Oprah and Poetry, More Girl Poets in a Boy’s Club

At March 10, 2011
By Jeannine Gailey
In Bringing poetry to the masses, January O'Neil, Japan's earthquake, Kelli Agodon, Oprah's April issue, poetry fashion spreads, tips for poets who are girls in a boy's club
1

My thoughts are with everyone affected by the gigantic quake and tsunami that hit Japan last night. The biggest one that’s ever hit Japan, since the 1800’s when we started keeping measurements. I’m watching local news that showing tsunami surges in Seaside, Oregon.

Go check out these posts on Girls in the Boy’s Club by Kelli and January, definitely worth reading their continuations of the conversation.

Oprah Magazine’s April Issue is poetry focused. Check it out and make your own decisions about how this magazine helps or hurts poetry. Young up-and-coming poets in fashion layouts (weirdly – with no poems from the poets featured, sadly) and interviews with Mary Oliver and W.S. Merwin, little snippets from poets like Sharon Olds and Terrance Hayes. Wish there was more actual poetry in the magazine, but I guess anything that brings poetry to the masses…? Strangely ambivalent about this.