Poetry - April is poetry month

April is poetry month
April is the month set aside for fools, baseball fans and poets -- and there's plenty of overlap among them. In a country where everything seems to get its own "official" day, week or month, April is the time devoted to the art and craft of poetry.
Source: www.courierpostonline.com

Review: Hey Yeah Right Get a Life by Helen Simpson
John Mullan on Hey Yeah Right Get a Life by Helen Simpson.
Source: books.guardian.co.uk

Gender Roles
Boys will be girls and girls will be boys. At least they will if theyre transgendered. But acting and dressing as the opposite sex isnt all these people can do. The Tranny Roadshow is a cast of transgendered individuals who perform music, read poetry, tell stories, and present original artwork. Theyll be stopping in Memphis on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at the Media Co-op in First
Source: www.memphisflyer.com

Bunsmoke: Are bullets in backsides warnings?
FOOL ME ONCE, pistol-packing punks say, shame on you. Fool me twice, and I'll shoot you in the butt. The above doesn't qualify as poetry, but it apparently passes as a motto for some of the city's criminals, who have inadvertently made getting shot in the derriere one of the most interesting crime trends of the year, according to police. Post a Comment
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com

Poetry Personas
Three well-known writers reflect on new, contemporary work
Source: www.tucsonweekly.com

Blogger sparks off 'Fib' poems craze across the internet
Mathematics and poetry may be unlikely companions but a growing army of would-be wordsmiths is taking up a challenge to craft six-line verses that obey the disciplines of the so-called Fibonacci sequence.
Source: news.independent.co.uk

Lyrical, abstract and extreme
Mary Oslund has ancient mystic poetry and decay on her mind in two new dances, which makes her latest show at Imago Theatre an excellent prospect for admirers of movement that's lyrical, abstract and extreme.
Source: www.oregonlive.com

Flaubert: Contradictions of a literary giant
Flaubert. A Biography. By Frederick Brown. 628 pages. $35. Little, Brown & Company.
Source: www.iht.com

Poetry - Poe-@-tree

Poe-@-tree
April is National Poetry Month, and in the spirit of art, one of our readers, Shana Morris, sent us some love. Enjoy:
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Migraine and Headache Poetry Contest Winners Announced
Timed to coordinate with National Poetry Month, the winners of the Putting Our Heads Together Poetry Contest 2006 have been announced. All of the qualified entries to the contest have been published to the Web site Help for Headaches and Migraine (http://www.helpforheadaches.com). [PRWEB Apr 12, 2006]
Source: www.prweb.com

Reno student threatening lawsuit over poetry censorship
A student is threatening a lawsuit against a Reno school, seeking justice for what he calls censorship over a poetry competition. The words "hell" and "damn" appear in the poem titled "The More Loving One" written by WH Auden.
Source: www.krnv.com

Poetry - Art April 12 - 30 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G5/G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 12 noon - 8 pm

Art April 12 - 30 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G5/G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 12 noon - 8 pm
Art Beat , showcasing the works of eminent artists, being held in support of Hellen Keller Institute of Deaf and Dumb. Till April 13 at Anant Art Gallery, 18A Alipore Road: Celebrating Nature , paintings by Bhagat Singh.
Source: www.telegraphindia.com

Students featured in poetry slam at school
FLINT - A poetry slam is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Eisenhower Elementary School, 1235 Pershing St. More than 30 students in kindergarten through sixth grade will recite original poems in the school's gym. The public is invited.
Source: www.mlive.com

As Liquor Business Booms, Bootleggers Risk the Lash
Despite a crackdown on alcohol sales and consumption, there is no sense of an alcohol shortage in Iran.
Source: www.nytimes.com

RHINO poetry pays homage to writers
The RHINO poetry group paid homage to some of the writers they feature in their annual publication Sunday afternoon when they invited three literary artists to read their work. "We regularly have monthly poetry workshops in Evanston and here," Kathleen Kirk, co-editor of RHINO, said.
Source: www.dailyvidette.com

Solo debut: Pure poetry
Her long, red braids whip around her, like the electrical cord her mother used to raise welts after the sweet potato war her girls unleashed on the walls, furniture, carpet and each other.
Source: www.mercurynews.com

Calendar of Events for 4/10 - 4/16
TUESDAY 4/11 World Culture Week Continues: "Celebrating Our Diversity" 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Campus Center Music, Dance, Poetry, Fashion Show, Discussion, Raffles, Games, Food, Fun! WUMB-FM X-Treme Folk Series - Concert in French w/ Jacques Yvart & Sarah Alcalay 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Campus Center Cafeteria French Club Meeting 2:30 pm, McCormack, 4th Floor, Rm 214.
Source: www.the-mass-media.com

Poetry - Funny poetry for children

Funny poetry for children
Includes funny poetry, contests, lessons, and poems about school.
Source: www.gigglepoetry.com

Modern American Poetry Home
Critical and historical essays and syllabi on modern American Poetry. Many of the works relate to poems in the Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry.
Source: www.english.uiuc.edu

Poetry 180 - List of All Poems
List of Poems and Poets: Library of Congress Poetry 180 Project.
Source: www.loc.gov

Poetry 180 - Home Page
Home page of the Library of Congress Poetry 180 Project.
Source: www.loc.gov

Young voices carry at poetry 'slams' (Poetry)

Young voices carry at poetry 'slams'
Enterprise-Record, CA - Apr 6, 2006Poetry isn't just pretty words printed in books; the "slam" scene is bringing poetry off the page in the form of passionate spoken prose. ...
Source: chicoer.com

Poetry Shop Survives, Even as Owner Departs
Harvard Crimson, MA - Apr 4, 2006Louisa Solano first walked into a dusty Grolier Poetry Shop, nestled on tree-lined Plympton Street, when she was 15 years old. Used ...
Source: www.thecrimson.com

Jon Cook to speak on craft of poetry
Washington University Record, Washington - Apr 6, 2006Jon Cook, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will speak on the craft of poetry at 8 pm April ...
Source: record.wustl.edu

Library poetry winners named
Swampscott Reporter, MA - Apr 5, 2006The Swampscott Public Library is happy to announce the eight finalists of the poetry contest from Swampscott Middle School and eight from Swampscott High School ...
Source: www2.townonline.com

Bilingual poetry reading at the British Council
Daily Times, Pakistan - Apr 6, 2006LAHORE: British poet Debjani Chatterjee and Manchester-based Pakistani poet Basir Sultan Kazmi read their poetry in a bilingual reading organised by the ...
Source: www.dailytimes.com.pk

Ghana: Okai Presents Poetry to President Wade
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Apr 7, 2006President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal has been presented with two autographed volumes of poetry by Prof. Atukwei Okai, a Ghanaian ...
Source: allafrica.com

An On-Line Poetry Anthology by Poezijaplus and AZ Creations
di-ve.com, Malta - Apr 5, 2006... The two parts are in the process of creating an online anthology for Maltese poetry. Maltese poetry is much more alive than we think. ...
Source: www.di-ve.com

Useful notes on Ndebele poetry
Sunday News, Zimbabwe - 4 hours agoBy CHARLES DUBE. As the school holiday begins, teachers and students can reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their work of the just ended term. ...
Source: www.sundaynews.co.zw