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| Rus Bowden
Valued Member Username: rusbowden Post Number: 296 Registered: 03-2007 |
Dear Poetry Aficionados, Poetry & Poets in Rags The 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's On the Road is over a week away, and some superb articles are already coming out on this great writer who empowered our lives, while turning the tables on world cultural establishment. It's turning into a great celebration and a collective learned look at this loving genius who revolutionized world culture. We begin with two of them in News at Eleven, and Powells gives us a third in our Great Regulars section. Some double-takes too. Occurring twice in News at Eleven, are Charles Simic items with poems. John Ashbery articles appear once on our Back Page, and again in Great Regulars by Meghan O'Rourke. One of my favorite poets, whose poetry books I never pass up, Grace Paley died, and we have one on her in News at Eleven, and another in Poetic Obituaries. Great Regular Robert Pinsky gives tribute to poet Liam Rector who died earlier this month, add his usual Poet's Choice and we have two by him. Two New Yorker poems appear, and this week, a double-double, four Your Poems by students in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey area. Two weeks ago, we headlined with the assault on poet, writer, physician, radical feminist, human rights activist, and secular humanist Taslima Nasrin (also, Taslima Nasreen). This week, this woman who risks her life to take on the Holy Hell of the establishment, is profiled in our third article. That article provides links to some excellent Nasrin resources. Last night, I compiled a quickie blog post, and invite you to do the same. Let's review her work, and spread the word. Taslima is important to the world: pass it on. Yours, Rus Our links: IBPC: Poetry & Poets in Rags Poetry & Poets in Rags blog IBPC Home IBPC Newswire ~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||
| Laurie
Senior Member Username: lauriette Post Number: 1316 Registered: 04-2003 |
thanks Rus I had the pleasure of hearing Grace Paley read at Dodge and haha she also followed Amiri Baraka (this was that "somebody blew up America " event and the look she gave him at one point was priceless. She didn't say a word, she looked at him. I think with good will and tolerance but haha it was a sort of "you are very weird" look. ok well thanks for sharing this information. Peace Laurie | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 7880 Registered: 07-2002 |
Paley was the keynote speaker at the Grub Street Writing conference in Boston last year. I feel so fortunate to have heard here there. She held an entire ballroom full of people spellbound. A voice of humor and quiet power. Once in a Blue Muse Blog LJCohen |
