Month: May 2011

Latest Potsdam Institute Report

I enjoy the Potsdam Institute’s reports, though at times, like today, they seem too much in bed, or at least embedded in industry — but then of course energy is the biggest industry around & there is no model for a non-business (i.e. non-capitalist) alternative energy grid. Interesting though that in the report below the association Europe-North Africa is taken for granted, even if any definitions of such intercourse remain unspoken. … Read more Latest Potsdam Institute Report

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Marché de la Poésie 2011

The pleasure of a sunny Paris weekend at the annual Marché de la Poésie on Place Saint Sulpice. The photo below taken on Friday afternoon, opening day. Haven’t been able to take any more as my iPhone decided to stop syncing with my laptop & until that little problem is solved, this will have to do.  Although the sun is bleaching out the books exhibited en premier plan, the … Read more Marché de la Poésie 2011

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Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)

This, via the L.A. Times: May 27, 2011 |  7:49 pm Gil Scott-Heron, whose late 1960s and early ’70s poetry set to rhythmic jazz music, especially “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” was one of the most important and obvious inspirations for rap music, has died, according to his British publisher. The poet and musician, who had long struggled with drug addiction, had in the past two years returned into … Read more Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)

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A Call from Syrian Writers

Transmission of the call addressed to all poets and writers in the world إحالة نداء إلى كافة الروائيين والشعراء والنقاد في العالم Check out the video before reading the text and thank you for your signatures   The Syrian revolution 2011 تاريخ  الثورة السورية الحديث http://www.facebook.com/l/f966dz7Sw-ad02KT1gP0ZTb4v6g/www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzvduDVjdyA   We, Syrian writers, endorsing the previous call that our friends the filmmakers addressed to their colleagues in the world, are addressing this call for … Read more A Call from Syrian Writers

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Greg Palast on How Strauss-Kahn Screws Africa

One of the more interesting analyses of DSK’s activities: Strauss-Kahn Screws Africa May 24, 2011 By Greg Palast Greg Palast’s ZSpace Page / ZSpace Now that I’ve dispensed with the obvious and obnoxious teaser headline, let’s drop the towel and expose Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s history of arrogant abuse. The truth is, the grandee of the IMF has molested Africans for years. On Wednesday, the New York Times ran five – … Read more Greg Palast on How Strauss-Kahn Screws Africa

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Edmond Dune Celebration

/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/    Edmond Dune, POÉSIE _/_/_/ /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Le Centre national de littérature, les Éditions PHI, les Amis d’Edmond Dune invitent __________à la présentation du 1er volume des___________ ________Oeuvres Complètes d’Edmond Dune_________ Introduction à l’oeuvre d’Edmond Dune par Jean Portante Lecture des textes par Nico Helminger, Pierre Joris et Lambert Schlechter * * * Accompagnement musical par Maxime Bender (saxophone) et Laurent Payfert (basse) Le mercredi 25 mai 2011 … Read more Edmond Dune Celebration

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Sole Catalan Bookshop in Paris Closes

Arrived in Paris yesterday afternoon for Val-de-Marne Poetry Festival (details of the week-long program here for those who may be in the region). Then mail in from friend Maas, giving the following sad news: 34 Years of Catalan Literature in Paris comes to an end Jordi Font Comas d’Argemir / CNA Paris (ACN).- The bookshop ‘Pam de Nas’, in the heart of Paris, will close its doors at the end of … Read more Sole Catalan Bookshop in Paris Closes

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Barzakh # 3 Online Now!

Pleased to announce that the new issue of BARZAKH, the student-run online magazine produced by the Department of English at SUNY Albany, has just gone online. This issue’s editors are Sarah Giragosian & Anna Elena Eyre. The current issue includes work by: Ed Sanders Marilyn Hacker Evie Shockley John Cotter Lynn Behrendt Dimitri Anastasopoulos Issue 03 Editorial Adam Golaski Anne Gorrick while our growing archives have also been updated: Archives Yes! Reading … Read more Barzakh # 3 Online Now!

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