Poegles

Poetic reflections on 9/11 Would Mark Twain Tweet? Is Happiness Catching? Are Tigers ‘Brainer’ Than Lions?

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Each month we award $100 to a poegler for the best crafted poegle, as chosen by the Editors of Poegles.com. The best poegles areplaced on the website and shared in our newsletter. This month’s winner is Abby in Florida for The Last Time the Cat Meowed. ...

Need a word minted? Try wordbirds 7th Graders coffeehouse filled with poetry Simic reads his poems at BU Birth of a star predicted

Google sets plans to sell E-books Critics: Google book deal a privacy, monopoly disaster Is ’slam’ in danger of going soft? Forbes Magazine on making a living as a poet

Thanks Ron Silliman: “This collection of original critical essays brings together an international array of writers, scholars, musicians, and artists, and casts new light on the writing and reception of Burroughs’ unique work, tracking its origins from Texas to Tangier, from Mexico City to New Yor...

Losing My Patience I am rapidly losing patience in too many endeavors at once for my liking. why do little girls have coach bags? im losing my patience with this neighborhood China’s getting fed up of North Korea. Quickly losing patience. ...

Each month we will be awarding $100 to a poegler for the best crafted poegle, as chosen by the Editors of Poegles.com. We will accept poegles of any length and in any form, provided that they are in English...

A Moment Like No Other Sitting at ringside for the next big boxing event just won’t be the same. This is truly our lucky day for we are here to live it. This is a moment that is like no other. ...

Ruth Padel becomes Oxford’s professor of poetry Woman who sued Derek Walcott at Boston University weighs in on scandal Poetry in Oklahoma Fame, wealth, beauty all psychological dead ends, study finds

WNYC recording of the recent Whitney event. Listen here. For the show the Whitney “staged a faux battle between the two movements, featuring poets Christian Bök, Nada Gordon, Kenneth Goldsmith, Sharon Mesmer, K. Silem Mohammad, Kim Rosenfield, Gary Sullivan and Darren Wershler.”

Yesterday in our newsletter we sent out a little excercise: A creative writing exercise: Your grandmother’s kitchen 1. Draw a picture of your grandmother’s kitchen. 2. In the picture, you must portray something green and something dead. 3. Write a poem or story about the drawing. 4. Ha...

The home of WS Merwin With White House Poetry Jam, a new era “We’re here to celebrate the power of words,” President Obama said. Words “help us appreciate beauty and also understand pain. They inspire us to action.” He introduced the first lady as his poet. Preorder...

“The Obamas hosted a night of poetry reading and the spoken word featuring James Earl Jones, Esperanza Spalding and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The night also included musical interludes, modern poetry and excerpts from Shakespeare.” Morefrom the AP “Jammin’ in the East Room” from the NY Times