Poetry News Page: 11
Poetry Society of America Rocked By Scandal (2007-09-27): The poetry world has been rocked by scandal, according to The New York Times.
Young Vietnamese Poet Refuses Award (2006-10-27): We ran across this intriguing little story about a young Vietnamese poet who has refused to accept an award from the Vietnam Writers' Association.
The Author, The Addiction and the Amazon.com Ranking System (2006-10-24): Lyn Gardner, theatre critic for The Guardian (U.
The Secret Lives of French Literary Giants (2006-09-25): New documents have surfaced that indicate that the French police spied up on the great writers of French literature.
Google Launches Shakespeare Site (2006-06-16): Search engine giant Google has launched a new website which features all things Shakespeare.
Gregory Pincus And The Fibonacci Poems (2006-04-14): Math and poetry: they don't really go together all that well.
The Greeting Card Graveyard (2006-03-28): So where do all of Hallmark's rejected greeting cards go? To the greeting card graveyard, of course.
German Professor Claims Shakespeare Died of Cancer (2006-02-24): Has any author continued to generate such controversy over his works so long after his death? The Shakespeare controversies heated up again when a German academic announced that she has now authenticated four new images of the playwright that she says accurately represent what the Bard looked like.
Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg Perform Narnia Rap on SNL (2006-01-16): SNL's f Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg perform a new rap song called Lazy Sunday: Chronicles of Narnia Rap
National Book Award Means New Print Runs (2005-11-23): USA Today reports that the National Book Awards winners are seeing increased print runs by publishers.
Stories of Strength Benefits Katrina Survivors (2005-11-15): One issue facing charities right now is the issue of donor fatigue.
Garrison Keillor and the Infuriated Critics (2005-11-12): When radio host Garrison Keillor published a poetry anthology called Good Poems in 2002, some critics went wild -- with derision.
K Fed Dives Into Poetry (2005-11-03): Kevin Federline, husband of Britney Spears, is releasing his first rap album, The Truth, which is dues for release in 2006.
Claribel Alegria Wins Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2005-11-01): Nicaraguan/Salvadoran writer Claribel Alegria has been named as the 2006 laureate of the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize for Literature by an international jury representing eight
Hellicane: Poets Feel Hurricane Katrina (2005-09-15): Hurricane Katrina has clearly touched a chord in the poets.
Oscar Wilde's 150th Birthday Bash (2005-08-11): USA Today reports on a interesting-sounding DVD which will was just released called Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde (Kultur).
The Best of Bad Writing (2005-07-29): It's time once again to peruse the best of the bad writing, as decided by the judges of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.
New Sappho Poem Discovered (2005-06-30): The Guardian reports that a poem written by Sappho over 2,600 years ago has been published for the first time.
Jack Kerouac's Medical Records Released (2005-06-10): Jack Kerouac inspired the Beat Generation with his poetry and prose.
Former Paris Review Editor to Launch Literary Magazine (2005-06-01): Brigid Hughes will be the editor and founder of a new literary magazine called A Public Space.
