Q&A: Eady Sees Cave Canem Success
A decade after the founding of Cave Canem, Eady speaks about the ways in which the organization has developed into a "safe haven for black poets."
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Genre: Poetry
Marathon Readers Go the Distance
As the number of poetry readings in communities across the country continues to grow, a format that was once relatively rare—the marathon—is becoming increasingly popular.
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Poetry's Roadshow
Fueled by equal parts biodiesel gas and small press ambition, the Wave Books 2006 Poetry Bus Tour is scheduled to roll through forty-nine cities during the next two months, beginning in Seattle on September 4.
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Q&A: Hall Takes Laureateship in Stride
Two weeks after he was chosen to succeed Ted Kooser as poet laureate, Donald Hall spoke about his newfound responsibilities.
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The Poetic Appraisal
Poetry in America, the 2006 report released by the Poetry Foundation, has spurred efforts to revitalize an interest in poetry among the general population, and in doing so, has also sparked a debate among those in the literary community.
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The Contester: The Collapse of Neil Azevedo's Zoo
Two years after the failure of Zoo Press's fiction contests in 2004, founder Neil Azevedo responds about more controversy surrounding its poetry contests.
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Who Says Poets Aren't Rock Stars? Prizewinner to Appear on Music Channel
Turn up the music, put down the air guitar, and start writing some poetry about rock and roll. That seems to be the message that the sponsors of a new poetry prize are trying to relay.
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