[New-Poetry] Simic Stepping Down

[judy prince]

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

Judy
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> 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
>>
>> --
>> "Why are you wearing that stupid *man* suit?"
>>
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