http://www.gotpoetry.com./ News for Poets. Place to write. en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:18:46 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly GotPoetry.com News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.gotpoetry.com./images/autoheader/logo-slogan.gif http://www.gotpoetry.com./ http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18815.html In the Traditional News: If Gov. Sarah Palin, by John McCain's estimation, "knows more about energy than probably anyone in the United States of America," then why is she getting such basic facts about our nation's energy production wrong?Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:18:46 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18816.html In the Traditional News: One illegal alien was arrested this year in Tucson after allegedly using a stolen social security number to buy two homes and rack up over $780,000 in bad debt.Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:19:59 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18817.html In the Traditional News: Meeting senior representatives of Athens and Skopje in New York on October 8 2008, United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz proposed a compromise name for Macedonia - according to some media reports, the proposal ...Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:26:01 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18818.html Stories of the Southesk Collection explores the adventures of Carnegie, better known as the ninth Earl of Southesk, who in 1859 travelled through Western Canada (then known as Rupert's Land) to sightsee, hunt and recover emotionally after the death of his young wife. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:28:53 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18819.html Local poet Larry Blake will speak at a service of healing and wholeness at 7 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 3077 Valleyview Dr., off Central Avenue. Mr. Blake will talk of his struggles with alcohol addiction and how faith helped his recovery. He will also read from his collection of spiritual poetry titled Poems of Praise....Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:39:07 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18820.html A reading and book signing will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Hearthside Books in the Nugget Mall. The book is scheduled to be available in Juneau bookstores on Thursday, Oct. 9. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:46:24 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18821.html Mezzo soprano Denise Blackmore gave warmth and feeling to two moving songs Martin wrote to the poetry of Ursula Vaughan Williams, the wife of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. ...Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:47:27 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18822.html The eighth annual NHFF, which started as a film expo in Derry and moved to Portsmouth in 2004, will take place from Thursday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 19. This festival is a classic example of smart growth — learning and building and getting more efficient, more professional every year....Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:49:51 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18823.html Poetry News: Artist: The Sound of Being Moved Medium: Performance Art - Poetry Readings Venue: Blue Guitar Gallery 8 pm Address: 186 Northampton St Event: OPEN MIC for poets.Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:49:24 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18824.html In the Traditional News: Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of primetime television on CBS and NBC, sources confirm. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:50:54 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18825.html Poetry News: Hafez poetry is imbued with spirituality that emanates from the Quran, Hafez expert Baha?eddin Khorramshahi told MNA on the occasion of Hafez National Day on Friday.Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:53:48 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18826.html The project “Where d’ye come fae?” encouraged participants of a range of backgrounds to explore ideas of identity, share stories about life in Scotland, and to write about their experiences. The resulting poems are thought provoking, poignant and amusing. In this Scottish Poetry Library resource you can read the poems, download lesson plans, and order sets of postcards....Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:57:04 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18827.html "Healing with Words: Writing the Breast Cancer Experience" will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room at South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital, 501 W. Front St., Elmer. Participants will learn how writing can be healing; hear published poems written by well-known survivor poets; and participate in a brief poetry therapy experience with fellow breast cancer survivors. Alysa Cummings is the group leader....Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:59 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18828.html Poetry News: Laura Grossman graduated from Lehman College with a degree in English Literature and several awards from poetry contests.Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:02:02 GMT http://www.gotpoetry.com./News/article/sid=18829.html Wolff is the founding editor and publisher of Fence Magazine and Fence Books, and of The Constant Critic, a poetry review site. Her first two books of poems are "Manderley" (U. of Illinois Press, 2001) and "Figment" (W. W. Norton, 2004); ...Link! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:04:44 GMT