Modern and Contemporary American Poetry

This past Fall I had the opportunity to participate in one of the largest poetry experiments in history. The University of Pennsylvania staged a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Modern and Contemporary American Poetry. Capably guided by Al Filries, the course...

Rae Armantrout Wins Pulitzer

Every so often, a major poetry prize will go to someone quite out of the mainstream of US American poetry. Last week it was Rae Armantrout winning the Pulitzer Prize. I had a chance to see her at the Buddhist Center in San Diego a few years ago with Eileen Myles and...