Wanted: a new Dutch translator for Amanda Gorman

Posted on 03/01/2021 at 03:07 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

International Booker Prize winner Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won’t add translator to their resume (yet) after all. Rijneveld announced in a...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Literary Hub, Literature in translation, Poetry

On the bicentenary of John Keats’s death

Posted on 02/27/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tuesday marked the 200th anniversary of the death of poet John Keats. Although the COVID-19 pandemic certainly changed how the...

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Tagged As: History, Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at age 101

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 02:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti died Monday, just a month shy of his 102nd birthday. His son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti confirmed his...

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Tagged As: Obituary, Poetry

Let Elizabeth Barrett Browning help you through lockdowns

Posted on 02/15/2021 at 02:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Right now, it seems like if the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t keeping you at home and away from other folks, the...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Poetry, The Guardian

Try these tips (plus some patience) to market your poetry

Posted on 02/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perhaps you’re in a sentimental mood and would like to dabble in poetry — or the upcoming holiday has you...

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Tagged As: Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, Poetry

Essay: Why did Apple change Emily Dickinson's hair color?

Posted on 02/07/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We suspect that most people watching the Apple TV+ show Dickinson aren’t there for the historical accuracy. Still, we can...

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Tagged As: Poetry, TV adaptation

ACLU is suing an Indiana library for banning a patron over poetry

Posted on 02/05/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who knew poems were so dangerous? Before Poetry magazine had raised hackles with its incarceration-themed issues, an Indiana man’s creative...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Libraries, Literary Hub, Poetry

Poetry magazine's incarcerated-poets issue draws criticism

Posted on 02/05/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Poetry Foundation is in the public eye for not-so-good reasons once again. Last year, the president and board chair...

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Tagged As: Poetry, Scandal, The Guardian

Amanda Gorman is on the cover of TIME magazine's Black art issue

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 10:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The newest issue of TIME magazine focuses on Black art, and wordsmiths are front and center of it — literally....

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Tagged As: Diversity, Poetry

ALLi: Yes, poetry can be profitable!

Posted on 01/29/2021 at 10:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Interested in publishing poetry but unsure whether it can be a part of your author income stream? The Alliance of...

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Poetry, The business of writing