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Bestselling Indian Author Vikram Seth Blows Book Deadline, Asked to Return 1 Million Pound Advance (2013-07-14): Author and poet Vikram Seth asked to return 1 million pound advance after missing the deadline for the sequel to A Suitable Boy.
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Gets Second Term (2013-06-11): The Library of Congress has appointed Natasha Trethewey to a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate
2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award Winners Announced (2013-06-04): The winners of the 2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Awards were announced at BookExpo America.
Don Share Named Editor of Poetry Magazine (2013-06-01): Don Share has been named the editor of Poetry magazine. Share will begin his tenure on July, 1, 2013.
Luci Tapahonso as the first Navajo Nation Poet Laureate (2013-05-05): Luci Tapahonso has been named the first Navajo Nation Poet Laureate by Navajo Technical College. She has authored five books of poetry.
NASA Seeks Haikus to Send to Mars (2013-05-03): NASA's upcoming MAVEN spaceraft will measure the Martian magnetic field. It will also carry a disc containing three haikus and one of them could be yours.
Warsan Shire Wins Brunel University African Poetry Prize (2013-04-30): Warsan Shire has won the first Brunel University African Poetry Prize. She is a 24-year-old Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer, based in London.
Body of Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda Being Tested for Poison (2013-04-26): The body of Chilean romantic poet Pablo Neruda is being tested to see if he was poisoned.
Newly Discovered Oscar Wilde Letter Contains Writing Advice (2013-03-28): The Telegraph reports that a previously unseen Oscar Wilde letter has been found.
Caroline Kennedy Publishes Poetry Book (2013-03-26): Caroline Kennedy has published a poetry book, Poems to Learn by Heart, through Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide.
Chinua Achebe, Father of African Literature, Dies at 82 (2013-03-24): Bestselling novelist Chinua Achebe has died after a brief illness, reports The New York Times.
Marie Ponsot Awarded $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2013-03-22): The Poetry Foundation has named poet Marie Ponsot the winner of the 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
New Collection Contains Fifty Previously Unseen Rudyard Kipling Poems (2013-03-03): A new collection from Cambridge University Press contains fifty previously unseen Rudyard Kipling poems.
Charles Wright Wins 2013 Bollingen Poetry Prize (2013-01-30): Charles Wright has been named the winner of Yale's 2013 Bollingen Poetry.
Richard Blanco Talks Inaugural Poem Called One Today (2013-01-26): Richard Blanco talks about his poem, One Today, which he gave at the Obama inauguration event.
Video: Richard Blanco Reads Inaugural Poem (2013-01-21): Richard Blanco read his poem, "One Today," at the 2013 Inauguration today.
National Book Awards Adds Long Lists, Expands Eligibility for Judging Panels (2013-01-15): The National Book Foundation announced changes in how the National Book Awards are reviewed and selected.
Richard Blanco is First Latino Inaugural Poet (2013-01-11): Richard Blanco will be the 2013 inaugural poet.
Eloise Klein Healy Named First Poet Laureate of the City of Los Angeles (2012-12-08): The city of Los Angeles now has its own poet laureate.
Spanish Novelist Javier Marias Refuses Spain's National Narrative Award, 20,000 Euro Prize (2012-11-03): Spanish novelist Javier Marias has turned down the National Narrative Prize, which is awarded by the Spanish government each year.
