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Title: A Tribute to Louise Gluck
Location: New York, New York, US
Description: In celebration of former Academy of American Poets Chancellor Louise Glück’s Poems 1962-2012, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Ecco Press this fall, poets Frank Bidart, Dana Levin, Robert Pinsky, Peter Streckfus, and Ellen Bryant Voigt join Glück on stage to read selections of her work.
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Date: December 14, 2012
TORONTO – December 20, 2012 – The trustees of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry are pleased to announce that Suzanne Buffam (Canada), Mark Doty (US) and Wang Ping (China) are the judges for the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize.*
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Title: Ontario International Poetry Slam 2012
Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Description: Guelph Spoken Word proudly launches this November its inaugural spoken word event, the Ontario International Poetry Slam! This single-day, all-day competition is unlike any other in the world, featuring: top-notch local, national, and international talent; a professional two-stage venue; edgy new custom slam rules; incredible one-day intensity; and absolutely massive cash prizes!
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Date: November 10, 2012
Title: The Really, Really Boring Poetry Event
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: The Scottish Poetry Library has the right idea …
You’ve been forced to read them at school. You’ve nodded off during them at readings. We’re going to have a good look at boring poems, and find out if they really are loathsome. Bring along a poem that sends you to sleep, and join us for a glass of wine while we read, discuss and maybe find a thing or two to like about boring poems.
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Date: December 11, 2012
Title: November for Beginners, a poem by Rita Dove
Description: This is one of the best days on the calendar to consider Rita Dove’s poem “November for Beginners”. Read it here.
Date: November 21, 2012
Title: Master Class on Revision and Close Reading with Fanny Howe
Location: New York, New York, US
Description: Winner of the Ruth Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award for poetry, Fanny Howe has written numerous books of prose and poetry, most recently Come and See. She has won the Lenore Marshall Award, the Commonwealth of California Award and is professor of writing emerita at the University of California, San Diego.
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Start Date: November 10, 2012
End Date: November 11, 2012
Title: August Kleinzahler discusses nature, practice of poetry
Location: Claremont, California, US
Description: As part of his Gould Fellowship at Claremont McKenna College, August Kleinzahler will discuss the nature and practice of poetry in a public talk. This event will provide an opportunity for the general public to engage with a writer once described as a mixture of Allen Ginsberg combined with “Norman Mailer’s inveterate pugnacity.”
Date: November 7, 2012
Title: Poetry Seminar with August Kleinzahler
Location: Claremont, California, US
Description: August Kleinzahler brings his often provocative understanding of the craft of poetry to the Claremont McKenna College during a month-long residency under the auspices of the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. His visit to campus includes a regular weekly seminar, Oct. 30-Nov.27, with interested students titled “Speed, Compression, Kablooey: Paris, New York and the New Poetries.”
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Date: November 27, 2012
Title: Poetry Seminar with August Kleinzahler
Location: Claremont, California, US
Description: August Kleinzahler brings his often provocative understanding of the craft of poetry to the Claremont McKenna College during a month-long residency under the auspices of the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. His visit to campus includes a regular weekly seminar, Oct. 30-Nov.27, with interested students titled “Speed, Compression, Kablooey: Paris, New York and the New Poetries.”
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Date: November 20, 2012
Title: Poetry Seminar with August Kleinzahler
Location: Claremont, California, US
Description: August Kleinzahler brings his often provocative understanding of the craft of poetry to the Claremont McKenna College during a month-long residency under the auspices of the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. His visit to campus includes a regular weekly seminar, Oct. 30-Nov.27, with interested students titled “Speed, Compression, Kablooey: Paris, New York and the New Poetries.”
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Date: November 13, 2012