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Rod McKuen Dies at 81
February 1st, 2015 Rod McKuen, American poet, musician and songwriter, died Jan. 29 from complications of pneumonia. He was 81.
Claudia Emerson Has Died
December 4th, 2014 It is with sadness that we have learned that longtime Smartish Pace poet Claudia Emerson has died. A wonderful poet, she was generous in her submissions to the magainze…
Smartish Pace 2014 “The Pushcart Prize” Nominations
December 1st, 2014 Jeffrey Bean: “It’s Morning in Michigan” Robert Kohen: “Wilderness Quartet” Melissa Monroe: “Family Outfit” Chrys Tobey: “Dear Monday” Tomas Tranströmer, trans. Patty Crane: “The Forgotten Captain” Amie…
Mark Strand Dies
November 29th, 2014 It is a puzzle, he is one of the people I thought would never die. His 2000-ish library of congress reading began with “So, I don’t have…
Charles Wright, New US Poet Laureate
June 12th, 2014 Charles Wright will be the next Poet Laureate, kicking off his tenure with a Sept. 25 reading of his work. Wright has 24 poetry collections and two…
Smartish Pace 2013 Pushcart Prize Nominations
December 1st, 2013 From Smartish Pace, Issue 20 Carson Cistulli: “Young People Will Have White Hair” Leah Falk: “Westview Cemetery” Andrea Henchey: “The Moon Is So Smart” Timothy Liu: “The Garden…
Smartish Pace Poem on Poetry Daily
May 20th, 2013 Maurice Manning’s poem “Going Back to Bimble” appears in Smartish Pace, Issue 20, and re-appears at Poetry Daily. Read the poem here. Thanks Poetry Daily!
Matt McBride & Amy Woolard Nominated for Best New Poets
April 15th, 2013 Smartish Pace nominated Matt McBride’s poem “Cities of Advertisers” and Amy Woolard’s poem “A Girl Gets Sick of a Rose” for the 2013 Best New Poets anthology. SP is proud to have…
Party & Reading Tonight! Saturday April 13th
April 13th, 2013 Issue 19 Reading & Party (with The Great American Canyon Band!) April 13th, 2013 (7:00pm) — (11:00pm) LOCATION: CopyCat Building, 1501 Guilford Ave Baltimore, MD 21202 COST:…
SP Poet Stephanie Schlaifer on the Radio
April 8th, 2013 Stephanie Schlaifer was featured on UMSL’s Women In The Arts broadcast and read “Pictures of the Floating World” from Smartish Pace, Issue 20. Listen here.