Poetry Trivia Questions

In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .

  • September 24

    Question:

    Who founded the New York City institution St. Mark's Poetry Project in 1966?

    Answer ->

    The Poetry Project was spearheaded by Paul Blackburn. With him were Carole Bergé, Diane Wakoski, Joel Oppenheimer and Anne Waldman among others.

  • September 23

    Question:

    What poet was age 63 before being published by a commercial publisher?

    Answer ->


    Amy Clampitt. The Kingfisher (1983) was very successful, and generated great critical acclaim. 

  • September 22

    Question:

    Who was known as the "godfather of the Beats"?

    Answer ->

    Kenneth Rexroth

  • September 21

    Question:

    For what does Oulipo stand?

    Answer ->

    Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Workshop of potential literature). Founded by Raymond Queneau, with its members including Italo Calvino, Oskar Pastior and Jacques Roubaud, Oulipo believed in composing its literary works under arbitrary constraints.

  • September 20

    Question:

    Who claimed that after Pablo Picasso's death, he would be best known as a poet --that encyclopedia entries would read: "Picasso, Pablo Ruiz: Spanish poet who dabbled in painting, drawing and sculpture."

    Answer ->

    Picasso made this claim about himself.

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