Missouri’s search for a poet laureate and a ‘lyrical terrorist’
“Jury reads prose penned by ‘lyrical terrorist,’” by Claire Truscott and agencies from Guardian Unlimited, reports on Samina Malik, who dubs herself a “lyrical terrorist.” As a result of her…
"Jury reads prose penned by 'lyrical terrorist,'" by Claire Truscott and agencies from Guardian Unlimited, reports on Samina Malik, who dubs herself a "lyrical terrorist." As a result of her poetry (including a piece called "How to Behead"), Malik received a 9-month suspended jail term for violations of anti-terrorism legislation.
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"Search for First Missouri Poet Laureate Continues," by Laura Spencer from KCUR news, reports that 137 poets have been nominated to be the first Missouri poet laureate. Assuming no other state leapfrogs them, Missouri will be the 42nd state to establish a poet laureate post.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
