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Poet laureate has populist aims
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It's 10:35 a.m. and Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United
States, is typing on his notebook computer in his Melrose Hotel
room.
"I've got small hands, so this works great for me," he says,
indicating the tiny keyboard.
The poet laureate greets the digital age.
The term "laureate" goes back to ancient Greece, where it referred
to the crown of laurel leaves awarded heroes. "Poet laureate"
became a title given to any eminent poet.
Then in England in the early 1600s, it becam...
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Poet laureate has populist aims
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; It's 10:35 a.m. and Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United States, is typing on his notebook computer in his Melrose Hotel room. "I've got small hands, so this works great for me," he says, indicating the tiny keyboard. The poet laureate greets the digital age. The term "laureate" goes back to
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Pinsky's Vision: New Poet Laureate Maps Out Mission
Forward
; Forward 05-02-1997 Pinsky's Vision: New Poet Laureate Maps Out Mission In Robert Pinsky's 1984 poem "History of My Heart," he recounts a childhood present given to him by his mother: a five-in ...
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Robert Pinsky gets unprecedented third term as poet laureate
The Topeka Capital-Journal
; The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Robert Pinsky, who emphasizes that poetry should be an integral part of everyday life, was given an unprecedented third term Monday as America's poet laureate. Pinsky, 58, is the country's ninth poet laureate since Congress created the title in 1985. Named to the
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Meet Robert Pinsky, our playful poet laureate.(Originated from Providence Journal-Bulletin Books Editor)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ``I was born in China of missionary parents Robert Pinsky deadpans. ``I grew up speaking only Mandarin Chinese He sneaks a sidelong glance to see if you're buying it. You aren't. You read his bio. Before you drove up to interview him here in his rambling, Victorian house in Newton, Mass., so you
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Pleasanton searches for its next poet laureate
Oakland Tribune
; PLEASANTON -- As Cynthia Bryants year as poet laureate comes to an end, the city has begun the search for its fifth official city poet. Ive loved every minute of it. The time just flew by, Bryant said. Just when you start to get the hang of it, the time ends. Pleasantons poet laureate program,
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SHOULD STATE HAVE A POET LAUREATE? IT'S WORTH DEBATING.(Editorial)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; In my March 3 column I explored the question of whether or not Wisconsin needed a poet laureate and quoted a local writer who questioned why an already underpaid poet would want to be Wisconsin's laureate. This person said, ``Serious poets know the value of their work Since March, Gov. Tommy
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Robert Pinksy, at ease with ancient voices and in cyberspace, the nation's new poet laureate.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; WASHINGTON _ Maybe Robert Pinsky is a time traveler. Dark, lean, never without a pen, Pinsky moves through the same world as the rest of us. But he often seems to be in deep communication with ancient voices. He dazzled critics a few years ago by merging with the mind of the medieval Italian poet
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Bard's Eye View: U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky - whose own verses sing of the Talmud, tefillin and the Shea - is spreading his joy of poetry to all Americans.
The New York Jewish Week
; Bard's Eye View: U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky -- whose own verses sing of the Talmud, tefillin and the Shea -- is spreading his joy of poetry to all Americans. SANDEE BRAWARSKY Jewish Week Book Critic Robert Pinsky, the grandson of a Jewish window washer and tailor on one side, and a Jewish bar
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Bard's Eye View: U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky - whose own verses
The Jewish Week
; The Jewish Week 04-25-1997 Bard's Eye View: U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky -- whose own verses sing of the Talmud, tefillin and the Shea -- is spreading his joy of poetry to all Americans. SANDEE BRAWARSKY Jewish Week Book Critic Robert Pinsky, the grandson of a Jewish window washer and tailor on
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A new chapter in verse ; Portland names its own poet laureate - Martin Steingesser, who brings with him a dash of performance and the desire to draw in those who don't realize poetry can speak to them
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer Portland Press Herald (Maine) 09-23-2007 A new chapter in verse ; Portland names its own poet laureate - Martin Steingesser, who brings with him a dash of performance and the desire to draw in those who don't realize poetry can speak to them. Byline: RAY ROUTHIER Staff
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