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| Truth or Dare |
Poems that shun trickery and flirt with both beauty and boredom.
Date: Feb 6,2010 09:00 pm
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| You-Caught-My-Eyes as Creative Kindling |
The Missed Connections listings on Craigslist have inspired the work of New York City artists, comics and playwrights.
Date: Feb 6,2010 09:00 pm
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| The Free Verse Is in Aisle 3 |
Tony Hoagland’s erudite comic poems are backloaded with heartache and longing.
Date: Feb 4,2010 09:00 pm
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| Speaking Freely Where Fear Rules |
Salons, a vital part of Iraqi intellectual life for centuries, have sprung up around Baghdad as violence has dropped.
Date: Feb 1,2010 09:00 pm
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| Shining a Light on a Forgotten Poet |
A racy British novelist from the 1920s is the subject of a new exhibit at the Grolier Club.
Date: Jan 28,2010 09:00 pm
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| Abraham Sutzkever, 96, Jewish Poet and Partisan, Dies |
Mr. Sutzkever was one of the great Yiddish poets of his generation who evoked the nightmare of the Holocaust with images of worn shoes and the silence of a sky of white stars.
Date: Jan 23,2010 09:00 pm
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| Digital Muse for Beat Poet |
On the eve of the next big announcement from Apple, a look at a poem from Gary Snyder, the Beat-era poet who has written about his Macintosh computer.
Date: Jan 21,2010 09:00 pm
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| Poet in Exile, Still Gripping His Memories |
“A Room and a Half” is a rich, heady fictionalized biography of the exiled Russian poet Joseph Brodsky.
Date: Jan 19,2010 09:00 pm
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| In the Beginning |
A poet translates the Hebrew Bible in a contemporary idiom.
Date: Jan 2,2010 09:00 pm
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| Spare Times |
AROUND TOWN.
Date: Dec 31,2009 09:00 pm
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| At Tate Modern, Gorky's Power and Poetry - New York Times (blog) |
New York Times (blog)At Tate Modern, Gorky's Power and PoetryNew York Times (blog)Starting tomorrow, fans of Arshile Gorky should head straight to the Tate Modern (Bankside, SE1; 44-207-887-8888; ...and more »
Date: Feb 9,2010 03:11 am
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| From Prison to Poetry: Former Criminal Advocates for Juvenile Justice Reform - ABC News (blog) |
From Prison to Poetry: Former Criminal Advocates for Juvenile Justice ReformABC News (blog)Former prisoner Reginald Dwayne Betts (at left), now a poet and an author, spoke about juvenile justice reform and rehabilitation to a crowd of about 150 ...and more »
Date: Feb 8,2010 03:49 pm
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| Poetry competition hones skills - Lake County Record-Bee |
Poetry competition hones skillsLake County Record-BeeLAKEPORT -- Middletown High School student Mellany Watson earned a first-place score in the Poetry Out Loud ...Poetry aloud competition Thursday at HHSHingham JournalPark University Will Host Regional Poetry Out Loud CompetitionPark Universityall 3 news articles »
Date: Feb 8,2010 09:49 pm
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| Brooklyn's new poet laureate wants to weave poetry into residents' lives - YourNabe.com |
Village Voice (blog)Brooklyn's new poet laureate wants to weave poetry into residents' livesYourNabe.comIn particular, she confided, she would like to launch an interactive website, where poets and poetry-lovers around the borough could find each other, ...Tina Chang Appointed Brooklyn's Poet LaureateVillage Voice (blog)all 2 news articles »
Date: Feb 8,2010 02:13 pm
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| A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person - New York Times |
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)A Well-Written War, Told in the First PersonNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Brian Turner was focused on staying alive, not poetry, when he served as an infantry team leader in Iraq. ...Afghan Army: A long way to goMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)all 13 news articles »
Date: Feb 7,2010 06:30 pm
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| Gil Scott-Heron mixes poetry and music - University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News |
The GuardianGil Scott-Heron mixes poetry and musicUniversity of Pittsburgh The Pitt NewsPoetry and music often go hand in hand. I'm New Here takes a poetry reading one step further and becomes a bold statement ...Recordings: Jesse Serwer reviews the new Gil Scott-Heron album, Ă‚'I'm New Here'Washington PostGil Scott-Heron: the godfather of rap comes backThe GuardianGil Scott-Heron makes comebackRadio 1all 35 news articles »
Date: Feb 8,2010 03:51 pm
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| WORDSWORTH PURE POETRY FOR WARD - Sportinglife.com |
Sportinglife.comWORDSWORTH PURE POETRY FOR WARDSportinglife.comColchester assistant manager John Ward hailed midfielder Anthony Wordsworth after his double sealed a 2-0 derby victory over rivals Southend. ...and more »
Date: Feb 9,2010 03:36 am
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| Lincecum has right attitude on deal: 'Whatever' - San Francisco Chronicle |
Lincecum has right attitude on deal: 'Whatever'San Francisco ChronicleSomewhere along the line, baseball arbitration became poetry judging, with the greatest fear being that overly harsh criticism might shatter the psyche of a ...and more »
Date: Feb 8,2010 09:41 pm
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| 'There are a lot of people ... indebted to him' - Iowa City Press Citizen |
'There are a lot of people ... indebted to him'Iowa City Press CitizenHe also was Cornell College's Poet-in-Residence and wrote 10 books of poetry, including two that will be published in April. He was Iowa's Poet Laureate ...Gayle Heney selected as Poet Laureate for another two yearsNorth Andover Citizenall 2 news articles »
Date: Feb 9,2010 01:24 am
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| Poet Gerry Grubbs featured in Dos Madres/BonBonerie Live Poetry Series - Cincinnati.com |
Cincinnati.comPoet Gerry Grubbs featured in Dos Madres/BonBonerie Live Poetry SeriesCincinnati.comDos Madres Press inc. teams up with The BonBonerie, Cincinnati's premier pastry shop, to host poetry readings in The BonBonerie's Tea Room. ...
Date: Feb 8,2010 11:46 pm
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| Poetry reading to be for laughs Thursday in Madison (Madison Eagle) |
MADISON –“Poetry Ha-Ha,” an evening of humorous poetry, open to all, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Drip coffee and tea cafĂ© at 34 Main St. in Madison.
Date: Feb 8,2010 11:07 pm
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| N.I. poetry returns (The Daily Iberian) |
It may not have had the volume of a rock concert or the cheering of a major sporting event, but the passion was the same for those attending “An Evening of Poetry and Performance” at the A&E Gallery.
Date: Feb 9,2010 03:28 am
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| Poetry competition hones skills (The Lake County Record-Bee) |
LAKEPORT -- Middletown High School student Mellany Watson earned a first-place score in the Poetry Out Loud competition, which showcased three county high school students' memorization and recitation abilities on Saturday.
Date: Feb 8,2010 09:43 pm
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| Exorcising war's demons, in poetry and prose (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) |
Brian Turner was focused on staying alive, not poetry, when he served as an infantry team leader in Iraq. But he quickly saw that his experience -- "a year of complete boredom punctuated by these very intense moments" -- lent itself to the tautness of verse.
Date: Feb 8,2010 03:46 am
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| Poetry collective Aisle 16 back with new show (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press) |
Norwich Arts Centre, off St Benedict's, hosts a return visit from much-acclaimed performance poetry collective Aisle16 tonight with their latest show Local Boys Done Good.
Date: Feb 8,2010 02:09 am
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| Victor Garcia: Poetry and Prose Festival coming up (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register) |
The Tulare City School District's Poetry and Prose Festival is 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 26 at Bethel Assembly of God Church.
Date: Feb 8,2010 04:12 am
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| Open Mic Poetry Reading at the New Britain Library (The New Britain Herald) |
NEW BRITAIN — Mike Hawkins does not look like Robert Frost, does not howl like Alan Ginsberg and may never reach a wide audience liek Maya Angelou but his poetic creativity strikes a cord within his listeners as they sit in the basement of the New Britain Public Library Saturday.
Date: Feb 9,2010 04:03 am
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| Saline students compete in poetry contest (The Saline Reporter) |
Editor's Note: The author of this piece was a judge in the contest.
Date: Feb 9,2010 04:27 am
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| Brooklyn’s new poet laureate wants to weave poetry into residents’ lives (New York Post) |
Brooklyn’s new poet laureate has a lofty goal.In a borough whose notable residents include a long list of literati, Tina Chang -- who has just assumed the position left vacant by the death of Ken Siegelman -- sees the honorary post as “a bridge between the past and...
Date: Feb 8,2010 01:21 pm
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| Poetry jam draws 50 to Lovin' Cup in Henrietta (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) |
The "Def Meets Deaf" poetry jam on Saturday brought together deaf poets and slam poets at the Lovin' Cup in Henrietta.
Date: Feb 7,2010 02:08 am
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