New on Poets.org A Game of Cards: Hume on Literary Hybridity Thanks: A Poem by W. S. Merwin A Community Writing Itself: Bay Area Poets in Conversation The Poet-Philosopher: An Interview with John Koethe Walt Whitman Award: Deadline Extended to Dec. 1
A Game of Cards: Hume on Literary Hybridity "The hybrid text relies on evolving strategies of reading—a mind willing to play with knowledge, cultivate multiple literacies, puzzle and sweat out meaning as well as risk incomprehension." What exactly is a literary hybrid? Christine Hume explores this concept through an interactive card game designed to let you play along. On the web at: www.poets.org/hybrid we are running out of the glass rooms with our mouths full of food to look at the sky and say thank you...
from "Thanks" by W. S. Merwin, U.S. Poet Laureate
Read Merwin's full poem, along with other poems about thanks and gratitude. On the web at www.poets.org/thanks |
A Community Writing Itself: Bay Area Poets in Conversation Sarah Rosenthal has edited an extensive collection of conversations with San Francisco Bay Area poets discussing poetics, community, and innovative uses of language. Read excerpts of her interviews with poets Brenda Hillman, Nathaniel Mackey, and Michael Palmer. On the web at: www.poets.org/bhill, www.poets.org/nmack, & www.poets.org/mpalm
The Poet-Philosopher: An Interview with John Koethe "I think the abstract, discursive rhetoric of philosophy has influenced the way I write poetry. I know that lots of people associated with poetry hate that kind of language and think poets should avoid it, but I think it opens up all sorts of possibilities [that are] foolish to ignore." Read more about John Koethe's thoughts on the intersection between poetry and philosophy in an interview exploring pacing, process, and identity. On the web at: www.poets.org/jkoet
Walt Whitman Award: Deadline Extended to Dec. 1 There's still time to submit a manuscript to the 2011 Walt Whitman Award, judged by Fanny Howe. The award includes publication of the poet's first book and a cash prize of $5,000 to an American who has never before published a book of poetry. Try out our new online submission system, or browse the work of past winners. On the web at: www.poets.org/whitman Thanks for being a part of the Poets.org community. You may unsubscribe from this newsletter at any time.
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