Tags: poetry
Poetry Versus Prose Debate Results in Violence, Shakespeare Science, and More
The New Yorker published an excerpt of Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch; the Telegraph lists several products that use poets to move merchandise, including potato chips; USA Today details why generations of readers still love Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; and other news.
Best Books on Writing, Readers Flock to the Frick Museum, Edwidge Danticat, and More
Donna Tartt’s novel The Goldfinch has caused a spike in ticket sales at the Frick Museum; Paul Theroux reads “The Letter Writers” by British author Elizabeth Taylor; Dorothea Lasky discusses the power of poetry; and other news.
Small Press Points
Small Press Points highlights the innovation and can-do spirit of independent presses. This issue features YesYes Books, a new poetry press that is paving the way for new forms of multimedia publishing.
Breaking Through the Noise: Our Ninth Annual Look at Debut Poets
For this year's annual debut poetry roundup, we highlight ten emerging poets whose first full-length collections made an inspiring splash in 2013.
Motionpoems Gets Moving

A Minneapolis-based collaborative brings poetry to life through a series of animated films.
Most Underrated Books of 2013, Gabriel García Márquez, Rising British Poets, and More
Salon examines the year’s most underrated books; novelist Sebastian Faulks discusses why literary novels make poor films; Jason Diamond on the most anticipated books of 2014; and other news.
Best of 2013, Famous Writers Wearing Santa Hats, Harry Potter Takes the Stage, and More
J. K. Rowling is collaborating on an adaptation of Harry Potter for the London stage; the Poetry Foundation staff share the books of poetry they loved in 2013; Hector Tobar ponders if book banning is on the rise across America; and other news.
YesYes Books

Jason Segel Cast as David Foster Wallace, Heather Havrilesky on Nora Ephron, and More
Jason Segel will play David Foster Wallace in a new film adaptation; author and poet John Yau considers John Ashbery’s contributions to art criticism; Barnes & Noble’s chairman sells two million shares of his company's stock; and other news.
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