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April 23, 2008, Vol. 15, No. 18
Headlines:
- Vendor of the Week, Page 6
- Dogs at Play in L.A., Page 8
- Is There Room for Poetry?
A special Issue: The once vibrant spoken-word scene has all but gone underground. “Real estate is so high, it’s hard to find good space for readings,” says lit journal publisher Phoebe Bosché, Page 4 - Verse rides in the back. Why does Metro send its Poetry on Buses work to the rear of the coach? Page 5
- Reckoning with the Slump: Meet the new recession, same as the old recession, Page 2
Table of Contents:
A way up. How can we soften the force of a new economic slump? By Marilyn Watkins, Page 2
Director’s Corner by Timothy Harris, Page 2
Change Agent: Dakota Camacho, Page 3
- Picture: Dakota Camacho makes a room of wordsmiths into a family
- Photo by Katia Roberts
Just Heard…Page 3
- Mayor Sneaky [RE: Greg Nickels, Seattle City Mayor], by Cydney Gillis
- Blunting SEPA’s force. [RE: State Environmental Protection Act; Raising height of buildings], by Cydney Gillis, Page 3
Neighbors skeptical of top-down planning by Noelle Rivera, Pages 3, 11
Poetry venues vanishing. The once-vibrant scene of late ‘80s and early ‘90s has all but gone underground by Cydney Gillis, Page 4
- Picture: Raven Chronicles publisher Phoebe Bosché says the shifts in the local poetry scene are in some ways economic: “Real estate is so high, it’s hard to get good space for readings.”
- Photo by Lucien Knuteson
Closure of Eleventh Hour ends Seattle Poetry Festival. The caged bird sings no more by Cydney Gillis, Page 5
- Picture: Linden Ontjes oversaw the last poetry festival in 2007, a labor of love that her all-volunteer group couldn’t sustain. “It wasn’t a matter of a burnout as much as a matter of loving closure,” she says.
- Photo by Brooke Kempner
Rules of the Road. Why does poetry go to the back of the bus? By Adam Hyla, Pages 5, 11
Vendor of the Week: Mike Wiggins by JP Gritton, Page 6
Poem: Rain by Elizabeth Romero, Page 6
Meet the public: Seattle on Poetry, Page 7
Comments by: Jason Spainhower, Dartagnon, Victoria Withrow, Mary Pollard, DeLois Day
A dog’s life, in verse. Book Review: Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow. Review by Adam Hyla, Page 8
Poem: Ballade by Robert Demalvilain, Page 8
Adventures in Irony. This is your brain, running on empty. By © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Faith, Culture, Politics. Playing by the rules of the Reichstag fire by Rev. Rich Lang, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letter to the Editor. 20-cent bags: it all adds up by Revel Smith, Page 10
Citizens call out police misdoings by William Kim, Page 11
Calendar, Page 12
Picture: Howard Zinn. One day, someone is going to do a documentary about Eddie Vedder’s contributions to film music scores, but until that time, Meaningful Movies is showing You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train, a documentary on legendary historian Howard Zinn’s life and works. Featuring interviews from famous progressives like Noam Chomsky and Alice Waters, as well as music by Eddie Vedder (see how that came around?). This film illuminates the man who has inspired thousands to become socialists – I mean, activists. This free showing takes place Fri., April 25, at the Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl, N, at 7 p.m. Film info at www.meaningfulmovies.com