Poetry News
The Harriet Books weekly news roundup features a selection of poetry-related news from around the web.
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"Form is listening to the draft as it’s coming"—Gabrielle Bates, in conversation Jay Aquinas Thompson.
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Translated poetry collections published in 2022 are eligible for the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award (apply by February 15).
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The Guggenheim names Ama Codjoe as 2023 Poet-in-Residence.
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Niina Pollari reviews the "experience-based art writing" of Rachel Mannheimer's Earth Room.
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Xgamil Campos-Espinosa and Romduol Ngov on interpreting poetry for the Deaf community.
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Angel Bat Dawid and JJJJJerome Ellis on sound, composition, and getting "a whole Black day to myself."
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"I am not someone who arrived at language easily"—Elisabeth Houston, in conversation with Ashaki M. Jackson.
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Poetic Record is a free poetry workshop for healthcare workers that meets online every Tuesday.
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Cassie Packard reviews Pathetic Literature, an anthology edited by Eileen Myles.
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Emerging poets who are members of tribal nations in the US can apply for the James Welch Prize (by March 1).