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POETRY-FRIENDLY BOOKSTORES |
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Amazon Bookstore Cooperative
4432 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 821-9630
a full-service feminist bookstore
Booksmart
2919 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 823-5612
Dunwoody Bookstore
818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN
Magers & Quinn
3038 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 822-4611
Midway Books
1579 University Ave.
St. Paul, MN
(651) 644-8786
Monkey See, Monkey Read
425 Division St. S
Northfield, MN
(507) 645-6700
Northern Lights Books and Gifts
307 Canal Park Drive
Duluth, MN
Rag & Bone
2215 West 54th St.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 926-5846
Scout & Morgan Books
114 Buchanan St. North
Cambridge, MN
(763) 689-2474
Sixth Chamber Used Books
1332 Grand Ave.
St. Paul, MN
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LITERARY MAP |
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Available from Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, 10443 Aquila Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 55438, for $5.00 plus shipping and handling. |
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Poet Laureate |
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Robert Bly
Born in Madison, Robert Bly is Minnesota's first Poet Laureate. He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, and has translated numerous books into English. He lives on a farm in western Minnesota. |
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Poets |
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Literary organizations & centers |
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The Loft Literary Center
Founded in 1974, the Loft has become the nation's largest and most comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers. You are invited to become involved in the Loft's unique community and to join others who engage in a reading and writing life.
The MN Spoken Word Association
Aims to inform and help to develop the art form of spoken word in Minnesota, and to bring the spoken word community into a stronger alliance (locally and nationally) while serving as a primary, innovative presenter and resource center, to enhance the understanding and spread the reach of the art form.
SASE: The Write Place
Founded in the fall of 1993 in response to an unfilled need for a writer's organization that was affordable, accessible, and easy to find for writers of diverse cultural and social backgrounds. Through classes, workshops, readings, and mentorship programs, SASE provides a stimulating environment for writers at all levels of development, including youths and adults, and offers the public the opportunity to join in the creative writing process as both audience and active participants. |
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Readings series, conferences, & literary festivals |
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The Good Thunder Reading Series
The Good Thunder Reading Series began as Mankato State University’s contribution to a set of informal exchanges between faculty writers at several state universities in Minnesota. Since 1983, however, the series has committed itself to programs that balance emerging and established talent drawn from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and the rest of the nation. The series features short-term residencies, conferences with area writers, public-radio interviews, craft talks, readings, and workshops.
Minnesota Poetry Festival
This festival, sponsored by The University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program, combines two days of panel discussions and two evenings of poetry readings, which occurs in the fall semester of each academic year. |
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Writing programs & colonies |
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Hamline University
The Master of Fine Arts in Writing was established in 1994, the first MFA degree in creative writing in Minnesota. It is distinguished from many writing programs around the country by its interdisciplinary emphasis.
MSU-Mankato M.F.A. Program
Designed to meet the needs of students who want to strike a balance between the development of individual creative talent and the close study of literature and language, MSU at Mankato offers both a B.F.A. and M.F.A in Poetry. They also publish the literary journal Blue Earth Review, and host the Good Thunder Reading Series.
The University of Minnesota
Offers the Master of Fine Arts degree for students committed to pursuing the writing life. This three-year degree provides advanced, graduate-level coursework in writing, language, and literature, as well as study in a related field. The third year of the Program focuses on the final development of a book-length manuscript suitable for publication. |
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Poetic History |
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The Graves of Poets
When he died in 1972, John Berryman was buried in Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. |
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Visitors from Minnesota 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. Sick
by Shel Silverstein
"I cannot go to school today"...
5. I, Too, Sing America
by Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America...
6. The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...
7. One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master...
8. Lullaby
by W. H. Auden
Lay your sleeping head, my love...
9. This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten / the plums...
10. 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...
(Popularity based on Poets.org traffic data.) |
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Poems about Minnesota |
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A Blessing
by James Wright
Just of the highway to Rochester, Minnesota... |
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Literary journals & small presses |
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Coffee House Press
An award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher dedicated to innovation in the craft of writing and preservation of the tradition of book arts. Coffee House produces books that present the dreams and ambitions of people who have been underrepresented in published literature, books that shape our national consciousness while strengthening a larger sense of community.
Cross-Cultural Poetics (XCP)
A not-for-profit organization devoted to creating an intercultural exchange in the socially descriptive arts. XCP exhibit textual and visual art and poetry, ethnography and work concerning the documentary experience.
Dislocate
A new media journal of the arts: a journal devoted to art, essays, fiction, nonfiction, music, interviews, and poetry.
Graywolf Press
A nonprofit literary press that introduces and promotes the most exciting and creative writers of our time in: novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, as well as poetry.
Holy Cow! Press
Publishes the very best collections of Midwest writings we can find and develop an audience for those books regionally and nationally. We have published books of poetry, short fiction, memoirs, novels, plays, children's and young adult titles, biographies and anthologies centered around important themes.
James White Review
Published quarterly, The James White Review is the premier gay men's literary magazine, with fiction, poetry, photography, art, essays, and reviews by our community's finest writers. In publication for over over 15 years, The James White Review has been published by the Lambda Literary Foundation since 1998. Contact PO Box 3356, Butler Quartr Station, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
Knockout
Based out of Cambridge, Minnesota, Knockout has featured works by Billy Collins, Robert Bly, Marvin Bell, Thomas Lux and many other well-known writers, as well as many up-and-coming writers, several of whom are from Minnesota. They also sponsor a poetry contest.
Maverick Magazine
Each issue of Maverick's e-magazine is constantly evolving, with new poems, letters, links & other news.
Milkweed Editions
A nonprofit literary press publishing with the intent of making a humane impact on society. It is our belief that literature is a transformative art uniquely able to convey the essential experiences of the human heart and spirit. To that end, we publish distinctive voices of literary merit, exploring the ethical, cultural and esthetic issues that societies continually need to address.
Poetry In Motion Magazine
Publishes art and poetry and other writings in each issue. Contact P.O. Box 173, Bayport, MN 5503, or email poem@winternet.com.
Poetry Motel
A journal devoted exclusively to poetry. Contact 1619 Jefferson, Duluth, MN 55812.
Rag Mag
A journal devoted to poetry. Contact PO Box 12, Goodhue, MN 55027.
Rain Taxi Review of Books
Winner of the Alternative Press Award for Best Arts & Literature Coverage, is a quarterly publication that publishes reviews of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with an emphasis on works that push the boundaries of language, narrative, and genre. Essays, interviews, and in-depth reviews reflect Rain Taxi's commitment to innovative publishing.
Red Dragonfly Press
A small press based out of Northfield, Red Dragonfly publishes and sells letterpress chapbooks, fine press editions, trade paper editions, and broadsides of modern poetry and poetry in translation. Odd, yet interestingly enough, they also cast metal printing type which they occasionally offer up for sale on a limited basis.
Slate
A literary journal specializing in poetry and prose. Contact PO Box 581189, Minneapolis, MN 55458.
Spout Press
A literary journal of cultures and emotions: poetry, fiction, artwork, essays. |
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