The Enclave Reading Series returns OCTOBER 24, with a powerhouse line-up. The triple brilliance of Michael Cunningham, Darryl Pinckney, and Amy King all on the same bill. As usual, the lights will be dim, the bar will be open, and admission is free. Don’t miss this one! Saturday October 24 5:00 – 7:00 PM Cake…
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“NECESSARY INSTINCT“ @ Harp & Altar Roseanne Carrara Curses To a Translator of Horace The End of the Novel Andy Fitch from Island Freshly Raked The Cloisters Apartments for Sale Geometry of the Lemon Jimmy Carter Attitude Eileen G’Sell Sunday Blanket Praise Amy King Necessary Instinct Jesse Lichtenstein Cause Effect Stephen Sturgeon Three Elegies for…
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Verse broadens the mind, scientists find RICHARD GRAY (rgray@scotlandonsunday.com) IF LITERATURE is food for the
mind, then a poem is a banquet, according to research by Scottish scientists
which shows poetry is better for the brain than prose. Psychologists at Dundee
and St Andrews universities claim the work of poets such as Lord
Byron exercise the mind…
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But does it detract or distract from other poetic devices and effects? Is being memorable the beat-all, end-all of a poem’s intent? Not that this should be an either/or question. Sent via Jilly: How Alliteration Enhances Poetry, Prose, And Memory 03 Aug 2008 From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important…
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Canopic Jar 21 is out and about the virtual world, ready for your visit! P o e t r y Kay McKenzie Cooke Rosemarie Crisafi Jo Hemmant Amy King Greg Kosmicki Nicole Kuwik Cynthia Ruth Lewis Hannah Leah Dana Guthrie Martin Rethabile Masilo P.A. Merrill [from our archives] Dike Okoro Meg Pokrass Ren Powell P…
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