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People power helps save a few of England's libraries; Borders' bankruptcy filing is part of a disturbing trend for major print book distributors; new Web sites enable far-flung Kindle e-book lending; an unfinished e-book is published chronicling Watson's ongoing contest on Jeopardy; and other news.
In this Oscar-worthy performance, an inspired poet takes a moment to digest the news that his rather uninspired poem has not been accepted for publication.
To blurb or not to blurb; celebrating Toni Morrison's birthday with a read-a-thon of her work in Kansas; a resurgence of serial novels; Obama proposes a twenty-million-dollar cut to library funding; and other news.
Poet Evelyn Posamentier and painter Elizabeth Jameson, whose own brain scans are prominently featured in her work, use their respective art forms to interpret their experiences with multiple sclerosis.
Edouard Glissant dies in Paris at age eighty-two; the lost art of writing love letters; banning e-readers in New York City café; indie-run Bookstore Solutions Management; and other news.
For one week, collect words and phrases you encounter throughout the day from signs, advertisements, menus, overheard conversations, radio programs, headlines, television, etc. At the end of the week, write a found poem, using these snippets.
This trailer for the film adaption of Ayn Rand's 1957 best-selling novel Atlas Shrugged offers a sneak peak at the movie hitting theaters April 15.
Amazon is closing a distribution center in Texas; Salon launches awards for the best literary sex writing; an author and a librarian study the lifespan of the typical literary magazine; BEA announces breakfast hosts for 2011 conference; and other news.
This clip features photos of the demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square by Hany Soliman as well as footage of poet Kamal Abdel Halim reciting two poems in protest of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
