Alternative Nobel in Literature, Makena Onjerika Wins £10,000 Caine Prize, and More
Plagiarism lawsuit against author Emma Cline dismissed; LatinX in Publishing; Independence Day poems; and other news.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Wanderlust, nature vs. tech, and speculative recollection—three prompts to get pen to paper.
Poets Protest Guns in the Classroom
Poets and educators work to fight campus carry bills.
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My Past and Future Assassin: A Profile of Terrance Hayes
In his sixth book, a sonnet sequence published by Penguin in June, Terrance Hayes cuts deep, to the marrow of the American moment, in a form with a razor’s edge: love poems for the forces trying to kill you.
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Instapoets Prove Powerful in Print
The influence of Instagram on the way we read poetry.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new books, including Sick by Porochista Khakpour and Sons of Achilles by Nabila Lovelace.
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Pulitzer Prize Winners, Acclaimed Novels Adapted Into Plays, and More
Norton launches its first children’s imprint; Susan Orlean’s next book will be a love letter to libraries; a year’s worth of copyrighted works to enter the public domain; and other news.
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Man Booker International Prize Shortlist, Reading as a Migratory Act, and More
Studying poetry under J. D. McClatchy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s remains rediscovered in a wine cellar; the Restoration’s filthiest poet; and other news.
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Mohsin Hamid Wins Aspen Words Prize, Beverly Cleary Turns 102, and More
Writer deported on her way to PEN World Voices Festival; twentieth anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; Jennifer L. Knox on censorship in the poetry workshop; and other news.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Connect with nature, delve into dystopia, and reflect on a relationship with a guardian—three prompts to get you writing.