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Louisvile loves poets and vice a versa.[Extras]
Although it may be a little segregated or fragmented, Louisville has a pretty strong spoken word and poetry scene which is surprising to most people. It may be a little more known that we are home to one of the few remaining beat poets Ron Whitehead) or a national touring and award winning slam poet (Truth B. Told), but Louisville is also home to an array of talented poets and poetry events of varying styles.
Writing festival set for November 12-18 [Colleges]
Book lovers, rejoice! Starting this coming Saturday, November 12, Spalding University’s Festival of Contemporary Writing will celebrate its tenth year with a weeklong program featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction and screenwriting readings by faculty, guests and alumni of Spalding University’s brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program. An opening reception at 3:30 on Sunday will include a reading and cake cutting.
Makalani Bandele releases Hell Fightin', featuring jazz music and fellow poet Kristin Prevallet [Books]
Makalani Bandele will be releasing Hellfightin', his collection of poetry from Willow books at the Frankfort Avenue Carmichael's Bookstore on Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. The event is presented by Carmichael's bookstore and Spalding's BFA program and will also be featuring jazz music and New York poetic activist Kristin Prevallet. There is no fee to attend the event.
Front Pages with David Dominé [Louisville Magazine]
This article appears in the July 2011 issue of LouisvilleMagazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
Elvis biographer, other authors to discuss writing and publishing [Colleges]
Want a chance to hear from nationally acclaimed authors with Kentucky ties and learn the nuts and bolts of writing and publishing—for free? This coming Saturday, May 21, the Kentucky Women’s Book Festival will give you the opportunity.
Celebrate women artists at the PYRO Gallery [Books]
Saturday is the day to celebrate SWAN Day.
SWAN is Support Women Artists Now, and there will be an event in celebration, showcasing local writers, visual artists, musicians, theater artists, and dancers.
This free event will be held Saturday, March 26, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the PYRO Gallery, 624 W.
Celebrating National Poetry Month with Garrison Keillor and Billy Collins [Books]
April is National Poetry Month, and Louisville will be celebrating it in a big way. On Thursday, April 21, at The Kentucky Center, U of L and the Kentucky Author Forum will be hosting an interview with Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States and author of Horoscopes for the Dead. Collins will be interviewed by none other than Garrison Keillor, host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer’s Almanac.
Write for Louisville.com [Self-referential]
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We're open to other neighborhoods and topics too, so pitch us. The only catch: the beat has to relate to Louisville.
The commitment: three short posts a week on your subject. The pay is commensurate for blogging. Other perks include access to events throughout the city and writing for a high-profile website that'll build your Internet presence and clip file.
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