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Poetry News:

— The Mainichi Newspapers is inviting participation in the 12th Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest —

— Punk rocker Exene explores a creative space in Missouri —

— DNA Analysis Exposes Fake Schiller Skull —

— “Sort of Gone,” a collection of poems by Sarah Freligh, follows the adventures and misadventures - mostly misadventures - of a ballplayer [...]

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Poetry News:

— There is little that can make us as acutely conscious of the fact that we are still alive as being shown the body of someone who is dead —

— Start a Notebook on Poets.org - 30 Ways To Celebrate National Poetry Month —

— “if anything the poem and video are poking fun at [...]

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Hey
I’ll be back around May 1st. Since my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis :/ my body has been somewhat falling apart haha. I don’t know if it is some weird psychosomatic shock, or this is a slide into physical disability or this is a temporary musculoskeletal freakout or ?.
The geneticist offered to refer me to a [...]

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I posted some links last week regarding Amazon.com’s attempt to force publishers to use Amazon’s BookSurge print-on-demand service. Or the book won’t be available for sale on Amazon. I think Amazon took some non-BookSurge POD book’s “buy” buttons off, too. Is that still the case? My friend Scott’s book is only available through the used [...]

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Poetry News:

— Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has arrived in Europe to begin a new life, reports say, after protests by Muslim groups forced her into hiding in India. —

— The Polish Immigrant, by Peter Skrzynecki —

— Despite T.S. Eliot’s doubts that the traditional sonnet could figure importantly in modern poetry, it thrives to this day [...]

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Poetry News:

— Why this bevy of bards, this plethora of poetry, this Vesuvian eruption of verse? —

— MLB Poetry Preview: Chicago Cubs —

— My first reaction was, “What are you smoking?” —

— This week, the Academy of American Poets announced the launch of … a mobile poetry archive providing free access to a collection [...]

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Women writers from lower and working class backgrounds will gather for the 2008 Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series Spring Symposium to share their experiences and work with readers and each other.
Beyond Our Beginnings – Women Writers from Lower and Working Class Backgrounds will be held March 25-27 on the Vanderbilt campus. The discussions and readings are [...]

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Tennessee State University Cultural Affairs Committee and Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Present
The Ringing Ear National Book Tour
An evening of poetry showcasing readings from contributing authors
Earl S. Braggs
Stephanie Pruitt
Frank X. Walker
Treasure Williams
Thursday, February 28, 7 pm
Tennessee State University, Performing Arts Center
The event is free and open to the public
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Cave Canem Foundation
AND
Lovenoise
[email [...]

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Poetry News:

— Austin poet and activist Raúl Salinas has died. —

— First-Ever Essence Literary Awards Celebrate African-American Writers —

— A provocative new edition of Faustus claims to solve a literary mystery and unite two of Romanticism’s greatest poets —

— “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader,” was how he put it [...]

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During the 3rd time we were in the closet in the basement last night we heard a low rumble for a couple minutes — that got quieter as it passed by or whatever. I don’t know if it was just a lot of wind or a tornado or what. It did sound freight-train-like. And scared [...]

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Please stand by
Going to hang out in the basement tonight - no news tomorrow until later (if there is electricity).

Tags: cheatham county, Nashville, tennessee, tornadoes

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Poetry News:

— Tempe’s Arizona State University to Host Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference —

— What exactly are poems? And what are they good for? —

— Callous peddler ’steals’ from sick —

— Eureka! How the Brain has ‘Aha’ Moments —

— We talked to our first poet laureate about how he got the job, the sound [...]

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Tennessee State University
Distinguished Lecture Series Presentations
Nikki Giovanni
American Poet, Essayist & Lecturer
Thursday, April 3, 2008
1:00 pm
Kean Hall
Email me if you think you’ll be attending. I’ll help you get a temp parking permit/place to park.
Hey we have a half inch of snow so far.

Tags: Nashville, Nikki Giovanni, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, Tennessee State University, TSU

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Poetry News:

— A Genius Whom the War Made and Killed; Rupert Brooke’s Death at the Front Illustrates the Paradox of the Effect on Literature of War, Which Ended His Career and Made Him Immortal By Joyce Kilmer. —

— What do you think are the most important elements of writing poetry? —

— Four of the most [...]

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