At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice continued on March 23, featuring artwork and a poetry reading by trans femme artist of color Jahmal B. Golden, screenings, and a Long Table Conversation.
Poetry
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Poems and paintings pair together in Makers exhibit
Leading up to Monday afternoon’s Great American Eclipse, I visited Makers Gallery and Studio to see the current show, “Schemes,” which consists of eight collaborative paintings and poems arranged in artful installations. I had been reading some articles about how the sky show would affect minute animal life on Earth, so my dome was already […]
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BOA Editions celebrates 40 years
BOA Editions’ story began much like that of other creative endeavors: When an intrepid individual identified a lack of opportunity, he went out and created it himself. One of the longest running independent presses in the nation, BOA was founded on July 4, 1976 by Al Poulin Jr., who was a Brockport professor at the […]
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Bordering bodies
Sometimes we learn something about ourselves through an outsider’s fresh-eyed perspective. This concept is being explored as part of a project by poet and performance artist Moheb Soliman, who is currently in the middle of a mission to trace the borderlands of the Great Lakes, documenting and digesting bits of interest along the way. Later […]
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“Al-Mutanabbi Street: Start the Conversation”
Some sensitive, yet profoundly brave individuals respond to horrific events by setting unflinching gazes upon complex subjects, when so many others would avert their eyes toward simpler matters. Through September 2, Central Library’s Lower Link Gallery is hosting a traveling exhibit of books and prints created in response to the 2007 attack on Al-Mutanabbi Street, […]
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WINTER GUIDE: The cozy catalogue
It’s fairly common to suggest some escapist epics or saucy stories to take to the water’s edge during the warmer months. But when are we more in need of mental transportation than mid-winter? City thought it would be fun to flip the “beach reads” concept, and consider what stories are more suited to snowdrifts than […]
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Fringe Fest 2013 Reviews: “Not Wallace Stevens,” “All Your Questions Answered”
According to Just Poets member Roy Bent, the group titled its Fringe Festival program of original poetry “Not Wallace Stevens” because while Stevens is undeniably a great poet, he’s one who’s “good on the page, but not on the stage.” It’s a characteristic endemic to poetry as a whole, and their group hopes to change […]
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Roses are red
Today you can find any book or magazine you could ever want at your local mega-bookstore — if you didn’t already buy it online. There’s little question that small, independent publishing houses didn’t exactly hit the jackpot with the rise of the Waldens and Barnes & Nobles of the world. But Thom Ward, fiction editor […]
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The accomplished and the insufficient
As you may know, April has been christened National Poetry Month by the high priests of American verse. Splashy displays highlighting new collections of poetry can be found in chain and independent bookstores. Libraries and colleges are hosting readings by hundreds of poets, both distinguished and emerging. When we read or listen to a […]
