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The Grolier Poetry Bookshop
The other poetry-only bookstore, located in Cambridge, MA.
Open Books, a Poem Emporium
My friends, John & Christine Marshall, own this bookstore in Seattle, WA, one of two poetry only bookstores in the country.
The Richard Hugo House
Writing is a way of saying you and
the world have a chance."
Richard Hugo, The Triggering Town
Webvan haiku!
Incredible stuff.
"Dear Reader", by Billy Collins
"Instead, our meeting is so brief and accidental,
unnoticed by the monocled eye of History,
you could be the man I held the door for
this morning at the bank or post office
or the one who wrapped my speckled fish. "
More On Billy Collins
New U.S. poet laureate named
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Billy Collins has been named the 11th U.S. poet laureate, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced.
Daphne Gottlieb
Performance poet Daphne Gottlieb is devoted to the fine art of provocation.Ý She is the author of Pelt, released by Odd Girls Press in June
1999.Ý Her work has been widely published in journals and anthologies, including "The Color of the Longest Day" (Fine Mess Press). In the
summer of 1999, she and poet Thea Hillman toured the United States on the "Hell on Heels" tour -- 23 readings in 28 days.Ý She has toured
with Sister Spit and was a member of the semifinalist team representing San Francisco's Mission District Team at the 1998 National Poetry
Slam.
Thea Hillman
WOW.
e e cummings
We need this today, don't you agree?
love is a place
& through this place of
love move
(with brightness of peace)
all places
yes is a world
& in this world of
yes live
(skilfully curled)
all worlds
"Listenerland" by Nick Flynn
"From a soundproof studio Al Green sings
I'm so tired of being alone..."
More Nick Flynn
Nick Flynn is in Town
And reading at Modern Times Books at 7:30 pm. See you there.
"She could whisper for me to burn
& I'd turn to ash."
"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver
"Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine."
Tom Santa Lucia's Page
Poems, prose poems and writing prompts can be found here.
Jim Carroll in the Paris Review
Sat for three days in a white room
a tiny truck of white flowers
was driving through the empty window
to warn off your neighbors
and their miniature flashlights.
Bush regales Guests with Recitation of Virgil
No, of course, it's not real.
Ca Tru, Vietnamese sung poetry
"Daytime is fine," she said one recent afternoon. "There are
plenty of people around. But at night I can't keep the sadness
away. That's when I sing. If I had the strength I'd sing all through
the night."
{nyt subscription required}
Poet's Corner: A library built of paper...
{nyt subscription required}
Wipeout at the Pleasure Dome
Poet Kevin Opstedal talks about Venice Beach, the New York School, and his visionary surf noir.
Poetic License, a film about teen poetry slams
Here's a good interview with the filmaker, David Yanofsky.
Bernstein Poetics Syllabus
Some fascinating writing exercises here....
Poems on Libraries and Books: A Librarian's Mini-Anthology
Dear to my heart, as I am both poet and librarian....
Celia White haiku at Tinywords.com
http://tinywords.com/2001/03/27/
Jack Gilbert
"How astonishing it is that language can almost mean,
and frightening that it does not quite.
~"The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart"
The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
The biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America, regularly provides a space in which poetry can assume its rightful place at the center of our imaginative and emotional lives.
The Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to
support American poets at all stages of their careers and
to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. This website includes poems to read and hear, and a chance to sign a petition to encourage the U. S. Postal Service to celebrate America's literary heritage with a new series of stamps devoted to the nation's best-loved poets.
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