Alejandro Zambra’s latest book is a lighthearted study of artistic birthright, national identity and Chile’s contemporary literary scene. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2022-02-15 10:00:04 UTC ]
Kenward Elmslie was an award-winning poet, lyricist, literary magazine editor, and opera librettist whose work thrived in collaboration with other writers, musicians, and visual artists. Elmslie, who was a grandson of Joseph Pulitzer, died at age 93 in June 2022. Elmslie met Lucia Berlin when... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2023-02-08 11:00:46 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt-based Bookwire has entered a partnership with Google Play Books for broader automated production of audiobooks. The post Bookwire Expands Its Text-to-Speech Audiobook Offer with Google Play Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-17 14:43:24 UTC ]
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Greenlight Bookstore welcomes Will Alexander, finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, to introduce Divine Blue Light, his new collection of poems from the intersection between surrealism and afro-futurism, where Césaire meets Sun Ra. Will Alexander’s poems constitute an alternative... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-12 09:52:43 UTC ]
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Poets are expert wordsmiths, so it's no surprise these prose books by poets are meticulously crafted, making for unforgettable reads. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-08 11:33:00 UTC ]
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Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a forensic psychologist on the TV series Cracker and Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has died. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2022-10-14 17:36:32 UTC ]
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Life Studies is Robert Lowell’s best-known and most influential book. It won the National Book Award for poetry in 1960. I read it in 1962 and I hated it. In a shallow way, my dislike was a matter of social class. I said aloud to Lowell’s book, “Yeah, I had a grandfather, too.” Like my […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-13 08:57:28 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Poetry, including volumes by a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and three Whiting Award winners. The judges for this year’s award are Kwame Dawes (Chair), Juan Felipe... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-15 14:15:58 UTC ]
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“All responses to the world take place within our bodies.” –Gloria Anzaldúa * In putting together my book and making selections from past work, I desperately wanted to include a poem from my high school literary magazine to give readers a glimpse of my inner emo goth self. I emailed a librarian... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-07 08:52:12 UTC ]
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The memoirist and author was best known for his book “The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South." Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-29 02:26:02 UTC ]
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If you're looking to shake up the usual book club format, consider reading these plays as a way to make meet-ups more engaging. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-20 10:35:00 UTC ]
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In her new role as poet laureate of the United States, Ada Limón will help bridge nature and humanity through new poetry initiatives. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-12 12:00:55 UTC ]
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The author of 'The Hurting Kind' and 'The Carrying,' among others, has been named the 24th poet laureate of the United States, succeeding Joy Harjo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A friend texts me about Poet Voice. I’m out for a run in sunny LA and have to slow down. She’s sitting with her book club in Brooklyn and they want to know: “Why do poets read their work in that weird poetic monotone rhythmic thing?” She’s asking me because I write poems and, on […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-11 08:53:10 UTC ]
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Welsh-English anthology about Welsh equivalent of Route 66 republished twice since release on St David’s DayIt is variously described as a snake, a zip, a ribbon, a scar, a Welsh version of Route 66. Memories, myths and moments of love and grief are woven into a collection of poems celebrating... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-07-03 14:00:16 UTC ]
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Volumes I and II of ‘The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Poems’ delve deeply into the masterful works I have long admired. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-29 13:00:37 UTC ]
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A onetime veterinarian, he became a regular on NPR with his comical stories and poems of rural life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-26 02:24:49 UTC ]
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Calhoun explores the life of poet Frank O'Hara while considering her relationship with her father, art critic Peter Schjeldahl. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-17 15:41:50 UTC ]
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Ada Calhoun hoped to finish a biography of O’Hara once started by her father, the art critic Peter Schjeldahl. Instead, she wrote a searching memoir about creativity and family. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-15 02:06:51 UTC ]
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In her memoir “Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me,” Ada Calhoun set out to write a poet’s biography and found a connection to her father instead. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-09 09:00:19 UTC ]
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A Nobel laureate and a future publisher play major roles in Margarita Engle’s “Singing With Elephants” and Michael Morpurgo’s “The Puffin Keeper.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-03 04:06:53 UTC ]
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