BR> (By MICHAEL HOFMANN, Aug. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/obituaries/10PRIN.html> F. T. Prince, 90, Poet Inspired by War, Dies</A> (By ERIC PACE, Aug. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/05/arts/theater/05EDGE.html> * THEATER: 'EDGE': A Sylvia Plath With No Saintliness and Lots of Attitude</A> <BR>(By ANITA GATES, Aug. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/21/arts/theater/21LORC.html> THEATER CRITIC: Poet Finds Flamenco in Heaven's Anteroom</A> [Garcia Lorca]<BR> (By BRUCE WEBER, July 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/books/16SONN.html> * BOOKS: No Rough Winds for the Sonnet, Unshaken in Style Since the 1200's</A><BR> (By DINITIA SMITH, July 16, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/13/books/review/13METCALT.html> * 'Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov': The Other New England Poet</A><BR> (By STEPHEN METCALF, July 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/12/arts/12JACO.html> * Josephine Jacobsen, 94, Former Poet Laureate, Dies</A> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, July 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/obituaries/10RAIN.html> * Kathleen Raine, Scholar and Poet With Mystical Bent, Dies at 95</A><BR> (By WOLFGANG SAXON, July 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/07/opinion/L07POET.html> LETTERS: New Jersey Poet</A> [Amiri Baraka] (By SCOTT MEYERS, July 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/fashion/22REUN.html> * After 'The Bell Jar,' Life Went On</A> [Sylvia Plath] (By ALEX WITCHEL, June 22, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/19/obituaries/19REDG.html> Peter Redgrove, a Prolific British Poet, Dies at 71</A> (NY TIMES, June 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/magazine/15LOWELL.html> * POETRY: The Vicissitudes of Literary Reputation</A> [Robert Lowell]<BR> (By CHARLES McGRATH, June 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/04/books/04CHIL.html> * POETRY: 'Mother of the Nation,' Poet and Lesbian?</A> [Gabriela Mistral]<BR> (By LARRY ROHTER, June 4, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/books/review/25MCHENRT.html?8br> * 'Beyond Silence': A Lifetime of Poetry, Organized Thematically</A><BR> [Daniel Hoffman] (By ERIC MCHENRY, May 25, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/obituaries/18JOAN.html> * Ted Joans, 74, Jazzy Beat Poet Known for 'Bird Lives' Graffiti, Dies</A><BR> (ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 18, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/21/obituaries/21SEWA.html> * Richard Sewall, 95, Emily Dickinson Biographer, Is Dead</A> (By LYDIA POLGREEN, Apr. 21, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/19/obituaries/19WEIS.html> * Theodore Weiss, Poet, Professor and Journal Editor, Dies at 86</A> (By PAUL LEWIS, Apr. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/13/books/review/13HAMMERT.html> * 'Digressions on Some Poems by Frank O'Hara': Village People</A><BR> [Joe LeSueur] (By LANGDON HAMMER, Apr. 13, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/28/arts/dance/28RESU.html> DANCE: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP: A Poetry Reading With Frisky Meter</A> <BR>[Poems by Edith Sitwell] (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, Mar. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/03/national/03POET.html> Poets Slam Housing Plight in Berkeley Competition</A> (By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN, Mar. 3, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/books/review/002KINCAT.html> * BOOKS: 'The Dante Club': An Infernal Killer</A> [Matthew Pearl's fiction]<BR> (By JAMES R. KINCAID, Mar. 2, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/05/national/05BROO.html> * Gwendolyn Brooks, Passionate Poet, Dies at 83</A> (By MEL WATKINS, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/books/review/23REHAKT.html> * 'In the Next Galaxy': Finding Poetry Beneath the Surface of the Everyday</A> <BR>[Ruth Stone] (By MELANIE REHAK, Feb. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/books/review/0223christopher-poem.html> POEM: Tr&oacute;pico</A> (By NICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER, Feb. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/magazine/23QUESTIONS.html> * QUESTIONS FOR BILLY COLLINS: Versus Verses</A> <BR>(Interview by REGAN GOOD, Feb. 23, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/21/movies/21HUMA.html> FILM: 'TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US': Young Love, Tragedy and a Poem</A><BR> (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, Feb. 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/19/arts/19FISH.html> * POETRY: Ambiguity Is a Guest at a Readers' Evening</A> [Sharon Olds] <BR>(By KELEFA SANNEH, Feb. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/19/books/19WRIT.html> BOOKS: Arab-American Writers, Uneasy in Two Worlds</A> <BR>(By DINITIA SMITH, Feb. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/17/opinion/L17POET.html> LETTERS: War and the Artist</A> (By DAVID HAYDEN, Feb. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/15/opinion/L15POEM.html> LETTERS: Poets as Leaders</A> (By BILL WADSWORTH, Feb. 15, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/12/opinion/L12POET.html> LETTERS: Words of the Poets</A> (By SARAH CAHILL, et. al., Feb. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/10/opinion/L10POET.html> LETTERS: What the Poets Say About War</A><BR> (By MAERWYDD MCFARLAND, et. al., Feb. 10, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/08/opinion/08GARM.html> OP-ED: A Song of Themselves</A> [White House poetry reading]<BR> (By LEONARD GARMENT, Feb. 8, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/07/books/07BOOK.html> BOOKS: 'THE DANTE CLUB': All Literary Allusions Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here</A> <BR>(By JANET MASLIN, Feb. 7, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/books/06BOOK.html> MAKING BOOKS: Poets Pit Pens Against Swords</A> (By MARTIN ARNOLD, Feb. 6, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/opinion/L05POET.html> LETTERS: Poetic Dissent</A> (By ROBIN JACOBSON, Feb. 5, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/politics/31POET.html> With Antiwar Poetry Set, Mrs. Bush Postpones Event</A> (By ELISABETH BUMILLER, Jan. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/arts/design/31KIMM.html> ART: RAYMOND PETTIBON: A Poetic Underground-Comic Vision</A> <BR>(By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, Jan. 31, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/books/30JAM.html> POETRY: Words Provide the Heat at Young Poets' Event</A> (By DINITIA SMITH, Jan. 30, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/28/arts/design/28DESI.html> ART DESIGN: A Goal for Ground Zero: Finding an Urban Poetry</A> <BR>(By HERBERT MUSCHAMP, Jan. 28, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/24/opinion/L24POET.html> LETTERS: The Stuff of Poetry</A> [Hecht, Stevens, Whitman] (By LOUIS PHILLIPS, Jan. 24, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/books/21HECH.html> BOOKS: Distilling the Music of Poetry</A> [Anthony Hecht] (By DINITIA SMITH, Jan. 21, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/20/arts/music/20FUGI.html> MUSIC: 'THE ART OF THE FUGITIVE': When Poetic Nuance Is Swamped by a Roar of Notes</A> <BR>(By ANNE MIDGETTE, Jan. 20, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/obituaries/international-people-india-poet.html> Harivanshrai Bachchan, Noted Indian Hindi Poet, Dies at 96</A> (By REUTERS, Jan. 19, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/nyregion/17PROF.html> * In Training War Leaders, the Lessons From Poetry</A> (By CHRIS HEDGES, Jan. 17, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/arts/music/14SINF.html> MUSIC: SINFONIA VARSOVIA: Pieces Rooted in Poetry, Sung With Conviction</A> <BR>(By ANNE MIDGETTE, Jan. 14, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/obituaries/12ENRI.html> D.J. Enright, Poet and Novelist, Dies at 82</A> (By PAUL LEWIS, Jan. 12, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/opinion/L01POEM.html> LETTERS: When Everybody Knew a Poet</A> (By HENRY H. EMURIAN, et. al,, Jan. 1, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/nyregion/19POET.html> Criticized Poet Is Named Laureate of Newark Schools</A> [Amiri Baraka] <BR>(By ANDREW JACOBS, Dec. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/nyregion/13POET.html> Senate Panel Moves to Abolish State Poet Laureate Position</A> [Amiri Baraka, NJ's poet laureate] <BR>(By IVER PETERSON, Dec. 13, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/11/obituaries/11HUU.html> To Huu, Vietnam Poet and Communist Voice, Dies at 82</A> (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, Dec. 11, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/11/obituaries/11RICE.html> Stan Rice, Poet and Painter, Is Dead at 60</A> (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. 11, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/10/arts/10POET.html> * POETRY: Poetry That Captures a Tough 87 Years</A> (By DINITIA SMITH, Dec. 10, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/books/05POET.html> BOOKS: Poetry of Praise for New York City</A> (By MEL GUSSOW, Dec. 5, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/arts/music/05MERC.html> MUSIC: 'MERCY': Few Words in a Poetry of Sound</A> (By ANNE MIDGETTE, Dec. 5, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/books/review/01KIRBYT.html> 'Dear Editor': Poets Behaving Badly</A> [$100 million bequest] (By DAVID KIRBY, Dec. 1, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/books/review/01SHULEVT.html> THE CLOSE READER: Sing, Muse... or Maybe Not</A> [poetry readings] <BR>(By JUDITH SHULEVITZ, Dec. 1, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/opinion/L28POET.html> LETTERS: A Poet at Harvard</A> (By HELEN VENDLER & LINDA GRANT, Nov. 28, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/27/arts/design/27ARTS.html> ARTS ABROAD: From the Front, a Corner of Hell That Is Forever Lyrical</A> [poetry] <BR>(By ALAN RIDING, Nov. 27, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/books/review/24KIRSCHT.html> 'Hazmat': A Poet of Bodily Extremes</A> (By ADAM KIRSCH, Nov. 24, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/23/opinion/L23POET.html> * LETTERS: Beware Lest Midas Outshine the Muse</A> <BR>(By HOWARD JUNKER & PETER C. LEVERICH, Nov. 23, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/21/education/21POET.html> Poet Who Spoke Against Israel Is Reinvited to Talk at Harvard</A> [Tom Paulin] <BR>(By ROBERT F. WORTH, Nov. 21, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/21/books/21BOOK.html> MAKING BOOKS: Poetry Hits the Jackpot</A> (By MARTIN ARNOLD, Nov. 21, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/20/opinion/20WED4.html> * EDITORIAL: The Gift of Poetry</A> (NY TIMES, Nov. 20, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/international/europe/19EDIN.html> * EDINBURGH JOURNAL: Haggis, the Food of Poets (Well, One Scottish Poet)</A> [Robert Burns] <BR>(By WARREN HOGE, Nov. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/books/19GIFT.html> * POETRY: Lilly Heir Makes $100 Million Bequest to Poetry Magazine</A> <BR>(By STEPHEN KINZER, Nov. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/books/19MULD.html> POETRY: Paul Muldoon Doesn't Mind Being Called a Difficult Poet</A> <BR>(By DINITIA SMITH, Nov. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/17/books/review/17ORRLT.html> 'The Nerve': A Decent Poet</A> [Glyn Maxwell] (By DAVID ORR, Nov. 17, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/15/arts/theater/15SIMM.html> THEATER: 'DEF POETRY JAM': Untamed Poetry, Loose Onstage</A> <BR>(By BEN BRANTLEY, Nov. 15, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/12/nyregion/12PROF.html> PUBLIC LIVES: A Poet (and Proprietor) Is a Beacon in the Bowery</A> [Bob Holman] <BR>(By LYNDA RICHARDSON, Nov. 12, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/10/arts/theater/10PARE.html> POETRY: A New Platform for the New Poets</A> (By JON PARELES, Nov. 10, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/26/arts/dance/26PARS.html> DANCE: PARSONS DANCE COMPANY: Mining Lighthearted Poetry From the Kitchen and Office</A> <BR>(By JACK ANDERSON, Oct. 26, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/arts/24POET.html> ARTS: Bush Selects Poet for Arts Position</A> [Dana Gioia] (NY TIMES, Oct. 24, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/23/education/23POET.html> At CUNY, a Book of Poetry Meant for the Entire Campus</A> (By KAREN W. ARENSON, Oct. 23, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/23/arts/23CHAI.html> ARTS: Poet a Contender to Run Federal Arts Agency</A> [Dana Gioia] <BR>(By ROBIN POGREBIN, Oct. 23, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/20/national/20POET.html> Poet Laureate Quits After a R&eacute;sum&eacute; Lie</A><BR> (ASSOCIATED PRESS, Oct. 20, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/books/review/13DAVISOT.html> 'Moy Sand and Gravel': Darkness at Muldoon</A><BR> (By Peter Davison, Oct. 13, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/08/nyregion/08POET.html> McGreevey Could Fire Poet Under Proposed Legislation</A> (By LAURA MANSNERUS, Oct. 8, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/movies/06KEHR.html> FILM: A Poet of Love and Chaos in the Valley</A> (By DAVE KEHR, Oct. 6, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/05/opinion/L05BARA.html> LETTERS: Outrage Over a Poet Laureate</A> (By HEATHER BLAIR, et. al., Oct. 5, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/04/opinion/04FRI3.html> EDITORIAL: New Jersey's Poet Dilemma</A> [Amiri Baraka] (NY TIMES, Oct. 4, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/03/nyregion/03POET.html> Poet Laureate Stands by Words Against Israel and Won't Step Down</A> [Amiri Baraka] <BR>(By MARIA NEWMAN, Oct. 3, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/30/obituaries/30FORD.html> Charles Henri Ford, 94, Prolific Poet, Artist and Editor, Is Dead</A> (By ROBERTA SMITH, Sep. 30, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/nyregion/29TOWN.html> OUR TOWNS: New Jersey's Unrepentant Poet of Indignation</A> (By MATTHER PURDY, Sep. 29, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/28/nyregion/28POET.html> Laureate Refuses to Resign After Reading Poem on Israel and 9/11</A> [Amiri Baraka] <BR>(By MATTHEW PURDY, Sep. 28, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/25/arts/design/25RIVE.html> ART CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Soothing Visual Poetry at the River's Edge</A> <BR>(By ROBERTA SMITH, Sep. 25, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/books/review/22HIRSCHT.html> * 'Sloan-Kettering': A Poet's Struggle Against Nonexistence</A> [Abba Kovner] <BR>(By EDWARD HIRSCH, Sep. 22, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/03/arts/03HIRS.html> ARTS: Poet Will Take Over Presidency of Guggenheim Foundation</A> [Edward Hirsch] <BR>(By MEL GUSSOW, Sep. 3, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/24/opinion/L24SPEE.html> LETTERS: Words of Remembrance</A> [Poet Laureate?] (By SUSAN ADDELSTON, Aug. 24, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/23/obituaries/23KOLA.html> Jiri Kolar, Czech Collage Artist and Poet, Dies at 88</A> (By REUTERS, Aug. 23, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/16/movies/16POSS.html> FILM: 'POSSESSION': Poetical Flesh and Blood Proves a Strong Tonic</A> <BR>(By A. O. SCOTT, Aug. 16, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/books/review/04GREENLT.html> BOOKS: 'The White': Looking Back on an 18th-Century Abduction With a Poet's Eye</A> <BR>(By LAVINIA GREENLAW, Aug. 4, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/02/arts/design/02JOHN.html> PHOTOGRAPHY: 'GEORGE TICE': Creating Visual Poetry From Industrial Grit</A> <BR>(By KEN JOHNSON, Aug. 2, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/books/review/0728br-briefs.html> Fiction and Poetry: Gerald Stern's "American Sonnets"</A> (By J. T. BARBARESE, July 28, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/20/obituaries/20GINZ.html> Aleksandr I. Ginzburg, 65, Poet Who Challenged Soviet System, Is Dead</A> <BR>(By PAUL LEWIS, July 20, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/14/arts/music/14GRIF.html> MUSIC RECORDINGS: Innovative Songs That Illuminate a Poet's Abyss</A> [Paul Celan] <BR>(By PAUL GRIFFITHS, July 14, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/arts/12ADON.html> ARTS: An Arab Poet Who Dares to Differ</A> [Adonis] (By ADAM SHATZ, July 13, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/obituaries/07KOCH.html> * Kenneth Koch, 77, Poet of New York School, Dies</A> (By ALAN FEUER, July 7, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/06/obituaries/06THOM.html> John Thompson, 84, a Professor and Poet, Dies</A> (NY TIMES, July 6, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/05/arts/music/05LARE.html> MUSIC: RUTH LAREDO: Schubertian Poetry, Along With the Romantic Stirrings</A> <BR>(By ALLAN KOZINN, July 5, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/02/obituaries/02WHAL.html> * Philip Whalen, an Original Beat Poet, 78, Dies</A> (NY TIMES, July 2, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/27/arts/theater/27SECO.html> THEATER: 'THE NOTEBOOK': A Puzzling Relationship Gilded by Poetry</A> <BR>(By ANITA GATES, June 27, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/22/opinion/22SAT4.html> EDITORIAL: Poetic Justice</A> (NY TIMES, June 22, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/18/obituaries/18JORD.html> * June Jordan, 65, Poet and Political Activist, Dies</A> (By DINITIA SMITH, June 18, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/10/books/10POET.html> NY REGION: The Joy of Survival: Poetry to the People</A> (By MEL GUSSOW, June 10, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/books/review/19BIRK.html> 'Never': The Participial Drama of Jorie Graham's Poetry</A> (By SVEN BIRKERTS, May 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/books/16ARTS.html> ARTS IN AMERICA: Rescue Efforts Lift Poets' Voices From Fraying Tapes</A> <BR>(By STEPHEN KINZER, May 16, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/magazine/12QUESTIONS.html> * QUESTIONS FOR DEREK WALCOTT: Poet of the Ages</A> (By MELANIE REHAK, May 12, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/arts/music/05PARE.html> * POETRY: Tom Waits: A Poet of Outcasts Who's Come Inside</A> (By JON PARELES, May 5, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/02/technology/circuits/02GEE2.html> * POETRY: ONLINE: The Beat Movement as Lived by Ginsberg</A> <BR>(By MARC WEINGARTEN, May 2, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/19/movies/19WALL.html> FILM: 'CHELSEA WALLS': Poor, Miserable and Addicted? They Must Be Poets</A> <BR>(By DAVE KEHR, Apr. 19, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/arts/music/14KELL.html> * POETRY: Bringing Out the Music in Poetry</A> (By JOHANNA KELLER, Apr. 14, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/nyregion/03PROF.html> * PUBLIC LIVES: Love Conquers Evil: Poetry Is About the Timetable</A> <BR>(By CHRIS HEDGES, Apr. 3, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/arts/music/24JIM.html> MUSIC: A Pair of Poets Essay Schubert</A> (By JAMES R. OESTREICH, Mar. 24, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/03/books/review/_0303-poem-semanki.html> POEM: 'Midwinter'</A> (By DAVID SEMANKI, Mar. 3, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/arts/dance/17GURE.html> DANCE: Inspired by Dance, a Circus Is Writing the Poetry of Flight</A> <BR>(By MATTHEW GUREWITSCH, Feb. 17, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/14/books/14LANG.html> * POETRY: For Langston Hughes, Centennial Appreciation</A> (By STEPHEN KINZER, Feb. 14, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/14/books/14POEM.html> * Poetry Inflected With Jazz</A> (Poems by LANGSTON HUGHES, Feb. 14, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/national/13POET.html> * NATIONAL: Seeking California Poets Who Want Laurels to Rest On</A> <BR>(By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN, Feb. 13, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/03POGR.html> ARTS: Kevin Bacon: Touched by the Poetry of Fatherhood</A> (By ROBIN POGREBIN, Feb. 3 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/02/arts/design/02FAIR.html> ART: NATIONAL BLACK FINE ART SHOW: From Mouse Ears to Poetic Pop, Work by Blacks</A> <BR>(By KEN JOHNSON, Feb. 2, 2002)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/06/arts/06LEAV.html> WRITERS ON WRITING: David Leavitt: Comforting Lessons in Arranging Life's Details</A> <BR>(By DAVID LEAVITT, Nov. 6, 2000)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/23/arts/23WALK.html> WRITERS ON WRITING: Alice Walker: After 20 Years, Meditation Still Conquers Inner Space</A> <BR>(By ALICE WALKER, Oct. 23, 2000)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/library/books/080200poet-laureate.html> * BOOKS: Wiser, Kunitz Returning as Laureate</A> (By DINITIA SMITH, Aug. 2, 2000)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0604.html> * Allen Ginsberg, Master Poet Of Beat Generation, Dies at 70</A><BR> [6/3/1926-4/5/1997] (By WILBORN HAMPTON, April 6, 1997)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0424.html> * Robert Penn Warren, Poet and Author, Dies at 84</A> <BR>[4/24/1905-9/15/1989] (NY TIMES, September 16, 1989)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1027.html> Sylvia Plath: Her Poetry, Not Her Death, Is Her Triumph</A><BR> [born 10/27/1932-2/11/1963] (By ROSALYN DREXLER, January 13, 1974)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0129.html#article> * Robert Frost Dies At 88; Poet Won Four Pulitzer Prizes</A> (Associated Press, January 29, 1963)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0222.html> * Edna St. V. Millay Found Dead At 58, Poet Succumbs of Heart Attack</A> <BR>[2/22/1892-10/19/1950] (NY TIMES, October 20, 1950)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0613.html> * William Butler Yeats, Irish Nobel Laureate Poet, Dies at 73</A><BR> [6/13/1865-1/28/1939] (NY TIMES, January 28, 1939)<BR> <A HREF=http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0722.html> * Emma Lazarus: Death of an American Poet of Uncommon Talent at Age 38</A> <BR>[7/22/1849-11/19/1887] (NY Times, Nov. 20, 1887)<BR> <!-- <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> <A HREF=URL> ARTICLE</A> (By, Feb. 27, 2003)<BR> --> </FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> <IMG SRC="images/1pix_blue.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=1> <BR><BR> <FONT SIZE=3> | <A HREF="PoetryNews.html">Top of Page</A> | <A HREF="../CPITS/PoetryResources-1.html">Poetry Resources</A> | <A HREF="../CPITS/CPITS-Home.html">CPITS</A> | <A HREF="../CPITS/PoetryPower.html">Poetry & Power</A> | <A HREF="http://www.wisdomportal.com/Art/PoetryGallery.html">Basho on Poetry</A> |<BR> | <A HREF="NYTimes-2000.html">NY Times</A> | <A HREF="References.html">References</A> | <A HREF="Enlightenment/Enlightenment.html">Enlightenment</A> | <A HREF="EnlightenmentNews.html">Enlightenment News</A> | <A HREF="A-ZPortals.html">A-Z Portals</A> | <A HREF="Home.html">Home</A> | </FONT> <BR><BR> <IMG SRC="images/1pix_blue.gif" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=1> <BR><BR> <TABLE CELLPADDING=6> <TR CELLSPACING=8> <TD ALIGN=center><FONT SIZE=3> &#169; Peter Y. 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