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When I think of Chinua Achebe

By on April 30, 2013 in Tribute

  A lot has been said about Chinua Achebe and his commitment to African Literature, and I’m pleased that NorthEast Review asked me to add to the voices. Here’s my salute first published in NorthEast Review…. Read more

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Poems walking in my head

By on March 31, 2013 in Poetry

Poems that have been walking in my head this month include Frank O’Hara’s My Heart, which only led me to return to Stephen Crane’s In the Desert, a title I always forget and think of as ‘The Heart.’ I attribute all this heart business to the… Read more

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To all the poets out there: Montreal International Poetry Prize 2013

By on February 26, 2013 in News, Poetry

The Montreal International Poetry Prize is happy to announce the launch of its 2013 competition. The prize amount is $20,000. The line limit is a maximum of 40. Early deadline is March 31, and late deadline is May 15, 2013. You may consider… Read more

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Poets Demand End of Genocide Against the Hazara people

By on February 10, 2013 in News, Non-fiction, Poetry

An open letter from World-wide Poets addressed to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, and President of the United States, Barack Obama. Dear Sirs, After more than a century of… Read more

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Why Charles Simic is so so good… but then the dog.

By on January 28, 2013 in Poetry

So I’m walking to school–usually takes me 15 minutes–but this time at a brisk pace because it’s close to my teaching hour when this dog walks up to me just around the Birmingham Museum of Art. I look around for the owner, the dog looks around… Read more

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All our love: Jayne Cortez

By on December 29, 2012 in Tribute

Jayne Cortez is much celebrated in life as she is dearly remembered. Was does not sound right. When I learned of her passing on yesterday, I alerted Frank Chipasula, because in our communication sometime we had talked about her. Frank is… Read more

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