Craft Capsule: Left Brain, Right Brain
Poets and writers share their notes on writing in this series of micro craft essays. In the latest installment: Gregory Orr’s “Four Temperaments and the Forms of Poetry.”
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Poetry of Exile, a Literary Guide to the Cannes Film Festival, and More
Picador editor on supporting overlooked voices; new e-book project explores digital ownership; Margaret Atwood’s additions to The Handmaid’s Tale audiobook; and other news.
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Seven-Year-old Syrian Refugee to Write Memoir, James Baldwin’s Archive, and More
Anonymous writer leads campaign to restore the Mosul University Library in Iraq; new book celebrates the Library of Congress card catalogue; unpublished Sylvia Plath letters reveal domestic abuse; and other news.
The Poetry Project at Fifty, New York Times’ New Book Advice Column, and More
This year’s top ten frequently challenged books; unique Little Free Libraries; fast-growing independent publishers; and other news.
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Anatomy of Awards: May/June 2017
As part of a continuing series, we offer a breakdown of the numbers behind our Grants & Awards listings in our May/June 2017 issue.
NEA at Risk: The Future of Arts Funding Under Trump
Trump’s 2018 budget outline includes withdrawing funding for the NEA, making him the first president to propose the total elimination of the fifty-year-old federal agency.
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Vote of Confidence: The Life-Changing Support of an NEA Fellowship
Nine recipients of the NEA creative writing fellowship recall the profound impact the grant made on their lives and careers.
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Small Press Points: Twisted Road Publications
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features the Tallahassee, Florida–based Twisted Road Publications, which champions authors overlooked by mainstream publishing and “books that depict the shadowy places where the disenfranchised dwell.”
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Shetterly Signs Two-Book Deal, National Library Week, and More
Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced; a guide to author readings; Margaret Atwood profiled in the New Yorker; and more.
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Guggenheim Fellows Announced, the Science of Book Smells, and More
A visual biography of Sylvia Plath; Constance DeJong on the thirtieth anniversary republication of her novel Modern Love; Donald Barthelme’s first novel comes to the stage; and other news.
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