Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poetry Speaks Expanded


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The result was keep. Drmies (talk) 03:45, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Poetry Speaks Expanded

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An anthology is not notable because it publishes notable poets; all anthologies do that by their very nature.  DGG ( talk ) 07:40, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. North America1000 11:42, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Sam Sailor Talk! 08:17, 3 October 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete Does not meet any of the criteria of WP:NBOOK. There are reviews on Booklist, PW, (but not Kirkus), but these do not establish notability, IMO, they are just routine. LaMona (talk) 00:12, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, meets WP:GNG and WP:NBOOK as there are multiple reviews ie. - The Morning News - " If you are looking for an overview and primer to the variegated world of poetry, this book appears to be an accessible and useful guide.", - The Wilson Quarterly - "Though the recordings have long been accessible to the specialist, this is the first collection to make them widely available, and the first to offer such abundant contextual material." and "Poetry Speaks founders only on the issue of audience",  - Publishers Weekly - "This second edition of the popular anthology is an accessible introduction to 20th century poetry on the page and in the air. ... this book may convince readers that well-chosen words gain vitality when heard aloud" and "Reluctant poetry readers may find themselves drawn to the printed page by the spoken work, and poetry fans are likely to find much to love here.",  - Buffalo & Erie County Public Library lists Booklist ("Book and CDs work beautifully together, kindling deeper appreciation for the transmuting power of poetry") and School Library Journal ("The inviting layout and scattering of primary-source material (gems include a handwritten poem on a paper plate by Etheridge Knight and an edited draft of W. H. Auden's "September 1, 1939"), and the invaluable effect of poems read by their creators remain the collection's hallmarks.") reviews,  - HighBeam Research lists 5 reviews (some may be deemed trivial) including Knight Ridder Tribune ("It's often said that poetry, at its heart, is a spoken form, with those marks on the page being only a blueprint for what is really performance art. Poetry Speaks underscores that view with more than three hours of oratory, some of which is no less than spine-tingling."), Insight on the News ("Heaney is one of 42 contemporary poets who introduce 42 of their deceased colleagues in this ambitious collection"), The Herald News ("The international draw to this best seller isn't just the words by famous poets within the pages, but also the 3 CDs that reveal the poet's voices as they read their own work.").Coolabahapple (talk) 00:10, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 13:06, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. This book easily meets the first criterion of WP:NBOOK. There are several non-trivial reviews: . There are also many rave quotes by very notable news services listed here. The requirement is simply that there be two non-trivial, independent reviews by reliable sources, and the examples listed above plainly show that the subject qualifies. There is no question that this book is notable. -- Biblio worm  17:47, 10 October 2015 (UTC)


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