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Poetry News for October 3, 2007

Poetry News:

  1. New £29m Bodleian Library halted
  2. Johns Hopkins U. Will Resume Publication of Long-Dead Literary Review
  3. Jordanian court convicts alleged al-Qaida poet for slandering king
  4. Poet John Keats A “˜Bright Star”™ For Abbie Cornish
  5. Fairy Tale Themed Radio Theatre
  6. A Quotable, Pithy Guide to Aphorists
  7. Listen to acclaimed poet Robin Becker recite from her latest book “Domain of Perfect Affection” as well as some older material and two new poems from her reading on Oct. 1, 2007 {mp3} —
  8. Esteemed poet Rich to read at Bama Theatre

A scholar traces a proud history of insubordination as committed by notable women

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Nashville Poetry Alert

Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Program
Fall 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007, 8 p.m., Buttrick 102, poet Robin Becker, author of Domain of Perfect Affection.

Friday, October 12, 3 p.m., Buttrick 101, Faculty Reading, Alumni Reunion Weekend: poets Beth Bachmann, Kate Daniels, and Mark Jarman, and novelists Tony Earley, Lorraine Lopez, and Alice Randall.

Wednesday, October 31, 8 p.m., Wilson 126, novelist Robin Lippincott, author of In the Meantime.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007, poet Kate Light, author of Gravity‘ Dream. (A performance of Ms. Light‘ “Einstein‘ Mozart” by the Blair String Quarter will be performed at The Blair School of Music‘ Turner Recital Hall, Monday, November 12, at 8 p.m.)

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I’ll totally be at both of those Kate Light events. Her poetry is great. Plus Einstein & Mozart and my favorite meter, dactyls. Whoo.

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Poetry News for September 13, 2007

Poetry News:

  1. The mystery of how we read a sentence has been unlocked by scientists
  2. In recent years literary research has come to focus more and more on visual forms, and digital poetry brings to a head this concern with the visual
  3. To the Death…May the Best Writer Win
  4. Poetcast: September 10th, 2007 New work by Kim Addonizio [links to MP3]—
  5. Alison Lurie on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [contains spoilers] —
  6. Paging David Lynch
  7. True to its title, Sean O’Brien’s latest collection oozes water
  8. Nashville: Poet Robin Becker to read at Vanderbilt on Oct. 1
  9. I like that phrase - “Lucky Camera”

Ugh — I had to tell Darryl that Joe Zawinul died. (One of his musical heroes.) Wow, 2007 has been a rough year for musicians — Maynard Ferguson, Michael Brecker, Pavarotti, Max Roach, and Joe Zawinul have died. Here is a video of Joe Zawinul with Cannonball Adderly, way before Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate. He’s even playing an acoustic piano :)


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