October 3rd forum announcement

Dear Poetry Fans,

Poetry & Poets in Rags

Our lead story is about the new--United States of America--National Children's Poet Laureate, sanctioned by the Poetry Foundation, as the governing body--which got me thinking about poetry being like boxing now. We could have many governing bodies, issuing poet laureate belts, that the poets could wear to readings--especially with the US National Children's Laureate. They could sell replica belts to the kids. We could have the American Academy of Poets belt, the Poetry Society of America's belt, the Library of Congress belt, and maybe one from the First Lady's office. At readings, fans could come with placards booing the bad poet laureates, and rooting on their faves. So, today's headliner could be a new dawn for poetry. And there's a neat poem in the newswire too.

Also, watch for the links this week, when an article sends you to an online library of poetry, a video, and the like. In many ways, there's a lot of content in this issue of P&P in Rags. I hope you enjoy it. And be sure to get into the Great Regulars. For instance, David Orr is back with another good one, Robert Pinsky is there as Ted Kooser is each week, and MR Zine is bringing us a translation of a Mahmoud Darwish poem. It's a powerful week for poetry in the news.

Yours,

Rus

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