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[Ed Allen reads from his novel written in limericks and Derick Burleson reads from "Melt"]

Ed Allen reads from his novel written in limericks and Derick Burleson reads from "Melt"

Ed Allen passed this along to us for our viewers -- Thomas

The Northern Renaissance Arts and Science series presents author Ed Allen reading from his work-in-progress novel written in limericks and poet Derick Burleson reads from his long poem, “Melt.” This reading series is sponsored by the UAA department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts.

3:20 Ed Allen, 26:57 Derick Burleson

This podcast was recorded on July 13, 2010.

Listen here

(51:58min, 48MB)
Originally from http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/podcasts/index.php?cat=Northern-Renaissance-Arts-and-Science-Series&page=2

[A Tribute to Richard Moore]

                               A Tribute to Richard Moore

                                    Richard is no Moore
                                    Don't believe that lore
                                    Claiming less is more
                                    On the muses' chore
                                    Riming from his core
                                    Moore was always more
                                    Never been a bore
                                    Now he's nevermore
                                                - Brock Brower

[The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:]

For any of our viewers who will be in the Monterey, California area on 14 September:

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:

Simon Hunt & Kathryn Petruccelli

Tuesday, September 14, 7:00 p.m.
East Village Coffee Lounge,
498 Washington Street, Monterey, CA
$5.00 Admission

For full informational flier click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view document)

Thank you Simon for letting us know, and we hope it goes wonderfully!

Thomas

Cody Walker, one of our contributors, has a weekly blog on The Kenyon Review.

Here are a few links that he forwarded to us recently:

Celebrating the birthday of Edmund Clerihew Bentley last month:
http://kenyonreview.org/blog/?p=9822

A wrap-up of the week's news in light verse:
http://kenyonreview.org/blog/?p=9677

From January: Celebrating the birthday of Lewis Carroll:
http://kenyonreview.org/blog/?p=7519

A collection of short poems:
http://kenyonreview.org/blog/?p=10329

Cheers

Thomas

Thanks to all who sent in their submissions for our Holiday Lyrics contest!

We will be working to get out a CD before the Holidays!

Thomas

Passed along to us by one of our contributors


Thanks Fred Yannantuono for sending us this 

We recently had another Wordplay Workshop at a nearby library.


It was a great day for getting out to a nice cool library.


Managing Editor Lisa Markwart stands before the whiteboard explaining homonyms to Wordplay Workshop participants.


Managing Editor Lisa Markwart holds up a flash card with a foreign alphabet for Wordplay Workshop participants to identify.


Sara Landolfi stands before the whiteboard as Managing Editor Lisa Markwart takes a question from one of the Wordplay Workshop participants.


Managing Editor Lisa Markwart discuss the success of this most recent Wordplay Workshop with Founding Editor, John Mella.

This event went very well, and we were asked to come back at a later date to perform the Wordplay Workshop.

If you are involved in a library or school and would like more information about our Wordplay Workshop, see www.foundatrionforlightverse.org under Programs. Feel free to contact us for free samples of materials used in this program.

Thomas

We are such fans of Phyllis Diller, we sent her a copy of Light Quarterly.

She was nice enough to send back this thank you note.



You are quite welcome, Phyllis!

From Lisa, Thomas and John

Sweetness & Spite, The Forgotten Pleasures of Light Verse
by R. J. Stove
http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/aug/01/00040/

Tim Forsythe

Her are a couple of nice articles on Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker and the Art of Light Verse
by John Hollander
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/parker/lightverse.htm
               
Dorothy Parker and Her Intimate Public
by Nina Miller
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/parker/miller.htm

Tim Forsythe