The Halloween Parade that Lou Reed sings about on his 1989 New York disc had been left for dead. Neither 9/11 nor Hurricane Irene in 2011 could stop the parade. Huricane Sandy in 2012 did bring about its death...or do we speak of the parade's death prematurely? Now risen from the dead through a crowd funding effort, the Greenwich Village mainstay has come back to life. But is it the same Halloween Parade that Lou Reed sang about?
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Lou Reed's Halloween Parade
The Halloween Parade that Lou Reed sings about on his 1989 New York disc had been left for dead. Neither 9/11 nor Hurricane Irene in 2011 could stop the parade. Huricane Sandy in 2012 did bring about its death...or do we speak of the parade's death prematurely? Now risen from the dead through a crowd funding effort, the Greenwich Village mainstay has come back to life. But is it the same Halloween Parade that Lou Reed sang about?
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte — Jueves
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espanol,
Jueves,
Oración,
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte,
Santa Muerte,
semanario,
translation
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The Night Before Halloween
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Halloween,
poem,
Russell Rosander,
The Night Before Halloween
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte — Martes
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espanol,
Martes,
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte,
Santa Muerte,
semanario,
translation
Monday, October 28, 2013
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte — Lunes
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Lunes,
Oraciones dela Santa Muerte,
Santa Muerte,
semanario,
translation
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Library Walk: Dylan Thomas
Born on this day in 1914, Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) is perhaps more famous in death than he was in life. In life the Welsh poet is best remembered for his A Child's Christmas in Wales. In death he is the "roistering, drunken and doomed poet" who famously drank himself to death in New York City.
As memorialized in his adopted New York, it is the second verse of In My Craft or Sullen Art that is enshrined on Library Walk. The poem first appeared in Deaths and Entrances published in 1946. In My Craft or Sullen Art expertly captures the process and motivation of the poet — or of any creative mind who creates not for material gain but for something more substantial — something from within.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Ghost Light
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Ghost Light,
poem,
poet,
Renee Matthews-Jackson,
theater
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tristessa
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Jack Kerouac,
Mark Butkus,
Mexico,
poem,
Tristessa
Friday, October 18, 2013
Wonderland
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MJ Duggan,
poem,
poet,
Scenes from the Big Society,
UK,
Wonderland
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
National Book Award Poetry Shortlist Announced
The shortlists for the National Book Awards were announced today and the nominees for the poetry award are: Frank Bidart; Lucie Brock-Broido; Adrian Matejka; Matt Rasmussen and; Mary Szybist. Nikky Finney who won the 2011 National Book Award for Poetry for her fourth volume of poetry – Head Off & Split heads a panel of five judges who will decide this year's honoree.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Chicago Man Buys Four Banksy's to 'Fill Wall'
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This graffiti in Harlem is not an original Banksy! |
Who is that Man from Chicago who bought four original Banksy pieces of "spray art" in Central Park yesterday?
Acclaimed street artist Banksy is doing a well publicized "residency" on the streets of New York City that he is documenting on his website and the media is documenting with daily coverage.
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Better Out Than In,
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Man from Chicago,
Mirror,
New York City,
spray art.,
street art
Friday, October 11, 2013
A Knight in Rusting Armor
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A Knight in Rusting Armor,
birthday,
Mark Butkus,
poem,
Teresa Puente
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Annabel Lee Comes to Life After Poe's Death
The anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7 was duly noted in many media outlets and social media as well. For some fans of Poe, October 9 is the more important date. October 9, 1849 is the date of Rufus Wilmot Griswold's infamous obituary in the New York Tribune.
Much ink has been spilled about how our perception of Poe has been formed by Griswold. Not only was he Poe's literary executor he was also his rival in literature and in love. Griswold's obit set about to belittle Poe in the hope of raising Griswold's own literary standing.
What is often overlooked in Griswold's obit is that the obituary also included the first publication of one of Poe's best poems. Annabel Lee.
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Annabel Lee,
anniversary,
Edgar Allan Poe,
obituary,
poem,
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Bye-Bye Barbie
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Alyscamps Press,
Australia,
Barbie,
Bye-Bye Barbie,
doll,
Halloween,
poem,
poet,
Rosemary Nissen-Wade,
Secret Leopard
Monday, October 7, 2013
New Short Story from Stieg Larsson in Crime Anthology
Stieg Larsson – the author of the Girl in the Dragon Tattoo books – will be featured in a new anthology of Swedish crime stories to be available in the new year.
Head of Zeus announced that they will be the UK publishers of the much-talked about anthology of Swedish crime stories, A Darker Shade, edited by John-Henri Holmberg.
A landmark anthology, this will be the first collection of Swedish crime stories translated into English. It features unpublished fiction from international phenomenon Stieg Larsson and his long-term partner Eva Gabrielson as well as bestsellers Henning Mankell, Per Wahloo, Maj Sjowall and more.
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A Darker Shade,
Anthology,
Crime,
Head of Zeus,
press release,
short story,
Stieg Larsson,
Swedish
Thursday, October 3, 2013
London Calling: Poetry Competition for UK Youths
The Christopher Tower Poetry Competition 2014, the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, opens for entries on National Poetry Day, and this year students between 16-18 years of age are challenged to write a poem on the theme of ‘News’.
Established in 2000, the Tower Prizes are recognized as among the most prestigious literary awards for this age group. The first prize is £3,000, with £1,000 and £500 going to the second and third prize-winners. In addition to individual prizes, the students’ schools and colleges also receive cash prizes of £150. Longlisted entrants’ poems are published on the Tower Poetry website.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Library Walk: Wallace Stevens
Born on this day in 1879, Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) gives hope to poets of a certain age as he was not published until the age of 35. In fact, the Harvard educated insurance executive's best work was not produced until he was in his 50s. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens in 1955.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Remembering Julia de Burgos
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Remembering Julia by Manny Vega in East Harlem. |
Pablo Neruda, said that she was destined to be the greatest poet of the Americas. So how did Julia de Burgos end up dead and anonymous on a Harlem sidewalk in 1953 at the age of 39?
My soul?
A broken harmony
that hops over its dementia
on the cushion of time.
Julia's tale begins in her native Puerto Rico with her birth on February 17, 1914. A strong-willed woman born into poverty she nevertheless rose above her circumstances and went on to university to become a teacher. Julia was an ardent Puerto Rican nationalist who also pushed for the rights of women. In 1936 she gave a rousing speech in defense of women's rights, La mujer ante el dolor de la Patria to the Puerto Rico General Assembly.
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