Here are some poetry news highlights from around the Web.
Afghan rapper D.J. Besho blends traditional music with poetry.
Students held a poetry slam to raise money for victims of theVirginia Tech University shootings.
Poet Lucille Clifton is the winner of the 2007 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. She is the first African-American woman to win the prize.
British poet and journalist James Fenton is the recipient of the 2007 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Lucky students meet with Pulitzer Prize winner Maxine Kumin and give her feedback on her upcoming book.
Irish poet Sean Lysaght to receive 11th O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry.
Oozing Medical Poems for Kids poetry book teaches kids about bodily functions.
The author of a mystery poem apparently knows the murderer in a London murder case. A verse of the poem suggests the poem's author may have witnessed the murder.
A poetry and rap comparison: "Though they might not know it, aspiring rappers utilize many of the techniques used to produce lyrical poetry."
