Tag: Poetry
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Writing Ekphrasis Poetry
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Do you ever see a painting or photograph that speaks to you? An entire story that unfolds in your mind and begs you to write it? Odds are you haven’t heard of ekphrasis poetry—not the technical name, anyway. Most of us don’t even know what the word ekphrasis means, but…
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Poetry and Drama in the Renaissance
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The Renaissance was an an awakening in Europe inspired by the reintroduction of Greek and Roman literature after the fall of the Roman Empire. In the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries, artists of all circumstances began experimenting and expressing themselves in new, distinct ways. Two of the main artistic consequences of…
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Welcome Visiting Spanish Authors
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Join us in welcoming our Spanish-speaking authors to the University of North Georgia. At noon on November 8th we will be hosting a book reading and signing at the Starbucks in the Chestatee building. Come for the poetry and free refreshments. Meet Benjamín Prado, a well-known novelist and author of…
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The Creativity of the Crowd
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The Crowdsourced Poetry Project is under way! We have three lines so far and are excited to see more contributions to our sestina. Go to our Facebook page to submit your contribution for the next line. Our poem so far: I began to ask myself the questions With answers hanging…
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A Sestina by Everyone
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A Sestina by Everyone A few weeks ago I was talking with some colleagues about the changing face of literature. Everyone knows about e-readers and online publications by now, and even blogs are getting a lot of attention. We started talking about an author who is writing a novel one…
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Link-N-Blogs: May 10, 2013
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“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” -Leonardo da Vinci Movies based on Poems: it seems like every other new movie that’s coming out is based on a book. But what about other forms of literature? In answer,…