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What makes a poem right for a wedding? | Adam O'Riordan | Books | guardian.co.uk
John Donne was a noted writer of marriage songs, but not all poets have shared his enthusiasm for the institution.
Over the past few days, poet Thomas Sayers Ellis has posted “Ten Rules for Changing the Game of Poetry” to his Facebook profile.
Rules for Poets » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog
Thursday is National Poetry Day , a fact that once would have been of much interest to scientists. In the 1700s several poems appeared that passed on a scientific message.
National Poetry Day: unlock the mathematical secrets of verse - Telegraph
Charles Causley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Stanley Causley , CBE , FRSL (24 August 1917 – 4 November 2003) was a Cornish poet, schoolmaster and writer. His work is noted for its simplicity and directness and for its associations with folklore, especially when linked to his native Cornwall .
Robert Lax (1915–September 26, 2000) was an American poet , known in particular for his association with famed 20th century Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton .
Robert Lax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
THESE POETS KNOW THE BOTTOM LINE Not many people in business feel an urge to write verse about their work. These do. Looking at the world with a poet's eye, they say, makes them better managers.
THESE POETS KNOW THE BOTTOM LINE Not many people in business feel an urge to write verse about their work. These do. Looking at the world with a poet's eye, they say, makes them better managers. - February 25, 1991
By David Alpaugh It's hard to figure out how much poetry is being published in America.
The New Math of Poetry - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Meet the Bard -Times Online
That John Updike wrote poems as well as novels is news to few people who follow contemporary poetry. Before his death, a common view of Updike’s poetry was that it was light, entertaining stuff that he wrote to refresh himself after the serious work of fiction.
Occasional Poetry and John Updike’s <em>Endpoint</em> | First Things
Jerry Williams was recently featured on Poet Hound for his anthology of poems titled It's Not You, It's Me: The Poetry of Breakup , published by The Overlook Press, and I have just finished reading a book of his own poems titled Admission , published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. 1. Let's start with your anthology.
An Interview With Jerry Williams
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