On this page the following entries were made in the “March, 2006” time-frame.
Archive for “March, 2006”
mortal
“The Man I Killed” By David Thorburn
Copper Canyon basks in the glow of two huge prizes and its illustrious writers
Library of Congress Presents ‘Song of America’ Tour
Poetry scam disappoints literary hopefuls
World‘ Largest Choka Adds Concordance
Contentment, Love and Liquor: Snapshots From the Life of a Poet (bug me not)
Shakespeare’s legendary first folio is to be sold [...]
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this book, half fiction
New Translation of ‘Persian Book of Kings’
Poet Gail Mazur on Robert Lowell, “the textural richness of the ordinary,” and the value of artistic community
Paintball vandals target Whittier birthplace
Archaeologist links ancient palace, Ajax
PoetryFoundation.org Celebrates National Poetry Month With Daily Poetry Podcasts
Music journalist Ashley Kahn profiles singer-songwriter Neko Case
Tags: Brad Vice, Gail Mazur, John Greenleaf Whittier, [...]
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yyy
If you missed today’s total solar eclipse you can watch it here: NASA Sun-Earth Day
The silenced voice that spoke to Russia’s soul
ACLU sues Murray County schools over school violence poem
‘Concrete poet’ Finlay dies age 80
Punk rocker Rollins yearns to be modern-day Mark Twain
Honorary doctorate awarded to poet laureate Ted Kooser
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zzz
Quinn‘ Bishop
A graceful show of poet’s life in N.Y.
How Lennon sailed yacht safely home and found his muse
Ever since high school, words have continued to serve as my first weapon of choice and my salvation
Rhymes of passion
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Another Nashville Poetry Alert
April 6
Frank X Walker
Black Cultural Center
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
6 pm
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Come on Spring
The love of poetry drives author
Story of Russian poet, though rich, fails to satisfy
Book of uncommon prayer
poet and novelist Jim Harrison nods to Whitman with a sweeping, inclusive poem
A poet for the people
What might poetry have in common with NASCAR? (requires bug me not)
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Now I’ve got heartaches by the number
‘Hee Haw’ host, singer Buck Owens dies
Abortion, land seizure and a poem to be debated in the Legislature
American literature would be poorer by far without Richard Wilbur, says Jay Parini
What Auden believed
“The Hole” By Tom Sleigh
Here’s a video of the Beatles doing a Buck Owens song.
Tags: Allen Ginsberg, Auden, Beatles, Buck Owens, Poems, Poetry, Poetry [...]
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Why such inaction in the Senate?
Painstaking love poetry survives as museum piece
The tomb of Italy’s greatest poet, Dante, is to be restored
U-M efforts restore two lost treasures
Poet boycotts Condoleezza concert
Review: The Collected Poems Of C. P. Cavafya
(Link to podcast of last night’s Vanderbilt Lecture with Linda Gregerson, David Lehman and James Wood)
one of my new favorite blogs
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A Slice of Cherry Pie
The Private Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of this exciting, new chapbook, A Slice of Cherry Pie, with poems inspired by David Lynch’s TV series, Twin Peaks.
Featuring the work of …Emilie Zoey BakerJilly DybkaCollin Kelleyelena knoxJared LeisingDaniel LloydSiobhan LoganEileen TabiosMaureen ThorsonAndrew J WilsonMaike Zock
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That time of year thou mayst in me behold
Famed stolen Horace statue finally back
Bukowsical! is seeking support
Dovely: Manicure tips from a poet laureate
Mayor Hickenlooper Names Chris Ransick Denver Poet Laureate
A fascinating look at Shakespeare’s day-to-day life
Charles Newman, 67, Writer and Literary Journal Editor, Dies
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haha! I hope the National Weather Service doesn’t delete this.
Tags: Bukowsical!, Chris Ransick, Frank [...]
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Retracing zagged geometries
Wyatt Prunty, who served in the Vietnam war, was inspired to write a poem based on the NewsHour’s Honor Roll of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan
A poet goes on a bender of happiness
Little Rock Airport, Southwest Airlines Exchange Poems
An inspiring writer, good friend
Blythe Brown emerges as latest indispensable literary spouse
Tags: Mary Karr, Patti Smith, [...]
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Declare, O Muse!
Scenes from Homer found in Cyprus ‘warrior tomb’
Bukowski, who lived in Los Angeles, wrote too much, and too indiscriminately
Naomi Shihab Nye‘ poetry spans generations
Jane Duran’s workshop
Agnes Walsh named St. John’s poet laureate
Chattanooga Festival Of Writers: A Literary Event For All
Tags: Agnes Walsh, book awards, Charles Bukowski, Homer, Jane Duran, literature, Naomi Shihab Nye, Poems, [...]
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Miller Williams and Lucinda Williams in Nashville (review)
The show was in an renovated movie theater near Vanderbilt University–The Belcourt. The last time I was there was in 1996 when I saw Hamlet. The film broke about 15 minutes into it haha.
The stage had a simple setup: lectern, 3 barstools, a table, a music stand. Seating was “general admission” so I got [...]
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poetical
Sometime today I’ll post my notes about the Miller Williams and Lucinda Williams show. It was great–I was in the 4th row. (The Belcourt Theater supposedly seats 750.)
top 10 verse novels
Chemist-poet bridges gap between science and art
‘Bukowski’: Born to Be Writing (requires bug me not)
Show brings back old times with Lucinda singing, dad reading [...]
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