Michael Allyn Wells

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I've said before that my taste in poetry easily finds John Ashbery's work very palatable. I am well aware that this is not a univer...

Jane Pupek had a link to a place for writer's gifts - her selection was "Will write for chocolate." I had to chuckle when I ...

A few poetry items: John Ashbery Reads at Haverford ( story ) Robert Frost's Dartmouth Lectures Published ( story ) ‘Living In Storms. C...

"The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be." - John Ashbery Have you ever stopped for a moment to ask yourself w...

A little poetry news from around the world... More than 70 years after García Lorca’s death by a fascist firing squad at the start of the Sp...

A few stories of interest - Letters of Ted Hughes reveals a fascinatingly honest man ( click ) Poetry of Protest - a story from Iran ( clic...

From the mail box yesterday, came my latest issue of Poets & Writers . This is the issue where P&W features the 12 debut poets for ...

I am revisiting the "revision" subject of my earlier post with a few thoughts. For my own part, I have been hanging on to my own w...

I am mulling over in my mind a number of questions relating to poem revisions. I am not sure if I will be finished with this and ready to p...

Pulling Paper Towel Poetry - What a great Idea!!! I love it! Thanks Jilly for the link One poet of the past - speaks to 10 artists today...

John Ashbery is a highly recognized figure in contemporary American Poetry. The last of the so-called New York School of poetry. He has ...