Books events

Books events
Arizona Daily Star - Black Rose Poetry Readings Black Rose Caffe, 1800 N. Stone Ave. Readers to be announced. An open mic for poetry will follow the readings. 7-10 p.m. the third Friday of the month. Free. 777-3079.
Source: www.azstarnet.com

Best Slam Poets
San Francisco Weekly - On the front lines of the nationwide spoken-word phenomenon is Youth Speaks, the premier program for teen poetry in the country. Founded in 1996, the organization encourages Bay Area kids to write and perform, running a variety of classroom and after
Source: www.sfweekly.com

Traveling Cafe pulls up stakes for the season Last event is Thursday
Eagle-Tribune - I have been able to meet a lot of different people from the area, that do a lot of different things in the arts - painting, poetry, singing - all different things, things I wasn't aware of," said Perez, adding he gained a handful of new students
Source: www.eagletribune.com

Art inspired by poetry brightens library walls
Tallahassee Democrat - On the main library's art wall this month, local artist Barbara Mulligan has displayed eight large watercolors. Drawing her inspiration from the poetry of Carl Sandburg, her paintings interpret some of his best including two of my favorites, "Fog
Source: www.tallahassee.com

Sweet words from bard of Beaverdam
Richmond Times-Dispatch - EDWIN SEAY: The pen may be mightier than the sword, but it can also be softer than a kiss. It has the power to cut, and to heal. Edwin Seay of Beaverdam found this out at the age of 62 while working at a sawmill. "I started writing poetry out of self
Source: www.timesdispatch.com

Avant-garde poet receives $100G price
Modesto Bee - NEW YORK Avant-garde poet Michael Palmer has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 prize given annually for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry." "Michael Palmer is the foremost experimental poet of his generation and perhaps
Source: www.modbee.com