November 15th, 2009
Geoff
from Gary Lawless . . .
Theodore Enslin will read from his poems on Monday, Nov. 30, 730 PM at Skelton Lounge of Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston.
Ted has lived in Maine since the 1950’s, first in Temple and now in Milbridge. He has published 118 books of poetry, contributed poems to innumerable poetry journals, and now has available a 20-cd collection of his reading of his own poems.
On a personal note, Ted has been a poet to read, a generous mentor and a kind friend to me since the very early 1970s. He has always been very generous with his poems to those of us trying to start small poetry journals and presses, and very supportive to anyone asking him to send poems, to come and read, or just to make suggestions of who or what to read.Ted keeps saying that this will be his last book, that this will be his last reading. I hope that for this rare reading, people will come out and listen as a way of honoring his work.
-Gary Lawless
November 11th, 2009
Geoff
Words, in and of themselves, may not be all that interesting or useful. Put them together in certain ways and they have the ability to conjure worlds. And by conjure I literally mean to “cause to appear as if by magic.”1 Because the result of this process can be so powerful, it behooves the writer to judiciously execute his incantations.
1 Oxford English Dictionary
example:
Soul melts into air,
anima into aura,
Serenitas.
-Ezra Pound, from Drafts & Fragments of Cantos CX-CXVII (New Directions, 1968)
November 10th, 2009
Geoff
Poetry Reading December 6th at 3pm at Gulf of Maine Books. more here–>
November 10th, 2009
Geoff
Gary Traynham is described as 5′11″, 230 pounds with balding brown hair and a goatee.
Traynham is thought to be driving a 1998 green Dodge 1500 pickup truck with Maine registration 8629NB.
Very excited to announce that we exceeded 5000 page views at ninepointpublishing.com over the weekend! With 1500 unique visitors just around the corner we are very grateful to all of you who continue to support our efforts to expose the arts in Maine and beyond. Thank you!
Brandon Michael Higgins is having his opening reception tonight from 5-7pm at EFG Books & Gallery, located at 186 Main Street in Bridgton. Come out and support a talented emerging local artist!!!
The Smoker
What a gorgeous wild night it was! From the amazing opening Carmel Collins performance to the rapturous trance of river rapids that was George Erikson to a fine moving recitation of Henry Reed’s great “The Naming of Parts” by Donnie Stanford and finally to James Leavitt’s mesmerizing “Triptych”, a collection of his signature short poems packed tight like haiku with deep resonating wonder and bittersweet essence! The crowd was more than attentive and we thank you all for that! Let’s see you all again next month for some more fine inspiration straight from the heart!
James Day Leavitt will be reading his book Triptych Thursday night at EFG Books in Bridgton. The reading begins at 7pm and will also include Carmel Collins and George Erikson.
There will be a letterpress broadside of James’s poem The Burden, from Triptych, for sale at the event. The broadsides are signed and limited to 26 lettered copies. They are $15 each.
Please help support our local literary scene!
