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''I'm not sure it will encourage people to read poetry ... But it does show poetry is moving to a more robust condition in America. It's returning a bit closer to the center of cultural life than it was 15 or 20 years ago.''
Ruth Lilly gives $100 million to Poetry magazine.

originally posted by daiichi

Posted by Adam on November 19, 2002 6:01 AM |

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"It's a real mind-blower," said the United States' poet laureate, Billy Collins, who was at the dinner. "Poetry has always had the reputation as being the poor little match girl of the arts. Well, the poor little match girl just hit the lottery."


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/books/19GIFT.html

Posted by: dai ichi | November 19, 2002 9:09 AM

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