Sunday, April 16, 2006

Poetry - Cuttings: Haiku and Short Poems. Links, Guides, Bibliography, Poems


Cuttings: Haiku and Short Poems. Links, Guides, Bibliography, Poems
Includes numerous examples of Taoist and Zen poetry. Most are based around simple living and gardening.
Source: www.gardendigest.com

inspirational poetry: a guide to internet resources
Several hundred listings grouped into: Poetry online, Ezines, Evaluations, Book news, Competitions, Chit-Chat, and Poetry courses.
Source: www.poetry-portal.com

NewsHour Extra: Poetry
Funded by: Poetry Foundation Copyright 2006 MacNeil-Lehrer Productions All Rights Reserved
Source: www.pbs.org

PoetryAlive!
Local organization dedicated to all aspects of poetry offers workshops, summer programs and listings of poetry events.
Source: www.poetryalive.com

Magnetic Poetry, Refrigerator Magnets, Garden Stepping Stones, Fridge
Creators of tiny word magnets used on fridges. Shop for magnets and other products, read and submit poems, and play online.
Source: www.magneticpoetry.com

English 88, Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
Barefoot Poetry Press of South Africa baseball poem praised as Poundian by Babette Deutsch in Poetry in our Time (1956) Michael Basinski, "Venedian Beseechers" Erica Baum the beats
Source: www.writing.upenn.edu

PoetryPoetry - In Seine Poems Worth Hearing
An international, multi-cultural venue for audio (MP3) based poetry, as well as the written word. News, interviews, reviews, workshops, and other resources are also available.
Source: www.poetrypoetry.com

Urdu Poetry Archive - Ghazals, nazms, Urdu poetry related articles
Ghazals, nazms and other forms of Urdu poetry in transliterated form (Urdu written in English). Indexed by poet name and alphabetically for easy access. Includes a text based search engine.
Source: www.urdupoetry.com

The Academy of American Poets
DAILY POETRY MONTH FEATURES April is National Poetry Month! And Poets.org will have something new each day. Today's Features: Life Lines "Some lines come back to comfort us, others to instruct, still
Source: poets.org

Poetry Contest, Poems
A website for those interested in both reading and writing poetry. Features poetry submissions, poem of the day, writing tips, and poetry contests.
Source: www.poetryamerica.com

Saturday, April 15, 2006

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

Friday, April 14, 2006

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:
Source: www.alibi.com

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