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6 Nov 2020, 11:30 am
. * * * “There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings, but they are communities like you…” Qur’an 6:38 [With regard to ‘communities,’ there is an interesting metaphorical and allegorical poem in Persian (available in English trans.) about aspects of Sufism titled The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (1177) by the Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 10:32 am
The great Pittsburgh poet Jack Gilbert wrote that “only Pittsburgh is more than Pittsburgh,” and he meant that “Pittsburgh,” or rather Pittsburghs – the actual neighborhoods that make up the city; the townships and counties that make up the region – is bigger and broader and fuller in the minds of Pittsburghers than it is on the ground, in the real spaces that define it. [read post]
1 Nov 2020, 1:25 am
Mermaids – those mystical, shapeshifting, marine creatures, whose upper bodies are human, and lower halves are fish – have represented freedom, power, temptation, seduction, and love, for thousands of years.Homer, the ancient Greek poet, and author of “The Odyssey,” is believed to have written of mermaids as far back as the late eighth, early seventh century, B.C.In “A Texas Mermaid Movie,” written and directed by John David DeVirgliis, our 11-year-old… [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 7:36 am
It made me think of that sentence from a New Yorker article about French poets that I saw fit to quote for you yesterday: "Rimbaud’s 'A Season In Hell' gave the idea that poetry should be, first of all, a journey into extreme experience, evidenced not by a coherent evocation of a story but by subversive images and sensual evocations that subvert logic and language itself. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 9:31 am
"... which a fresh-from-Minnesota Dylan took down from Van Ronk’s bookshelf, on Macdougal Street, in 1960—that provided the impetus for that poet’s own stream of imagery. [read post]
20 Oct 2020, 10:30 am
Last week, we celebrated the 29th Annual—and first ever online—Pioneer Award Ceremony, which EFF convenes for our digital heroes and the folks that help make the online world a better, safer, stronger, and more fun place. [read post]
19 Oct 2020, 5:35 am
We've Moved! [read post]
15 Oct 2020, 3:41 pm
Europe Recovered: Ring once owned by Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde: Engraved with Greek lettering, a gold ring donated by the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde has been recovered. [read post]
14 Oct 2020, 7:50 am
With regard to Italy, its interest in Japan through the figure of the soldier-poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and his “samurai brother” is considered, alongside the now-forgotten “Partisans for Peace” movement, drawing on two unpublished documents. [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 6:20 am
Poets, by contrast, … Continue reading "October" [read post]
10 Oct 2020, 11:59 am
Jasiri X joins the Main Stage to discuss how art, activism, and media have changed dramatically over the last six months, and how we navigate these changes and participate authentically in this new reality with emerging Pittsburgh leaders — Miracle Jones, community organizer and activist who advocates for equity along the intersections of gender, race, and class; and multi-talented artist, performer, poet, songwriter, producer, and head teaching artist at 1Hood Media, Treble NLS.… [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 6:00 am
She was 'our' poet. [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 3:15 pm
"People keep telling me how humble I am. [read post]
4 Oct 2020, 7:14 pm
On the anniversary of St Francis of Assisi's death, Pope Francis celebrates Mass before the Saint's tomb and signs his Encyclical "Fratelli tutti". [read post]
24 Sep 2020, 9:32 am
Call for Submissions Hedgehogs and Foxes Election Haiku Contest Hedgehogs and Foxes welcomes Haiku submissions from poets and from those who dabble, especially writers from among the legal academy. [read post]
24 Sep 2020, 9:32 am
Call for Submissions Hedgehogs and Foxes Election Haiku Contest Hedgehogs and Foxes welcomes Haiku submissions from poets and from those who dabble, especially writers from among the legal academy. [read post]
22 Sep 2020, 5:17 am
The Dare to Dream Project has teamed up with Busboys and Poets to host a book series about immigration topics. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 3:22 am
What brought about the explosion was a draft “Anti-Racism Pledge,” organized by poet Hope Wabuke and proposed to the board of critics for comment. [read post]
2 Sep 2020, 9:20 am
Poets & Quants, Should MBA Programs Make The GMAT & GRE Optional? [read post]
30 Aug 2020, 7:45 am
"From "'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'" (BBC). [read post]
