Poetry & Poets

Magazine articles on poets and poetry.

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TIME Asia April 16, 2009 Kayla Webley	Louise Ho's Short List After more than 30 years of writing, poet Louise Ho is widely considered the doyenne of Hong Kong English-language literature.
TIME Asia May 13, 2008 Tim Kindseth	Of Things Past Family, exile, ethnic violence: all have dominated American poet Li-Young Lee's quietly probing, impressionistic poetry since the publication of his first and widely acclaimed volume.
TIME Asia April 24, 2008 Andrew Monahan	The Timeless 100 An excellent new translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu makes clear why they have mattered so much for so long.
Scientific American April 2007 Martin Gardner	Is Beauty Truth and Truth Beauty? How John Keats's famous line from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" applies to math and science, according to author Ian Stewart.
Smithsonian March 2007 W. Andrew Ewell	Frost Bite A recently discovered poem by Robert Frost has brought fame and controversy to an English student
Smithsonian February 2007 Nicholas A. Basbanes	Famous Once Again Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reaches his bicentennial; here's why his poems became perennial.
Fast Company October 2006 Ken Gordon	To Extemporize Is Human PowerPoint is dandy, but an online poetry jam shows that preparation has its limitations.
culturevulture.net November 7, 2005 Chris Pepus	Under Milk Wood The 1954 BBC Radio production of the Dylan Thomas play "Under Milk Wood" was a hit partly because of Richard Burton's flawless characterizations and rich voice. The film version, released on DVD by the Sundance Channel, is also an inspired effort.
Smithsonian November 2005 Paul Trachtman	35 Who Made a Difference: Wendell Berry A Kentucky poet draws inspiration from the land that sustains him.
Smithsonian November 2005 Richard Long	35 Who Made a Difference: Maya Angelou By singing of her own hardships, the African-American poet and author has given strength to others.
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