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Pioneer of poetry janette ikz  Janette joins the ranksA of the inspirational pioneers of poetry who spread faith, truth and love beyond the pages ofA their golden notebooks. To some she's just a mere name with a crazy ... Link! Read More... |
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 TN- Chet Weise, 'Mach 3' [Poem and Video]: Poetry News: As organizer of the Poetry Sucks! series at Dino's, Chet Weise has built a cool little scene around good verse and good vibes on the East Side.
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 | MN- Macalester students take top honors with slam poetry team: Poetry News: The Macalester College slam poetry team's 2010-2012 season was the most successful run in college slam history.
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| Tariro Mavondo - Brother Divine: Audio: Tariro Mavondo on IndieFeed Performance Poetry. Show number 1013.
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| Figurative Art: 'Every Angel is terror' (Rilke) and 'Braille': Poetry News: ... to that of the painting. Then I paired the charcoal sketch inverted so it's like a negative with a poem that is in my poetry mms to replace an older version with another model from a...
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New Zealand- Student Exhibition Shows Community it Takes a Village: A showcase of wise words, shared stories and powerful photographic portraits is the finished product of a project by students at Bruce McLaren Intermediate School, following interactive visits with re...
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NY- Exhibit To Feature Work Of Photolinguist: Walter W. Pickut will present an exhibit of nature images called The Photo-Linguistic Experiment at the James Prendergast Library Art Gallery from Friday through June 1..
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Poetry Slam's: Love and Romance: Poetry : This LOVELAND MAGAZINE HD VIDEO is from the Loveland Magazine "What did you say..." Poetry Slam for area high school students held on April 14.
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'Love in Black and White' a marriage of poetry and photography: Poetry News: If fresh and different are what jaded readers are really looking for, then award-winning author Debbie Lincoln may just hit the mark, with a collection of poetry and photography tentative...
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Godmother's poetic tribute to Stephen: Poetry : ... “Stephen’s death has affected the whole family, as you can imagine - it’s been traumatic for all of us.“I wanted to do something to express my emotions and to keep Stephen’s me...
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MA- For Angelou, poetry is tool for survival: It is appropriate that “An Evening with Dr. Maya Angelou” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts May 9 is part of a lecture series titled “Unique Lives & Experiences.”
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MN poetry: Louis Alemayehu reads 'Akhenaten's Dream': Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with some amazing people in the Twin Cities arts community: Painter Ta-coumba Aiken, writer Carolyn Holbrook, storyteller Beverly Cottman, musician ...
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| Petra's Poem shares life of woman with Down Syndrome: Poetry: ... Willowdale resident Petra Tolley knows all about living "in the middle." With screenings of the short film Petra's Poem at the Hot Docs Festival, she is able to share her experiences with...
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'Poetry Slam' to be held in Saginaw: Poetry News: A "poetry slam" will be held Thursday, May 3 at Dawn of the New Day Coffee House, 210 South Washington St.
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The Writers' Block: None of This Is Real: Miranda Mellis reads a passage from None of This Is Real, her collection that imagines a not-too-alternate reality of philosophical children, reincarnating chimeras, mutant matriarchies, and kind seer...
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Art, poetry, music take your pick: Poetry News: Exhibit openings, poetry readings, and musical performances - an array of events showcasing the creative community in the Lake Sunapee region takes place this Friday, May 4. These even...
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How to Write a Metaphor: Poetry News: ... "The sky above the port was the color of television, turned to a dead channel." Metaphors are especially useful in poetry, as they convey a lot of ideas in a just a few words. Check ...
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Poet Martha Collins brings us the 'White Papers': Martha Collin’s poetry mixes metaphor with concrete
images. Sometimes the breakdown and repetitiveness
of phrases and words, helps the reader to ascertain
their own reality, identity, their ow...
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The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke: BOOKS: ... The Boy Who can see Demons is emotional and a little bit scary at times. This novel is outstanding. Beware readers: you may need a tissue or two.
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Speculations on the Future of the Book at MIT Conference: James Reid-Cunningham, associate director for digital programs and preservation at the Boston Athenaeum, a private membership library, was the only speaker to proclaim the book dead, specifically the ...
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| Poetics of Homeland Security: Poetry News: ... in Boston. A From their open air shelves (and shelves and shelves) of $1, $3, and $5 books, I purchased The Collected Poetry of W.H. Auden (Random House, 1945). This edition includes...
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Photos: War of Words Engulfs Clover Street: Poetry Slam: ... 25 fifth-grade Clover Street School students put their poetic skills on the line Monday during the school's fifth annual fifth grade poetry slam."You are my muse" Poet-in-Residence E...
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Australia- Claire takes her poetry to Dungog: Poetry News: The CWA rooms in Dungog were packed to the rafters on Thursday for the annual Day in the Bush poetry competition.
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| Ben Lerner Wins The Believer Book Award: Poet and novelist Ben Lerner has won The Believer Book Award for his novel, Leaving the Atocha Station..
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| Three-minute interview: Barry Schmetter: We also expect to have more than 700 performers come. We have workshops. We've got comedy and theatre and poetry. We have five different stages. We have a Busboys and Poets pop-up cafe -- they're a re...
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UK- Bath Chronicle published Bard's Bath poetry chair is back from repair: Poetry News: Rob Miller, who made the chair, Richard Carder Druid Caer Badhon, and Thommie Gillow, who was the 12th Bard of Bath with the chair The event at the St James Wine Vaults pub, which is part...
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Mink Bay - a multiple part series - Part VII: This is a true story about a quick trip out to Mink Bay, located in Boca de Quadra, about 40 miles as the eagle flies south from Ketchikan, Alaska. Life is somewhat different in Southeast, I hope read...
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