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Great Moments in Criticism: Bierce Attacks Wilde

  By the editors July 23, 2015 March 6, 2020 Editor, This Month

That sovereign of insufferables, Oscar Wilde has ensued with his opulence of twaddle and his penury of sense. He has mounted his hind legs and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck, to the capital edification of circumjacent fools and foolesses, fooling with their foolers.… continue reading...

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Letters to CPR: Marcus Bales responds to Richard Blanco Ballyhoo

  By the editors May 9, 2013 May 9, 2013 Letters, Poem, This Month

Editor’s Note: Marcus Bales responded to the CPR’s recent series of articles on Richard Blanco’s Inaugural reading with this poem.

 

Identity Poetical by Marcus Bales

Identity Poet:
I am the very model of identity poetical,
My bio and my craftsmanship are blankly antithetical.… continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: What Did Neruda Know?

  By the editors April 20, 2012 April 20, 2012 Editor, This Month

We have all heard the story of an aged Pablo Neruda at a poetry reading, turning down a request to perform a poem from the earlier days of his career, citing a failing memory. … continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: Happy Anniversary, AWP!

  By the editors February 22, 2012 April 20, 2012 Editor, This Month

(Here’s a salute to Creative Writing programs from our poets and critics, past and present, culled from various interviews and essays.)

“Abolish the M.F.A.! What a ringing slogan for a new Cato: Iowa delenda est!”… continue reading...

Tagged   “Abolish the M.F.A.! What a ringing slogan for a new Cato: Iowa delenda est!” – Donald Hall
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The Lighter Side: How to Prepare for AWP

  By the editors February 9, 2012 April 20, 2012 Editor, This Month

I have attended dozens of poetry readings. Virtually all of them were identical:

• The introductions made me think I was about to witness the second coming of John Donne.… continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: The CPR Dream Vacation House

  By the editors June 14, 2011 June 23, 2011 Editor, This Month

The CPR editors recently received the following note from the Italian scholar Massimo Bacigalupo:

Dear Scholars of Ezra Pound and Modernism:
I thought you’d like to know that the house where Olga Rudge and Ezra Pound
lived in Sant’Ambrogio di Zoagli, above Rapallo, is for sale.

… continue reading...
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The Lighter Side: The Unspoken Rules of Book Reviewing

  By the editors May 19, 2011 June 23, 2011 Editor, This Month

The Unspoken Rules of Book Reviewing: A Guide for Beginners

Rule 1: Only review a book if you can be impartial about it—that is, only review a book toward which you feel nothing.  … continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: Norman Stock Knows Our Pain

  By the editors April 27, 2011 June 23, 2011 Editor, This Month

In a review copy of Norman Stock’s new collection, Pickled Dreams Naked (NYQ Books), we came across the first honest poem we’ve ever read about poetry readings.… continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: Why We Still Hate Poetry Readings

  By the editors April 4, 2011 June 23, 2011 Editor, This Month

The editors of the CPR wish to thank our readers for their comments, and letters, on the subject of “poetry readings.” Our very short and sarcastic list created a tiff among a number of “the touchy tribe” who seemed to take offense at the notion that all contemporary poetry readings are not wonderfully entertaining events.… continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: Five Lessons from AWP (Or, Why We Hate Poetry Readings)

  By the editors March 18, 2011 March 18, 2011 Editor, This Month

Five Lessons from AWP: Or, Why We Hate Poetry Readings

1)      You should recite your poetry, not read it.

2)      If you can’t recite your poetry, then you can’t remember your poetry.… continue reading...

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The 2nd Annual Symposium on Poetry Criticism on July 28-30, 2011

  By the editors January 22, 2011 August 8, 2011 Editor, This Month

The 2nd Annual Symposium on Poetry Criticism on July 28-30, 2011

To be held at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado

Founded by Jan Schreiber and David J.… continue reading...

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The Lighter Side: Fashionista Flarf Blogger

  By the editors November 16, 2010 November 25, 2010 Editor, This Month

The fashion world is enjoying the anonymous posts coming from Fuck Yeak Menswear, where each daily post “responds” to a fashion photograph with hilarious, egotistical doggerel that reminds this reader of nothing so much as a clothes-obsessed rap star working on the lyrics to B-sides that will never see the light of day.… continue reading...

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