Thursday, August 02, 2007

In Poetry News


Charles Simic has been named Poet Laureate (story courtesy of the NY Times).

Simic has also just won the Wallace Stevens Award, given annually to recognize "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry." The winner gets $100,000.

And still more on Mr. Simic, NY Times' Paper Cuts talks about Simic in regards to poetry and politics.

Fans are honoring the "World's Worst Poet" (story found in Canada's Globe and Mail.

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