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August 16, 2011

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Connect with Other Writers
Paying Attention
The Other Poems
Kingsolver Honored for Peace Work
Palm Beach Poetry Festival (Ad)
Job Listings
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PAYING ATTENTION

Evelyn Toynton In the latest installment of Writers Recommend, novelist Evelyn Toynton writes, "Of all the myriad pronouncements on writing, the truest one, for me, is something the poet Robert Kelly said: 'Craft is perfected attention.'"

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THE OTHER POEMS
Paul Legault's Other Poems
Here's a charming trailer for Paul Legault's second collection, The Other Poems, forthcoming in October from Fence Books. From Clips, our daily dose of literary video curiosities.

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KINGSOLVER HONORED FOR PEACE WORK

Barbara Kingsolver The first Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, which celebrates an author for a body of work that promotes peace and understanding, will be given to Barbara Kingsolver.

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PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL (SPONSORED ARTICLE)
palm beach poetry festival8th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival,
January 16-21, 2012, Delray Beach, Florida. Kim Addonizio, Cornelius Eady, Claudia Emerson, David Kirby, Thomas Lux,
Gregory Orr, Chase Twichell, Eleanor Wilner. Special Guest,
Charles Wright. Workshops for qualified writers are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Readings, craft talks, annual gala, and more. Visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org 
to apply. Now accepting applications for workshops. Deadline to apply: November 6, 2011.
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