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23/10/2013

Riordan & Share on ‘100 years of the don’ts’

By Robin Houghton23/10/2013Categories: Events, Inspiration, Poet's Tips, WritingTags: a few don'ts, don share, ezra pound, keats house, maurice riordan, modernism, poetry magazine, Poetry Review, poetry societyLeave a comment

Yesterday evening I was at Keats House in Hampstead listening to a Poetry Society debate on the subject of Ezra Pound’s enormously influential article ‘A Few Don’ts’, first published a hundred years ago. As the respective editors of Poetry Review (UK) and Poetry (US), Maurice Riordan and Don Share could be said to represent the behemothRead more ⟶

13/05/2013

Unexpected bonus

By Robin Houghton13/05/2013Categories: Inspiration, Mags & Blogs, Serendipity, US poetryTags: american poetry, eavan boland, ezra pound, jamaal may, poetry magazine, the rialtoLeave a comment

In the post today came a copy of Poetry magazine, volume 202 number 1 – yes, it’s been going for over a hundred years – gawds! The reason it was an unexpected bonus is because I cannot remember where or when I ordered it. But here it is, and with such a heritage the firstRead more ⟶