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  • [#wiscfi liveblog] Sexism and Religion: Can the Knot Be Untied <b>...</b> by Miri, Professional Fun-Ruiner (2013/05/18 07:14)
    I'm finally up and watching Katha Pollitt speak! Pollitt is a poet (say that five times fast) and a columnist for The Nation. 10:10: I chose the topic of my talk today because I didn't know the answer: can religion be disentangled ...
  • A 70 Semester Break from Theocritus [by Raymond Sokolov] - The <b>...</b> by The Best American Poetry (2013/05/17 02:00)
    My interest in classical poetry is not casual, but I haven't let it take over my life either. In fact, I dropped out of a doctoral program in classical philology in 1965, with only a thesis between me and the Ph.D. Newsweek's Paris ...
  • may 17, 2013 @ 12:20:00 am - bookforum.com / paper trail by unknown (2013/05/16 21:20)
    The series will kick off Gore Vidal's State of the Union, Nation Essays 1958-2005, and will be followed by Victor Navasky's The Art of Controversy, Jeremy Scahill's Dirty Wars, and Katha Pollitt's The Mind-Body Problem. On Sunday, poets will celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge's 130th anniversary by reading Hart Crane's epic The Bridge in its entirety. The event, which begins at 3pm and will take place at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, will feature Mary Jo Bang, Timothy ...
  • Learning to Drive free ebook download - kwalunkero1975 - DevHub by Yung (2013/05/15 06:33)
    Learning to Drive by Katha PollittLearning to Drive plot more Celebrated for her award-winning political columns, criticism, and poetry, Katha Pollitt now shows us another side of her talent. Learning ...
  • Maris, <b>Pollitt</b>, Rumens [by Simon Barraclough] - The Best American <b>...</b> by Simon Barraclough (2013/05/08 11:04)
    Anyway, I went to Waterstones last night to see Kathryn Maris, Katha Pollitt and Carol Rumens read from their new and recent books published by Welsh publisher Seren (the editor in chief, Amy Wack, was in town to introduce the three). SerenBooks. It's an odd thing writing up ... The three poets almost described a smooth spectrum from Rumens's frequent use of form, to Maris's increasing use of form, to Pollitt's occasional use of form. Some discussion followed about ...
  • Things To Do In London Today: Tuesday 7 May | Londonist by M@ (2013/05/06 23:00)
    POETRY: Seren poets Carol Rumens, Katha Pollitt and Kathryn Maris perform their work at Waterstones Piccadilly. Free, prebook, 8pm. GIG: Adrian Crowley plays from his new album, I See Three Birds Flying, at the Cinema ...
  • The Mind-Body Problem: <b>Poems</b> downloads - Flannery by Flannerylpae (2013/05/06 15:05)
    The Mind-Body Problem: Poems - Katha Pollitt - Google Books In The Mind-Body Problem, Katha Pollitt takes the ordinary events of life–her own and others’–and turns them into brilliant, poignant, and...
  • Pelmeni <b>Poetry</b> | Frames of Reference by hamer the framer (2013/05/06 00:10)
    ... Pelmeni Poets (named after a favourite Siberian dumpling) are hosting an evening of readings at The Duke of Wellington in Islington on 8th May featuring work by Tim Cumming, Natan Barreto, Anne-Marie Fyfe, Katha Pollitt ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> tours the UK | London - All Events in by unknown (2013/05/05 18:19)
    Katha Pollitt, renowned USA poet, essayist, feminist, columnist for the Nation magazine on political issues, is coming to the UK in May. Come and see her at the following venues: Thursday, 2 May, Cardiff First Thursday of the ...
  • Free & Cheap London Events: 6-12 May 2013 | Londonist by Ruth_Hargreaves (2013/05/05 02:00)
    POETRY: Seren poets Carol Rumens, Katha Pollitt and Kathryn Maris perform their work at Waterstones Piccadilly. Free, prebook, 8pm. Wednesday 8 May. BEING BLACK: Gabriel Gbadamosi and Colin Grant both have ...
  • London Book And <b>Poetry</b> Events: 2-8 May | Londonist by Rachel Holdsworth (2013/05/01 05:00)
    Seren poets Carol Rumens, Katha Pollitt and Kathryn Maris perform their work at Waterstones Piccadilly (8pm, free). Niall O'Sullivan hosts regular Poetry Cafe open mic night Poetry Unplugged (7.30pm, £5 / £4). Wednesday 8 ...
  • <b>Katha</b> Pollit to read for KPS, Sunday, April 28 at 4pm | Katonah <b>...</b> by Michelle Walter (2013/04/28 00:00)
    Pollitt, Katha poet Katonah Poetry Series is pleased to welcome Katha Pollitt, winner of the 2010 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement and the National Book Critics Circle Award for her poetry collection, The ...
  • The Wife of Pain.<b>Poem</b>.Sonnet.Becca Menon - Artvilla by Robin (2013/04/21 12:10)
    Becca Menon (1958― ) of New York City writes formal, often narrative poetry that makes use of both received and nonce forms. Her verse novel A Girl and Her Gods (2008) led poet Katha Pollitt to declare “No poet I know of ...
  • Next week on the CMS | Colin McEnroe - Blogs.courant.com by cmcenroe (2013/04/05 14:07)
    TUESDAY: Poetry – Susan Howe, Katha Pollitt, and (Oprah pick) Ayana Mathis join Colin to talk about literature, words and poetry's relationship to other forms of art. “I often think of the space of page as a stage, with words, ...
  • Celebrate National <b>Poetry</b> Month - Barbara Ann Yoder by Barbara Ann Yoder (2013/04/05 04:45)
    You could get started with “10 Feminist Poets You Should Know,” a post that includes poems by Maya Angelou, Anne Waldman, Carol Ann Duffy, Margaret Atwood, Lyn Hejinian, Alice Walker, Katha Pollitt, Susan Howe, ...
  • Grinnell graced by <b>Poet</b> Laureate - Scarlet & Black by arts (2013/04/04 23:53)
    ... concerning gender inequality this upcoming Wednesday at noon with columnist and scholar Katha Pollitt. For more information on both of these events, see the Campus Memo. “The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> to be a guest at Brockport&#39;s Writers Forum | News <b>...</b> by News 10NBC (2013/03/21 00:00)
    Katha Pollitt to be a guest at Brockport's Writers Forum. Katha Pollitt will be the guest at The College at Brockport's Writers Forum on Wednesday, March 27. Pollitt has published two books of poetry, including The Mind-Body ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | Beauty Is Inside by Nancy Lynne Kanter (2013/03/10 12:26)
    Katha Pollitt. Posted by Nancy Lynne Kanter on Mar 10, 2013 in Beauty Is Inside - Memes, Celebrities, Religion, Sexism, Sexual Violence/Rape |. Subscribe · Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger. ... Competition (56); Beauty Is Inside – Memes (53); Dieting (51); Homophobia (50); Sexual Violence/Rape (49); Purple Paper Project (44); Sexuality (41); Media (39); Religion (39); Racism (36); Magazines (18); Cartoons (15); TV (12); Movies (10); Books (6); Internet (5); Poetry (4) ...
  • 2013′s Keynote Speaker and Featured Readers | Suffolk County <b>...</b> by The SCCC Creative Writing Festival (2013/02/23 14:04)
    Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation, where she has been a contributing writer since 1980. ... His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, Poetry, Ploughshares, and The American Poetry Review.
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | AHA Annual Conference 2013 – San Diego, CA by admin (2013/02/22 23:33)
    Biography: Katha is a feminist poet, writer and essayist focusing her wit on political and social issues, including abortion rights, racism, welfare reform, feminism, and poverty. Her bimonthly column, “Subject to Debate,” appears in The Nation ...
  • ZCommunications | &#39;America Doesn&#39;t Torture&#39;—It Kills by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> <b>...</b> by unknown (2013/02/16 05:04)
    Katha Pollitt's ZSpace Page · Join ZSpace. If the president can order the killing of American citizens abroad should he decide they are involved with Al Qaeda, can he assassinate suspected Al Qaeda–connected US citizens in ...
  • “A Chinese Bowl” by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | Hearts and Minds by Vanessa (2013/02/03 21:24)
    “A Chinese Bowl” by Katha Pollitt · 3 Feb. Pollitt reflected on her memories in this poem. Even though much had changed as she got older, the Chinese Bowl always stayed the same. Reflecting on her childhood, Pollitt writes, “How did I move ...
  • Help send me to Women In Secularism? *GOAL REACHED <b>...</b> by Jason Thibeault (2013/01/20 06:35)
    ... Amanda Marcotte author, journalist, executive editor, Pandagon; Maryam Namazie activist, blogger, Nothing is Sacred; Katha Pollitt essayist, critic, poet; Carrie Poppy animal rights activist, podcast co-host, Oh No, Ross and ...
  • Susan M. Botich&#39;s blog: "Lilacs In September" by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Susan M. Botich (2013/01/01 12:43)
    I'm sharing this poem that editor Emma Dryden shared on Twitter. It says so much in few words: the proof of truly great writing. Enjoy! Lilacs In September by Katha Pollitt Shocked to the root like the lilac bush in the vacant lot ...
  • The You&#39;re-on-Your-Own Society - RealClear Politics by Katha Pollitt, The Nation (2012/11/12 13:40)
    The You're-on-Your-Own Society. By Katha Pollitt, The Nation - November 12, 2012 ... EJ Dionne: The End of Majority Rule? John Kass: Poetic Justice for Gun Control Advocates. James Hohmann: Republicans Tapping Into Libertarian Ideas ...
  • ZCommunications | Debate This! by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | ZNet Article by unknown (2012/10/16 04:26)
    Katha Pollitt's ZSpace Page · Join ZSpace. One thing we can all agree on: no woman moderator could possibly match Jim Lehrer's masterful command of the first presidential debate. The sharp, wide-ranging questions!
  • <b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s</b> "Re-Reading Jane Austen" (a <b>poem</b>) - Jane Austen in <b>...</b> by micromegas (2012/10/01 19:34)
    Here's a very interesting link from the Guardian (a very literary British newspaper) from about a month ago relating to Jane Austen. It's a poem by Katha Pollitt, a very well-known American poet, who published a poem entitled ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s</b> Rereading Jane Austen | Reveries Under the Sign of <b>...</b> by ellenandjim (2012/09/08 18:25)
    Thanks to Katha Pollitt (who gave me permission to feature this on my blog and comment too) tonight I offer another to add to your collection. It appears in her latest collection of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (Random ...
  • April 28, 2013, 4 p.m. <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | Katonah <b>Poetry</b> Series by admin (2012/07/09 11:50)
    Award-winning writer Katha Pollitt is the author of two books of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (Random House, 2009), and Antarctic Traveller (Knopf, 1982), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. She has also ...
  • The Poetics of Unbelief | The New Oxonian by rjosephhoffmann (2012/04/30 12:15)
    y personal choice for the best poet of unbelief is the incredibly lyrical Katha Pollitt, who manages to write clear and concise essays, magazine, and op-ed pieces with an unfailing sense of language. In “Cities of the Plain,” ...
  • The feminism of The Hunger Games: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - A Change in the <b>...</b> by Kit Stolz (2012/04/29 22:05)
    The feminism of The Hunger Games: Katha Pollitt. It's cultural news when an esteemed writer/critic/poet goes head over hells for the latest in pop culture. Expresses his or her love for a work's artistry, even if a million other ...
  • You come, too! - <b>Poetry</b> Society of America by unknown (2012/04/13 00:00)
    The Irish poet Eamon Grennan will take part. Paul Simon is coming, too. And Billy Collins, who told me that Larkin is Paul Simon's favorite poet. Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker and Katha Pollitt of The Nation are coming.
  • Adrienne Rich&#39;s News in Verse : The New Yorker by Katha Pollitt (2012/03/30 16:59)
    The death of Adrienne Rich marks not only the end of a long and transcendent literary career—thirty books of poetry and prose, prizes beyond counting—but the end of a kind of poetry that mattered in the world beyond poetry.... ... Adrienne Rich's News in Verse. Posted by Katha Pollitt. Print; More ...
  • <b>Poems</b> by Post » <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, “Silent Letter” by Poems by Post (2012/03/05 12:48)
    It's what you don't hear that says struggle as in wrath and wrack and wrong and wrench and wrangle. The noiseless wriggle of a hooked worm might be a shiver of pleasure not a slow writhing on a scythe from nowhere.
  • Wislawa Szymborska | Trauma and the Human Condition by anngwyn (2012/02/29 15:36)
    Upon hearing of the poet's passing, Katha Pollitt wrote “ …Szymborska's signature quality is the way she puts tragedy and comedy, the unique and the banal, the big and the little, the remembering and the forgetting right next ...
  • Ron Paul&#39;s Strange Bedfellows By <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - Countercurrents.org by unknown (2012/01/08 12:47)
    By Katha Pollitt. 08 January, 2012. The Nation. What is it with progressive mancrushes on right-wing Republicans? For years, until he actually got nominated, John McCain was the recipient of lefty smooches equaled only by those bestowed upon Barack Obama before he had to start governing. You might disagree .... Her poems have been published in many magazines and are reprinted in many anthologies, most recently The Oxford Book of American Poetry (2006).
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, George Orwell, Essayists and Posterity « Samir Chopra by Samir Chopra (2011/12/21 06:42)
    I think Katha Pollitt's right, Samir. The only book of short non-fiction pieces I've read that seems immune to the death of its author, is Borges's Other Inquisitions and Borges has other claims on posterity: his poetry and short ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> on Christopher Hitchens - <b>Poetry</b> Foundation by Harriet Staff (2011/12/20 06:56)
    Poet and critic Katha Pollitt remembers Poetry magazine contributor Christopher Hitchens in a recent post for the Nation, providing a balance to a lot of the.
  • Steph&#39;s Media Blog » <b>KATHA POLLITT</b>” SMURFETTE PRINCIPAL by Stephanie (2011/10/04 02:33)
    Katha pollitt is a poet and essayist- New york times, April 07, 1991. a trope is a common pattern in a story, becomes a clique when regularly used. Girls only exist in relation to males. The smurfette principal- only one female in ...
  • Feminist Conversations: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - Feminists for Choice by Sarah (2011/09/29 05:40)
    Today we're talking to the award-winning author Katha Pollitt. Katha writes a bimonthly column for The Nation and is the author of six books, among them the essay collection “Learning to Drive” and two volumes of poetry, ...
  • BAP 2011 Launch at the New School September 22, 2011 - The <b>...</b> by Best American Poetry (2011/09/23 15:42)
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  • <b>Poetry</b> Friday – LILACS IN SEPTEMBER – <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | Learning to <b>...</b> by bookgetaway (2011/09/09 16:31)
    LILACS IN SEPTEMBER. Shocked to the root like the lilac bush in the vacant lot by the hurricane–. whose black branch split by wind or rain has broken out unseasonably. into these scant ash- colored blossoms lifted high ...
  • Greener Grass, More Paid Holidays: <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, "It&#39;s better over <b>...</b> by Michal Brody (2011/06/13 14:19)
    Social commentator and poet Katha Pollitt sets her insightful gaze to Europe in this essay that appeared in September 2010 in The Nation, a non-partisan weekly magazine of social and political criticism. Pollitt, "It's Better Over ...
  • The Brian Lehrer Show: <b>Poetry</b> Month: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - WNYC by unknown (2011/04/21 12:47)
    Katha Pollitt, poet and columnist at The Nation magazine, continues the National Poetry Month conversation about politics and poetry.
  • <b>Poetry</b> Month: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - High School of Sports Management <b>...</b> by Willi (2011/04/21 09:24)
    Poetry Month: Katha Pollitt · Breaking the Rules -guide to smartphone etiquette.... Free Audio Books · Gang Land News: America's Expert on the American M... Hulu - Flow: For Love of Water - Watch the full mo... Tyrone Hayes ...
  • Big Apple BAP: NYC&#39;s Best American <b>Poetry Poets</b> - Thursday, June <b>...</b> by Michael P. Geffner (2011/03/05 19:48)
    The debut lineup includes a dazzling array of poets: Katha Pollitt, Mark Bibbins, Jennifer Michael Hecht, David Shapiro, R. Erica Doyle, Jerome Sala, Elaine Equi, Michael Cirelli, Stacey Harwood, George Green, Carly Sachs, ...
  • <b>Poetry</b> 180 -82- Small Comfort | Is this my blog?????????? by 15markezinisg (2010/12/08 22:16)
    Maybe for the poet, love could be a comfort. In this poem it says “love to Lovers” in the end of the poem. By mentioning love through the poem again, it proves that love is a comfort for this poet. Small Comfort Katha Pollitt ...
  • exceptindreams: 994: Small Comfort by exceptindreams poetry journal (2010/10/20 20:57)
    a poem a day ( exceptindreams) wrote, 2010-10-20 23:57:00. Previous · Memorize; Share; Next. 994: Small Comfort. "Small Comfort" Katha Pollitt Coffee and cigarettes in a clean cafe, forsythia lit like a damp match against a thundery sky drunk on its own ozone, the laundry cool and crisp and folded away again in the lavender closet-too late to find comfort enough in such small daily moments of beauty, renewal, calm, too late to imagine people would rather be happy than suffering ...
  • <b>Poetry</b> Reading with Malika Ndlovu and <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, Thursday 14 <b>...</b> by admin (2010/10/12 16:31)
    Poetry Reading with Malika Ndlovu and Katha Pollitt, Thursday 14 October, HUMA launch programme. By Gabeba Baderoon on October 12th, 2010. Hello All. The Institute for the Humanities in Africa is being launched this week and next with ...
  • Literary Works and a Response from Kirk: <b>Poetry</b> Response 5 by Emi-Lit&Comp (2010/09/26 11:07)
    I read "A Chinese Bowl," by Katha Pollitt, which I think is another nostalgic poem about a memory from the poet's childhood. You can tell that what sparks this reminiscence is coming across the Chinese bowl that used to sit on ...
  • A Chinese Bowl by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - Broken English and Premeditated <b>...</b> by Mandilyn! (2010/09/04 21:11)
    We discussed "A Chinese Bowl" in class on Thursday and I decided then this was my favorite poem in the packet. (I will try my best to only say that once.) But no, I really did enjoy it. Katha Pollitt has such an incredible writing ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> Wins the American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement by Poetry News (2010/08/27 07:54)
    GalleyCat reports that Katha Pollitt—known for her essay collections, two volumes of poetry, and her Subject to Debate column in the Nation—is the 31st.
  • Althouse: The secret pain of the feminist <b>Katha Pollitt</b>. by Ann Althouse (2010/07/20 06:48)
    I don't agree that Katha Pollitt was suffering some kind of agony of divided loyalties. To be a feminist is by definition to be a leftist. Anyone who buys into the notion that a particular collective, in the case of a feminist the female ...
  • The Misread City: Can 21st Century <b>Poetry</b> Matter? by Scott Timberg (2010/04/23 10:31)
    It will be one of the best books of the decade and beyond. Ryan is the brilliant outsider looking at life from the odd and revealing angle. Katha Pollitt, The Mind-Body Problem (2009). This is Pollitt's second collection of poems.
  • Patricia Markert: The Mind Body Problem by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Patricia Markert (2010/03/30 06:16)
    Katha Pollitt is an acclaimed essayist. Her writing in the Nation defines for many women how we feel about ourselves in regards to abortion and other feminist issues. Her poetry is prized because it is rare. Publication of a new ...
  • Global Women: Good News, Bad News By <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by unknown (2010/03/09 13:16)
    By Katha Pollitt. 09 March, 2010. The Nation. And the winner is... Iceland! According to the 2009 Global Gender Gap report of the World Economic Forum, the land of glaciers and puffins, population 319,000, is the most gender egalitarian country on earth, with women having closed 80 percent of the gap with men. Finland (2), Norway (3), .... Her new book of poems, The Mind-Body Problem, has just been published by Random House. Her previous books include ...
  • What I Understood – <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | stewarttodd.com by Stewart (2010/01/31 19:33)
    What I Understood – Katha Pollitt. Posted by Stewart on 1/31/10 • Categorized as Poems 2010. Welcome back to the Poem of the Month! The POM has been on a long hiatus, but January seemed a fitting time for its return. The last half of 2009 ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s</b> "The Mind-Body Problem" an Engaging <b>Poetry</b> <b>...</b> by louis mayeux (2010/01/18 13:02)
    Out of the blur of events from the New Yorker festival I attended several years ago, Katha Pollitt's reading of, I believe, "Sept. 1, 1939," during a W.H. Auden gathering stands out. Pollitt's hushed, understated and calm reading ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>Poem</b> Featured on Poetry Society of America&#39;s Website by Soraya (2009/12/16 09:48)
    Buy Katha Pollitt's acclaimed collection of poetry, THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM. “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized ...
  • Bringing Walden Home: An Infinite Expectation of the Dawn | Soul <b>...</b> by Anthony David (2009/12/06 14:57)
    That's Katha Pollitt's moving poem. For all her life, she (or the dramatic ego of the poem) has understood futility. For all her life, she has understood cruelty, loneliness, and disappointment. But then there is the reality that ...
  • Letter to the Editor by Belle Randall - <b>Poetry</b> Foundation by unknown (2009/12/01 08:03)
    First, it should be noted that Katha Pollitt is a poet, and that Christopher Conlon is someone who runs a poetry series—although we do not know in what capacity. Not surprisingly, his focus is pleasing the audience, hers is the ...
  • Balance, Soliciting Editors, and <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - Myself the only <b>...</b> by Sandy Longhorn (2009/11/14 07:46)
    Balance, Soliciting Editors, and Katha Pollitt. First up on my blog surfing adventures from today is Joshua Corey's post Nel messo del romanzo (That makes 3 poet Joshua's this week...weird). Corey's post is about the time ...
  • Amor Fati by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> « Follow Me Here… by fmh (2009/10/14 13:28)
    ... by my name would you turn around. or vanish round the corner,. leaving a faint odor of orange-flower water,. tobacco, twilight, snow? Today is political commentator and poet Katha Pollitt's 60th birthday. Many happy returns!
  • Berlin Postcard: The Giants Find Each Other [by <b>Katha Pollitt</b>] - The <b>...</b> by Katha Pollitt (2009/10/12 11:54)
    Photo Diary, and Poetry as Monument (all sorts of ... / "Shmerl the Narr" (by Mitch Sisskind) / Thursday, January 24th, 7 pm: Frustration, Joy, and Lust at ... / LinkWithin / Reblog (0) / Digg This Save to del.icio.us / direct mail ...
  • FIVE QUESTIONS FOR... - She Writes by Five Questions (2009/10/09 11:30)
    (This post originally ran in October of 2009) Five Questions for...KATHA POLLITT asked by NANCY K. MILLER, author of the forthcoming What They Saved: Pieces of…
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: Pollitt&#39;s <b>Poetry</b> Featured on The Writer&#39;s Almanac With <b>...</b> by Soraya (2009/09/28 09:32)
    “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized crack of light and squeezes us through with her.”—Kay Ryan, United States Poet ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: Highbrow + Brilliant: <b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s</b> Elegantly <b>...</b> by Soraya (2009/09/18 18:00)
    Buy Katha Pollitt's acclaimed collection of poetry, THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM. “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: The Best American <b>Poetry</b>: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Soraya (2009/09/10 05:29)
    Pollitt was invited to guest blog for The Best American Poetry website. Read her musings on the attributes of a poem read aloud versus one read silently on a page, and find out who she thinks about when she writes.
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: "<b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s</b> New Book of <b>Poetry</b> is a Must-Read" by Soraya (2009/08/29 05:53)
    Buy Katha Pollitt's acclaimed collection of poetry, THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM. “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized ...
  • Perils of the <b>Poetry</b> Reading [by <b>Katha Pollitt</b>] - The Best American <b>...</b> by Katha Pollitt (2009/08/20 07:20)
    Twelve people in the room, eight seats to spare -- / it's time to start this cultural affair. / Half came inside because it started raining, / the rest are relatives. O Muse. / The women here would love to rant and rave, / but that's for ...
  • <b>KATHA POLLITT</b> AND "THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM" | More <b>...</b> by Ariel Ramchandani (2009/08/07 15:35)
    KATHA POLLITT AND "THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM". The Mind Body Problem To call any art form 'accessible' conjures up the worst: framed posters of Monet's water lilies and ice in your pinot. But when it comes to poetry, accessibility is a ...
  • Readers Real and Ideal [by <b>Katha Pollitt</b>] - The Best American <b>Poetry</b> by Katha Pollitt (2009/08/07 14:39)
    I love the Gertrude Stein quip David Comiskey posted in response to my last blog: “I write for myself and strangers.” that just about covers it, doesn't it? Another reader sent in a different version: “I write for myself and...
  • <b>Pollitt</b> on <b>Poetry</b> on <b>Poetry</b> : The New Yorker by Jenna Krajeski (2009/08/06 10:10)
    it will have apples and cranberries / dried apricots in it many friends / will say why in the world did you / make only one / this does not happen with poems / because of unreportable / sadness I decided to / settle this morning for ...
  • One <b>Poet&#39;s</b> Notes: Listening to Elizabeth Bishop by Edward Byrne (2009/08/05 22:26)
    The current issue of Poetry (July/August 2009) contains a remembrance of Elizabeth Bishop by Katha Pollitt, who first encountered the poet when Pollitt audited one of her courses as a student at Harvard in the early 1970s.
  • Whom do you write your <b>poems</b> for? By <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - The Best <b>...</b> by Katha Pollitt (2009/08/04 17:04)
    It's easy to describe the readers I have in mind when I write my column in The Nation: the 185000 Nation subscribers, who are mostly liberals, progressives and leftists of various sorts, college-educated, over thirty, up on the ...
  • Complain, Complain: <b>Poems</b> about writing <b>poetry</b> [by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> <b>...</b> by Katha Pollitt (2009/08/02 06:45)
    Have you ever noticed how many modern poems there are in which the poet complains about the difficulty of writing poetry? I suspect this is a relatively recent addition to the long list of poets' complaints, perhaps replacing the ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, Guest Blogger August 2-9 - The Best American <b>Poetry</b> by Best American Poetry (2009/08/02 02:00)
    photo by Christina Pabst This week we welcome Katha Pollitt as our guest blogger. Pollitt's new book of poems, "The Mind-Body Problem," is just out from Random House. She is a columnist at The Nation and lives in New ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>Poetry</b> Club: An Interview With Katha Pollitt by Soraya (2009/07/28 12:15)
    Buy Katha Pollitt's acclaimed collection of poetry, THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM. “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized ...
  • Gerald LeMelle on Obama in Africa, <b>Katha Pollitt</b> on Caitlin <b>...</b> by unknown (2009/07/16 21:00)
    Joining us now to talk about Flanagan's story is Katha Pollitt. Katha Pollitt writes the "Subject to Debate" column for the Nation magazine. She is author of, most recently, the poetry collection, The Mind-Body Problem. She joins ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: "The de facto <b>poet</b> laureate of Brooklyn" by Soraya (2009/07/10 10:16)
    "A reading by Katha Pollitt is an enjoyable exercise in lateral thinking. Her poems are at once fiercely intellectual but also personal and highly accessible. They convey a a wide swath of knowledge about literature, politics and ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> Graces Brooklyn - Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn by louise crawford (2009/07/10 09:23)
    Brooklyn may be in the throes of trying to select a new Poet Laureate to replace Ken Seligman who died last month but the de facto poet laureate of Brooklyn on Tuesday night was Katha Pollitt, poet, essayist and columnist for ...
  • Katha Pollitt: "<b>Katha Pollitt&#39;s Poetry</b> Examines Life&#39;s Small Moments" by Soraya (2009/07/07 14:23)
    "Katha Pollitt's Poetry Examines Life's Small Moments". Robert Cremins of the Houston Chronicle just wrote an excellent review of The Mind-Body Problem: "Whether she is re-imagining the lost city of Atlantis or refocusing ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> on <b>Poetry</b> Daily by Soraya (2009/06/21 08:57)
    Buy Katha Pollitt's acclaimed collection of poetry, THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM. “It's awfully good to have such a great-hearted poet as Katha Pollitt take on mortality's darkest themes. Again and again she finds a human-sized ...
  • Podcast: Mind and Body <b>Poet</b> – Forward.com by unknown (2009/06/04 10:31)
    Podcast: Mind and Body Poet. Published June 04, 2009. Print; Email. Share. An image is everything. It is what poet, essayist, and all around lauded writer, Katha Pollitt first draws on when crafting her poems. Remaking the Mind: Katha Pollitt, ...
  • Rhyme and Reason | New Writing | Granta Magazine by unknown (2009/05/13 05:30)
    Katha Pollitt's debut collection, Antarctic Traveller, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry in 1982. She was ... Is there a Political Pollitt and a Poetic Pollitt, or a Charismatic Katha and a Cloistered Katha? And do ...
  • Third Estate Sunday Review: <b>Katha Pollitt</b>, Bronze Booby Winner by Third Estate Sunday Review (2009/04/05 04:30)
    In a piece of pure crap entitled "Mad About Michelle," cyber-stalker and free-range poet Katha wanted to open with, "Someday we'll get beyond obsessing about first ladies--and by 'we' I mean the sort of journalists who use ...
  • The Drift Record : <b>Poetry</b> Friday: Elizabeth Alexander & <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Julie Larios (2009/01/30 00:02)
    2) This lovely poem by Katha Pollitt, whose prose I know from her "Subject to Debate" columns (wonderful!) in THE NATION but whose poetry I was unfamiliar with. She published her first book of poetry, Antarctic Traveller, ...
  • Media Studies Blog: <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>Poet</b>, Activist, and Porn Editor! by Jes (2008/10/24 07:54)
    Dear Readers: I know you've missed me. But the past couple weeks of my life have just been so hectic and this week was MCE Mid-Term week! So, I apologize for my late blogging. Today's blog topic is on Katha Pollitt: Poet, ...
  • Stray Questions for: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - NYTimes.com by Dwight Garner (2008/06/13 08:21)
    Katha Pollitt (Christina Pabst) Katha Pollitt's most recent book is “Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories.” What are you working on? I'm finishing a collection of poems, “The Mind-Body Problem,” which will come out from ...
  • <b>Poetry</b> Party: Small Comfort by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Fallon (2008/03/17 16:44)
    Small Comfort is written by Katha Pollitt. I chose this poem because the title caught my eye. I wanted to know what this “small comfort” was. While reading this poem, I thought it was cute and nicely written. It brought my senses ...
  • WPKN Today: Binnie Klein interviews <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Dave (2008/03/05 22:11)
    10:30 a.m. - Binnie Klein Binnie welcomes Katha Pollitt, poet, essayist, and columnist for The Nation. Katha will be talking about her latest book, "Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories." Technorati tags: WPKN, radio ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: <b>poet</b>, essayist, poet again. « A View from the Potholes by mariegauthier (2008/01/07 18:14)
    One of the first books of poetry I loved by a contemporary poet was Katha Pollitt's Antarctic Traveller. It was published in 1982. The final line of the cover copy is, “These beautiful poems announce a poet of outstanding gifts.
  • gulfofmainebooks: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> at Gulf of Maine Books by Gary Lawless (2007/12/29 19:56)
    Katha Pollitt at Gulf of Maine Books. We are very pleased to invite you to an afternoon event with Katha Pollitt at Gulf of Maine Books on Saturday, January 12, at 230 PM. Katha Pollitt is a poet, essayist, and columnist for The ...
  • NY Times Book Review Smears <b>Katha Pollitt</b> | Alternet by Susan J. Douglas, In These Times (2007/10/24 00:00)
    Because then you might end up like Katha Pollitt. Wait, isn't Pollitt an award-winning poet and columnist? Isn't her "Subject to Debate" column what most of us turn to first when The Nation arrives? As the sharpest feminist ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> (BSS #143) : Follow Your Ears by ed (2007/10/05 11:42)
    Condition of Mr. Segundo: Dwelling on legal inconsistencies. Author: Katha Pollitt. Subjects Discussed: The pragmatism in learning to drive, being lazy, observation as a strength and weakness, “webstalking” vs. Googling, responding to Toni ... being torn down, Coney Island, individual writing vs. community, parental secrets, public information, self-analysis, structuring, poetry, women cast under a spell, Anais Nin, dropping romance, “sperm sisters,” and writing stories.
  • Dispatches from Zembla: <b>Katha Pollitt</b> Reviews (and a feminist rant) by Alok (2007/09/27 08:05)
    Katha Pollitt's new essay collection has got some interesting reviews in New York Times and LA Times. One essay in particular in which she talks of webstalking her ex-boyfriend after he left her for another woman. The essay ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b> « Camel Book Drive by mashhamilton (2007/02/28 15:10)
    Katha Pollitt. Katha Pollitt, author of Learning To Drive: and Other Life Stories; Virginity or Death!: and Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time; Reasonable Creatures: Essays on Women and Feminism; Subject To Debate: Sense and Dissents On Women, Politics and Culture; The Mind-Body Problem: and Other Poems; and Antarctic Traveller.
  • The <b>Poetry</b> of Luis Lopez: The Expulsion, by <b>Katha Pollitt</b> by Innommable (2005/11/29 11:16)
    Adam was happy--now he had someone to blame for everything--shipwrecks, Troy, the gray face in the mirror. Eve was happy: now he would always need her. She walked on boldly, swaying her beautiful hips. The serpent ...
  • <b>Katha Pollitt</b>: An Open Letter from American Feminists, and <b>...</b> by Emily (2005/02/25 19:03)
    Ana Bozicevic, poet, New York City Tara Bracco, writer and founder of Poetic People Power Mike Bradley, technical writer, Alternate U, National Writers Union Lila Braine, professor emerita, Barnard College Ruth Brandwein ...
  • A <b>Poet</b> Of Our Climate -- 11 <b>Poems</b> of <b>Katha Pollitt</b> - Sohel&#39;s Blog by Sohel (2004/08/20 06:47)
    A Poet Of Our Climate By Katha Pollitt History's gilt and grandiose opulence he scorned from the start, that rose-and-gold-lit cloud bashing itself perpetually overhead to new fake marbles, spurious monuments -- and the smell ...

News about Katha Pollitt

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  • Introducing eBookNation - EContent (press release) (2013/05/16 07:54)
    Introducing eBookNationEContent (press release)Among the latest selections: The Art of Controversy, by Victor Navasky; Dirty Wars, by Jeremy Scahill; The Mind-Body Problem: Poems, by Katha Pollitt; Twilight of the Elites, by Chris Hayes; Game Over, by Dave Zirin; The Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein ...
  • Things To Do In London Today: Tuesday 7 May - Londonist (2013/05/06 23:07)
    Things To Do In London Today: Tuesday 7 MayLondonistPOETRY: Seren poets Carol Rumens, Katha Pollitt and Kathryn Maris perform their work at Waterstones Piccadilly. Free, prebook, 8pm. GIG: Adrian Crowley plays from his new album, I See Three Birds Flying, at the Cinema Museum. £10, prebook, 8pm ...
  • London Book And Poetry Events: 2-8 May - Londonist (2013/05/01 05:03)
    London Book And Poetry Events: 2-8 MayLondonistSeren poets Carol Rumens, Katha Pollitt and Kathryn Maris perform their work at Waterstones Piccadilly (8pm, free). Niall O'Sullivan hosts regular Poetry Cafe open mic night Poetry Unplugged (7.30pm, £5 / £4). Wednesday 8 May: Maggie Gee, Tessa Hadley ...
  • Atty Lynne Stewart's Low White Blood Count; Chris Hedges on Lynne Stewart ... - Bay Area Indymedia (2013/04/23 10:49)
    Atty Lynne Stewart's Low White Blood Count; Chris Hedges on Lynne Stewart ...Bay Area IndymediaEd Asner, Richard Falk, Daniel Ellsberg, Cornel West, David Ray Griffin, Richard Gage, Ward Churchill, Natsu Saito, Cindy Sheehan, Bonnie Kerness, Zachary Sklar, Alice Walker, Katha Pollitt, Michael Ratner, Sara Kuntsler, Heidi Boghosian, Wallace Shawn ...and more »
  • A manual for new feminists - The Asian Age (2013/04/20 12:33)
    A manual for new feministsThe Asian AgeAs American feminist poet Katha Pollitt said in an interview recently, “The word 'feminist' is polarising because feminism is polarising. It's a pretty deep critique of 'normal' relations between the sexes… It's not about the name — if they called it ...

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