A comedy reading is taking place this Friday, April 11 at Anglo-American University.

In response to the lack of poetry books featured in Best Book lists from the majority of the mainstream press, here is a list of ten great collections of poetry which were published in 2010. The list will be added to throughout the week, so be sure to check back.

“No one reads poetry anymore” is perhaps the most often voiced complaint from contemporary poets, and despite the fact that what they really mean is “No one reads my poetry,” it is difficult to argue this point when one casts an eye on the barren landscape of poetry criticism in the mainstream media.

This year’s Poetry Hearings, an annual English language poetry festival in Berlin, had a strong Prague contingent, with one performing poet and several audience members making the trek to Germany.

Full Metal Poem, the most interesting and well-executed English language literary journal to emerge in Europe in recent memory, saw its first issue released earlier this year. The journal is something of a combined, satellite effort, involving poet Cralan Kelder, based in Amsterdam, and poet Mark Terrill, based outside of Hamburg.

Halloween has always been an inspiring time for poets. Here are a few classic Halloween poems and a few unlikely ones as well.

It is refreshing to read the latest issue of Poetry Salzburg Review – the 17th! – published in Spring 2010. Not only does the issue pay homage to the continued dedication of its editors, but the quality of the writing contained therein – including 2010 Pulitzer Award and Book Critics Circle Award winner Rae Armantrout – is high enough to rival any American poetry journal.

One of the most interesting German poets of the late 20th century, Brinkmann wrote what was known in Germany as “Pop-literatur,” a poetry filled with references to pop culture and contemporary interests.

The book is a fascinating and extremely rare example of two writers of the highest caliber keeping up a voluminous correspondence over several decades.