Jan 31, 2008 | Mid Devon Star
Sampford Peverell girl in final of prestigious poetry comp
“The South West is a fertile place, both for food and for literature and we have been really impressed by the high standard of the entries we received.”
Taylor Williams is a finalist in the Nourishment for Your Mind poetry competition from Arts Council England, South West. via Mid Devon Star
Jan 31, 2008 | Edmonton Journal
Our souls cry out for poetry, not a steady stream of cliches
“This was the voice of a man who knew what it was like to almost drown, to gasp for air, to almost drown again. His poetry delivered a blow to the head then, and it does now. It will be seen again for what it was, and is: major in its time and place.”
Screening of documentary on the late John Newlove reminds us of what we're missing: the lightness and twisted wit of a giant in prairie poetry There are many reasons why Saskatchewan has a healthier and more ... via Edmonton Journal
Jan 31, 2008 | This is Local London
Poetry about life's ups and downs
“I enjoy painting during my spare time and it is a great hobby which fits in with my family life. "My art is not commercial as I love painting with passion. I love to share my art with people.”
Poetry in motion: Beata Karabowski A polish writer living in Hounslow is hoping that a collection of poetry will help to catapult her into international recognition. via This is Local London
We've been having fun with moving poetry pictures since the very beginning of this site -- Bob Holman produced the United States of Poetry PBS series before becoming a Poetry Guide here, and our library of ... via About.com
A Poet of Israel's Pain, And Its Hope
“In the rage and flames, the ripped-out street-lamps, the young boys shouting in the village square, the roads blocked with burning tires, the riot police shooting into the crowd”
On Ruins & Return By Rachel Tzvia Back Shearsman Books, 104 pages, $15. It is written in the Talmud that after the destruction of the Second Temple, Rabbi Akiva and three prominent rabbis saw a fox scavenging ... via Forward
Without rhyme or reason, River Styx keeps on rolling.
“Literature and poetry are never going to have a huge audience”
"let's start a magazine to hell with literature we want something redblooded... something authentic and delirious you know something genuine like a mark in a toilet" -- e. e. cummings Richard Newman has spent ... via Riverfront Times
ESSENCE column: Connecting to words of a different beat
“We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing Sin. We Thin gin. We jazz June. We Die soon.”
Poetry was almost ruined for me by Carl Sandburg, at least I think it was him. We were just little kids, maybe it was fourth grade, and some man with the drone of a baritone voice and no inflection whatsoever ... via Fond du Lac Reporter
“That's essential too; we didn't write this stuff to aggrandize ourselves or to make ourselves geniuses”
Extension professors put Walt Whitman's words to music, emphasizing sexy nature of his poetry It's been done before - ' that is, setting the work of Walt Whitman to music - ' but the Dream Brothers, UCLA ... via The Daily Bruin
“A poetic masterpiece 'Grandmother' seems to be the playful spirit, life, energy of the organic world itself, an embodiment of multi-formed always-changing life; that lives whatever comes, with all the hard won lessons ...'”
The 2007-2008 Sustaining Literature Reading & Open Mic Series will continue with featured author J.D. Whitney at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. via Spooner Advocate
Poetry Reading at AASU Feb. 19
“Pushcart Prize Anthology 2001.”
The Poetry Society of Georgia 2007-2008 reading series continues with Barbara Hamby at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. via The Coastal Courier
From Poetry International : PIW launches Second Life pilot project Poetry International Web is launching a Second Life pilot project to coincide with Poetry Day in the Netherlands and Flanders. via Dear Kitty. Some blog
“If it doesn't, I'll still do it (write).”
In the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library's Mary Kellogg room, a small gathering of poets and musicians meet on the third Tuesday of every month for a special open mic night. via San Bernardino County Sun
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online -- now available
Description: Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations, numbers that will continually expand with each update. via Reference Matters
The Canadian National Newspaper
Drums of War Muffling Iranian Moderates
“It is impossible for the arts and sciences to arise, at first, among any people, unless that people enjoy the blessing of a free government.”
Mohsen Namjoo is called by some to be the "Iranian Bob Dylan". Squeezing the ancient tunes of traditional Iranian music out of a guitar, Mohsen Namjoo -- called by some the "Iranian Bob Dylan", performs his ... via The Canadian National Newspaper
Faces & Traces - Ali Mohammed Luqman, a Yemeni pioneer in romantic poetry and poetic drama
Prepared by: Eyad N. Al-Samman Faces & Traces is a cultural series of concise biographies of local or international famous and obscure personalities in fields such as literature, arts, culture and religion in ... via Yemen Times
Roses are red, violets are blue, our poetry contest could make a winner out of you
Roses are red, violets are blue, our poetry contest could make a winner out of you FLORIDA TODAY Express your romantic impulses and win a dreamy catamaran dinner cruise for two from Indian River Cruises by ... via FloridaToday.com
Review: 'The Modern Element' lauds some poets, takes others to task
“Roethke had none of the interest in the outside world - in history and human relations, metaphysics and morality - which poets must increasingly bring into their work if they are to develop.”
The Modern Element Essays on Contemporary Poetry By Adam Kirsch NORTON; 352 PAGES; $25.95 Perhaps it takes a youngster, born 54 years after the publication of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" in 1922, to revive ... via SFGate
Students win with Dr. Seussian style
“We had so many fun poems that it was difficult to pick the winners.”
Read To Succeed, a nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy, recently challenged students to write like Dr. via The Daily News Journal
“Quoof", where he sees "guilt, anxiety and transgression”
Nick Laird reviews The Secret Life of Poems: a Poetry Primer by Tom Paulin According to its blurb, The Secret Life of Poems: a Poetry Primer came from Paulin's experience of reading a poem by Yeats and ... via Telegraph.co.uk
“It was . . . an education in racism that I was able to get because sometimes I was one and sometimes I was the other.”
Natasha Trethewey looks at a photograph and wonders what the camera didn't catch. via 102.9 CKDS-FM
Poetry Out Loud coming to a school near you
“It's a great way to further learning about poetry. I think listening to people in general is a great thing to do.”
Sarah Cotton first heard Lewis Carroll's classic absurdist poem "Jabberwocky" from her grandmother. via UnionLeader.com
Finding the right words to define poetry
Poetry can quite easily be seen as the poor relation of the arts. Collections of poetry sell in remarkably small numbers and almost nobody earns a living from writing the stuff. via MediaGuardian.co.uk
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Friday, January 25 is Burns Night . Robert Burns lived from 1759 to 1796 and is Scotland's most famous Poet. via Islay Weblog - News Events Information
Glass-climbing grasshopper stepping nicely up the window of my writing house Is this mountain climbing the "fiddling" you do while your counterpart picks his way through grass, carrying on his back whatever ... via National Catholic Reporter
American Poets in the 21st Century: The New Poetics
“Almost all [of these poets] treat the speaking subject as provisional, expressing doubts about a lyric poetry that dramatizes the self's fixed relationship to the world.”
Defining the current moment in poetry is no easy task; more so for the fact that poetry has entered a constant state of redefining itself. via Art Voice
Poetry sparked the marathon passion
Feats of sport and physical activity have inspired poets and writers from Walt Whitman to Norman Mailer. via Newsday.com
Michelle Williams - Williams' Father Pays Tribute to `Beautiful Flame' Ledger
Caption: Michelle Williams. Industry Screening for 'American Gangster' held at ArcLight Theatre - Arrivals. via ContactMusic.com
People Of the Chapbook: Jewish Poets as Jewish Teachers
Not many people know it, but Jewish poetry is alive and well. The neglect is surprising, really, since we are, after all, the People of the Book, and we allegedly cherish our poets, from the ancients to ... via Forward
Wanted: Poets or poetry lovers
Long before people impressed their dates by singing karaoke tunes, they wooed their significant others with poetry. via Fond du Lac Reporter
All-boys poetry class seen as unique opportunity by teachers
Local News All-boys poetry class seen as unique opportunity by teachers Tb News Source Web Posted: 1/16/2008 4:59:06 PM A unique set of circumstances provided a fertile ground for male students at a local high ... via Thunder Bay's Source
Loving look immortalizes grandmother's life
“She was a special woman and, in a way, I kinda brought her back and she helped me.”
Debbie Sue Chesnut has immortalized her grandmother's life and poetry in Not Just My Grandmother, a tome on the life and times of her elder and published by PublishAmerica. via Tyler Star News
Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute
“Any Frost reader will benefit from Faggen's thoughtful introduction and be intrigued by the way in which concepts from these largely aphoristic journals animate the poems and vice versa.”
Robert Frost wrote some of this country's most quoted - and in the minds of some, most misunderstood - poetic lines. via New York Times
“Her style is arresting. There's a shadow of James Joyce in it.”
Scottish writer and standup comedian A.L. Kennedy won Britain's Costa Book of the Year Award on Tuesday for her novel about a World War II veteran whose work as an extra on a war film forces him to confront his ... via 102.9 CKDS-FM
The Lewis Family Playhouse is inviting local writers to share their talents. The first poetry showcase is being held in conjunction with the staging of "Dreams of Anne Frank" through Feb. via Whittier Daily News
Ride the currents of life with these works of literature
'Coldwater Revival' by Nancy Jo Jenkins For years, a devastating childhood accident has scarred Emma Grace Falin, haunting her every step. via PressConnects.com
Duke holds 3-day celebration for N.C. native
“He effortlessly gives his knowledge about different aspects of life, and he always connects the literature to life and modern culture”
Reynolds Price, James B. Duke Professor of English and a writer of fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays and plays, will be honored for 50 years of teaching at Duke University with a celebration Jan. via Kinston Free Press
The Life of Zabolotsky by Zabolotsky, Nikita
Our Price: 24.83 GBP Description: Synopsis: This is a biography of the poet Nikolay Zabolotsky, written by his son, illustrated with examples of his work and telling in detail the story of his arrest during ... via Mary Ward Books
- Poetry at Rose' celebrates 20 years
“Many places here in the city and surrounding areas have open mic readings”
Rose State College will host the 20th annual "Poetry at Rose" at 7 p.m. Friday in the H.B. Atkinson Theatre on campus. via Eastern Oklahoma County News
British Council Libraries and Other English Language Finds From Afar
“One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day.”
One of the downsides to carrying around everything you need to live on your own back is the fact there's not really very much room for fitting in a nice, big fat hardback of your latest favourite author's work. via Foreword
Poetry 'a rare kind of bird' that alights here to start barnstorming tour
“When I first read Ken, it reminded me of the first time I listened to jazz”
Some people will try to tell you that poetry is seizing the public mind these days like never before, that rhythm and rhyme somehow illuminate these querulous times. via Edmonton Journal
American Life in Poetry - Writer recollects early memories of father's death
Our earliest recollections are often imprinted in our memories because they were associated with some kind of stress. via Missoulian
Boston's poet laureate of the people
“Ninety-five percent of it is not me at all”
Back in the 1960s, poet Sam Cornish used to wander the streets of Boston with long hair and bare feet. via Boston.com
Constructing the Christopher Okigbo canon
“Okigbo is not necessarily a good model for poetry.”
This is the fourth instalment of this interesting submission. The third instalment was published in our last edition THE judgment of time identifies and outlines the basis for asserting an indebtedness to ... via Vanguard
A Poet/Combat Vet Cuts to the Core on Iraq
“It's expressed in that past tense, and that already distances it somewhat, doesn't it?”
As it happened, Sgt. Turner was in-country navigating his tour of anxiety and fright, blood and fire, comradeship and life and death in the kill zone the same time I made a second trip embedded to report out ... via Editor & Publisher
Wild flowers and red wheelbarrows --
“You don't come along / As often as you used to.”
It started with the proper Puritan perception that "drink is the curse of the working classes". Then came the riposte, "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." So what is the curse of the thinking classes? ... via Trinidad & Tobago Express
Tributes flood in for Hone Tuwhare
“And as a son of the north, it's nice to know that he'll be coming home to Kaikohe to rest among his tupuna.”
Tributes flooded in today for Maori writer Hone Tuwhare. Tuwhare, one of New Zealand's most celebrated and prolific poets died yesterday, aged 86. via XtraMSN Real Estate
“It was so good to put out the poetry book because all of my words have just hit the world in song”
Few contemporary recording artists have been as prolific as singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco. via Asbury Park Press Online
The news that Sean O'Brien has won an unprecedented poetry double of the Forward prize and TS Eliot prize reminds me of Private Eye's background information from 2002 on O'Brien's impressive run of awards . via This Space
Poetry Slam champ Mabrey to speak Jan. 31 on performance art
Ed Mabrey, the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam champion, will speak from 4 to 5 p.m. Jan. via News-Leader.com - Top Stories
[Reader-list] Delhi/Jan 27/Open Baithak featuring Bob Holman
Via: Vivek Narayanan Open Baithak Presents Bob Holman Outstanding poet and poetry activist, who was recently dubbed a member of the "Poetry Pantheon"* *by the New York Times Magazine. via [Reader-List] relay
“Poetry has exclusivity in terms of making and realisation but film song is a team effort. It is set against a particular background, a character and an emotion.”
Lyricists Anil Panachooran and Rafeeq Ahamed have revived the poetry in Malayalam film songs. via The Hindu
'Books of 2007' from http://poetry.about.com/
“Goodbye transcendent Tompkins Square / I haven't long to stay. / A double jolt of heroin and I'll be on my way...”
Poetry Picks: The Best Books of 2007 from your Poetry Guide Selected by Poetry Guide Bob Holman .... This was Alice Notley's Year -- we just called it 2007, but two of her books entered the world this year. via Hi spirits
“He is often called New Zealand's best-loved poet and that's absolutely true”
EXTRAORDINARY: Hone Tuwhare, one of New Zealand's towering literary figures, has died in Dunedin aged 85. via Stuff
North Rowan senior invites public to first meeting of a poetry club at Escape the Daily Grind Friday
“It's so romantic, and the meaning behind it is a mystery”
Ryan Dinkler, a senior at North Rowan High School, with the help of Escape the Daily Grind Coffee House, has formed a poetry club, to allow writers and lovers of poetry to meet and share their work. via Salisbury Post
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet to visit Claflin
Special to The T&D The English Department at Claflin University will host a reading and book signing during a reception for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. via The Times and Democrat
Zonin Introduces Primo Amore Wines Just in Time for Valentine's Day
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- --Casa Vinicola Zonin S.p.A., Italy ' s largest privately held wine company, has launched Primo Amore , a new line of authentic and affordable, high-quality Italian wines with the ... via Business Wire
Javed Akhtar still feels 'very young' at 63
“Tarkash'. The Ministry of Human Resource Development declared a song composed by him urging the misguided youth to work for the nation the National Anthem for Youth in 1995. The President of India honoured him with 'Padmashree”
By Shweta Thakur and Radhika Bhirani. Delhi, India, 08:33 PM IST Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and screenplay writer, whose lyrics made the audience laugh and cry in 'Om Shanti Om', 'Dus Kahaniyaan' and 'Dhan ... via India eNews
Distinguished poet and playwright Hone Tuwhare dies
“Hone's death will be felt deeply by all who valued his lifetime contribution to New Zealand literature. My thoughts are with his whanau and close friends at this sad time.”
Your Views Your tributes to Hone Tuwhare Send us Your Views Hone Tuwhare, one of New Zealand's most celebrated and prolific poets, died yesterday, aged 86. via MyTown
Comp Time with Fabu Carter-Brisco
“Fabu was chosen for this honorary position in recognition of her years as a major figure in Madison's literary arts movement”
Nathan J. Comp on Tuesday 01/15/2008 4:38 pm Considering that she hasn't often been published, Fabu Carter-Brisco might seem an odd choice for Madison's Poet Laureate. via The Daily Page
“Malika's Kitchen has been key on the London performance poetry scene in developing new voices and talents.”
The Women of Malika's Kitchen The Women of Malika's Kitchen simon green Tuesday, 15 January 2008 20:56 HAVE YOU EVER CALCULATED LOVE IN DRY MEASURES OR WORN A G-STRING TO CHURCH? The Women of Malika's Kitchen ... via UK-Dance
O'Brien honoured with poetry win
The Drowned Book is O'Brien's sixth collection Poet Sean O'Brien has been named as the winner of the 2007 TS Eliot prize for his anthology The Drowned Book. via BBC
Remembering the Doors: Rock Hall curator writes 'The Jim Morrison Scrapbook'
“It's terribly important that our folk who were writers and performers can stay in those worlds”
Jim Henke combines his twin passions of music and writing into a new book on Jim Morrison of The Doors. via Cleveland.com
To appearances, one might imagine that poetry occupies a place of unprecedented importance, at least in America. via New York Sun
I don't know whether the collective noun for poets is an anthology or an inspiration, but they were out in droves on Sunday night. via The Independent
Writers' Contest to Pay Tribute to John Paul II
“International Contest on Poetry and Narrative 'Crossing the Threshold of Hope': A Tribute to John Paul II”
ROME, JAN. 14, 2008 .- Poets and writers inspired by Pope John Paul II's idea of hope are invited to compete in an international contest aiming to pay tribute to the Polish Pontiff. via Zenit
Sean O'Brien wins poetry double
'A major artist' ... Sean O'Brien. Murdo MacLeod The last 12 months in poetry have definitely belonged to Sean O'Brien. After winning the Forward prize for best collection an unprecedented third time in ... via Surrey Hants Star
One From a set of the metal plate engraved illustrations by Gustave Dore: Mariner up on the mast of a storm in The Poem Guilt. via Open-node.net
Sometimes the prose is pure poetry
“A good poet is only a sorcerer bored with magic who has turned his attention elsewhere.”
By CHARLES H. JOHNSON STAFF WRITER cjohnson@thnt.com Asked to identify a poem on a page, the casual reader probably will begin by hunting for line breaks and stanzas. via Home News Tribune - Our Life
Mission Mill Museum has poetry contest
Mission Mill Museum is calling all poets between the ages of 5 and 18 years to participate in its fourth annual Victorian Valentine's Day Poetry Contest. via Statesman Journal
Former poet laureate opening another chapter in his life
“If it had been given to me and I had failed, it would have really been hard. So I felt not necessarily I have to do it better than anyone else, but that I really needed to work on working it.”
When Ted Kooser's second term as U.S. poet laureate ended in 2006, he was well ensconced again in the quiet solitude he enjoys. via Beatrice Daily Sun
Slammin' chance to make yourself heard
“Spoken word artists are dynamic, passionate and ready to trigger your imagination. "The audience plays an essential role - ' come and get involved.”
WORD MASTER: PolarBear is one of Britain's foremost performance poets FORUM 28 Barrow has become a prominent venue on the spoken word scene. via The North West Evening Mail
Being a poet gained Geoffrey Chaucer entry into many nobles' courts, but it did not pay his rent. via Ricklibrarian
“To me, it appears to be a conspiracy hatched by some people with vested interest. I cannot believe this mild-mannered poet can collude with Ulfa.”
Guwahati, Jan. 8: An Assamese poet whose verses speak of anarchic "oppressors" and the angst of the "oppressed" has been arrested on charges of penning seditious material for the banned Ulfa and mobilising ... via The Telegraph
Family Friendly Poetry Contest Brings Families Together
“We feel everyone should have the opportunity to privately and securely share pictures, news, and more with their family wherever they live”
In January, FamilyLobby.com, the fun online gathering place for families, is offering a unique contest to contribute to that fun and togetherness - while awarding cash prizes at the same time. via PR-inside.com
Trailblazing poets spur on Four Horsemen
“That was actually the most difficult and delicate thing to achieve, but I think we did succeed in that.”
The power of the spoken word - 'and of pure gibberish - 'fuels the movements of The Four Horsemen's Naoko Murakoshi. via The Georgia Straight
Best words in their best order
“I wish clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry = the best words in their best order.”
It was the esteemed author and poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge who once said: "I wish clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry ... via Worcester Magazine
Lotto backed me for my first book
“In those days, people like TS Eliot and Ted Hughes weren't very well known, so it helped to widen my outlook.”
Adrian Green is all set for his book launch at the Railway Hotel in Westcliff YEARS of rhyme and reason have finally paid off for a Southend poet. via This is Southend
[Reader-list] Assam poet arrested
“To me, it appears to be a conspiracy hatched by some people with vested interest. I cannot believe this mild-mannered poet can collude with Ulfa.”
Via: "Uddipana Goswami" http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080109/jsp/frontpage/story_8759666.jsp Assam poet held for Ulfa tilt A STAFF REPORTER *Guwahati, Jan. via [Reader-List] relay
NonTraditional Poetry CoBrA Movement
“We supress aesthetic principles. We are not disillusioned because we have no illusions. We never had them.”
Non-Traditional Poetry - CoBrA Movement Recently, I was paging through a poetry book I had kept from a Creative Writing course in college. via Associated Content
Slams make art more accessible
“There are a lot of people in the spoken word, poetry community in Toronto”
There are few rules, but great strength in Toronto's poetry slam scene. It's about relationships, politics or the pain of shopping for a double-D bra, according to David Silverberg, the founder and artistic ... via Etobicoke Guardian
Blunt Names Missouri's First Poet Laureate
Gov. Matt Blunt picked a mid-Missouri man to become the state's first poet laureate. via The Kansas City Channel
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Ham Slam poetry reading event offers monthly cash prizes in Florida
There are now at least three regular poetry readings in the Hamilton-Fairfield area, but you may lose your amateur standing at the monthly Ham Slam.
Book Revue hosts Heckscher Museum's poetry series
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