http://www.gotpoetry.com/ News for Poets. Place to write. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:10 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/u9gJwd0x01M/sid=73893.html Since then, he's authored a number of books including "Dancing in Odessa," named the Best Poetry Book of the Year in 2004 by ForeWord Magazine. Other awards for Kaminsky include the American Academy of Arts and Letters' ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/olBdfLjP4DWIFZmaxqpe8aBBlIo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/olBdfLjP4DWIFZmaxqpe8aBBlIo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/olBdfLjP4DWIFZmaxqpe8aBBlIo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/olBdfLjP4DWIFZmaxqpe8aBBlIo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/u9gJwd0x01M" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:10 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73893.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/_FbjktbrlfU/sid=73894.html Poetry News: WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 08th, 2012 -- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces General His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended on Tuesday, the final episode in the first round of the pan-Arab poetry competition named 'Million's Poet'. The reality show launched by the Abu Dhabi TV has been acclaimed as ... (more)Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cQ2EUtyaoE-nAC3KnnjjEWUjo7g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cQ2EUtyaoE-nAC3KnnjjEWUjo7g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cQ2EUtyaoE-nAC3KnnjjEWUjo7g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cQ2EUtyaoE-nAC3KnnjjEWUjo7g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/_FbjktbrlfU" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:02:56 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73894.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/_O3ctuQGx6c/sid=73895.html Poetry News: Ruth O'Callaghan reads poems from her own collections... There will also be an 'open mic' session, giving local poets the opportunity to showcase their work in front of a live audience. Doors open at 7pm, admission 4 (3 cons)Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xz9VlfobtRolocckdhWbrIC6Nmc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xz9VlfobtRolocckdhWbrIC6Nmc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xz9VlfobtRolocckdhWbrIC6Nmc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xz9VlfobtRolocckdhWbrIC6Nmc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/_O3ctuQGx6c" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:03:52 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73895.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/AhyyKjwjjiw/sid=73896.html Poetry News: Artist Bob Pittman will be the featured artist at the Pamlico County Library for the month of February through mid-March. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Pamlico County Arts Council and the Pamlico Public Library.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oIq4d57e4QDiMW3NX-4bye1t8zI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oIq4d57e4QDiMW3NX-4bye1t8zI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oIq4d57e4QDiMW3NX-4bye1t8zI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oIq4d57e4QDiMW3NX-4bye1t8zI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/AhyyKjwjjiw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:05:15 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73896.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/qaTS_iHAdY4/sid=73897.html Poetry News: Danville High School graduate Jude Lally will read portions of his newest book, "I'm Fine, but Thanks for Asking," 7 p.m. Thursday at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mPb7LNYs-78d_QAbeM2wPoDI0eY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mPb7LNYs-78d_QAbeM2wPoDI0eY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mPb7LNYs-78d_QAbeM2wPoDI0eY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mPb7LNYs-78d_QAbeM2wPoDI0eY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/qaTS_iHAdY4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:06:17 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73897.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/lPKFYyk5dzA/sid=73898.html Poetry News: Maurice Manning, a self-proclaimed "defender of place and local culture," celebrates the uncommon and wonderful aspects of rural life in his newest collection of poetry, The Common Man .Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2kP_nSl4wbN1fJoiBOMmGXnl-dA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2kP_nSl4wbN1fJoiBOMmGXnl-dA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2kP_nSl4wbN1fJoiBOMmGXnl-dA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2kP_nSl4wbN1fJoiBOMmGXnl-dA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/lPKFYyk5dzA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:07:20 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73898.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/yM5TOLgUgFE/sid=73899.html Poetry News: WAM Sharjah, 8th Feb. 2012 -- H. 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Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, received today poets and men of letters participating at the 10th Sharjah forum for Arabic poetry at Sharjah Poetry House.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ft1mEc3zmOQCaNcm030HEj95oP4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ft1mEc3zmOQCaNcm030HEj95oP4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ft1mEc3zmOQCaNcm030HEj95oP4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ft1mEc3zmOQCaNcm030HEj95oP4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/yM5TOLgUgFE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:13 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73899.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/CH4PfuCObSw/sid=73900.html Poetry News: To celebrate Black History Month and poetry, poet Crystal Williams will read and discuss her work at Western Oregon University.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L3bDVbjRJgNa2ty3wLoeHZ5tr0Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L3bDVbjRJgNa2ty3wLoeHZ5tr0Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L3bDVbjRJgNa2ty3wLoeHZ5tr0Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L3bDVbjRJgNa2ty3wLoeHZ5tr0Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/CH4PfuCObSw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:55 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73900.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/tos2ekBysMc/sid=73901.html Looney will read from "A Short Bestiary of Love and Madness," his most recently released collection of poetry. "Every poem in this collection makes use of a particular animal and something about its nature and/or behavior as the central ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUtDx_lW6Ptr0rlhddXdzwkHQ9o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUtDx_lW6Ptr0rlhddXdzwkHQ9o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUtDx_lW6Ptr0rlhddXdzwkHQ9o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUtDx_lW6Ptr0rlhddXdzwkHQ9o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/tos2ekBysMc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:26 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73901.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/enyuldYm4Is/sid=73902.html LEXINGTON - A 2000 Danville High School graduate will read from his second book of poetry at a book launch Thursday in Lexington. Jude Lally will read from "I'm Fine, but Thanks for Asking." The evening also is the ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4bK_ipGfy7ghz8KBnN1xTqYVAEI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4bK_ipGfy7ghz8KBnN1xTqYVAEI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4bK_ipGfy7ghz8KBnN1xTqYVAEI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4bK_ipGfy7ghz8KBnN1xTqYVAEI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/enyuldYm4Is" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:00 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73902.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/YRJPksjz_Pc/sid=73903.html Poetry News: To celebrate Black History Month and poetry, poet Crystal Williams will read and discuss her work at Western Oregon University.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FVmESj9tzwl6EfSg173WgeDD4ho/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FVmESj9tzwl6EfSg173WgeDD4ho/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FVmESj9tzwl6EfSg173WgeDD4ho/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FVmESj9tzwl6EfSg173WgeDD4ho/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/YRJPksjz_Pc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:13:14 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73903.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/lMfaOPdJwJI/sid=73904.html Poetry News: The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to attend a free event on Tuesday, Feb.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4aPDpFySgbJM7OAOBUbZDWhQ2E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4aPDpFySgbJM7OAOBUbZDWhQ2E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4aPDpFySgbJM7OAOBUbZDWhQ2E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p4aPDpFySgbJM7OAOBUbZDWhQ2E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/lMfaOPdJwJI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:13:41 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73904.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/ixdfHimZ9iI/sid=73905.html Poetry News: Chicano artist JosA Lozano will present a night of poetry on Thursday, Feb.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5nqXst4B-xc4YdgIsh7CyM5cNiE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5nqXst4B-xc4YdgIsh7CyM5cNiE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5nqXst4B-xc4YdgIsh7CyM5cNiE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5nqXst4B-xc4YdgIsh7CyM5cNiE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/ixdfHimZ9iI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:15:29 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73905.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/zn-Y-SfEC_0/sid=73906.html Poetry News: The public is invited to watch 15 high school students perform poetry today in the Sacramento County finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition.Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Grw3fWND7c690U2Y5EZqTsDaISU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Grw3fWND7c690U2Y5EZqTsDaISU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Grw3fWND7c690U2Y5EZqTsDaISU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Grw3fWND7c690U2Y5EZqTsDaISU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/zn-Y-SfEC_0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:11 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73906.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~3/qUZG2_BPHRQ/sid=73907.html Gregory Orr is the author of more than ten collections of poetry in addition to several volumes of essays and criticism. He is professor of English at the University of Virginia where he ...Link! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bDbmm_0yMMtfeSe7fy3rWee0NkU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bDbmm_0yMMtfeSe7fy3rWee0NkU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bDbmm_0yMMtfeSe7fy3rWee0NkU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bDbmm_0yMMtfeSe7fy3rWee0NkU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gotpoetry/aMca/~4/qUZG2_BPHRQ" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:18:30 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=73907.html