UNC Student Organization for Undergraduate Literature

Hey guys--I just got this email and it reminded me: poetry month approacheth! These daily poems in April really make me happy, so I am posting the email here in case any of you want to sign up (there's a link below). And as an aside--last year, through the Knopf poem a day, there was a competition--basically one had to follow a link to a page where an author introduced a poem (audio file) and read it aloud, and to enter the contest one simply sent the name of the poet and poem to the Knopf people (no guess work, the author introduces his or her self AND the poem)... the prize was an audio CD from Knopf, poems read by authors, neat to listen to an author reading his or her work. I won the CD, I think, because so few people entered! So give it a try if you sign up for this.

Sarah
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Dear Poetry Lover,

Ten years ago we began a Knopf tradition. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we sent a poem a day by e-mail for 30 days to anyone who asked to receive them. Now, with over 35,000 subscribers, we are proud to continue with a whole new series of daily poems. Each day during the month of April you will receive a poem from some of the best poets in the world including Mark Strand, Mary Jo Salter, Julia Hartwig, and Richard Kenney, as well as classics from Frank O'Hara, Rudyard Kipling, Kenneth Koch and more. This year, we'll also be featuring special podcasts, gorgeous printable broadsides, and signed books.

If you know of someone who might like to join the Poem-a-Day party, they may visit http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/poetry/poemaday/ to sign up.

Best Wishes,

Jason Kincade, Knopf New Media
knopfpoetry@randomhouse.com