Today, 2River released Peter Weltner’s From a Lost Gospel of Mark, number 22 in the 2River Chapbook Series. In each of its eighteen poems, a different voice or perspective re-visions Mark’s narrative from advent to tomb, interweaving the “then” of the first century with the “now” of our own time. Missing from the biblical narratives, these lost voices—a young Southern farm boy, for example, a freed Roman slave, a Vietnam vet, a cursed fig tree—all express the mystery of suffering and justice and evoke questions as fundamental today as they were two thousand years ago when Mark wrote at the end of his gospel, “They were afraid.”
From a Lost Gospel of Mark: Peter Weltner.
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Walter Bargen thought becoming Missouri’s first poet laureate meant receiving another certificate to add to his collection of awards, and that’s about it.
Now, nearly two years, 100 events and 10,000 listeners later, he realizes his mistake.
via Columbia Missourian
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Poets and critics describe the poetry “event” that most shaped their view of the decade. They focused on events both private and public, and their responses reveal that poetry in the new decade will continue to be a living, breathing, and ever-changing thing.
The Decade in Poetry by The Editors : The Poetry Foundation
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A new exhibition at Poets House in Battery Park City focuses on a curious aspect of Robert Frost’s legacy: Christmas “cards” that were sent out as holiday greetings by the Spiral Press in limited release from 1929 to 1962.
via Seasons Greetings From Robert Frost – The New York Times > Books > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 11.
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2River at 8th Position in Google Popularity
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Former poet laureate Robert Hass discusses the power of poetry, particularly during times of great loss and confusion.
Poetic Reflections On 9/11 : NPR.
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Fernando Perez, the 26-year-old outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays, says poetry and baseball occupy different realms of his life.
Baseballs Poet On His Love For Verse : NPR.
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Novels about poetry are a dodgy proposition…. And let’s face it, stories involving poets tend to be hokey or, worse, excruciatingly literary…. Yet somehow Nicholson Baker has written a novel about poetry that’s actually about poetry.
via Book Review – The Anthologist, by Nicholson Baker – Review – NYTimes.com.
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Read together, with a little bit of added punctuation, they are like amazing stream-of-consciousness poetry.
lowbrowculture » Blog Archive » Poetry of Twitter Spam.
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Shana Cashman at shadewithin says this about 2River: “[2River focuses] more on the literature than on the glitz and glam of the web page. ” Read more at shadewithin.
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