Sweet Love Poems Links

THE BOOKMARK: Pete Hautman’s 'Big Crunch’ is big in L.A.

Hautman won the L.A. Times book award's Young Adult Literature prize for his sweet (but not too sweet) tale of two teens in love (but all does not go smoothly).

Minnesota poet John Caddy named McKnight Distinguished Artist

Poet John Caddy has always been inspired by nature. And for years, he inspired a love of nature in students.

Three Poems: Gaza CPDS Poetry #2

The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. [….] They are sent to Gaza.scoop.ps exclusively.

Young Reader: Not Again!

I am not really fond of writing about romance. It is not my forte and I could just say a few things on my experiences about love. I had been in love and I am in love as a matter of fact, with this girl who made my everyday unusual, but never did I want to talk about her because once I would, I could burst out every little secret that I had with her. The next thing that could happen would be a ...

'The Booker can drive people mad'

When Alan Hollinghurst's celebrated The Stranger's Child was omitted from the literary prize's shortlist, many questioned the award's credibility. Twelve months on, Britain's great stylist breaks his silence on the issue – and on what turns young people into 'monsters and bores' Alan Hollinghurst lives in a light and preternaturally quiet flat on Parliament Hill in north London. When his novel ...