Topic: Poetry
Britain's poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem about injured England footballer David Beckham, she revealed Tuesday. Duffy's poem is entitled "Achilles" and compares Beckham to the classical hero from Greek mythology who gave his name to the Achilles tendon which he has ruptured, ruling him out of the World Cup in South Africa in June ...
Putting together a book of your poems, whether for self-publishing or sending to a publisher, can take a lot of time and effort - and it should. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are creating your own poetry book.
1.Since you will naturally want to keep your book to one poem per page (except, of ...
An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation. Gail Hareven's novel "The Confessions of Noa Weber" won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction. It was written in Hebrew and translated by Dalya Bilu for Melville House Press. The ...
WHO CAN PUT A POEM IN THE POETRY BOMB? Anyone. NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS ALLOWED PER PERSON: One. SUBJECT MATTER: Both previously published and non-published poems are acceptable, as are poems on any subject that does not advocate violence. LOGISTICS: Poems must be on a card or sheet of paper ...
