In Memory of Philip Levine, $300 Million Rare Book Donation, and More
Staff “Author” is the dream job for Brits; the perpetual decline of the English language; writing across difference; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every...
View ArticleTim Kahl and Sacramento Poetry Center
Tim Kahl is the author of Possessing Yourself (CW Books, 2009) and The Century of Travel (CW Books, 2012). His work has been published in the Notre Dame Review, Prairie Schooner, Mad Hatters' Review,...
View ArticleNames
What is the importance of a name to your identity? This week, write a poem about your name. When you were born, you were given a name before beginning to develop a sense of self. Have you grown into...
View ArticleNoah Warren Wins Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
Noah Warren of New Orleans has won the 2015 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize for his debut poetry collection, The Destroyer in the Glass. He will receive a fellowship at the James Merrill House in...
View ArticleTechnology
This week, dream up some technical advancement and incorporate it into the story you’re working on. It could be an improvement on something in use today, like smartphones or television sets, or it...
View ArticleAmiri Baraka
The late poet reads his poem "Something in the Way of Things (in Town)" in a 2009 performance with saxophonist Rob Brown. S O S: Poems 1961–2013, a new collection of Baraka's poetry published by Grove...
View ArticleFaber & Faber Ends FSG Partnership, Berryman’s Reputation, and More
Staff Nina Stibbe book to be adapted for BBC series; the life of a copy editor; American snow poetry; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets &...
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Kay Ryan: San Francisco 2015
URL: http://www.pw.org/files/videos/2015-sf-poetry-keyn...1.jpgFormer U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan, author most recently of The Best of It: New and Selected Poems, which received the Pulitzer Prize for...
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Resources for Writers and the Role of Community: San Francisco 2015
URL: http://www.pw.org/files/videos/2015-sf-resources-a...2.jpgJamie Asaye FitzGerald, director of Poets & Writers’ Readings & Workshops (West), leads a discussion about resources available to...
View ArticleForgiveness
Forgiving someone can be difficult, and at times might seem impossible. We’ve all been asked to overlook mistakes, understand the blunderer’s side of the story, and trust that her intentions were pure....
View ArticleThe Power of Story
"If this is storytelling, I'm in. More please!" In this TEDx Talk, Susan Conley discusses how exposure to powerful stories can captivate our imagination and inspire us to transform our lives. Conley...
View ArticleEula Biss Book Picked for Facebook Book Club, #TwitterFiction Festival, and More
Staff Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon; Sri Lanka turns to poets after civil war; David Carr memoir to be reprinted; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day...
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Rae Armantrout
armantrout_rae_110.jpgWriter Photo Credit: Rosanne Olson “In order to start writing, I need to put myself in a receptive state of mind, which isn't easy when you're busy: ‘Stop, look, and listen,’ as...
View ArticleWelcome to Braggsville
"What [the students] find ultimately is that the idealism that they’ve developed at the university doesn’t necessarily apply in the real world." T. Geronimo Johnson, who is featured in the March/April...
View ArticlePhilip Roth Film Adaptation, Sherlock Holmes Story Found in Attic, and More
Staff Libraries in public spaces; Jennifer Lopez film sparks Iliad searches; the realities of being an author; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day...
View ArticleAmiri Baraka
The late poet reads his poem "Something in the Way of Things (in Town)" in a 2009 performance with saxophonist Rob Brown. S O S: Poems 1961–2013, a new collection of Baraka's poetry published by Grove...
View ArticleFaber & Faber Ends FSG Partnership, Berryman’s Reputation, and More
Staff Nina Stibbe book to be adapted for BBC series; the life of a copy editor; American snow poetry; and other news.Page 1This is all the info relevant to page 1 of the article. Every day Poets &...
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Kay Ryan: San Francisco 2015
URL: https://www.pw.org/files/videos/2015-sf-poetry-key...1.jpgFormer U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan, author most recently of The Best of It: New and Selected Poems, which received the Pulitzer Prize for...
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Resources for Writers and the Role of Community: San Francisco 2015
URL: https://www.pw.org/files/videos/2015-sf-resources-...2.jpgJamie Asaye FitzGerald, director of Poets & Writers’ Readings & Workshops (West), leads a discussion about resources available to...
View ArticleForgiveness
Forgiving someone can be difficult, and at times might seem impossible. We’ve all been asked to overlook mistakes, understand the blunderer’s side of the story, and trust that her intentions were pure....
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