LIVE EVENT: Foxy's Cafe and Deli in Penarth, UK will be hosting a poetry and paintining evening event on Friday, September 19. It will feature poetry and music, with Frances Smith reading her own powerful poems and an exhibition of paintings by local Artist Pauline Williams.The t A POETRY and Paintings evening will take place at Foxy's Cafe and Deli on Friday, September 19. It will feature poetry and music, with Frances Smith reading her own powerful poems and an exhibition of paintings by local Artist Pauline Williams. The theme is 'The Garden by the Sea', which has inspired both Pauline and Frances greatly over the many years they have lived in Penarth.CLICK HERE for more details!![]()
Penarth, UK Live Event: An Evening of Poetry & Paintings
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Poem about World War I, by Attila the Stockbroker
This video is called Attila the Stockbroker – A Centenary War Poem For My Father Bill Baine, 1899 – 1968.Link!![]()
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Poets Give Voice To The Toll Of Type 2 Diabetes
It may not seem like spoken-word poetry and diabetes have a lot to do with one another, but public health educators in California are using the art form to engage young people about the disease. "Between growing up in ColA3n, Panama and a tour in the U.S. army, Grandpa is a proud old soldier marching through a never-ending war," Gabriel Cortez, 24, wrote in his poem " Perfect Soldiers ."CLICK HERE to read more!![]()
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The Poetry of Parmigianino's 'Schiava Turca' at the Legion
"Schiava Turca” (“Turkish Slave”) arrived at the Legion of Honor, cloaked in mystery. A small painting, set within an elaborate gold frame, the lady is winsome and coy, from her stripped turban, heavily rouged cheeks and delicately arched eyebrows to the tips of her graceful fingertips. On loan from the Galleria Nazionale di Parma, it was painted between 1531 and 1534 in Parma. CLICK HERE to read more!![]()
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Book Review: 'Stone Mattress: Nine Tales' by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood’s latest story collection, “Stone Mattress,” is subtitled “Nine Tales” to signal its interest in the folkloric, the macabre and the supernatural. It includes bloodsucking, a severed but animate hand, a cruise-ship femme fatale and several victims of unusual violence, including an opportunistic suitor who may or may not get his comeuppance from an ex-girlfriend reincarnated as a mongrel dog.CLICK HERE to read full review!![]()
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Neil Hilborn Rocks ASU's West Campus Open Mic Night
Neil Hilborn, a 25-year-old Internet sensation and slam poet, graced ASU’s West Campus on Friday night. Opened by the well-rehearsed Joshua Wiss, this event attracted not only students, but professors, professional slam poets and many from the community to celebrate and appreciate the beauty of spoken word art. One performer, Asia Glenn, who performed songs accompanied by a ukelele was grateful for this wide appreciation for the arts.CLICK HERE to read more!![]()
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Greene County Poetry Night & Contest
Help our state celebrate its 200th birthday by submitting a poem, capturing the essence of our county, to be considered for inclusion in a book of poetry containing at least one poem from each of the ninety-two counties. Poems can be in any form or in free verse, 40 lines or less, and written by a Greene County past or present Resident.CLICK HERE to read more!![]()
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County's first poet laureate launches contest
Caroline Goodwin, San Mateo County's first poet laureate, has announced a contest open to all county residents.
Find instructions here. Link!![]()
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Style over substance: three poets' attempts to master their form
Ruth Padel’s Learning to Make an Oud in Nazareth mixes details from the cultures of the Middle East with visceral imagery of the region’s conflicts and some well-worn bits of scripture. The central sequence, “Seven Words and an Earthquake”, superimposes contemporary torture techniques on to the Crucifixion. Link!![]()
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Sightings: Mortality as Muse
Mr. Sissman's poems are both stunning and disquieting. Their crisply rhyming iambs were a perfect embodiment of the highly individual sensibility of a poet-businessman who looked his fate in the eye without blinking. In "A Deathplace," for instance, he envisioned his ultimate demiseLink!![]()
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Battle of the bush bards at Binalong in southern New South Wales
Bush bards from near and far gathered in Binalong, a small hamlet south west of Yass in New South Wales, to take part in the state's 2014 Bush Poetry championships.Link!![]()
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Cornwall takes a turn for the verse
CORNWALL, Ontario - The words leap off the page and in your face. Try your hand at the energetic art form of slam poetry with twelve of the nation's leading competitive performers next week.Link!![]()
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The 13 Most Moving Things Said at the Celebration of Maya Angelou's Life
Maya Angelou’s New York friends and family and fans got together to celebrate her life on Sept. 12 at Riverside Church in Manhattan. In a service which ranged from a mashup of “I’m Every Woman” and Angelou’s poetry to a stirring speech from her son, editors, offspring and dignitaries swapped stories and remembrances. Link!![]()
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Feel free to write a bad poem
One of the most severe problems poets face is perfectionism. Too many poets and aspiring poets feel they have to write a great poem every time they write a poem. They get frustrated when something doesn’t work or they don’t bother to write at all because they just don’t feel “inspired”. This sort of thinking destroys creativity. It stops many poets, and many other writers, from even putting the first word on the page.Link!![]()
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Catching Up With GotPoetry - We're NOT Shutting Down!
The GotPoetry community will NOT be shutting down! That's right, we're not going anywhere - the staff is working around the clock to get the community updated and up to speed! Get yourself caught up with what is going on in the community and what you can expect in the future - it's all in this juicy article!![]()
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Voodoo Jazz Poetry Night Open Mic
LA- New Orleans Voodoo jazz poetry open mic
WELCOME all poets and lovers of poetry/spoken word to Msaniart Gallery's first community event to bring the people of New Orleans together!! On Friday, September 19, 2014, 6pm to 10pm, there will be a Voodoo Jazz Poetry open mic night at Msaniart Gallery located at 823 Royal St. in the French Quarter. Wine and refreshments will be served.Link!![]()
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LIVE EVENTS: The Revival of GotPoetry Live!
In honor of the work that John has done directly or indirectly by influencing the GotPoetry Live events - we are taking the concept to the next level! Join us in establishing the GotPoetry Live events in your community and help us spread the power of spoken word!![]()
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Haiku and magnolias make award-winning mix in south Mississippi
Who would expect to find the exotic, mysterious world of haiku poetry thriving in south Mississippi? Yet for award winning poets Robert Michael Drouilhet and his wife Rebecca Sue Drouilhet, the South provides a nurturing environment which allows them to share their work with the world.Link!![]()
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War of Words competition
From learning about the difference between war and conflict, the different types of conflict to poetic techniques and examples to analyse, War of Words is a complete writing project that gives pupils the freedom to explore a sensitive subject and write about it in their own words.Link!![]()
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Line By Line, E-books Turn Poet-friendly
When John Ashbery, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, first learned that the digital editions of his poetry looked nothing like the print version, he was stunned. There were no line breaks, and the stanzas had been jammed together into a block of text that looked like prose. The careful architecture of his poems had been leveled.Link!![]()
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