June 13th forum announcement

Dear Poetry Fans,

Poetry & Poets in Rags

This week's News at Eleven could easily carry the title "The Life of a Poet," words lifted from our third, and really neat article on David Biespiel. Or rather, "Lives of Poets," because more than looking at their poetry, this week's news was, quite coincidentally or with sychronicity, flooded with their lives.

By the way, each article has a thematic link to the one that follows, so this is no top ten or eleven. I try for that linking, and love when I can do that throughout, getting a perseveration chain going from the headliner to the back page. The most hidden link is when going from Meghan O'Rourke's article on Elizabeth Bishop, to Karl Kirchwey's article on Seamus Heaney. But even this previous sentence is a hint. Two of those four poets are linked.

I've been too long-winded these past few weeks, so I will let you get to the reading. Some very fine articles in all sections, and some very fine poetry in Great Regulars.

Thank you.

Yours,
Rus

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