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Next Line, Please: On second thought, make it two! [by David Lehman]
Over at the American Scholar, the "Next Line, Please" contest continues. This time readers are invited to write two-line poems. When I edited The Oxford Book of American Poetry, I discovered a whole genre of…
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Hooray for Team Sestina!
Over at the American Scholar, a group of committed poets have been writing a sestina, week by week, stanza by stanza. Last Tuesday, David Lehman picked a title, thus completing the poem. Here's what…
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Introducing Scottish poets 8: John Glenday [by Robyn Marsack]
Song for a Swift be owlmy oldest night be wrenmy selfish grief be gullmy restlessness be larkmy disbelief be hawkmy hidden path be dovemy weary fist be swiftmy only soul my only soulbe swift…
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Amy Lingafelter: The Best Poem in the Best Best American Poetry
Not to bask too much in the glow of this venue, but I have always loved these mix tapes David Lehman and Editor give us every year. I started reading as a high school…
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New from the Pitt Poetry Series: THE STATE OF THE ART A Chronicle of American Poetry, 1988-2014
"I wrote this book almost without knowing it . . ." The acclaimed annual, The Best American Poetry, is the most prestigious showcase of new poetry in the United States and Canada. Each year…
