Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 5, 2009
They're show-offs, fame-whores, pornographic little loons who post their diaries, their phone numbers, their stupid poetry - for God's sake, their dirty photos online. They have virtual friends instead of real ones. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
New king of corks? Nov 5, 2009
" Some veterans of this clubby industry believe that wine needs an evangelist to the iPhone generation. Who will carry the gospel of oenology to a younger, plugged-in, tuned-out audience? So far, theres no app for that. Robert Parker, founder and editor of The Wine Advocate, may be the most powerful wine critic today, but hes not a pop culture superstar. Hes no Rachael Ray, the chef/talk show diva/magazine honcho, equally at home in kitchens and gossip columns. If any American is... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Meacham workshop inspires writers Nov 5, 2009
Prevost appeared again this year as a welcomed guest writer and read several works of poetry at the Oct. 30 reading. He also helped lead the Saturday morning seminars. (The University Echo, TN)
UNESCO head impressed by Li Lanqing's seal-cutting Nov 5, 2009
This art form, which dates back more than 3,000 years to the Yin Dynasty, is one of the four essential skills required of an ancient Chinese scholar, along with calligraphy, painting and poetry. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin visited Li's exhibition on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sex and the City film now scrapped Nov 5, 2009
Jane Campion's thoughtful film manages to marry what romantic poetry was 150 years ago with what romantic cinema is today. It's not often that you'll hear a film criticised for being too loyal to its original source material but that is the case here. (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
Obama administration plays with numbers Nov 5, 2009
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas," Albert Einstein once said. Obamamath, on the other hand, is the poetry of pork. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Creative Writing MFA program ranked number 24 of 25 in country Nov 5, 2009
Lavonne Adams, the Creative Writing MFA coordinator and lecturer who focuses in poetry, commented on behalf of the department saying, "We are all extremely pleased by this announcement of our ranking, which is public acknowledgement of years of hard work and dedication to both our students and the craft of writing." ... html), the program is described as "an intensive, three-year studio-academic experience in the writing of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction- that joins students who share a... (The Seahawk, NC)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 5, 2009
Founder, Writers Unlimited, a writers critique group of prose and poetry; Editor, Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Call for submissions to the new literary book collection, Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Submissions of poetry, prose, photography and art inspired by the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California are being accepted for the sixth volume of Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Living is Falling in.......Love -- New Anthology Explores Thoughts of a Woman Waking Up After Metaphorical Stillbirth Nov 4, 2009
Marshall's poetry exudes an aura of unfathomable mystery with only the effusive emotions she evokes as clues. Though the themes may be vague and cryptic, the overall impressions they leave are familiar and universal. (Primezone Releases)
Hollywood names join Obama panel Nov 4, 2009
"The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather paintings and poetry, music ... design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation," she said. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Another Season of “Ovations” Performances for Calaveras this Winter Nov 4, 2009
it's liquid poetry, a prayer inspired by the wonders of nature. With rich vibrato and notes that melt into your heart, Mary Youngblood takes the artistry of Native American flute music to its highest level. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Southwest Montana Snapshots Nov 4, 2009
Poetry readings,food planned. A "Poetry Palooza" runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Venus Rising Expresso House, 1 S. Main ... Poetry will be read, and East Indian cuisine, such as chicken curry, will be sold for 6. (Montana Standard, MT)
Karadzic ends boycott of trial seen as key to Balkans closure Nov 4, 2009
He published three volumes of poetry, much of it harboring a Sarajevo grudge: "The city lies ablaze like a rough lump of incense.". But he cut little weight among city blue-bloods even as he shape-shifted, for a time, into a Green Party politician and a soccer-club psychiatrist, or stood with Muslim leader Alia Izetbegovic to honor Muslims and Serbs killed in World War II and vowed never to let the Drina River flow with blood again. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Fund to save Sassoon archive gains 550,000 boost Nov 4, 2009
" Sassoon's archive includes pocket notebooks written on the Western Front, love letters to his wife Hester, poetry books, photographs and letters from other writers. Organisers of the Cambridge University Library's campaign say the archive, when added to existing holdings, would create the most significant collection of Sassoon manuscripts anywhere. The campaign, launched in June, has been backed by author Sebastian Faulks, the former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion and military historian... (BBC News -- UK)
Regional Roundup Nov 4, 2009
Here are the results: Michelle Valdivia, first place in Novice Dramatic Interpretation; Mack Norton, first place in Novice Original Prose and Poetry; Chelsea Kalend-O'Leary, fourth place Novice Original Prose and Poetry; Mitch Thomas, octofinalist Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate; John McCallie, semifinalist Open Lincoln Douglas Debate; and Jacob Adams, finalist in Open Original Interpretation. The school's speech and debate team won second place in the small schools sweepstakes for the tournament. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Conversation Piece Nov 4, 2009
Does casual talk have a place in poetry ... William Butler YeatsPoetry can resemble incantation, but sometimes it also resembles conversation ... In the poem, two of them speak, first about poetry and then about love. (Slate)
Why Senators Can't Stop Calling the Public Option "Robust" Nov 4, 2009
While not exactly poetry, RPO has a certain rhythm. In Washington, " 'robust' public option" is what passes for. (Slate)
Bondi 'caveman' refused bail on sex assault charge Nov 4, 2009
Mr Millhouse, also known as Jhyimy "Two Hats" Mhiyles, is a well-known figure at Bondi, writing poetry at his makeshift campsite and surviving on donated food. The court heard today that the assault allegedly took place last night, after the woman met Mr Millhouse and went to the cliff face in the belief that she would be feeding wild birds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Dancing in the Dark,' by Morris Dickstein Nov 4, 2009
Dickstein covers the 1930s thoroughly, moving gracefully from novels and poetry to theater and film, Harlem to Hollywood, and from magisterial works like Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" to miniature masterpieces like Nathanael West's "Miss Lonelyhearts." Again and again he offers new readings of American classics, and provides reinterpretations of the masters of our literature, placing F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Depression, not the Jazz Age, where he has long been located. Definitive work. (San Francisco Chronicle)
MORE: Mercer's lyrics still mesmerize Nov 4, 2009
"He wrote for the man on the street, but there was always poetry in it," says singer/songwriter , who's featured in this week's documentary Johnny Mercer: The Dream's onMe. Critic and historian Robert Kimball, co-editor of The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer , published in October, notes that Mercer's lyrics "had a naturalness of expression that appealed to a wide audience.". (USA Today -- Life)
PSHS speech teacher inducted into Texas Forensic Association Hall of Fame (4) Nov 4, 2009
Wilbanks, an educator with 24 years of teaching experience, has previously coached debate and is currently coaching duet acting, drama interpretation, original oratory and poetry interpretation. In Plano ISD, our speech programs are successful because we teach fundamentals in classes during the school day. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Visiting writer shares 'Sharp Stars' Nov 4, 2009
It's possible: poetry can be funny. Award-winning poet Sharon Bryan, the featured visiting writer in UConn's English department for three semesters, unveiled poetry's humorous side in a reading from her recently published collection, "Sharp Stars," Tuesday at the Co-op ... "Sharp Stars," Bryan's fourth published book of poetry was released earlier this fall and has already been awarded the Isabella Gardner Prize for Poetry. (The Daily Campus, CT)
romantic exoticism Nov 4, 2009
Beginning in the last decades of the 18th century, it transformed poetry, the novel, drama, painting, sculpture, all forms of concert music (especially opera), and ballet ... Some of the earliest stirrings of the Romantic movement are conventionally traced back to the mid-18th-century interest in folklore which arose in Germany--with Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm collecting popular fairy tales and other scholars like Johann Gottfried von Herder studying folk songs--and in England with Joseph Addison... (Harper's Magazine)
Adventures in Caravanastan Nov 3, 2009
He spends a day with poet Les Murray in the hills behind Gloucester; meets a Christian family home-schooling their children while driving around Australia; gauges the temperature of the logging-greenie debate in Tasmania; gets into an ugly debate with some racists from Young; meets tree-changers living in Tasmania, including a neurosurgeon who now translates Chinese poetry; spends time with some of the crazies living in Lightning Ridge; and then it's on through Queensland, the Northern Territory... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Suicide-prevention efforts focus on tracks Nov 3, 2009
" Hello, there is more to life then that! How about just having a job and starting a family? This generation of students has heard all about the US banking crash, and heard how much money their family has lost, and how it has impacted their college funds, as well as the empact on the world. They are just "students" who, for whatever reason, are putting way too much pressure on themselves to join the adult world, perhaps that part of the adult world that some of them don't want to have any part... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Gassett, open mic at the North Street Coffee House Nov. 7 Nov 3, 2009
Music of any genre, prose, poetry, or comedy is welcome. If you would like to perform at the open mic session, please contact Janet at imjanetm@gmail. (Medfield Press, MA)
RICHARD WENZEL - 57 - KIOWA, KS Nov 3, 2009
And he also enjoyed reading his daughter s latest poetry as well as working in his yard and garden. He was preceded in death by his parents. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Latest edition of Flaneur art and culture zine available now Nov 3, 2009
It combines articles, poetry, and new fiction with images, reviews, humor and satire. We like to think Flaneur achieves a near perfect combination of images and text,' claimed the editor, 'And if anyone disagrees, send a contribution in to change the balance. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Merrill-Cazier Library to merge with USU Press Nov 3, 2009
The USU Press published 21 new books last year in several areas, from poetry and folklore to Mormon history. The Press employs three people now, Spooner said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Teacher who spurns fame the real idol Nov 3, 2009
Search brisbanetimes. I get choked up watching children's school choirs sing, or as Dicko put it on Australian Idol, I have a quiet "blub". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Comedy isn't what it was Nov 3, 2009
Comedy these days is like poetry, because anyone can do it. Comedy also holds with another idea of poetry; with so many people claiming to be comedians, it is hard to pick anyone out to be the signature comedian or that group of performers to watch. (East Tennessean, TN)
THIS MONTH: November 2009 Nov 3, 2009
Poems & Pints is presented in partnership with Poetry Society of America and is held at the historic Fraunces Tavern. Date & Time. (AbsoluteArts.com)
The First Family brings change Nov 3, 2009
They've invited local schoolchildren in for performances, hosted a poetry slam and put on a varied set of musical performances. The Mexican-American rock band played on the South Lawn; legend played the East Room. (USA Today)
How to Submit to zaum Literary Maga... Nov 2, 2009
zaum Literary Magazine (which like e.e. cummings' name is never capitalized) is an award winning student run magazine that runs submissions of prose, poetry, and art ... If it's prose or poetry, read it carefully and make any necessary changes or revisions ... If your work is poetry or prose, include it in the body of the email or as a. (Suite101.com)
Northampton Community Arts Day Nov 2, 2009
Featured will be the The Poet s Corner with literary artist Phillip Shabazz and original poetry performed by middle school students ... At the event, students will be reading the poetry they wrote ... Last Friday, Shabazz spent all day at Northampton County High School-West teaching students about poetry. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
All your favorite greatest hits (1) Nov 2, 2009
Among the more eclectic requests: an album of Filk (folk-type music with science fiction themes); German poetry; and electric bluegrass rocker Dwight Yoakam (that was one of several records this reporter has asked Jonathan to transfer onto a CD). A new project involves a cassette of a child s voice that the parents want to preserve. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Edgewater woman's dog inspires her to write Nov 2, 2009
They all contribute in different ways to help her put together "Bit of Books," a collection of short stories, "Gone to the Dogs," an assortment of Small's poetry, and the book about her beloved Binky. After one of her surgeries, Barry Dangler, a friend for 18 years, said he encouraged her to write children's stories based on her experiences at her old ranch in Sanford, where she rescued critters and tended an orange grove. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Brown student dies after fall from roof in Beijing Nov 2, 2009
He was one of the most gifted linguists that I have ever taught, said Dore J. Levy, professor of comparative literature and East Asian Studies at Brown, who taught Stewart poetry from the Tang dynasty last spring. His ability to learn foreign languages was absolutely extraordinary, Levy said. (Boston Globe)
Annual Shinzen Cultural Faire Nov 2, 2009
Fish painting for children, Haiku (poetry) contest and local artists and photographers displays and sales. Tree raffle, food and more. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
To 11/7: Day of the Dead events Nov 2, 2009
This Day of the Dead celebration, sponsored by the English Club @ ASU, features an afternoon of poetry, feasting and film in the Memorial Union Alumni Lounge, room 202, on Arizona State Universitys Tempe campus. Event highlights are storytelling by Alberto Ros, Regents Professor and poet; a Da de los Muertos documentary screening and a tour of the altar display in the Museum of Anthropologys Que Vivan Los Muertos. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A way to improve schools, one instructor at a time Nov 1, 2009
Nearly everyone can probably recall a teacher who lit their passion for poetry or who was able to help them connect all the dots in a seemingly incomprehensible algebra formula. We know that individual teachers can make a huge difference. (Boston Globe)
Simpa Panyin Mills Policy Of Okom-Nom-Tea Nov 1, 2009
She is a trained oral historian cum sociologist, and is a Professor in the USA. She writes what critics have called populist hyperbolic, satirical poetry. She can be reached at akadumensema@yahoo. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Backstage with Obama Nov 1, 2009
"There's an old saying. You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose," says Ronnie Cho, now associate director of legislative affairs at the Department of Homeland Security ... "There's an old saying. You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose," says Ronnie Cho, now associate director of legislative affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Founder Of Dead Poets Society Visits Bards' Graves Nov 1, 2009
While his graveside poetry readings -- and occasional cemetery sleepovers -- evoke the macabre, Skold insists his intentions are honorable ... Skold, 49, of Freeport, founded Dead Poets Society of America a year ago, leaving his job as a public school technology teacher to pursue his passions of poetry and photography ... Over the course of his 90-day journey, Skold visited the gravesites of giants of the poetry world including Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Opinion: Refs revelations a matter of perception Nov 1, 2009
But then the libertarians, or those who celebrate the poetry of the single ref's flickering intellect, would flip out. You just can't win. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 1, 2009
They're show-offs, fame-whores, pornographic little loons who post their diaries, their phone numbers, their stupid poetry - for God's sake, their dirty photos online. They have virtual friends instead of real ones. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Who's up / Who's down Nov 1, 2009
The old curse of verse says poetry doesn't pay. Prize says otherwise. (Anchorage Daily News)
Camille Paglia Nov 1, 2009
The senses have their own logic and primacy -- a point I have tried to dramatize in my own readings of poetry and art ... But as I interpret Bono's lyrics (from my classroom experience as a teacher of poetry), there are several key details suggesting that it is not God but the audience who is being addressed ... But for that we need poetry and art -- not the rigid, sterile political ideology that still paralyzes gender studies. (Salon)
Opera Preview: TSO premieres Paulus songs Nov 1, 2009
The world premiere of Stephen Paulus Dylan Thomas Songs was only one of the highlights of Tucson Symphony Orchestra s Strauss, Liszt and Poetry Classics Concert last Thursday night ... The poetry that inspires them is well-known, but to understand some of the crescendos which, on first hearing, seem unrelated to the text, will take additional attention and study. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
"Bright Star" burns true Nov 1, 2009
Jane Campion makes dazzling poetry from the doomed romance between John Keats and Fanny Brawne By ... Poetry gets a bad rap almost everywhere: In school, where many of us read it because we have to; in life, where most of us don't read it at all; and in the movies, where it's often quoted by the most pompous character or, worse yet, in a self-serious voice-over ... Even people who like poetry well enough often fail to revisit poems they once connected with as young students. (Salon)
All Hailes UA Game Tour Nov 1, 2009
College Football Recruiting - ESPN. Under Armour All-American defensive tackle Evan Hailes has big-time ambitions, and those goals extend beyond the football field to the literary realm. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
It s a tradition Leave the hustle and bustle of the city and cultivate an inner peace at Kaji Aso Studio, a serene spot in Boston that offers classes in Japanese poetry, art, calligraphy, ceramics, and more. In the basement of the center you ll find a traditional Japanese tea house, the House of Flower Wind, built by the center s founder, Kaji Aso. (Boston Globe)
Getting the holy word out Nov 1, 2009
The Koran blends genres; stories, such as those of Noah's flood and Jesus' birth, are interspersed with poetry, parables, principles and codes for living a holy life. Topics change often. (Yahoo News -- Arab and Muslim Americans)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 1, 2009
Founder, Writers Unlimited, a writers critique group of prose and poetry; Editor, Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Call for submissions to the new literary book collection, Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Submissions of poetry, prose, photography and art inspired by the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California are being accepted for the sixth volume of Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
‘Continuous Present’ examines the conflicts of time and perception Oct 31, 2009
And yet it retains its own entrancing poetry - a poetry of success-against-the-odds, of work carried on in the face of futility. This poetry is detectable elsewhere in the show - in the modesty of Gabriel Orozco s drawings, which, by letting the rhythms of his breathing affect the pressure of pencil on paper, suggest the ephemerality - and the preciousness - of every creative act. (Boston Globe)
Iowa's early Halloween-goers need jokes for treats Oct 31, 2009
The initial idea was to have children sing a song, recite poetry or offer other kinds of entertainment, but over the years the tradition of telling a joke took hold. The idea stuck and has spread from Des Moines to most of its suburbs and a scattering of cities throughout the state. (AZCentral -- News)
Another Season of “Ovations” Performances for Calaveras this Winter Oct 31, 2009
it's liquid poetry, a prayer inspired by the wonders of nature. With rich vibrato and notes that melt into your heart, Mary Youngblood takes the artistry of Native American flute music to its highest level. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Top UK Scriptwriters & Video Games Creators' Shortlisted for Writers' Guild Awards 2009 Oct 31, 2009
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain is the trade union representing writers in TV, radio, theatre, books, poetry, film, online and video games. In TV, film, radio and theatre, the Guild is the recognised body for negotiating minimum terms and practice agreements for writers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Obama names 110 White House visitors Oct 31, 2009
For example, is the Shawn Carter who attended a poetry reading the same one who goes by Jay-Z and had campaigned for Obama. "This unprecedented level of transparency can sometimes be confusing rather than providing clear information," a White House special counsel, Norm Eisen, wrote on the White House blog. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai - India Oct 31, 2009
There are free heritage walks and tours, a craft workshop, writing workshop, traditional Indian street magic show, Urdu poetry evening, panel discussion about literature and Bollywood movies. There are magic shows, puppet shows, theatre, too. (Suite101.com)
CAS in Tombstone draws 300 plus Oct 31, 2009
In addition to the shooting, a Cowboy Music and Poetry Gathering was held Thursday night, a Texas Hold Em Poker Night Friday and a banquet and dancing on Saturday. Awards were presented on Sunday. (Nogales International, AZ)
Spoken Groove artist to perform in Petoskey Oct 31, 2009
Spoken Groove is a spoken word performance similar to poetry slam. Nevland s comical, inspirational, rhythmic poetry appeals to all ages. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
'Ulalume: Howling at New Moon' Showcases 'Twilight' Stars, New Clip Oct 31, 2009
For those who haven't been keeping up on their 19th-century Romantic poetry, "Ulalume" was the title of a macabre poem written in 1847 by Edgar Allen Poe. It focused on the narrator's loss of a beautiful woman which seems only appropriate since much of "New Moon" revolves around Bella's separation from Edward, an old romantic who could very well similarly describe himself as possessing a "volcanic" heart. (VHI.com -- Music News)
An opening act gets its place in the spotlight Oct 31, 2009
The First Thursdays slam poetry competition resumes at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Pipeline Caf. International champion Ed Mabry will be there, and there will be a Girl Fest sneak peak. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Poetry to Inspire and is Inspired by Nature, People, Places, and More -- Written in Spanish, This Poetry Anthology Unveils the Poet-Author's Life and Experiences Oct 31, 2009
The purpose of this collection is to stimulate children's imagination and to view poetry as a means to reach a level of sophistication ... Students seemed joyful when learning how to read and write, and poetry was always present in the daily lessons ... Schoolteachers knew that children needed to be engaged through poetry and other art strategies in order to motivate them to learn. (Primezone Releases)
