It’s National Poetry Month! How will you celebrate? Poets.org has some ideas here. Me personally, I will ‘celebrate’ by organizing Poets of Babel’s 1st Anniversary celebration at the Jerusalem Cinematheque! There will be a film related to poetry (we decided on Howl), poetry readings in different languages, and music (I’m working on jazz with anContinue reading “National Poetry Month”
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“Future Perfect,” My First Poetry Slam
About a month ago, I did my first poetry slam and first spoken word performance on stage. I was petrified from the moment I agreed to do it…but I knew that I had to. I’ve wanted to for so long. And even after actually doing it and feeling like I could do it again andContinue reading ““Future Perfect,” My First Poetry Slam”
On “How to Avoid Work: A 1949 Guide to Doing What You Love” & a Response to Mother
You know you’re in the right place when you just glow from it. Being in the flow, in the zone, it has as many names as the names of god. I have a firm belief in the gifts given to each, in the muses that come and go at their own will, in the artContinue reading “On “How to Avoid Work: A 1949 Guide to Doing What You Love” & a Response to Mother”
“Amphitrite, The Third One Who Encircles” published in Eternal Haunted Summer
After over half a year of not submitting, I’m happy to announce my 3rd published poem, “Amphitrite, The Third One Who Encircles” was published in the Winter Solstice edition of the ezine, Eternal Haunted Summer! Check it out! *(Note: my original spacing of the poem was a bit different from the published version, but ohContinue reading ““Amphitrite, The Third One Who Encircles” published in Eternal Haunted Summer”
“In Media Res” or a ModPoetic Collage: On a Vision, a Course, a Liberation, a Block, and a “Way” to “Eunoia”
*(Note to reader: This entire piece is an experiment. It is an exercise in “how,” that is, it’s not so much what I am saying but how I am saying it. I try to explain what ModPo has taught me by using it, drawing on elements from proto-modernism, the edge of modernist poetics, found language, spontaneous prose,Continue reading ““In Media Res” or a ModPoetic Collage: On a Vision, a Course, a Liberation, a Block, and a “Way” to “Eunoia””
“The Way” ModPo Changed My Facebook Posts
The Modern and Contemporary Poetry Course, better known as ModPo, led by Prof. Al Filreis and his enlightened TA team, from the University of Pennsylvania, started September 10, 2012. Since beginning the course, not only have I become obsessed with it (I’ve been ‘squeezing’ it in everywhere as Prof. Filreis extolled us to do inContinue reading ““The Way” ModPo Changed My Facebook Posts”
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Modern & Contemporary American Poetry Course
I just wanted to drop by and let you know what I’ll be doing next week: taking the free online Modern & Contemporary American Poetry Course to brush up my poetry skills. Here’s an introduction video. Check it out! Hopefully, I’ll be back sooner than usual!
Featured Guest Poem on Flashlight City Blues, Poetry by Brice Maiurro
Shoshana, Congratulations! You won! I have posted a blog entry congratulating you, and your poem has been added to the Featured Guest Poem tab of my blog. I would love to put up a picture of you, if you’d like, and a short bio. Would you send me something to that effect? i.e. “Shoshana wasContinue reading “Featured Guest Poem on Flashlight City Blues, Poetry by Brice Maiurro”
The First Poets of Babel Meeting! (…was 3 months ago!)
Four months and 16 days later, the first meeting of Poets of Babel has finally taken place and it was amazing. We were only 7, but then again 7 is the number of perfection. Ira, a Russian Israeli and Hebrew teacher arrived first. I met Ira at Hillel House in 2008 when I made myContinue reading “The First Poets of Babel Meeting! (…was 3 months ago!)”
Shoshana Sarah 