Polls Literary (2017-2018) Results:
1. Who was the greatest English language poet of the 20th Century? [T.S. Eliot has the lead.]
2. Who was the greatest American poet of the 2oth Century? [Robert Frost has the lead.]
3. How relevant to poetry is the Poet Laureate of the United States? [Not relevant and marginally relevant are currently tied]
4.Should Shakespeare be modernized for 20th Century audiences? ["No" 100%]
1. Who was the greatest English language poet of the 20th Century? [T.S. Eliot has the lead.]
2. Who was the greatest American poet of the 2oth Century? [Robert Frost has the lead.]
3. How relevant to poetry is the Poet Laureate of the United States? [Not relevant and marginally relevant are currently tied]
4.Should Shakespeare be modernized for 20th Century audiences? ["No" 100%]
Note about the Poet Laureate selection process in the USA
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. The position has existed under two separate titles: from 1937 to 1986 as “Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress” and from 1986 forward as “Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.” The name was changed by an act of Congress in 1985. Click here: List of Poet Laureates. |
How relevant to poetry is the Poet Laureate of the United States? |
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival [contact] has received substantial funding from the Hitz Foundation to revise ("translate") Shakespeare's plays for 21st Century audiences. Classical references to be minimized; ambiguous meanings streamlined, words amended . . .
“bringing fresh voices and perspectives.” (A).Opinion piece in The New York Times by James Shapiro, "Modernizing the Bard?" (October 7, 2015, page A27) (B) Article in New York Times by Jennifer Schuessler, "Oregon Shakespeare Festival Plans Shakespeare 'Translation' Project" (October 1, 2015, Arts Beat--Theater) (C) "Why 'Translating' Shakespeare for the 21st Century Is a Bad Idea"by Dennis Abrams ( The Markets) (D) Oregon Public Broadcasting "Oregon Shakespeare Festival To Modernize The Bard's Plays" (E) Facebook "Play On: 36 playwrights translate Shakespear" |
Should Shakespeare be modernized for 21st Century audiences? Please sign Petition below advising The Oregon Shakespeare Festival to end its revision of Shakespeare's writings.
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