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Nicanor Parra Wins Cervantes Prize (2011-12-01): Chilean poet Nicanor Parra has been awarded the Cervantes Prize.

Salman Rushdie Writes Limerick About Kim Kardashian's Divorce (2011-11-02): And you thought The Satanic Verses was blasphemous.

2011 National Book Award Finalists Announced (2011-10-12): The finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards have been announced. Tea Obreht, just 26, is the youngest of this year's finalists.

Poet Tomas Transtromer Reacts to Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature (2011-10-12): The Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Tomas Transtromer, spoke to the press about his win.

Swedish Poet Tomas Transtromer Wins Nobel Prize for Literature (2011-10-06): The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2011 was awarded to the Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer.

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy is Waiting for David Beckham's Boots (2011-09-30): The BBC reports that British Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy is waiting for a pair of football boots promised to her by British soccer star, David Beckham.

Ladbrokes Posts Odds on Who Will Win the Nobel Prize for Literature (2011-09-28): The Guardian reports that the Syrian poet Adonis has the best odds for winning the 20011 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Onion: Miserable Nation Turns to New Poet Laureate For Solace (2011-09-23): By now we've all heard the news that Pulitzer Prize-winning California State University professor emeritus Philip Levine will take up the mantle as America's next Poet Laureate in just a couple of weeks.

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Says Texting is Modern Poetry (2011-09-19): British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy says texting is a modern form of poetry.

U.S. Postal Service Honors Ten Twentieth-Century Poets With Stamps (2011-09-02): The U.S. Postal Service has announced it will launch a stamp series honoring ten poets in 2012.

Maya Angelou Outraged Over Paraphrasing of MLK Jr Quote on Memorial (2011-08-31): The Washington Post reports that Maya Angelou is outraged over a shortened quote that ended up as a centerpiece of the new Martin Luther King, Jr.

Philip Levine Appointed U.S. Poet Laureate (2011-08-10): Philip Levine has been named the U.

C.D. Wright and David Wagoner Read Poetry at Library of Congress (2011-06-21): Poets C.

Gjertrud Schnackenberg and Dionne Brand Win 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize (2011-06-06): The winners of the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced.

Author Turned to Poetry to Write Her Book Faster (2011-05-15): National Book Award winning author Maxine Hong Kingston told the Guardian she used poetry to speed up the creation of her latest book, I Love a Broad Margin to My Life.

Best Translated Book Award Winners Announced (2011-05-06): The winning titles and translators for this year's Best Translated Book Awards have been announced.

Judges for 2011 National Book Awards Announced (2011-04-25): The judges for the 2011 National Book Awards have been announced.

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Writes Poem for Royal Wedding (2011-04-24): British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem for the Royal Wedding called "Rings.

David Ferry Wins 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2011-04-22): David Ferry is the 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient.

Kay Ryan Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (2011-04-18): Kay Ryan has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her poetry collection, The Best of It: New and Selected Poems.