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Brenda Hillman Audio, Links to Occupy Beatdown

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Splabman

Brenda Hillman finished off the SPLAB 2011 Visiting Poets Series in fine fashion November 11 and 12 with a brilliant talk on Innovation and Activism in Poetry Friday the 11th (Veterans Day), a workshop that left at least one participant … Continue reading →

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PAUL GOODMAN CHANGED MY LIFE (film)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Splabman

I got this from SIFF today: “*Any page by Paul Goodman will give you not only originality and brilliance but wisdom, that is, something to think about. He is our peculiar, urban, twentieth-century Thoreau, the quintessential American mind of our … Continue reading →

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Living Room, Tuesday Nov 22 7P Thanks or Genocide?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Splabman

As Thanksgiving approaches school children learn the story of pilgrims, Plymouth rock, helpful natives and thanks. As those children grow older they realize that the way the pilgrims gave thanks was genocide. That kind of ruins the story. Using examples … Continue reading →

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Occupy Poetry call

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Splabman

from Phoebe Bosche’s I-Phone: Begin forwarded message: From: Calls for Poets Submissions <cfp.literature.univ.edu@gmail.com> Date: November 15, 2011 7:44:32 AM PST To: Call for Poets Submissions <cfp.english.univ.edu@gmail.com> Subject: Invitation to publish poems in the “Occupy Poetry” project Hello, The ‘Occupy Poetry’ … Continue reading →

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