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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Books Kathleen Flenniken Named Washington State Poet Laureate

Posted by on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:48 PM

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Find the announcement here. I think Kathleen Flenniken is a good poet. She's more of a storyteller than a lot of modern poets—see this poem, and this poem, too. I like her best when she's not writing about the natural world—her most boring language comes when she writes about flowers—but she's observant and interesting when she writes about people. Her most recent book is Plume, which is all about Hanford Nuclear Reservation, where she worked. (Find a book trailer here.) I'm sure the inevitable Republican whining about why we even have a state poet laureate is soon to follow. I bet she'll put up a pretty good fight when that happens.

 

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Will in Seattle 1
Poet Laureate Boxing Death Match!

Now that might be fun on cable ...
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on February 9, 2012 at 3:02 PM
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Hooray for Kathleen!
Posted by Levislade http://ballofwax.org on February 9, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Cephalodude 3
There's a lot of bad poetry out there, but I'll be damned if nearly every Poet Laureate I've ever read isn't really damned good. I've never read her but I'll be glad to check out her work.
Posted by Cephalodude on February 9, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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who gives a fuck
Posted by Reader01 on February 9, 2012 at 7:02 PM

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