it is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there
– William Carlos Williams
And, yeah, it’s still hard to get the news from poetry–so MANY bleeding poets, so many styles, departures, arguments, Cage Matches, grudges, minor explosions, effusions, scatterings, flatulences–but  old Doc Williams is still right. Here are some places where you can get the word on what’s newsworthy in the dangerous world of the rhapsodes:
Chamber Four’s best poetry 2010
No Tell Motel’s best poetry 2010
On the Seawall’s Lists of Recommended Poetry 2010
Best-selling poetry books, 2010
Timothy Donnelly‘s favorite poets of 2010
Picks by the staff of Poetry magazine
Dean Rader’s picks for best poems of 2010 in the San Francisco Chronicle.
