October 17th forum announcement

Dear Poetry Fans,

IBPC: Poetry & Poets in Rags

South Africa's poet laureate Mazisi Kunene died August 11th this year. I have been waiting for a substantial article to be published online, to headline with ever since. Nothing has come. This week, however, as we still await something more substantial and penetrating, The Guardian has come through wonderfully with a very good profile on him. This is second click this week.

We headline with Orhan Pamuk getting the Nobel in Literature. Often, News at Eleven will link to two or three items on such a story. But most articles were either brief, or contained essentially the same controversy, covering it from one side or another. The Washington Post, however, gets the coveted P&P in Rags prize this week for including some of his writing. What they're missing is that France is moving politically to counter Turkey's speech restrictions by mandating the entire country drive down the other side of the genocide road.

This month is when Donald Hall officially took the wreath from Ted Kooser as the poet laureate of the USA, and we have two terrific articles with audio links of Hall. You'll find the link to one in News at Eleven, and the other in our Great Regulars. Speaking of which, we have a new Great Regular: Olivia Cole, who writes for the The Times. Sometimes it takes me a little while to catch onto, not only who's great, but who's regular.

Lots and lots of other important news to poetry this week. Thanks for clicking in.


Yours,
Rus

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