This sounds like a blast and a chance to hear some very decent slam poets. Poetry–where it is at.
Greetings Slam Fam,
This Friday (the 23rd) join us for our first poetry slam at Bread and Bagel. We promise an action packed night, featuring:
1. Feature poets Carlos Robson and Basik Knowledge, from the Carolinas. Carlos Robson is a World Ranked poet and member of the Concrete Generation. Basik Knowledge is a former World Finalist and has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry.
2. A Youth Slam at 7:30, featuring some of the most talented intelligent youth that Kentucky has to offer
3. An adult Slam at 9:00, featuring many of the top poets in the Southeast, with guests from Nashville, and other surrounding states.
4. You know Bread & Bagel has beer now right? Oh yeah, and sandwiches and pizza…but beer too…
How much for this poetically packed extravaganza? Only $5 for Adults (And only $3 dollars if you have a student ID).
Festivities start at 7:00….youth slam at 7:30…adult slam at 9:00.
CASH PRIZES FOR ALL WINNERS
5th Annual Arnow Conference
on Appalachian Literature and Culture
April 13-14, 2007
Somerset Community College
Weeping for the Cumberlands:
Environmentalism in Text and Context
Featured events will include workshops for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, readings by published authors, academic presentations about Appalachian literature, great food, lively music, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
A conference focal point will be a panel discussion featuring some prominent voices in opposition to the mountaintop removal method of extracting coal. Authors and political activists slated to take part in the discussion include Erik Reece, author of Lost Mountain; poet and journalist Anne Shelby; novelist Gurney Norman; Water quality expert Gary Sherman; and Father John Rausch, syndicated columnist and Director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia.
For more information, contact Lynn Crabtree at 606-451-6765 or email her at Lynn.Crabtree@kctcs.edu.
You may also find a brochure with app. and other information here: Harriet Arnow Conference Brochure
I was recently contacted by a former student, Jessica Phelps, about an available position for a technical writer. Jessica works at Hitcents, a software development company here in Bowling Green, and Hitcents is seeking a part-time or intern-level technical writer. The job would include, in the short term, writing documentation for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system which is currently in development. In the future, the person in this position may write an instructional manual for the same system. Applicants do not necessarily have to be familiar with ERP systems already. However, they should be able to talk to computer programmers, to understand a technically complex system, and to help write the documentation for it. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email careers@hitcents.com for more information.
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This is a fine example of “standing on the shoulders of giants” that ties the online to the old line. Perhaps someone would like to apply the same idea to a venerable collection of American poetry?