Creative minds say arts fight not only for funds, but relevancy Nov 16, 2009
"What astounds me is how little has been written on the subject," said poet Paul Muldoon. "That's the most devastating aspect. No one has the energy to care.". (NJ.com -- Times)
Author readings and signings in Greater Boston Jul 26, 2009
Poet Paul Muldoon reads, 4 p.m., Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge. MONDAY: Jamie Cat Callan discusses French Women Don t Sleep Alone, 7 p.m., Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St.. (Boston Globe)
interview with Joseph ONeill Jul 14, 2009
Thats why people like Wallace Stevens and, more recently, Paul Muldoon are really good poets. Because their poems have this almost impenetrable mystery behind them. (Harper's Magazine)
Top prof job May 27, 2009
" While the role only requires three lectures a year, "Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon and Christopher Ricks were very good at seeing students, organising other readings," he says. Ambitious professors can bring as much as they want to the role, he says. While the lectures are mostly devoted to works of English literature, Mr Paulin attended one of Mr Ricks' lectures which dealt with the lyrics of Bob Dylan (Ricks is a noted scholar of the American folk singer). Mr Paulin - a noted poet himself -... (BBC News -- UK)
A naturally gloomy nature May 12, 2009
She was showing the poems to her friend Philip Haas, director of the 1995 film Angels and Insects, who, in turn, brought them to the attention of his friend, New Yorker poetry editor and versifier Paul Muldoon. When Muldoon asked to see the poetry, Byatt tried to put him off with a series of flustered e-mails, saying she wasn't a poet and what she had written was for novelistic purposes only. (Globe and Mail)
America Celebrates St. Patrick's Day Mar 18, 2009
The White House said the leaders were invited back to the White House for an evening cocktail reception that will include performances from poet Paul Muldoon from Northern Ireland, and Celtic Thunder. Fountains at the White House in Washington also ran green for the day. (Click2Houston, TX)
Obama Welcomes Irish Leaders To White House Mar 18, 2009
The White House said the leaders were invited back to the White House for an evening cocktail reception that will include performances from poet Paul Muldoon from Northern Ireland, and Celtic Thunder. Copyright 2009 by. (KSBW 8, CA)
Obama meets Irish leaders, emphasizes peace Mar 18, 2009
For the evening event, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon from Northern Ireland was to be featured. The White House also invited Maggie McCarthy, a traditional Irish dancer and musician from Cork, and vocal group Celtic Thunder. (MSNBC -- International)
AROUND THE USA: Arts feel economic impact Mar 2, 2009
World-renowned poets the likes of former U.S. poet laureate Robert Hass, Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Paul Muldoon and Franz Wright, Allen Ginsberg and Derek Walcott have all attended past festivals. "The Dodge Poetry Festival is the single most successful gathering about poetry in my lifetime," said American poet Edward Hirsch. (USA Today -- Life)
