Great story about poets feeling an urgency to do something in response to the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
A telling paragraph in the article is this one:
King and Staples modeled their group after Poets Against War, a popular Web site established in January 2003 that solicits and anthologizes poems protesting war, though Staples and King wanted Poets for Living Waters to be “for” something, rather than “against.” Yet “people are sending in a lot of work reflecting anger and grief about what’s happened,” Staples says. Even so, the two poets believe such emotion is simply part of the process of mobilizing the community.
The whole article from the Poets & Writer’s website is here: http://www.pw.org/content/poets_act_on_oil_spill
SPLAB Visiting Poets Series 2010-2011
On March 11 and 12, 2011, SPLAB welcomes legendary poet, essayist, novelist and editor Nathaniel Mackey to Columbia City for a reading, workshop and talk. Location and details TBA. Sponsored by 4Culture, Poets and Writers and WESTAF. Nate’s bio below. Location TBA.
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Went to see this tonight with the Wily Almondina and we both found it very well done. If you care about African-American history, or art, or REAL USAMerican culture, you should get down to NW Film Forum.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
August 6-12 Daily at 7, 9pm (plus Sat-Sun at 5:30pm) Jean-Michel Basquiat was a burst of color on the international art scene and a walking personal tragedy who also happened to be a good friend of American filmmaker Tamra Davis. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child is about the artist and phenomenon who became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene. He sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. Soon, however, his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place. “Places Basquiat’s art in a cultural context with an enthusiasm and zest that make the many pictures shown come blazingly alive.” -NY Times
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