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Transatlantic Poetry with David Mason and Gerry Cambridge
David Mason here, reading from his wonderful new book Sea Salt: Poems of a Decade, followed by the extraordinary Gerry Cambridge, Scottish poet and editor of the journal The Dark Horse.Read More
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Visiting Writers Series in Colorado Springs: Mason and Conan-Davies
Post by Joseph Hutchison Poetry.Read More
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Carl Sandburg in Colorado Springs
Attention, fans of Carl Sandburg: “Prayers for the People: Carl Sandburg and the Sunburnt West” will take the stage at Colorado College’s Cornerstone Arts Center. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public. Produced by Kate Benzel, professor emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, and David Mason, Colorado’s poet laureate, the evening will include poetry from Sandburg and Mason, folk songs from Sandburg’s “The Great American Songbag” performed by regional artists Mike Adams and Sons and Brothers Trio, and narration by Charles Peek. More here.Read More
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On Vitality…
David Mason I generally don’t care for omnibus reviews. They too often display what Seamus Heaney called a “faults-on-both-sides tact,” and as a result one doesn’t get a point of view so much as ad hoc approval or condemnation, often enough with less than half a dozen lines quoted from any of the books because the reviewer is so anxious to demonstrate his or her own prowess with words. Of course, that “generally” in my first sentence begs the question of particulars.Read More
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Marked Men Has Arrived!
Back in February 2012 I noted here that my collection of three long narrative poems, Marked Men, had been accepted by Turning Point. I expected it this fall, but the publisher has taken me by surprise and released it early. Their press release appears below. In case you find the release hard to read, let me post the comments from the back of the book. I’m grateful for the two poets who saw fit to say such good things about it: “Marked Men is a book where truth finally catches up with history.Read More
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Opus into Opera
Here’s a fascinating radio interview with poet Dave Mason on transforming his verse novel Ludlow into an opera.Read More
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Don’t Forget About This Reading
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The Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project (PPPLP)
Here’s an article regarding the move to choose “the Pikes Peak region’s first-ever poet laureate,” an intriguing notion that originated with the wonderful folks at Poetry West. The article is solid, but note the silly cartoons apparently intended to represent poets.Read More