were published in The New Yorker, often edited by White's stepson, Roger Angell.By the end of the 1950s, Updike had published a story collection, a book of poetry and his first novel, "The Poorhouse Fair," soon followed by the first of the Rabbit books, "Rabbit, Run." Praise came so early and so often that New York Times critic Arthur Mizener worried that Updike's "natural talent" was exposing him "from an early age to a great deal of head-turning praise."
Updike learned to write about everyday life by, in part, living it. In 1957, he left New York, with its "cultural hassle" and melting pot of "agents and wisenheimers," and settled with his first wife and four kids in Ipswich, Mass, a "rather out-of-the-way town" about 30 miles north of Boston.
from Hillel Italie: KTAR: John Updike, prize-winning writer, dead at age 76
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Poetry nominees were August Kleinzahler's "Sleeping It Off in Rapid City," Juan Felipe Herrera's "Half the World in Light," Devin Johnston's "Sources," Pierre Martory's "The Landscapist" and Brenda Shaughnessy's "Human Dark with Sugar."
For criticism, finalists included Richard Brody's "Everything Is Cinema," Vivian Gornick's "The Men in My Life," Joel L. Kraemer's "Maimonides," Reginald Shepherd's "Orpheus in the Bronx" and Seth Lerer's "Children's Literature."
from Hillel Italie: Associated Press: Marilynne Robinson finalist for critics award
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Following the world's most awaited oration--President Barack Obama's inaugural speech--poet Elizabeth Alexander echoed the new leader's tribute to daily labor, his call for responsibility and his reminder of the sacrifices that made his election possible.
"Say it plain: that many have died for this day," Alexander, 46, said Tuesday during her brief reading, in which she also spoke out to the world about "love that casts a widening pool of light, love with no need to pre-empt grievance."
from Hillel Italie: Associated Press: Poet offers `praise song' for Inauguration Day
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