The Poetry Foundation has released its own iPhone application. Called, logically enough, POETRY, the program lets you find poems based on their subject or mood--or shake your phone to read a random new poem. William Shakespeare, César Vallejo, T.S. Eliot, Pablo Neruda, Lucille Clifton, and Emily Dickinson are all represented. And best of all POETRY … Continue reading Poetry? There’s an App For That
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Anya Kamnetz will discuss her new book DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education--Thursday, June 10, 7:30pm, at Magers & Quinn."A vibrant democracy depends on vibrant education. Anya Kamenetz shows a way to shake up education to release more potential at every level."--Naomi Wolf, bestselling author of The End of AmericaNine … Continue reading Get Smart
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The Bookworm is a long-running program on KCRW, Santa Monica's public radio station. Host Michael Silverblatt interviews the creme de la creme of authors every week. Tomorrow's show features a forward-looking lineup: Ander Monson (author of Vanishing Point) and David Shields (Reality Hunger) will talk about nothing less than "a new kind of writing." The … Continue reading Listen Up
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