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In Pictures: David Beckham In Wootton Bassett For Airing Of Poet Laureate’s ‘Achilles’ (Anorak) (anorak.co.uk) - March 16, 2010
The Poet Laureate has reacted to news of David Beckham’s injury by reminding us that’s she is alive and relevant by way of an ode. Day-vid has ruptured his Achilles, something that has dashed his chan…

Poet Initiative Promises Water Savings (DTN / The Progressive Farmer) (dtnprogressivefarmer.com) - March 16, 2010
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Poet LLC plans to decrease water use at its ethanol plants by about 22 percent in the next five years, according to Ethanol Producer Magazine.

Becks Gets Support From Posh, PM And Poet (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) (uk.news.yahoo.com) - March 16, 2010
The Prime Minister and the Poet Laureate have both penned words of support to help David Beckham's recovery after the England star was ruled out of the World Cup.

Children’s poet to perform in libraries (Belfast Telegraph) (rss.feedsportal.com) - March 16, 2010
Renowned children's poet Brian Moses will visit libraries in Finaghy and Bangor during March to perform a poetry and percussion session. Related Stories Gorman in Belfast Eggheads at W5

FilAm poet honored at San Fran Asian American Filmfest (Good News Pilipinas) (goodnewspilipinas.com) - March 16, 2010
The life of poet, activist, and Fillmore District native Al Robles was memorialized in San Francisco’s Fillmore Plaza on Fillmore and O’Farrell Related posts: Fil-Am is San Fran entertainment commissi…

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy writes for injured David Beckham (Daily Mirror) (mirror.co.uk) - March 16, 2010
The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy was so moved by David Beckham's devastating injury she immediately put pen to paper.

Poet gives work an existence (The Red and Black) (redandblack.com) - March 15, 2010
Hearing poetry aloud is nothing like reading it, and for poet G.C. Waldrep, speaking it is something different entirely. “The performative life of the poem — the life of the poem in performance, in re…

Justin Quinn - A Prague-based poet, professor and translator (Radio Prague) (radio.cz) - March 15, 2010
The Irish poet Justin Quinn has been living in the Czech Republic for close to two decades. His latest collection of poetry, “Waves and Trees” has been translated into Czech, and he himself has also t…

Videos

Maxine Kumin Reading in the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival Saturday Night Sampler - 9/27/08
Charles Simic Reading in the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival Saturday Night Sampler - 9/27/08
Lucille Clifton Reading in the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival Saturday Night Sampler - 9/27/08
POET CEO Jeff Broin speaks at Ingreenuity Launch
Symphony of Science - The Poetry of Reality (An Anthem for Science)
Gabrielle Bouliane (Austin Poetry Slam)
The White House Unplugged Poetry Jam Esperanza Spalding Performs at the White House Poetry Jam
Dead Poets Society Part 1

Blog Posts

Poetry & Poets in Rags: News at Eleven: San Francisco poet D.A. ... (poetryandpoetsinrags.blogspot.com) - March 16, 2010
News at Eleven: San Francisco poet D.A. Powell learned. in early February that he had won a prestigious $100000 prize for his most recent book of poems. Only days before, he had received a form reject…

OneRiot.com - UK Poet Laureate Pays Tribute To Ankle of Beckham (topics.oneriot.com) - March 16, 2010
The work is entitled Achilles and mixes references to the ancient battlefield hero with allusions to battles on the football field and to Beckham...

Senior poet laureate sought – Port City Poets - Wilmington Star ... (poets.blogs.starnewsonline.com) - March 16, 2010
The literary foundation Angels Without Wings is accepting entries for the 18th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Competition. It's for American poets age 50 and older, and poet laureates will be p…

Radio Open Source » Blog Archive » Whose Words These Are (22 ... (radioopensource.org) - March 16, 2010
The degree to which any poet, any writer, can muster the resources of language that would allow or enable you to stand with someone suffering in these kinds of catastrophes. Then, I think, that is the…

Mahoning Valley History: The Puddler Poet (mahoninghistory.blogspot.com) - March 16, 2010
Michael McGovern, the “Puddler Poet” immigrated to the United States from Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland, in 1848 at the height of the Famine crisis. Like many refugees, McGovern first immigrated to Lo…

Celebrated poet and writer visits the University of Leicester (alphagalileo.org) - March 16, 2010
Celebrated poet and writer visits the University of Leicester. 26 March 2010 — 26 March 2010 Leicester, University of. Location: University of Leicester. Venue: New Lecture Theatre, Fielding Johnson B…

Good News Pilipinas » FilAm poet honored at San Fran Asian ... (goodnewspilipinas.com) - March 16, 2010
“Al Robles was the poet laureate—the heart and spirit—of the Manilatown and Filipino communities. San Francisco will never forget his tireless work supporting seniors and housing justice, fighting dis…

Poet's Travel Book of Rapa Nui | A Traveler's Library (atravelerslibrary.com) - March 16, 2010
Destination: Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Book: Their Backs to the Sea by Margaret Randall In her journey to Easter Island, the well-traveled.

Tweets

Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy pens piece on Beckham injury, http://www.myfeedme.com/article/9143259.html - March 16, 2010

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@JasonDalBianco the poet is always a dreamer:) - March 16, 2010

David Beckham's Achilles immortalised by Poet Laureate http://tinyurl.com/yjmoz4j - March 16, 2010
David Beckham's Achilles immortalised by Poet Laureate http://tinyurl.com/yjmoz4j

@sowrongitskt Too bad Artist VS Poet isn't going to be there though - March 16, 2010
@sowrongitskt Too bad Artist VS Poet isn't going to be there though

Sound of your words / is the same as mine. / No one hears us. #haiku #twaiku #haikuthrowdown #poet #poettues #poetrymonth @TheRereader - March 16, 2010

FRI @PLUSHDALLAS: OFFICIAL BLACK EYED PEAS TOUR DJ - POET NAME LIFE - AFTER CONCERT GUEST DJ SET http://bit.ly/bXXprH - March 16, 2010

RT @andevers: A Poet is in charge of cleaning up Brooklyn's newly-Superfunded Gowanus Canal: www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/nyregion/16experience.html - March 16, 2010
RT @andevers: A Poet is in charge of cleaning up Brooklyn's newly-Superfunded Gowanus Canal: www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/nyregion/16experience.html

Diggs

The Blogdate: Poets of The Fall - Twilight Theater - Updates - March 16, 2010
Poets of The Fall's fourth studio album, Twilight Theater, is slated to release tomorrow... Check out the clips from TT and the disk pack... updates available too...

Poetry at the pump - CharlotteObserver.com - March 16, 2010
It's the last place in South Charlotte you'd expect to be hosting a gathering of poets. The inaugural "Conscience Minds Poetry Reading" in February was done grassroots-style, with organizers attractin…

Alda Graca do Esprito Santo - A Special Tribute - March 16, 2010
The author of "Trinity" and other verses that inspired nationalism in Sao Tome, Alda Graça do Espírito Santo, died. March is the month of women, but this year saw the loss of a great woman. The poet w…

Bot Poets | - March 16, 2010
Perhaps the thing that makes poetry producing computers so memorable (It's one of those things that everybody remembers from Ballard's short stories) is how poetry is associated with the individual, a…

Phantom Billstickers - March 16, 2010
Keep an eye out for poetry. A company called Phantom Billstickers has been featuring New Zealand poets on street posters both at home and throughout in the US as part of a major campaign to bring atte…

Helping Refugees in America - the cool way! - March 16, 2010
The French poet, playwright, and novelist Victor Hugo once wrote, “As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.” I was reminded of this quote when I was introduced to an exciting social entrepreneurs…

Quote: Dog's appreciation for conversation - March 15, 2010
Great dog quote from Christopher Morley. Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet. He also produced stage productions for a few years and gave college lec…

The Jordan Page Revolution Music Page - March 15, 2010
Jordan Page is a young poet, singer/songwriter, guitarist, political activist, and social commentator. His songs call attention to issues most people would choose to ignore because of their overwhelmi…

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Artists and academics regularly refused UK entry, say campaigners (guardian.co.uk) - March 16, 2010
GuardianUK Artists and academics regularly refused UK entry, say campaigners - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk... 2 minutes ago from Latest news and comment from... - Comment - Like Visa system is preve…

Tim Zack: Zootool is pretty cool. I'm a poet and I didn't even know it. I promise my zoo won't be a boring place for long. http://bit.ly/9DT4M6 (twitter.com) - March 16, 2010
Tim Zack Zootool is pretty cool. I'm a poet and I didn't even know it. I promise my zoo won't be a boring place for long. http://zootool.com/user... 22 minutes ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Matthew Rosen: Kylie Minogue - I Know And your love comes back like a faithful tide… What a beautiful image. Such a poet, my li’l Kylie. (mbrosen.tumblr.com) - March 16, 2010
Matthew Rosen Kylie Minogue - I Know And your love comes back like a faithful tide… What a beautiful image. Such a poet, my li’l Kylie. - http://mbrosen.tumblr.com/post... 25 minutes ago from Tumblr…

Xiang Liu: Laureate writes Beckham ankle ode: The poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy explains why she has penned a poem about D.. http://bit.ly/9ZIHL1 (twitter.com) - March 16, 2010
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mendibot: @vagabot No thanks, I don't think I'd like to do that. Oh, you are a poet. Can we get back to business? What do you... http://is.gd/aKOXA (twitter.com) - March 16, 2010
mendibot @vagabot No thanks, I don't think I'd like to do that. Oh, you are a poet. Can we get back to business? What do you... http://twitter.com/coolest... 2 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like…

Kashif: Humble the Poet is a man who knows his audience. http://tweetphoto.com/14625330 (twitter.com) - March 16, 2010
Kashif Humble the Poet is a man who knows his audience. http://tweetphoto.com/14625330 2 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Paulo Vie: In Pictures: David Beckham In Wootton Bassett For Airing Of Poet Laureate’s ‘Achilles’ (swagger.biz) - March 16, 2010
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Geoff Bilbrough: Poet Laureate pens for Beckham http://bit.ly/czyqEo #achilles #poetry #Becks (twitter.com) - March 16, 2010
Geoff Bilbrough Poet Laureate pens for Beckham http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs... #achilles #poetry #Becks 2 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like