Friday, June 5, 2009

The Ballad of Ben Cannon and House Bill 2461

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Appeared in the Oregon Statesman-Journal on June 3, 2009 In the Twinkling Star, your neighborhood bar, Ben Cannon sat down with a stranger...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

What's Good About Bad Poetry? The Case of Patrick the Starfish

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Check out Michael Leong's beautiful take on the stinky poetry of Patrick the Starfish from SpongeBob SquarePants . An excerpt: "A...
Monday, June 1, 2009

Poetry & Popular Culture Heroes: John Strachan

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Just when Poetry & Popular Culture thought it knew every poetry superstar who walked down the red carpet of popular culture, along come...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

The Poetry of Blatz Beer?

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Check out this great 1883 New Year's greeting card and its poetic ad for Blatz beer, all products of the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Football Frolics & Gargling Oil: From the Poetry & Popular Culture Mailbag

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The Poetry & Popular Culture office receives a fair amount of correspondence from people interested in the lives that poetry leads out...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

Write 'em Cowboy: Lovin' the Lariat Laureates

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You may have missed it—maybe you were distracted by the fuss that the Academy of American Poets kicks up about National Poetry Month out on...
Friday, May 1, 2009

Guest Posting: Khalil Gibran, Local Boy Made Good

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Poetry & Popular Culture correspondent Phil Metres reflects on the life and times of Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran, author of what's ...
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