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Poetry Syndicate content

A Friend Stopped By | 11/09/2009 7:00 am

How I Survived the Madoff Scandal, by Kim Rosen

Jailhouse interviews with Wall Street villain, released last week, inspires one of his victims to weigh in
By Kim Rosen
Liz Smith

The Liz Smith Column | 10/20/2009 5:00 am

Liz Smith: Run-D.M.C. Hip-Hops to Broadway

Also from Our Gossip Girl, Lily Tomlin and Edith Ann on the road … Dorothy Parker – A secret ‘Pollyanna’?

Post | 09/24/2009 3:00 am

Will 'Bright Star' Revive the Love Letter?

wOw caught up with the director and cast of ‘Bright Star’ … and learned we’re not the only ones hopeful for a romantic revival
Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/16/2009 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney Rattled by Two Poets

A poem written by Robert Lowell to Elizabeth Hardwick, and another by Dylan Thomas …

Poetry Recommendations | 06/29/2009 11:00 pm

5 Awe-Inspiring Poetry Reads, by Katha Pollitt

From Wisława Szymborska to Natasha Tretheway, the award-winning author of The Mind-Body Problem recommends these five reads to kindle your passion for prose
By Katha Pollitt

A Friend Stopped By | 06/29/2009 11:00 pm

Poetry: Not Dead Yet, Argues Katha Pollitt

The award-winning author, essayist and Nation columnist on the paradox of literature’s most — and least — popular art
By Katha Pollitt

Ruth Padel, Oxford University | 05/26/2009 9:30 am

Poetry World Rocked: Ruth Padel Steps Down as Oxford's First Female Poetry Professor Amid E-Mail Scandal

E-mails about competitor’s alleged sexual harassment brought down a great-great granddaughter of Charles Darwin

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Nicholas Hughes | 03/23/2009 9:35 am

Nicholas Hughes, Son of Sylvia Plath, Commits Suicide

The son of the poet and feminist icon sadly takes his own life, reports his sister, Frieda Hughes
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 11/20/2008 4:00 am

Give Obama a Break

Poor Obama …
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 11/13/2008 12:00 am

Voodoo Redux

Did you ever want a voodoo doll to stick pins in for revenge on an enemy? 

A Friend Stopped By | 10/17/2008 4:05 pm

Margo Howard: Will Sarah Palin Become the Next Jerry Springer?

Yahoo’s ‘Ask Margo’ waxes poetic about Palin’s not-so-political future

Question of the Day | 10/15/2008 12:00 am

Who are your favorite contemporary literary heroes or heroines?

Whoopi Goldberg, Liz Smith, Joan Ganz Cooney and Judith Martin reveal who they admire in literature — from bestselling authors to fictional characters
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 10/09/2008 8:15 am

Lincoln Reacts to an Obama Button

An Interactive Poem by Sheila Nevins

Poll | 10/07/2008 12:00 am

Edgar Allan Poe died on this date in 1849. What is your favorite work by Poe?

The Raven The Tell-Tale Heart The Pit and the Pendulum The Cask of Amontillado Other (tell us below)
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 09/25/2008 12:00 am

My iPhone Made Me Cry

Are you befuddled by new technology? Do you long for the days of simple on/off switches and phones that simply ring hello? Do most appliances have too many options?
Do tell.

An Interactive Poem by Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 09/11/2008 8:30 am

The Elephant in the Room

Is there ever something you know that you can’t say out loud that ruins an evening or inhibits a friendship? Confess.
Tell us about the elephant in the room.

An Interactive Poem by Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 08/21/2008 12:00 am

The Tale of Hatie Agora Hypochondriasis-Berger

Are you a hypochondriac?

An Interactive Poem by Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 08/07/2008 12:00 am

Picture Perfect (Almost)

Do you take a good picture?

An interactive ponder by Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 08/01/2008 12:00 am

The Gloves

A story of fear and trembling

An interactive poem by Sheila Nevins

Jane Wagner

Jane Wagner | 07/24/2008 4:51 pm

Jane Wagner's Many Loves

I have so many favorites …
Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins | 07/24/2008 2:30 pm

Sheila Nevins: Two Poets Walk Into a Bar ...

It always seems esoteric or made for the very few …
Julia Reed

Julia Reed | 07/24/2008 1:10 pm

Julia Reed's Love Letters

It’s a good thing I’m far away from my bookshelves or I would be paralyzed …

Entertainment | 07/24/2008 10:45 am

wOw Congratulates Kay Ryan

Kay Ryan was named today as the 16th Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Judith Martin

Judith Martin | 07/24/2008 8:40 am

Judith Martin's Rhyme and Reason

More than one radio technician recited it along with me …
Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 07/24/2008 12:00 am

Liz Smith: Meryl Streep, Wallace Stevens and Me

At the annual Academy of American Poets …