Poetry slam featuring Se7en was a hit

The ground breaking poetry slam was held in the Anne Campbell Little Theater at Hobart Taylor on Thursday. There were five judges and the contestants' scores ranged from one to five. The segment was limited to two and a half minutes and, if longer, the poet would get a penalty of five points. The three poets with the highest score would advance to the next round. The contestants came from all over Texas seeking the grand prize of $200 and a feature at Jazzman's Caf. As the poetry got under way, DJ Titus kept the crowd amped. The host for the evening was Nyne, a Charles Gilpin Player. First to the mic was Queen Sheeba, followed by Elijah King, who had the crowd in agreement about the state of America, and how the United States handled Katrina. Next to the stage was Seth Walker, then Middle Class G, who spoke about a side of drugs in America we never see.

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Nothing funny about being a poet

Percy Mabandu is a poet, born and bred in Garankuwa, Tshwane, the home of Dashiki (the 60's group that fused poetry with music). He is a fine artist, a trumpeter-in-training and a presenter on Top Stereo, a Tshwane University of Technology campus radio station. The poet spends a lot of his time with artists who now form part of this marginalised sector of the arts. What's poetry to you? Poetry is poetry, period. It is all art. There's good and bad poetry, but there are lines blurring in between every time someone writes a poem. What do you think is missing in local poetry? I have a love/hate relationship with my country of birth. We're a beautiful nation, but there are just not enough trans-generational connections being made. I have been doing a lot of research on protest poetry and there is a lot people can learn from.

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Poems needed from Kilkenny poets

The seventh issue of the very popular Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet is imminent and Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is looking for submissions. The aim of the publication is to give local writers a platform for their work. Each poem selected is included in the broadsheet which will be for sale throughout the county. Kevin Higgins has been selected to edit the seventh issue of Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet. Kevin is a poet based in Galway city. He facilitates poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre and along with his wife Susan Millar DuMars, they organise the Over The Edge readings in Galway City Library. His first collection of poems, 'The Boy With No Face', was published by Salmon in 2005 and was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish Poet. His second collection is forthcoming.

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Get to know The Lyric

Going to the movies is a favorite weekend activity for many teenagers. Some people consider the movies to be the perfect place to meet friends, go on dates or just get away from home. So what could be the downfall to this popular pastime? Paying for the tickets, popcorn, candy and drinks. By the time the movie actually starts, moviegoers' wallets have shrunk immensely. Many teens begin to wonder if it's really worth going to the theater. Luckily, the Lyric Theatre is located in downtown Blacksburg. Some background: The fully-restored 1930s movie house, a nonprofit organization, relies in part on donations from its members and the community. An old-fashioned ticket booth greets moviegoers upon entering the theater. Picking a seat can be fun, considering the fact that the Lyric has balcony seats along with traditional seating.

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Former poet laureate to judge local poetry contest

When Billy Collins judges the work of local poets in the 2007 Dyer-Ives Poetry Contest next month, he'll be "looking for a voice, a sense of someone talking to me." America's former poet laureate said recently in a telephone interview that he judges perhaps one contest per year, but in a career of teaching and writing that spans more than three decades he has, as he says, "done a lot of poetry picking." He recently edited the anthology "Best American Poetry 2006," selecting 400 poems from thousands of candidates. "My hawk-eye is pretty quick," he said. The klinkers are easy to spot. "You don't have to drink a quart of sour milk to know it's sour." Collins' voice has won him acclaim as perhaps the most appealing -- and bestselling -- American poet since Robert Frost.

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Pugster Name Lyric Custom Letters Laser Italian Charm Bracelet

This laser-printed charm spells out the name Lyric in fancy cursive lettering. Crafted and authenticated by Pugster Inc. To personalize your own charm please contact us for more details.

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With history as his muse, a poet finds new voices

It's puzzling to find two guitar-strumming African-American men in cowboy hats and boots on the cover of a book titled "For the Confederate Dead" -- and that's just the effect that author Kevin Young intended. "I wanted to complicate the notion of honoring the soldiers," says Young, who in his title poem explores the legacy of the Confederacy with more sympathy than bitterness or mockery. Complications in history animate the new book of poems by Young, 36, a Belmont resident and author of four previous collections of poetry. In "For the Confederate Dead," published by Knopf, he re-imagines the past through the voices of newly freed slaves after the Civil War, a travelogue by Booker T. Washington, and an homage to 18th-century Boston poet Phillis Wheatley. As a poet retelling history, Young follows in a tradition that dates back to Homer.

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Bachchan releases anthology of poems

MUMBAI: Iconic actor Amitabh Bachchan released a book 'A Poem for CRY', published by Child Rights and You (CRY), the organisation advocating child rights, on Monday. The book, published by CRY, together with Penguin Books India, comprises 86 poems, each the choice of an eminent Indian acting as an emissary for child rights. On the occasion, Bachchan recited a poem written by his father, the late poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. The same poem has also been contributed by the actor for the book. Commenting on the book, Bachchan said, "Child rights are not just the purview of the development sector. It is a responsibility for each one of us -- no matter who we are or what we do." Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, present on the occasion, too recited a favourite verse and cricket star Sachin Tendulkar's young daughter Sara, read out a poem called 'Sachin' chosen by her father, and penned by her late grandfather, the poet Ramesh Tendulkar.

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