Famed and beloved beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s quotable book Poetry as Insurgent Art is part desiderata, part manifesto on the importance of poetry.
In four prose poems and a brief essay, its quips vary from rebellious (“Strive to change the world in such a way that there’s no further need to be a dissident”) to koan-like statements to [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Renée’
October 28, 2009
Poetry as Insurgent Art
October 16, 2009
The library is more important than you.
The library is more important than you. The library is more important than its librarians. The library is more important than the materials on its shelves, screens, and speakers. The library is more important than the buildings that house those materials. The library is more important than its director. The library is more important than the newspaper, the TV and radio [...]
June 17, 2009
“Sister Outsider:” Audre Lorde
Nearly every article on poet and activist Audre Lorde makes use of her self-description: “I am a Black, lesbian, feminist, warrior, poet, mother doing my work.” Lorde valued identity as a source of her work, and said, “My poetry comes from the intersection of me and my worlds.” Regarding identity, Lorde considered herself a “continuum of [...]
June 1, 2009
graphic novel booklists
By now, we all know that graphic novels are (let’s say it together) Not Just About Superheroes. The question now is “So which ones do I read?” Since the graphic novel format offers as many genres and styles as prose fiction, that’s a very good question. And, as you might have guessed, we can help [...]
May 13, 2009
bird’s eye view
Last week, I met my new favorite Pittsburghers, who live on the 40th floor of the Cathedral of Learning. They are Dorothy, E2, and a brood of newly-hatched peregrine falcon chicks. A video feed that the National Aviary in Pittsburgh installed in 2007 updates every few seconds, so anyone can witness the birds’ daily activity [...]
April 28, 2009
Go away!
Summer is on its way, and for lots of folks, that means it’s time for vacation preparation. Part of the fun of getaways is planning, from deciding where to go to exploring the destination’s restaurants, attractions and culture. When I take a trip, I do most of my research online and through travel guides.
Travel guides are [...]
April 10, 2009
These pictures belong to everyone.
While we love to illustrate our Eleventh Stack posts, we’re librarians too, so we want to make sure that we honor the images’ creators and the copyright laws of the land. Lucky for us, plenty of resources exist that allow us to do both. One such resource is Flickr’s The Commons, an extension of the social networking [...]
March 25, 2009
Persepolis book discussion
We’ve got plenty of fantastic book groups here at CLP, but this month we’re trying something new: a graphic novel book discussion.
This Sunday, March 29th at 3:00 pm, join us for a discussion of Marjane Satrapi’s renowned two-part graphic novel memoir, Persepolis. In the books, Satrapi describes her experience as a rebellious girl growing up in Iran and moving [...]
February 18, 2009
Economic Stimulus Made Simple
So, I’m no economist, but I gather that this much-talked-about economic stimulus package that Congress passed on Friday, February 13 is kind of a big deal. Because it’s so important, here are some articles and resources that provide basic information.
You can read the full text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009(ARRA) at whitehouse.gov (where you can also view a slideshow of [...]
January 6, 2009
poems + comics = pomics
It’s my turn to post again, so odds are that today’s Eleventh Stack spotlight will shine on either poetry or graphic novels, right? Double right! Today’s post is about both poems and comics, and the weird hybrid animal that spawns from their combination: ”pomics.”
We’ve got evidence proving that poets were hip to the comics scene as early as 1946, when E. E. [...]
