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The Light of the World | Lynell George

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The Light of the World. April 6, 2015. Via Los Angeles Times. 8220;TO CHARACTERIZE Elizabeth Alexander’s raw, elegantly drawn memoir “The Light of the World” as an elegy would be far too narrow a classification not just of its breadth but its intentions.”. To read the rest click here. Chinatown’s New Lagniappe. Lawrence Ferlinghetti Writes Across Landscapes. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).

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native to the place | State of Mind ~ Sense of Place ~ Genius Loci | Page 2

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Native to the place. State of Mind Sense of Place Genius Loci. Memory, Memorial & Ghosts. May 30, 2016. May 30, 2016. 8220;Sometimes at home, after someone dies, people will ask the closest relatives, ‘How is Joe? 8217; It’s kind of an accident, one they will correct if they notice what they’ve said. But it’s also an actual question, acknowledging that a man does not die all at once, even when a corpse takes the place of the man. The question means, ‘How is Joe in you? Found party – pittsburgh. I didn&#8...

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Echoes of Jimmy | native to the place

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Native to the place. State of Mind Sense of Place Genius Loci. August 2, 2015. August 2, 2015. There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain. Thank you, as always. AP image via The Nation. The Spirits of the City. Noah Purifoy–Junk Dada →. 3 thoughts on “ Echoes of Jimmy. August 2, 2015 at 3:31 pm. August 2, 2015 at 3:45 pm. August 2, 2015 at 3:46 pm. And thanks for asking! Enter your comment here.

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StompBeast: August 2014

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A dustblown primitive awash in the digitized city. Thursday, August 14, 2014. THE PEOPLE'S KEY: An Oral History of the World Stage. On Sunday, August 24 at the Ford Amphitheater, multiple generations of jazz's best and brightest will assemble to pay tribute. To the late jazz drummer Billy Higgins. The concert is part of a 25th anniversary celebration of The World Stage. Founder of the Stage's long-running Anansi Writers' Workshop. And the Stage's current Executive Director, singer Dwight Trible. That's j...

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StompBeast: October 2014

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A dustblown primitive awash in the digitized city. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Passing Though The Nickel Whilst Fishbonin'. The Beast has just published a new installment. Of our series The United Sounds of Los Angeles. Whereupon we wax nostalgic about one of our fave L.A. bands: Fishbone. This Sunday (Oct. 26) at 7:30pm, Filmforum will be presenting the L.A. premiere of Alina Skrzeszewska's documentary Songs From The Nickel. Was a policeman who used to walk a beat on the Nickel back in the 1950s. Will jo...

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Inspiration — Donna Frazier Glynn

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August 7, 2014. Bright, colored packages that say "keep going! August 7, 2014. As well as being an editor, writer and all-around book hand, I also blow on the sparks of my own creative writing. I'm a poet. And like every other writer I know, I'm always hungry for inspiration. So for a while, as a side project, I blogged and sent writer friends posts filled with shiny baubles to cheer them and encourage them make what they most wanted to make. They're an offering to us, and to all our writing muses! Somet...

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Seeking Los Angeles | native to the place

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Native to the place. State of Mind Sense of Place Genius Loci. July 26, 2015. The View from the Old Hill — by Lynell George. SOME YEARS back, not too long before I became a journalist, I noted that I seemed stricken by writers block when it came to fixing Los Angeles on the page. The ever-sharp Carolina Miranda. Over at the L.A. Times convened three L.A. writers to talk about L.A.: the worn-out tropes, the city’s elusiveness. I had a great time having a virtual conversat...Here’s the link. You are commen...

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Noah Purifoy–Junk Dada | native to the place

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Native to the place. State of Mind Sense of Place Genius Loci. Noah Purifoy–Junk Dada. August 2, 2015. August 2, 2015. POWERFUL RETROSPECTIVE up at LACMA of Noah Purifoy. 8216;s assemblage work — “Junk Dada.”. My day coincidentally began in Watts where Purifoy was the co-founder of the Watts Towers Art Center. Serendipitously I photographed a garden this morning that is most likely the front yard of the house in the center photo of this grid. For more information about the LACMA show click here. Woody Ha...