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Aug.10.2011
The stories our leaders tell us matter, probably almost as much as the stories our parents tell us as children, because they orient us to what is, what could be, and what should be; to the worldviews they hold and to the values they hold sacred. Our brains evolved to “expect” stories with a...
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Mar.19.2011
These are notes I used as a speaker at a Celebration of the accomplishments of Nis Peterson last night as he finished his two-year term as the first Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County. The speakers included Al Young, Poet Laureate of California, emiritus, and Sally Ashton, who will replace Nils...
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Jul.09.2010
Fred Chappell is one of those writers you just can't pin down. He's widely known for his poetry, but "I Am One Of You Forever," his magical realism novel (or a connected collection of stories - however you want to term it) is one of the most widely read in contemporary literature and...
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Jul.02.2010
W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet LaureateBy PATRICIA COHEN
W. S. Merwin acknowledges that his relatively reclusive life on a former pineapple plantation built atop a dormant volcano in Maui, Hawaii, will be disturbed by the Library of Congress’s announcement on Thursday naming him the country’s...
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May.01.2009
In celebration of Carol Ann Duffy, Britain's new (and first female) poet laureate, who surely must have "applause ... written all over" her today:
Talentby Carol Ann Duffy
This is the word tightrope. Now imaginea man, inching across it in the space between our thoughts. He holds our...
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Mar.26.2009
At AWP in Chicago, I attended a jam-packed session by a group called 365 on promoting your book 365 days a year. Their useful blog is 365squad.blogspot.com/ 365 sounds like overkill until you hear their ideas and learn how necessary it is to keep one's achievements from sinking into oblivion...
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Jan.30.2009
Before the holidays, I was invited by OUR STATE, N.C.'s beautiful monthly magazine, to write a short piece on the topic "Why We Love North Carolina." I would be joining other North Carolinians in this feature, including Jan Karon, Bob Timberlake, Sharyn McCrumb, Fred Chappell, and David Holt. A...
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