[New-Poetry] Kay Ryan new Poet Laureate

[Linda Sue Grimes]

Right...There hasn't been a woman poet laureate since 2003.  



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  From: amy king 
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  And long overdue, in terms of -- yep -- gender:


  The list, up to Donald Hall in 2006, appears here [followed by Kooser, Simic, and now Ryan]:

  U.S. Poet Laureate Timeline [1937 - 2006 = 36 Men and 8 Women]

  http://amyking.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/what%e2%80%99s-love-got-to-do-with-it/

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  Kay Ryan Named Poet Laureate - NYT:

  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/books/17poet.html


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