http://www.gotpoetry.com/ News for Poets. Place to write. en-us Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:34 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly GotPoetry.com News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.gotpoetry.com/images/autoheader/logo-slogan.gif http://www.gotpoetry.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/3--FLRtrzdw/sid=44330.html Poetry News: Many people claim to be poets. Relatively few are. But that's OK. Good poetry is subjective.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsPetG4fUZMS6rWhbjYr6Lq3500/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsPetG4fUZMS6rWhbjYr6Lq3500/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsPetG4fUZMS6rWhbjYr6Lq3500/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsPetG4fUZMS6rWhbjYr6Lq3500/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/3--FLRtrzdw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:34 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44330.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/W5AgMyhTTFI/sid=44331.html doragoner, your poem has won the third position in the ekphrastic poetry contest. please introduce yourself here....Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Y-BnnfLnOg0XjUG7dDxNOwrD7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Y-BnnfLnOg0XjUG7dDxNOwrD7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Y-BnnfLnOg0XjUG7dDxNOwrD7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Y-BnnfLnOg0XjUG7dDxNOwrD7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/W5AgMyhTTFI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:39:58 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44331.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/qEl7hgEfHvE/sid=44332.html Poetry News: During this edition of the First Friday Poetry Reading Series, Robin Davidson will be reading some of her new work, much of which deals with women's lives, isolation and the recent death of her father.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nOkCHJlCab2OKMQ5c25cznfjSAE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nOkCHJlCab2OKMQ5c25cznfjSAE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nOkCHJlCab2OKMQ5c25cznfjSAE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nOkCHJlCab2OKMQ5c25cznfjSAE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/qEl7hgEfHvE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:44:04 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44332.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/EdrxdyaF2Qw/sid=44333.html Poetry News: The impact of the Renaissance in Portugal was particularly strong in poetry and drama.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1KzZzpn2W0tUmOvjtx0A-38KCeM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1KzZzpn2W0tUmOvjtx0A-38KCeM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1KzZzpn2W0tUmOvjtx0A-38KCeM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1KzZzpn2W0tUmOvjtx0A-38KCeM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/EdrxdyaF2Qw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:46:47 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44333.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/bZRob_ELr_g/sid=44334.html Poetry News: The French Club and Student Activities have teamed up to present the French Poetry Reading Competition as part of the annual French Week celebration.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fGqrgaeqBS7qp_wYFzHA31eES94/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fGqrgaeqBS7qp_wYFzHA31eES94/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fGqrgaeqBS7qp_wYFzHA31eES94/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fGqrgaeqBS7qp_wYFzHA31eES94/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/bZRob_ELr_g" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:05 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44334.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/1yW5J8yNKE0/sid=44335.html In the Traditional News: To Shut Up the Critics: What Obama's Done in a Year. A blow-by-blow breakdown of the young president's first year reveals that today's frustration stems not from a lack of policy so much as a lack of common ground. We already know who won't read this type of article.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mZTM-iRI4z7sq4UgpXMgPTlD-Cs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mZTM-iRI4z7sq4UgpXMgPTlD-Cs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mZTM-iRI4z7sq4UgpXMgPTlD-Cs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mZTM-iRI4z7sq4UgpXMgPTlD-Cs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/1yW5J8yNKE0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:41:17 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44335.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/M-IEJu4k_Gc/sid=44336.html Poetry News: IBPC judge Majid Naficy recently announced his choices in the October competition - once again, none from our Poetry Forum, but as always, interesting reading: And for the November competition, we're proud to announce three very fine poems entered representing our Poetry Forum : "On Preparing to Play Bach Again" by Guy Kettelhack , a poem that ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L0Vxd8yvP_XOw6e25wYOvlQnx8s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L0Vxd8yvP_XOw6e25wYOvlQnx8s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L0Vxd8yvP_XOw6e25wYOvlQnx8s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L0Vxd8yvP_XOw6e25wYOvlQnx8s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/M-IEJu4k_Gc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:42:58 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44336.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/pu9vHmVd3Fo/sid=44337.html Poetry News: Poets In Avalon is a new group for poets, would-be poets and lovers of poetry, which meets on the second Sunday of each month in Glastonbury.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4hiD-unR3JjRHKN8I5OaHu5M0c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4hiD-unR3JjRHKN8I5OaHu5M0c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4hiD-unR3JjRHKN8I5OaHu5M0c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h4hiD-unR3JjRHKN8I5OaHu5M0c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/pu9vHmVd3Fo" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:06 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44337.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/0awqE95UBkM/sid=44338.html Poetry News: Our friend Michael Rothenberg is involved in an interesting journey this fall: Rockpile , a collaboration with David Meltzer "in the tradition of the troubadour and with the spirit of improvisation and collaboration," - the two poets have been travelling across the U.S. performing poetry composed on the road "in a spontaneous fusion with local ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u90LXxEmPT3sWkLFF2N7snGj2bM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u90LXxEmPT3sWkLFF2N7snGj2bM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u90LXxEmPT3sWkLFF2N7snGj2bM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u90LXxEmPT3sWkLFF2N7snGj2bM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/0awqE95UBkM" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:22 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44338.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/5tX26Z06yOI/sid=44339.html CorRey has been a resident in Florida, for forty-five years, where she presently works as a school lunchroom assistant. She enjoys making beaded jewelry and writing poems. She has two stepchildren, Jessica and Kristen. On love, she warns: 'It is a feeling that is not merely physical. If the one you love won't listen, then write it to them or find a book that says it all and send it to them.'...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71tbYgrf-FQkBQlrLm17o2jQwHc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71tbYgrf-FQkBQlrLm17o2jQwHc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71tbYgrf-FQkBQlrLm17o2jQwHc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71tbYgrf-FQkBQlrLm17o2jQwHc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/5tX26Z06yOI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:48:51 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44339.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/kMHUNCDfi7w/sid=44340.html The three-day festival will celebrate and promote literature and reading with authors Dorothy Allison, Joseph Millar, Jayne Anne Phillips and Natasha Trethewey. There will be readings, lectures and panel discussions with programs for mature audiences....Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YNgGtun5o7-kPS1-C_HXBClWLwQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YNgGtun5o7-kPS1-C_HXBClWLwQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YNgGtun5o7-kPS1-C_HXBClWLwQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YNgGtun5o7-kPS1-C_HXBClWLwQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/kMHUNCDfi7w" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:52:36 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44340.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/90aHHG-V1ds/sid=44341.html In the Traditional News: Bangor Daily News has posted on its website live tracking of the ballot count for the Maine election today. At the time this was posted, only two precincts had reported results. Progress will continue to be tracked throughout the evening.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3RShVpUTHxUjbzFVzlTbChGwMoM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3RShVpUTHxUjbzFVzlTbChGwMoM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3RShVpUTHxUjbzFVzlTbChGwMoM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3RShVpUTHxUjbzFVzlTbChGwMoM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/90aHHG-V1ds" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:32 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44341.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/Xne7_CJLcMw/sid=44342.html Poetry News: The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry has been attributed to a man named Marc Smith, who in the late 1980s began performing a new spoken-word style at a poetry dive known as the Green Mill Tavern in Chicago.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fxi-_a3RKcMwu5igv2gI9NIkBag/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fxi-_a3RKcMwu5igv2gI9NIkBag/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fxi-_a3RKcMwu5igv2gI9NIkBag/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fxi-_a3RKcMwu5igv2gI9NIkBag/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/Xne7_CJLcMw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:32 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44342.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/k5gmrWfZkO8/sid=44343.html She's a product of the American West, born in 1945 in San Jose, Calif., raised around the San Joaquin Valley and Mojave Desert, and initially a reluctant rhymer. "It was embarrassing to think about being a poet," Ryan says. "Would you like to introduce yourself as a poet? People get this pained look and say, 'I just don't understand it.' " ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uYGpa_k-uLx0em5L2TNPPyNL1Tg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uYGpa_k-uLx0em5L2TNPPyNL1Tg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uYGpa_k-uLx0em5L2TNPPyNL1Tg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uYGpa_k-uLx0em5L2TNPPyNL1Tg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/k5gmrWfZkO8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:27:05 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44343.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/31OEA5y61W8/sid=44344.html In the Traditional News: Sesame Street, which many consider one of the best shows ever for children, has no respect for Fox News, a conservative blogger says. We'll guess he's not going to be celebrating Sesame Street's anniversary or Big Bird's Birthday, anytime soon.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2V6HIAP8Z2kd4vpInAUc8p1TR5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2V6HIAP8Z2kd4vpInAUc8p1TR5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2V6HIAP8Z2kd4vpInAUc8p1TR5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2V6HIAP8Z2kd4vpInAUc8p1TR5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/31OEA5y61W8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:28:36 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=44344.html