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Staff Picks for September 2010
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 (10:33:49)
Any form of art is subjective. So is poetry. I write poetry for myself. I don't write it for accolades or 10s or stars. If anyone can relate to it that's fine; if not, it has not bothered me. I have had my share of 1s and 2s, 9s and 10s. I think any artist should be open to the views of others and criticisms on your work when you publish it.
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Poetry Is Doomed #29: If you're going to perform from paper...
Posted by mamta on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 (13:02:28)
Four rules you need to keep in mind if you're going to skip memorizing your poetry for performances.
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Staff Picks for August 2010
Posted by mamta on Sunday, August 08, 2010 (17:21:03)
It's fogglethorpe, fogglethorpe and fogglethorpe all the way this month. Except for the one pick by loisseau from the Old Masters of Poetry this month; the rest of the picks are by fogglethorpe. So without wasting time lets get on with this month's staff picks.
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Staff Picks for July 2010
Posted by mamta on Saturday, July 10, 2010 (16:59:10)
I have reached a stage in my life where relationships don't mean anything to me. Not that they did before. But I did try to be present and there is also this role-playing which we all do. I've always believed that the greatest and biggest relationship you can have in life is with your own self. Over the years, my belief in that has been reaffirmed. The people who have come into my life have been transitory.
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Slam Winners
Posted by mamta on Monday, June 14, 2010 (16:31:01)
Aravind won for a second consecutive time. He had earlier won the Poet of the Month Slam in May 2010.
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Staff Picks for June 2010
Posted by mamta on Saturday, June 05, 2010 (17:53:53)
June 5th [today] is World Environment Day. As we look at our crippled surroundings and depleted ozone layer, its time to think of what we can do to heal the universe.
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Thailand- Poetic Puzzle
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (05:27:44)
Basho (1644-94) was one of Japan's most famous writers and a master of haiku _ a form of traditional Japanese poetry. Visiting Matsushima, he was so awed by the bay's beauty that he could not find words to describe it, so he penned this..
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Sneak Peek: Spencer Finch at the Corcoran
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (05:23:54)
“It seemed like this miraculous moment,” says Finch, who cites poetry as an inspiration in much of his work (the show's title, My Business, with the Cloud, is culled from Emily Dickinson)..
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Doris Washington- book signing events
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (05:19:29)
"A Blessing, Caring & Sharing" is collection of poems that bring readers to spiritual and inspirational messages of hope, love, and the world of Autism. "Faith, Hope and Love" is a collection of easy read, meaningful, and truly inspirational poems for all to enjoy..
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UA Press celebrates its AZ- Latina/Latino series with a compelling new compilati
Posted by fogglethorpe on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (05:15:44)
González has selected the work of 37 authors, balancing male and female writers, and traditional to contemporary voices in poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Backgrounds range from Mexican American through Puerto Rican, Costa Rican and Cuban, to Brazilian American..
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Quinna s Sept. 18 Auction Features Asian, Fine and Decorative Art,...
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (01:13:38)
Sept. 18 auction a scroll from the same estate, which tells the tale of famed beauty and silk spinner Su Yuenan. Poetry, words of adoration and views of silk weaving are painted on its seven panels, the earliest signed a oeZhu Linjinga and dated ...
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The Latest Literary Happenings in Burlington
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (01:10:22)
Newly founded, Burlington-based literary mag The Salon: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction is unveiling its second issue, featuring poetry by David Budbill and Greg Delanty . If you miss the release party - ...
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'Parallel Currents' Showcases a Poet's Collection of Latin American Art
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (01:01:51)
"I can't conceive of my life without the art no more than not being a writer and a poet," Pau-Llosa said in a recent phone interview. "I find walls have a destiny, and the destiny of a wall is to have art on it....
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New Poets of the American West: Montana
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:59:59)
Poetry News: New Poets of the American West is a new poetry anthology edited by Lowell Jaeger, author of four collections of poetry and teacher of creative writing at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell.
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Art league's exhibit will be accented with poetry
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:57:48)
The exhibit combines poetry with visual art from a variety of media. A special reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at which time ...
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Art league's exhibit will be accented with poetry
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:56:03)
The exhibit combines poetry with visual art from a variety of media. A special reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at which time ...
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Cynon Valley: Tea and poetry for valley tenants
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:43:30)
Poetry News: POETRY written by RCT Homes tenants has been published as part of a competition run by the housing association.
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Poet Pesicka to have book signing
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:39:50)
Poetry News: Bernadine Pesicka, a former Mobridge resident, turned to poetry to bolster herself through rough years and she will return to Mobridge for a book signing on Saturday, Sept.
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2010 Rona Jaffe Foundation Award Winners Announced
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:38:43)
Three of the winners are writing nonfiction. Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams is writing a memoir, The Following Sea, that explores the lives of her parents, who raised her on a yacht in the South Pacific. Rachel Aviv, who has taught classes on narrative medicine, is working on a book about adolescents and young adults in the pre-stages of schizophrenia.
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Literary Event: An Evening of Radical Poetry
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:34:29)
Poetry News: An Evening of Radical Poetry will take place Friday, September 10 from 7-9 p.m. at the Flying Squirrel Community Space.
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Colgate professor explores 9/11 in new book of poems
Posted by mamta on Thursday, September 09, 2010 (00:33:07)
"I think a poet's voice can be a contribution to the national conversation about 9/11," said Balakian, Constance H. and Donald M. Rebar Professor in the Humanities and professor of English. In Ziggurat, which will be published Sept. 11, he wrestles with the reverberations of 9/11 through a lens of personal memory, history, and myth. ...
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Reviews and Newspapers
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 (15:40:00)
The single most reviewed book was a poetry book, which might briefly amaze you until you remember that Seamus Heaney’s Human Chain has just been published..
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