[New-Poetry] Simic Stepping Down

[Roger Day]

I'd like to see a visual poet get the job just to piss off the conservatives.

On 5/3/08, Bob Grumman <bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net> wrote:
>
>
> jforjames at aol.com wrote:
> I'd like to see the post be given to a woman, preferably in 45-70 year old
> range. Not too young, because
> there are too many visible and interesting poets and time will be needed to
> sort things out. Not too old
> because I think it's become an emissary position, and even an activist one.
> Jane Hirshfield, Jorie Graham, Alice Notley would be good short list  (all
> for different reasons)
>
> Or to a Language Poet for something completely different: Hejinian,
> Silliman, Bernstein...could be fun to watch.
>
> Finnegan
> But definitely not a visual poet!
>
> --Bob G.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Newberry <jeff.newberry at gmail.com>
> To: NewPoetry <new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>
> Sent: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 8:31 pm
> Subject: [New-Poetry] Simic Stepping Down
>
> Simic stepping aside as U.S. poet laureate
> Published: April 29, 2008 at 2:39 PM
> WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- A lecture on poetry translation will be the
> final time Charles Simic speaks as U.S. poet laureate, the Library of
> Congress said.
>
> "I've thoroughly enjoyed this past year," Simic said in a news release. "The
> best part of being poet laureate of the United States is working with the
> fine, dedicated and learned people at the Library (of Congress)."
>
> http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/04/29/simic_stepping_aside_as_us_poet_laureate/7748/
>
>
>
> Who's on deck?  Anyone know?
>
> Got this story via The Poetry Hut
> (http://www.poetryhut.com/wordpress/)
>
> Best,
>
> Jeff Newberry
>
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