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Feb.11.2012
As the Poetry Foundation states: Sharon Olds is one of contemporary poetry’s leading voices. Winner of several prestigious awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, Olds is known for writing intensely personal, emotionally scathing poetry which graphically depicts family life...
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Dec.22.2011
When Bay Area poets Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, and Geoffery G. O'Brien were beaten by police during a peaceful protest at Occupy Berkeley, the answer to the question the headline poses was answered in dramatic fashion.
The news spread quickly in the poetry community. We were astonished, horrified...
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Nov.11.2011
This is fresh news, from last night. The confrontation happens at about 1:11 into the Video on the link below. I had a hard time recognizing Bob in the hat, but I’ve had it verified that it’s him.
Bob and his wife, Poet Brenda Hillman (see reviews on this Red Room Blog), are...
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Oct.04.2009
"Revise toward strangeness."--Brenda Hillman
I came across this sentence a few years ago. Hillman, a wonderful poet, was speaking directly about the process of poetic craft and the remarkable quality of poetic language--yet might we say her statement holds true for the craft of fiction...
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