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POETRY-FRIENDLY BOOKSTORES |
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Apple Book Center
18843 Gainsborough St
Detroit, MI
Common Language Bookstore
215 S. Fourth Ave
Ann Arbor, MI
Horizon Books
Cadillac, Petoskey,
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Traverse City, MI
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books
1412 Center Ave.
Bay City, MI
(989) 892-0719
Log Mark Bookstore
334 N. Main St.
Cheboygan, MI
(231) 627-6531
Nicola's Books
Westgate Shopping Center
2513 Jackson Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI
Schuler Books
2660 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids
and
Lansing, MI
Shaman Drum Bookshop
311-315 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI
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Featured Poets |
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Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden grew up in a poor neighborhood of Detroit. After receiving a scholarship to attend college, he went on to the University of Michigan and worked with W. H. Auden. In 1976 he became the first black American appointed as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later called the Poet Laureate.)
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Carolyn Forché
Born in Detroit, Carolyn Forché's first collection of poems, Gathering the Tribes was selected for the Yale Younger Poets Series by Stanley Kunitz. She is the author of four books, and has translated Mahmoud Darwish and Robert Desnos.
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Jane Kenyon
Born in Ann Arbor, Jane Kenyon wrote five books of poetry, including New and Selected Poems, which was published posthumously. She was married to Poet Laureate Donald Hall, whom she met as a student at the University of Michigan. |
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Other Michigan Poets
Toi Derricotte
Clayton Eshleman
Philip Levine
Marge Piercy
Theodore Roethke
Matthew Rohrer
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Literary organizations & centers |
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Michigan Writer's Network
A wide range of multimedia resources for writers and teachers of creative writing and literature, the network provides a space where people can share ideas, discuss the craft of writing, and learn about the interests and current work of other authors. The site has a wide variety of interactive features, including listserv discussions, a "featured writer" section, a calendar of events, and pedagogical tools. |
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Literary journals & small presses |
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Michigan Quarterly Review
"More than a literary magazine," and founded in 1962, the University of Michigan's flagship journal publishes each season a collection of essays, interviews, memoirs, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. The MQR reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the University of Michigan, and one issue each year has been entirely devoted to a special theme.
Marick Press
Marick Press publishes literary novels, full-length short story collections and poetry. Since Marick Press produces relatively few titles each year, their books reflect the individual tastes of its small staff. Marick Press looks for writing that instructs, inspires, and/or entertains the reader, and that does so with a unique voice.
Passages North
Passages North, produced by the Department of English at Northern Michigan University, publishes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by established and emerging writers. Contact Northern Michigan University, Dept. of English, Gries Hall, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855, call 906-227-1203, or email passages@nmu.edu.
Red Cedar Review
Michigan State University's premiere literary digest has, for over thirty-five years, maintained this student-run biannual with a prestigious publication record.
Third Coast
This notable, biannual literary magazine is published by the Department of English at Western Michigan University and sponsors the Prague Summer Program in partnership with Charles University of Prague. |
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Poetic History |
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Robert Hayden's Bus Route: Ann Arbor, MI
Hayden lived not far from campus; however, his severe nearsightedness made it impossible for him to drive. As a result, Hayden regularly took the #5 bus that ran along Packard Street. |
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Theodore Roethke's House: Saginaw, MI
Built in 1909, just after the poet’s birth, it housed Roethke until he left for the University of Michigan in 1925. |
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The Graves of Poets
When he died in 1963, Theodore Roethke was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Saginaw, Michigan. Edgar Guest was also buried in Michigan, in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit. |
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Visitors from Michigan Enjoy ... |
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Most Popular Poems
1. Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night...
2. We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. We...
3. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
by Langston Hughes
I've known rivers...
4. I, Too, Sing America
by Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America...
5. The More Loving One
by W. H. Auden
Looking up at the stars, I know quite well...
6. Sick
by Shel Silverstein
"I cannot go to school today"...
7. One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master...
8. This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten / the plums...
9. What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why (Sonnet XLIII)
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why...
10. September 1, 1939
by W. H. Auden
I sit in one of the dives...
11. Lift Every Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson
Lift ev'ry voice and sing...
12. Since Hannah Moved Away
by Judith Viorst
The tires on my bike are flat...
13. Still I Rise
by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history...
14. somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond
by E. E. Cummings
somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond...
15. The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...
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Poems about Michigan |
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Drum
by Philip Levine
In the early morning before the shop... |
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Readings series, conferences, & literary festivals |
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The Writer's Conference at Oakland University
The Annual Writers' Conference, held on the Oakland University campus in Rochester, Michigan, co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and Detroit Women Writers, is an intensive two day event in October for beginning and established writers. The program features private and group manuscript evaluations, one-day retreats for writers, a keynote speaker, and a choice of 32 presentations.
The Cranbrook Writers' Guild Conference
An annual conference held on the Cranbrook Educational Community Campus. The program pairs students with poets and fiction writers for three days of lectures and workshops. Limited to students enrolled in colleges and universities in Michigan. |
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Writing programs & colonies |
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Far Field Retreat for Writers
This conference features four days of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction workshops, readings by faculty and students, panel discussions on publishing and creative writing programs, craft lectures, social and recreational activities, and, most importantly, time to write in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
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