Dear Poetry Aficionados,

Poetry & Poets in Rags blog

The USA is getting a new Poet Laureate this October, W.S. Merwin, and Ireland is getting a new Professor of Poetry, Harry Clifton. These are our headlining links. After these articles, come interviews with Rita Dove, Charles Simic, and Rae Armantrout. We also have some poetry in News at Eleven, and what normally would be a lead article, letters between Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

The Merwin story is covered in Great Regulars by Jeffrey Brown, Judith Fitzgerald, and Bob Hoover. Also getting multiple coverage is Anne Carson's new work "Nox", via Andrew Motion, Meghan O'Rourke, and Powells.

As with each week, there is plenty more. Thanks for clicking in.

Yours,
Rus

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