"Poet and Poem" Radio Series for 2010 Seventeen noted writers will be featured in the 2010 season of "The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress." The radio series is available to all public radio stations via the Public Radio Satellite System's ContentDepot, starting Jan. 13, 2010. Webcast of Community College Poetry Project Launch A webcast of Poet Laureate Kay Ryan's reading to open the literary season, during which she announced a national poetry project that embraces community colleges through an online poetry page" "Poetry for the Mind's Joy" and a poetry-writing contest. Robert Frost: Online Resources This guide compiles links to resources on Robert Frost throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as selected links to external Web sites that include features on his life or selections of his work. For resources on other U.S. poets laureate and consultants in poetry, see http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/poetslaureate/. 2009 Witter Bynner Fellows Poet Laureate Kay Ryan has chosen two gifted voices in poetry, Christina Davis and Mary Szybist, for the 2009 Witter Bynner Fellowships, and will introduce the poets on Feb. 26 at the Library of Congress. Abraham Lincoln and Poetry This Library of Congress Web guide provides an overview of Abraham Lincoln as a reader, writer, recipient, and subject of poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks: Online Resources This guide compiles links to resources on former Consultant in Poetry Gwendolyn Brooks throughout the Library of Congress Web site and elsewhere on the Web.
Roger Angell: "Greetings, Friends!" Roger Angell Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 Good neighbors, hi—but O.M.G.,
The time’s at hand again, I see,
To cobble up these Christmas lieder,
Fit for friend or distant reader.
Our deadline’s near, so off we go,
Ignoring tweets and vertigo,
Counting beats and storing linage,
Melding Keats and major signage . . . Jonathan Aaron: “Listening to Richter” Jonathan Aaron Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 I’m cooking pasta and listening
to Richter playing Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto.
My wife is watching television in the other room.
It’s Johnny Depp, she calls out. Did he make a vampire movie?
Richter’s piano teacher likened him to an eagle.
He . . . Helen Simpson: “Diary of an Interesting Year.” Helen Simpson Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 February 12, 2040. My thirtieth birthday. G. gave me this little spiral-bound notebook and a Biro. It’s a good present, hardly any rust on the spiral and no water damage to the paper. I’m going to start a diary. I’ll keep my handwriting . . . Bill Manhire: “My Childhood in Ireland” Bill Manhire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 I never climbed the hill
or strolled to the end of the pier
to see what the walkers in rain
might be finding out there.
Nor did the book fall open
where Maeve had secretly signed it.
In fact, it never fell open.
Not that I minded: the world
streamed . . . Simon Armitage: “Last Day on Planet Earth.” Simon Armitage Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 Lippincott takes a photograph with his eye.
Wittmann paints in the crust of salt with a finger of spit.
Yoshioka wheels the last piano onto the fire.
Owens throws stones at a rock.
The afternoon turns over in its sleep, then sleeps.
Kirszenstein trades her kingfisher skull for a tinned . . . Michael Dickman: “From the Lives of My Friends.” Michael Dickman Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0000 What are the birds called
in that neighborhood
The dogs
There were dogs flying
from branch to
branch
My friends and I climbed up the telephone poles to sit on the power lines
dressed like crows
Their voices sounded like lemons
They were a smooth sheet
They grew
black feathers . . .
A Poetry-Lover's Guide to the World Wide Web - Personal collection of links to online texts and resources of traditional and imagist poetry.
Meta Description: [ 90 great poems expressing love, tenderness, despair, wistfulness, rage; 65 links to other Web poetry collections and guides. ]
404Aha! Poetry - Consists of a resource for writers and readers of poetry, emphasizing Asian and orientalizing forms such as cinquain, ghazal, haiku, renga, sijo and tanka.
Bad Poetry - An introduction to bad poetry, though not necessarily by bad poets, with texts of various exemplary poems. As selected and annotated by Professor Seamus Cooney.
DayPoems - A random walk through eight centuries of English-language verse, updated daily. Visitors can add their poems by email, and webmasters can link to individual poems. Indexed by poet and title. Illustrated.
EnviroArts - Emphasizes the literary and visual arts in relation to nature, with poetry and essays by contemporary authors (culled mostly from the pages of Orion and Orion Afield magazines--which co-sponsor this site) and information on historic naturalism and naturalist literature.
Erin's Poetry Palace - A personal website devoted to poetry, these pages include several sections devoted to specific poets, a large selection of texts of favorite poems, essays on the reading, study and discussion of poems, and a small but discriminating selection of links to poetry-related websites on the Internet.
Meta Description: [ Poetry Palace full of poetry pages--Anonymous Poetry, Children's Poetry, Classical Poetry, Favorite Poetry, and Young American Poets plus much more including an all new Favorite Author Page and the all new Edgar Allan Poe Page!! ]
Fooling with Words - Website for the PBS television special hosted by Bill Moyers includes performances and interviews with some of America's most accomplished poets.
Meta Description: [ The Web companion to FOOLING WITH WORDS WITH BILL MOYERS explores the world of poetry, featuring educational materials for teachers and students, video clips of prominent poets performing their works, an online forum, information on the television series, and much more. ]
500Forgotten Ground Regained - Webzine and poetry resource offering original poems, essays, translations and links to alliterative poems, original medieval epics and verse romances.
Glossary of Poetic Terms - A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions, cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation guides and numerous examples.
Meta Description: [ A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions,
cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation
guides and numerous examples. ]
Inspired Poems - A bilingual English and German anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets.
Meta Description: [ A bilingual anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets | Eine zweisprachige Sammlung von Gedichten, die von anderen Gedichten oder Dichtern inspiriert wurden. ]
Modern Poets - University of Vermont - An introduction to the reading of poetry, with short introductions to several well known modern poets and audio files with discussions or readings of their works.
Passions in Poetry - Archive of contemporary and user-submitted poetry with categories dedicated to love, sadness, friendship and life.
Poem of the Day - At killdevilhill.com. Features an online chat, and users can sign up to have the selected poem automatically delivered to their mailboxes daily.
Meta Description: [ darwin
Lecture Hall and Chatroom. Western
Canon Great Books University ]
500Poems for a Long Winter's Night - A selection of poems about winter, snow, and ice from Charles Baudelaire, Yves Bonnefoy, John Hollander, Victor Hugo, Gail Mazur, Robert Pack, and Paul Verlaine.
Poetry at BellaOnline - Resource offers archived features, categorized links and recommended reading.
Starbuck.com Classical Poetry Port - Devoted to traditional poets and poetry including Dickinson and Shakespeare. Includes online forums, commentary and links.
Meta Description: [ Classical Poetry & Poets:
Poets, Poems, Great
Books, Shakespeare, Poetry, Poets ]
Tangerine - Includes sections on poetic forms, famous poets, links to poetry related resources.
The Academy of American Poets - Organization presenting poems, biographies of poets, historical and thematic poetry exhibits, events calendars, discussion forums and contest information.
The Open Poetry Project - An open editable database of information about poetry, poets, and poems. Includes a lengthy Glossary of Poetic Terms.
Timeless Poetry - An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern. Includes some biographical information and listing of selected poetry resources online. Suitable for children, young adults and adults.
Meta Description: [ An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern, includes listing of choice Poetry Resources Online; suitable for children, young adults and adults. ]
Wikipedia: Poetry - Article discussing the nature of the form, its history, terminology and the different traditions.
