First, two points of fact: 1. Very little poetry is Hip-Hop, but all Hip-Hop is poetry. 2. “Hip-Hop is the Hip-Hop is the largest youth culture in the history of…
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Marc Rahe reads at Prairie Lights
Iowa City writer Marc Rahe will read from his new collection of poetry, On Hours, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Prairie Lights. His debut collection of poems, The Smaller Half, (Rescue Press, 2010) demonstrated a staccatoed spectrum, from darkness to high-pitched humor. In On Hours (Rescue Press, 2015), readers find Marc’s depth continues to delight, as does his exploration of the human experience — odd, awkward and wonderful as it may be.
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Interview: Poet Stephen Sturgeon and book artist Candida Pagan’s unique approach to publishing
Local poet Stephen Sturgeon’s recent piece, The Ship, details the macabre account of the narrator’s travels down an unnamed river; with the narrative meandering…
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An apocalyptic Strange Cage heads to Fair Grounds
So, here’s the good news. The world didn’t end on December 21, 2012, like the Mayans and a bunch of nutjobs suggested. No hidden planets collided with the Earth, no geomagnetic polar switch, no zombie apocalypse. The problem is, it seems as though the world might end anyway at 8 p.m. on Friday, December 13 […]
