tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post8580673287426708594..comments2024-02-05T15:01:44.563-05:00Comments on Cleveland Poetics: a place for cleveland's writers and readers: can we drum up any?michael salingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-54417334819251510532008-08-06T23:34:00.000-04:002008-08-06T23:34:00.000-04:00If you guys have that auction I could contribute a...If you guys have that auction I could contribute a print issue of The City if you'd like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-12867397899945409762008-08-06T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-06T15:25:00.000-04:00this is a good idea! i recently drew many african ...this is a good idea! i recently drew many african animals!<BR/><BR/>please email me or post a comment on here if you are interested in contributing art, music, poetry or financial aspects to this. maybe the Lit would be the best spot? draw attention to the Lit as well as the local artists and the Sudanese....Pressin Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875715937095082907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-86488156778415799972008-08-06T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-06T11:10:00.000-04:00One thing that PWLGC did way back when, and may ha...One thing that PWLGC did way back when, and may have done recently but I missed, was to invite collaborations between local artists and writers. 12 or so artists would work with an equal number of writers, creating a specific piece or pieces which would then be auctioned off. All proceeds would then go to the specific charity, in this case Iggy's.pottygokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530399360457624135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-14707387505522334332008-08-06T09:11:00.000-04:002008-08-06T09:11:00.000-04:00another great read is "They Threw Fire On Us From ...another great read is "They Threw Fire On Us From the Sky"--as told through three different Lost Boys who first settled in Atlanta. compelling!Pressin Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875715937095082907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-48299563155320796272008-08-06T07:18:00.000-04:002008-08-06T07:18:00.000-04:00Here are a couple books that tell the plight of th...Here are a couple books that tell the plight of the Sudanese lost boys.<BR/><BR/>Dave Egger's telling of Valentino Achak Deng's story "What is the What"<BR/><BR/>http://www.mcsweeneys.net/books/whatisthewhat.html<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>"A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah<BR/><BR/>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/31542/a-long-way-gone-memoirs-of-a-boy-soldier-by-ishmael-beah/<BR/><BR/>Both make for intense reading.michael salingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-58792770348488884852008-08-05T20:08:00.000-04:002008-08-05T20:08:00.000-04:00Love this idea, Bree...Love this idea, Bree...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com