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John Beer, Guest Blogger April 8-12
This week we welcome John Beer as our guest blogger. John is the author of The Waste Land and Other Poems (Canarium, 2010), which received the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry…
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Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with David Hassler of Wick Poetry Center.
David Hassler KS: The Wick Poetry Center isn’t exactly a press. Tell us what goes on in the Kingdom of Wick. DH: As one of the leading poetry centers in the United States, Wick…
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Celebrate 25 Years of The Best American Poetry: Launch Reading on April 11 in NYC
Available for pre-order: Launch readings hosted by David Lehman and Robert Pinsky and featuring poets included in this volume: April 11, 7:00 PM: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street,…
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Life in Full: A Tribute to Ruth Stone by Sydney Lea
It has been a pleasure to be guest blogger on the BestAmPo site, and interesting to gather responses to my comments. (There were a couple of instances in which I was criticized for saying…
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The Hidden Allegory by Sydney Lea
I’ve been writing newspaper column for five regional papers ever since January of 2012, when my stint as Vermont Poet Laureate began. A number of people have asked if I’ll ever present the thoughts…
