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Poetry Ireland Sponsors All-Ireland Poetry Day
World Class Poetry Blog | September 22nd 2008 by Allen Taylor
All-Ireland Poetry Day has been marked for October 2, 2008 to commemmorate the 30th anniversary of Poetry Ireland. This looks like one grand event. Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon has provided a grant to allow Poetry Ireland to organiz read more
Tragic Poetics: And Now For The Laughing Part
World Class Poetry Blog | September 14th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Over at the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia is at it again - helping the Bush Administration with one more overspending scandal. And you thought poetry was exempt from the excesses of capitalism! And on the lighter side of verse, mzbarbie read more
Best Poetry Of The Web And A Book On Critique Groups
World Class Poetry Blog | August 26th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Best of the Web 2008. Congratulations. I downloaded this .pdf document from Penguin Group USA that tells poets how to do Internet marketing. Haven’t read it yet. I’ve skimmed it a little and from what I’ve seen there appears to be a read more
Poetry Potpourri, Volume 8
World Class Poetry Blog | July 21st 2008 by Allen Taylor
Meet the anticommunist antimodernists. Meet the fake Frank O’Hara. Meet Ron Silliman’s clone (but don’t laugh). Meet the new declinists. Meet Kay Ryan’s travel agenda. What’s going on at the National Mall in September. T read more
Horrible Saturday: The Emporium, Edgar Allan Poe, And Me
World Class Poetry Blog | May 31st 2008 by Allen Taylor
Well, I did it. Made the presentation. I’m always a little anxious about dealing with technology. I’m not the most technical-minded person in the world. I can figure it out if given the time, but I have to really sit and think on it. We p read more
National Poetry Reading Month? Is He Serious?
World Class Poetry Blog | May 22nd 2008 by Allen Taylor
Here’s an interview with the poet laureate of the blogosphere. Praise for Rattle’s visual poetry section. NaPoReMo? Isn’t this really getting out of hand? Why John Hewitt and I might have children together: Our firstborn will be nam read more
Siege - The Poetry Video - And An Off-Broadway Musical
World Class Poetry Blog | May 11th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Two days ago I wrote a blog post about the production of poetry videos using musical scores as a backdrop along with creative, interpretive images that tell a story. Just for the record, if you got the impression that I don’t like Jazz, that wo read more
An Ode To Alexander Hamilton
World Class Poetry Blog | April 1st 2008 by Allen Taylor
Today is the first day of National Poetry Month. It’s also April Fool’s Day. How fitting then that we should honor the biggest fool in our nation’s history with a poem. I wrote this at 5 a.m. when I couldn’t sleep. An Ode To A read more
National Poetry Month: Ready?
World Class Poetry Blog | March 25th 2008 by Allen Taylor
With National Poetry Month just a few days away, Billy the Blogging Poet is gearing up for his annual Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere vote. As for me, I’m planning a tribute to religious poetry open mic reading in Enola, Pa. on April 13. Carol read more
32 Poems Sponsors Event With Indie Rock Band
World Class Poetry Blog | February 28th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Poetry plus rock music. This is such a cool idea I just have to write about it. 32 Poems is partnering with an indie rock band to stage a rock concert and a poetry reading. I’ve considered this myself. It seems like an awesome way to expand the read more
Poetry In The Past, The Present, And The Future
World Class Poetry Blog | February 24th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Put a poem in your pocket (or pull one out). Read these litmag reviews. Poetic pugilism: Bob Creeley vs. Yusef Komunyakaa. Damn! Ashberry’s hound. Future bookstores - a serious threat? Why go to university? Whitman’s throbbing, flowing, p read more
Poetry Potpourri, Volume 5
World Class Poetry Blog | February 23rd 2008 by Allen Taylor
Here’s your chance to support freedom of speech. Get published @ Teenypoet. Ah, plagiarism. Reginald Shepherd on New American Poets. Slamming the Bluz in Charlotte. Openness, inclusiveness. Is that possible in poetry? “Outside the Flood W read more
Split This Rock Poetry Festival - Good Cause Or Propaganda?
World Class Poetry Blog | January 22nd 2008 by Allen Taylor
(Source) “Split this Rock calls poets to a greater role in public life and fosters a national community of activist poets. The festival will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions on poetry and social change, youth programming, films, p read more
Jillypoet Sends Invitations To Her ‘Free For All’
World Class Poetry Blog | January 7th 2008 by Allen Taylor
Jillypoet announced on her blog yesterday that she would be playing poetry with a few of her friends. Actually, it does sound like fun. From her own site, this is how she describes it: It’s a different sort of poetry site. Each month we will r read more
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