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Bloody Found Poetry
November 10th, 2009 Former British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has been accused of “burglary” over a poem he wrote for Remembrance Sunday. Military historian Ben Shephard is upset because all…
Byron’s Letters Sold for Record Sum
October 31st, 2009 71 pages of letters written by the late British poet George Gordon Byron sold for a record $458,000 according to Sotheby’s auction house in London. The London Times said…
Jay Hopler Wins Whiting Award
October 28th, 2009 Poet Jay Hopler was named a recipient of a Whiting Writers Award given to emerging writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and plays. The award comes with a…
Dead Poets Tour
October 22nd, 2009 While driving his “Poemobile” Walter Skold of Freeport, Maine, has completed a three-month road trip visiting the graves of 150 poets in 23 states. The visits included…
Lisa Russ Spaar Wins Library of Virginia Award
October 17th, 2009 Lisa Russ Spaar won the poetry prize for “Satin Cash,” her fourth book of poems. She is a professor of English at the University of Virginia. Spaar’s…
A Celebration of Stanley Plumly and Poetry
October 15th, 2009 On October 29th and 30th the University of Maryland will host “A Celebration of Stanley Plumly and Poetry.” The event will include lectures and readings by Elizabeth Arnold, David…
Stanley Plumly, Maryland’s New Poet Laureate
October 1st, 2009 Stanley Plumly was appointed Poet Laureate of Maryland in a presentation by Governor Martin O’Malley and Alice McDermott at The State House in Annapolis, Maryland. Plumly becomes…
Poets House Reopens
September 25th, 2009 The Poets House is reopening in lower Manhattan on Friday. Musician Natalie Merchant and poets, including U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, will perform at an “Invocation of the Muse” on Saturday, Sept. 26.…
McHugh Wins MacArthur
September 21st, 2009 Heather McHugh, Milliman distinguished writer in residence at the University of Washington, won the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship (more subtly called the “Genius Award”) today. The fellowship comes…
Craig Arnold Remembered
September 3rd, 2009 Friends, family and colleagues gathered yesterday at the University of Wyoming to remember Craig Arnold. Arnold, 41, went missing April 25, 2009 while hiking on a volcano on a…