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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
On Thursday 9/18 @7PM
Graywolf Press invites you to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with an evening of poetry readings from Claudine Rankine, and others.
Rankine, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica , has published several poetry collections. In 2005 she was awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship for Distinguished Poetic Achievement. Her most recent book is Citizen.
Other poets scheduled to appear are Katie Ford and Matthea Harvey. A reception and book signing will follow.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
For details log on to poetryfoundation.org
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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
On Thursday 9/18 @7pm
The Poetry Society of America presents it's National Series on THE VOICE OF WOMEN IN AMERICAN POETRY. The series pays tribute to the immense achievement of a wide range of poets: Emily Dickinson, Gwendolyn Brooks, Wanda Coleman, Sylvia Plath, Emma Lazarus, and Adrienne Rich.
Distinguished contemporary poets will celebrate their lives by discussing their influence and reading poems of their own in tribute.
ADMISSION IS FREE
This event is co-sponsored by the Pasadena Central Library.
For further info log on to poetrysociety.org
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BROOKLYN,NEW YORK
On Sunday 9/21 @10am
THE BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL is the largest free literary event in New York City. It will present an array of literary stars and emerging authors.
Poets appearing this year will include the likes of Mark Doty, who won the National Book Award for poetry in 2008, and is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and Ohio's own Rita Dove. (For bio info on Dove see the blog post POETIC BIRTHDAY on this site 8/28/14.)
ADMISSION IS FREE
For a full calendar of events log on to brooklynbookfestival.org
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
POETIC BIRTHDAY
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BORN ON THIS DAY
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1934 - SONIA SANCHEZ, poet/writer, in Birmingham, Alabama.
She has a B.A. in Political Science from Hunter College, and has completed postgraduate work at New York University.
She has written and published more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as, numerous plays and books for children.
Sanchez was a very influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Arts Movement of the 60s, during which time she formed a writer's workshop in New York City's Greenwich Village, attended by, among other luminaries, the notable poet, Amiri Baraka.
She was a pioneer in developing Black Studies courses in California, and was the first to create and teach a course based on Black women literature in the United States.
Sanchez has taught as a professor at 8 universities and has lectured at over 500 college campuses. She has read poetry in Africa, the Caribbean, China, Australia, Europe, Nicaragua, Canada, and Cuba.
She is currently a poet-in-residence at Temple University.
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To read her complete bio and a sample of her poetry google search her name
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1950 - James Dudley, poet/writer, in Bennettsville, South Carolina.
He has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the College of New Rochelle, and a M.S. in Special Education from City College of New York.
In 1969 he attended the State University of New York at Albany, being among the first Black students to integrate that school. As a member of the Black Poets Workshop in 1970, he published his first poems in their inaugural magazine, "Blacksphemy."
Dudley works as a freelance writer and poetry blogger/teacher and is currently working on his first collection of poetry.
You can read his condensed bio, and a sample of his writing and poetry by scrolling on this blog, or click on iwrotedat.wordpress.com
BORN ON THIS DAY
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1934 - SONIA SANCHEZ, poet/writer, in Birmingham, Alabama.
She has a B.A. in Political Science from Hunter College, and has completed postgraduate work at New York University.
She has written and published more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as, numerous plays and books for children.
Sanchez was a very influential figure in the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Arts Movement of the 60s, during which time she formed a writer's workshop in New York City's Greenwich Village, attended by, among other luminaries, the notable poet, Amiri Baraka.
She was a pioneer in developing Black Studies courses in California, and was the first to create and teach a course based on Black women literature in the United States.
Sanchez has taught as a professor at 8 universities and has lectured at over 500 college campuses. She has read poetry in Africa, the Caribbean, China, Australia, Europe, Nicaragua, Canada, and Cuba.
She is currently a poet-in-residence at Temple University.
To read her complete bio and a sample of her poetry google search her name
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1950 - James Dudley, poet/writer, in Bennettsville, South Carolina.
He has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the College of New Rochelle, and a M.S. in Special Education from City College of New York.
In 1969 he attended the State University of New York at Albany, being among the first Black students to integrate that school. As a member of the Black Poets Workshop in 1970, he published his first poems in their inaugural magazine, "Blacksphemy."
Dudley works as a freelance writer and poetry blogger/teacher and is currently working on his first collection of poetry.
You can read his condensed bio, and a sample of his writing and poetry by scrolling on this blog, or click on iwrotedat.wordpress.com
Thursday, September 4, 2014
POETRY CHALLENGE 16
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CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
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Write a "celestial" poem.
TAKING CHALLENGE 15
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE DARK SIDE
the truth is
the light
that people profess
to want yet
as a rule
cannot handle for
it couples with
responsibility which
they don't want
even if it does
set them free
let them keep
the bondage
of darkness
of ignorance
for it's safer
in their mind to
not know
it absolves them
of action for
in the dark
it's easier to hide
THE DARK SIDE
the truth is
the light
that people profess
to want yetas a rule
cannot handle for
it couples with
responsibility which
they don't want
even if it does
set them free
let them keep
the bondage
of darkness
of ignorance
for it's safer
in their mind to
not know
it absolves them
of action for
in the dark
it's easier to hide
Sunday, August 31, 2014
THIS JUST IN
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FOR RESIDENTS OF GEORGIA
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TODAY at 2:30 P.M. as part of the DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL'S "Where Poetry Lives" feature, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Natasha Trethewey will participate in a discussion about her signature project "Where Poetry Lives."
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FOR RESIDENTS OF GEORGIA
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TODAY at 2:30 P.M. as part of the DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL'S "Where Poetry Lives" feature, the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Natasha Trethewey will participate in a discussion about her signature project "Where Poetry Lives."
Thursday, August 28, 2014
POETRY CHALLENGE 15
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CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
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Write a poem explaining why people are more afraid of the "light" than they are of the "dark".
CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
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Write a poem explaining why people are more afraid of the "light" than they are of the "dark".
TAKING CHALLENGE 14
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NO FAIRY TALE
once upon a time
the world in which
we lived had lines
of separation drawn
down the middle like
the imaginary equator
dividing the globe
in half but
unlike the circle
not equally
distant from each
other the
one side for colored only
the other side not
it was clearly
unbalanced though all
were created equal
NO FAIRY TALE
once upon a time
the world in which
we lived had lines
of separation drawn
down the middle like
the imaginary equatordividing the globe
in half but
unlike the circle
not equally
distant from each
other the
one side for colored only
the other side not
it was clearly
unbalanced though all
were created equal
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