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New on Poets.orgPoet of Possibilities: James Tate
Summer Movies: Ashbery, Glück, Hecht, Ryan, and Merwin
Along the Border: Mahmoud Darwish
Classic Requests: Donne, Hopkins, Rosetti, Tennyson, and More
Summer Recap: Milton, Revolution, Carpe Diem, Swenson, and More
Poets Forum: Discounted Passes Available Through Sept. 1
Poet of Possibilities: James TateThen Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder
and whispered into his ear:
“You look like a god sitting there.
Why don’t you try writing something?”
—from “Teaching the Ape to Write Poems”
The author of numerous collections of poetry and prose, James Tate has been praised for work that is natural and humorous, as John Ashbery described in the New York Times: “Tate is the poet of possibilities, of morph, of surprising consequences, lovely or disastrous.” Read a selection of his poems, listen to recordings, and learn more about Tate on Poets.org.
On the web at: www.poets.org/jtate
Summer Movies: Ashbery, Glück, Hecht, Ryan, and MerwinWatch five short video clips newly added to Poets.org: John Ashbery discusses the impact of living abroad on his work; Louise Glück declares that being a poet is the most miraculous profession and hunts for the perfect German word; Anthony Hecht repeats advice given to him by Auden; Kay Ryan laughs at chickens and the appearance of her own poem in a comic strip; and W. S. Merwin recounts meeting Pound and debates living in the country or the city. Each video is excerpted from The Poet’s View DVD, a collection of intimate portraits of five major American Poets available in the Poetry Store.
On the web at: www.poets.org/dvd
Along the Border: Mahmoud Darwish“Mahmoud Darwish is the Essential Breath of the Palestinian people, the eloquent witness of exile and belonging,” writes poet Naomi Shihab Nye about the eminent writer who died this August after undergoing heart surgery in Texas. In a retrospective written by his translator, Fady Joudah explains: “his writing stands clearly at the border of earth and sky, reality and myth, love and exile, poetry and prose.” Learn more about Darwish, and read the essay and a selection of his poems.
On the web at: www.poets.org/mdarw
Classic Requests: Donne, Hopkins, Rosetti, Tennyson, and MoreYou looked, we answered. Read a selection of classic poems requested by visitors to Poets.org that have just been added to the site, including: “The Gladness of Nature” by William Cullen Bryant, “Holy Innocents” by Christina Rosetti, “The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Break, Break, Break” by Lord Alfred Tennyson, “The Sun Rising” by John Donne, “Against Fruition” by Sir John Suckling, and “The Garden” by Andrew Marvell.
On the web at: www.poets.org/poems
Summer Recap: Milton, Revolution, Carpe Diem, Swenson, and MoreNew features on Poets.org this summer include: a biography of John Milton, with poems, essays, and excerpts from Paradise Lost; recordings of contemporary poets reciting their favorite classic poems; a collection of poems for summer and a batch of Carpe Diem verse; the paperback revolution of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl; May Swenson; and Poems of the American Revolution.
Poets Forum: Discounted Passes Available Through Sept. 1
Join the Academy of American Poets this November 6-8 in New York City for the Poets Forum, a series of public events investigating issues central to contemporary poetry. Included are in-depth discussions with distinguished poets, readings, and walking tours through literary New York. Joining the conversation this year is Victor Hernández Cruz, Louise Glück, James Longenbach, Ron Padgett, Claudia Rankine, Gary Snyder, C. K. Williams, and many others. Purchase a discounted All Events Pass now through September 1 online.
On the web at: www.poets.org/poetsforum
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