These Poems are Homeless
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Sun, 20 May 2012 05:40:32 GMT
Chris Elsberry: Kristin Appelberg's gone, but her theme -- "Love Life" -- lives on - Ct Post
Chris Elsberry: Kristin Appelberg's gone, but her theme -- "Love Life" -- lives on Ct Post BRIDGEPORT -- Kelly Csizmadia was looking for a poem, a memory of Kristin Appelberg, a student who had just passed away earlier that day. Csizmadia, an eighth-grade teacher at Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull, was searching for "Invisible," written ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:32 GMT
Is poetry always Lost in Translation? - Russia Beyond The Headlines
Is poetry always Lost in Translation? Russia Beyond The Headlines Drawn to cemeteries, where she honors dead poets like Anna Akhmatova, Barskova is fascinated and repelled by suffering: homeless people, concentration camps, war. There is an element of self-consciousness in her intimate poetic discussions of these ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:24:42 GMT
Spoken words ring out in Fairhope: Awards ceremony and workshops bring written ... - Gulf Coast News Today
Spoken words ring out in Fairhope: Awards ceremony and workshops bring written ... Gulf Coast News Today After all these questions are answered, the poem goes through a series of edits, condensing each choice and word down to perfection. Then, another of poetry's unique aspects comes into play, for poetry is one of few art forms that's still recited, ... |
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:39:01 GMT
The Least Important Man by Alex Boyd - Quill & Quire
The Least Important Man by Alex Boyd Quill & Quire The first few poems rarely zoom in on individuals in the cityscape – to their detriment. People are repeatedly labelled with casting-couch identifiers like “the old woman,” “the old man,” “the homeless man,” and “the businessman.” As these figures are ... |
Thu, 17 May 2012 09:07:23 GMT
Your Students, Your Schools -- Des Moines south - DesMoinesRegister.com
Your Students, Your Schools -- Des Moines south DesMoinesRegister.com In April students collected essential items for the Iowa Youth Homeless Shelter. These items included deodorant, bug spray, shampoo, lotion and flip-flops. Nine- to 11-year-olds from Teri Arbogast and Tracey Donovan's learning group organized the ... |
Sun, 20 May 2012 06:05:56 GMT
In What Light There Is: Possible miracles - Journal Times
In What Light There Is: Possible miracles Journal Times I remember serving meals to the homeless, helping for years with multiple education-related efforts, serving on our local school board and working for non-profit causes. And I remember other efforts like teaching adjunct or working freelance, ... |
Wed, 09 May 2012 13:58:09 GMT
These splendid nightmares - The Age
 The Age | These splendid nightmares The Age A posthumous picture book, My Brother's Book - a poem written and illustrated by Sendak and inspired by his love for his late brother, Jack - is scheduled to be published next February. Sendak's work was the subject of critical studies and major ... |
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:56:47 GMT
A life in writing: Jackie Kay - The Guardian
 The Guardian | A life in writing: Jackie Kay The Guardian In "The Pink House", 41-year-old Elizabeth Ellen is broke and homeless, massively in debt, and consoled by her pregnancy: "I feel like I could fly. I could. When my baby arrives, we will live from hand to mouth, from her tiny hand to my full mouth. |
Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44:30 GMT
Poetry May-September 2012: 56 Works from Trethewey, Plumly, Shaughnessy, & More - Library Journal
 Library Journal | Poetry May-September 2012: 56 Works from Trethewey, Plumly, Shaughnessy, & More Library Journal $15), former National Endowment for the Arts chair Dana Gioia reflects on our limits (“Blessed is the road that keeps us homeless./ Blessed is the mountain that blocks our way”). Polish poet Jacek Gutorow's bilingual The Folding Star: And Other Poems ... |
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:55:18 GMT
Learning To Love A Wounded World - CounterCurrents.org
 CounterCurrents.org | Learning To Love A Wounded World CounterCurrents.org These are the questions swirling in my heart, as I stand ankle deep in a stream in San Antonio, Texas. The stream flows from a spring called “The Blue Hole”, headwaters of the San Antonio River that flows to the Gulf of Mexico. It is June 2010, ... |
