And it's filled with false statements. Also, it's an attempt to go back on your word. Houghton Mifflin will release the new tales this fall, about an adventurous penguin who was actually invented before Curious George but never published. The find is causing a big stir in Spanish literary circles. At a time when Latin America is plagued by violence and economic problems, Rub n Dar o, who dreamed we would be improved, returns.
Most American poets reach wider audiences at readings than through publishing.
In the days before poetry readings became so ubiquitious, however, some of our best poets recorded their work. Canadian poet Anne Carson is a recluse, not given to public contact with the outside world. Michael Ondaatje says she is 'the most exciting poet writing in English today'. Turns out personal service counts on the web as well. A new biography examines the difficulties of reading in a Hegelian world.