Navigation    Biography  Channeling Mark Twain  Sparrow  Married to the Ice Pick Killer  List of Publications  Fiction  Poetry  Articles  Audio & Video  Interviews  Reviews  Remembering David Dukes  Events  HQ Photo & Contact    DAVID DUKES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP   Donate online today at the USC Online Giving Site Please go the website to make a secure credit card donation. Your donation is tax deductible and a USC gift receipt will be sent to you via US mail. The scholarship, established in memory of the late actor David Coleman Dukes, is awarded annually to a third-year Theater Arts student working toward a career in stage acting. A bronze plaque commemorating the scholarship benefit held in David Coleman Dukes' name can be seen in the lobby of the Bing Theater, off Queen's Court on the USC campus. — Madeline Puzo, Dean, USC School of Theatre    © 2009 Carol Muske Dukes   cmd@carolmuskedukes.com (Carol Muske-Dukes) webmaster@carolmuskedukes.com (Stephanie Wong)

List of Works & Publications [Buy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble] Poetry • Sparrow, 2003 • An Octave Above Thunder, 1997 • Red Trousseau, 1993 • Applause, 1989 • Wyndmere, 1985 • Skylight, 1981 • Camouflage, 1975 Novels • Channeling Mark Twain, 2007 • Life AFter Death, 2000 • Saving St. Germ, Viking, 1993 • Dear Digby, 1989 Essays • Married to the Icepick Killer: A Poet in Hollywood, 2002 • Women & Poetry, 1997 Full Size Event Flyer | Visit the Facebook Page for this Poetry Slam event HOP ON THE MAGIC POETRY BUS! An Evening with the California Poet Laureate & Friends March 1, 2010 ~ 5 P.M. USC Davidson Conference Center Welcome by Howard Gillman (Dean of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences), Prof. Meg Russett (Chair, Dept. of English), & Prof. Carol Muske-Dukes (California Poet Laureate) Readings and performances by: THE GET LIT PLAYERS (teen "proactive" poets of LA!) Dana Goodyear Tom Healy Cecilia Woloch Gabrielle Calvocoressi Carol Muske-Dukes Guest reading by Stacy Keach Cocktail reception & book-signing following program ~ Admission Free ~   Enter through Gate 4 at Jefferson Blvd. and Royal St. Parking Structure D Fee - $8.00 Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Dept. of English with support provided by the Office of the Provost Go to the Events section or subscribe to the website's RSS feed for complete coverage of the latest events and updates. Please Click Here To Ride On The Magic Poetry Bus • The Magic Poetry Bus: Site | Facebook • New Huffington Post Blog Entry - Soldier to a Poet (Part II) >> • USC College Magazine - Elegant Elocution >> • The Dukes' Tournament Facebook Page >> Proceeds from the David Coleman Dukes Memorial Tennis Tournament go to the scholarship in David's name at the USC School of Theatre • The New York Times Archive of Articles by Carol Muske Dukes >> • Podcast of Carol's 2007 interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terri Gross >> • Latest Poem: Boy on The Atlantic >> Podcast of Carol reading "Boy" >> • Twin Cities: Poem in The New Yorker >> • America: Now + Here >> Carol Muske-Dukes is part of the curatorial team of America: Now + Here and will be directing the poetry aspect along with Bob Holman. • Video clips of The Creative Community and Poetry Readings >> Katherine Hastings, Cecilia Woloch, Carol Muske-Dukes, Nancy Norton - WordTemple Poetry Series at the Sonoma County Museum on November 13, 2009 • Official Press Release from Governor Schwarzenegger • LA Times: Muske-Dukes on her post Subscribe to Carol's Huffington Post RSS Blog Feed • Soldier to a Poet (Part II) Posted February 6, 2010 | 10:46 AM (EST) The views (and poetry) published here... • Two Books December 21, 2009 | 10:58 AM (EST) Two poets -- singing the same song in... • Soldier to Poet: An Exchange December 17, 2009 | 02:56 PM (EST) The following is a conversation between an... • Confronting Words: Poetry Reviews November 6, 2009 | 12:28 AM (EST) The three books reviewed here are by women... • Elements of Style: Three Poets, Three New Books October 12, 2009 | 11:28 AM (EST) Style comes with maturity for most writers... • THE RABBIT RETURNS (Part II of "On the Trail of the White Rabbit") Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:27 AM I had intended in this, the second... • On the Trail of the White Rabbit: The Case Against Animal Testing Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:27 AM People believe that animal research saves... • Two Interviews Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:12 AM I didn't know Farrah Fawcett or Joe Jackson... • Over Your Dead Body (Last Rights) Monday, June 22, 2009 2:12 AM These mini-DMV's of death are independent... • HAIR, The Rock Musical: A French Twist Friday, May 22, 2009 9:41 AM Sometime in the summer of 1970... • "Addicts" (Poem) Sunday, April 05, 2009 2:12 AM Read Carol's latest poem, "Addicts," at... • The D-Word Friday, April 03, 2009 2:12 AM As we grow more bold about using... • My Love is Like a Sweet Revolver... Monday, March 16, 2009 2:12 AM It has happened that many of the ... • A Poet in Hollywood Friday, March 13, 2009 2:12 AM A couple of months ago, I received a call ...