Download or read book Killing Poetry written by Javon Johnson and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 Lilla A. Heston Award Co-winner of the 2018 Ethnography Division’s Best Book from the NCA In recent decades, poetry slams and the spoken word artists who compete in them have sparked a resurgent fascination with the world of poetry. However, there is little critical dialogue that fully engages with the cultural complexities present in slam and spoken word poetry communities, as well as their ramifications. In Killing Poetry, renowned slam poet, Javon Johnson unpacks some of the complicated issues that comprise performance poetry spaces. He argues that the truly radical potential in slam and spoken word communities lies not just in proving literary worth, speaking back to power, or even in altering power structures, but instead in imagining and working towards altogether different social relationships. His illuminating ethnography provides a critical history of the slam, contextualizes contemporary black poets in larger black literary traditions, and does away with the notion that poetry slams are inherently radically democratic and utopic. Killing Poetry—at times autobiographical, poetic, and journalistic—analyzes the masculine posturing in the Southern California community in particular, the sexual assault in the national community, and the ways in which related social media inadvertently replicate many of the same white supremacist, patriarchal, and mainstream logics so many spoken word poets seem to be working against. Throughout, Johnson examines the promises and problems within slam and spoken word, while illustrating how community is made and remade in hopes of eventually creating the radical spaces so many of these poets strive to achieve.
Download or read book Adeline s Dream written by Linda Aksomitis and published by Coteau Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12-year-old Adeline Mueller struggles to make a place for herself when her family comes to Canada from Germany.
Download or read book The Best Kind of People written by Zoe Whittall and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller, Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People is a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His wife, Joan, vaults between denial and rage as the community she loved turns on her. Their daughter, Sadie, a popular over-achieving high school senior, becomes a social pariah. Their son, Andrew, assists in his father’s defense, while wrestling with his own unhappy memories of his teen years. A local author tries to exploit their story, while an unlikely men’s rights activist attempts to get Sadie onside their cause. With George locked up, how do the members of his family pick up the pieces and keep living their lives? How do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt? With exquisite emotional precision, award-winning author Zoe Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all-American family on the brink of collapse.
Download or read book Phonetics Theory and Application written by William R. Tiffany and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1977 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Answers to Gospel Questions written by Ronald T. Smith and published by Shadow Mountain. This book was released on 1957 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers provided by Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th President of the LDS Church, to the questions of readers, in a monthly page of The Improvement Era, under the continuing title "Your Question." Supplemented by material gathered from the files and personal correspondence of President Smith.
Download or read book 101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher written by Lee Wardlaw and published by Putnam Juvenile. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt attempts to thwart his parents' plan to have him skip eighth grade, but he has bigger problems when his friends disapprove of his new list and Mrs. "Fierce" Pierce threatens to keep him from the Invention Convention.
Download or read book The Maker Cookbook written by Cindy Wall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maker Movement is hot, and librarians are eager to participate. Even if you feel restricted by budget, staff, or space, this step-by-step guide will help you turn your library into a creativity center. The Maker Movement is sweeping the nation because it is creative and educational—and a lot of fun. Nonetheless, some librarians have hesitated to incorporate the movement into their programming because their libraries do not have dedicated makerspaces. If that describes you, then take heart. Written by librarians for librarians, this "cookbook" proves that every library is already a MakerPlace and provides you with recipes to make your library come alive with creativity. Easy-to-use, step-by-step guidance helps you create engaging K–8 programs in science and technology, arts and crafts, and home skills that are perfect for the library setting. The menu of ideas is broken into four types of programming. "Appetizers" add a taste of the Maker movement to existing library programs. "Entrees" present full programs for a lengthy one-day event or a short series. "Side Dishes" are programs you can use if you have limited staff, budget, space, or any combination of those. "Desserts" are low-tech programs, suitable for young children. Each "recipe" includes extensions, variations, and curriculum tie-ins that give you even more ways to present the program ideas, whether to a different audience or as part of other related activities. Programs that involve creating a "Balloon Zip Line," a "Zen Garden," or a "Maker Marketplace" will delight library users and generate activity and excitement in your library.
Download or read book A Different Kind of Strong written by Daniel L. Trotter and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substance abuse and addiction darkened Daniel L. Trotter's doorstep early. He was smoking by age seven, and by middle school, he was firmly entrenched in a risk-seeking lifestyle that included addictions to alcohol, drugs, and pornography. High school brought with it Daniel's first dalliance with meth. Not surprisingly, he went to jail-more than once. But after two decades of addiction-Daniel had had enough. So he tried replacing the drugs with exercise. He got strong. He began healing his body-but his mind was still a wreck. Depressed and suicidal, he was at the end of his spiritual rope. He needed a new kind of strength, and he found it after a radical encounter with God during a thirty-day fast in the wilderness. Daniel's memoir demonstrates that you can surmount any obstacle if you pursue a relationship with a God whose abilities are limitless. Daniel now supports anyone trying to overcome adversity and addiction. As you journey through the ups and downs of life with Daniel in A Different Kind of Strong, his passion for helping others move beyond recovery into true freedom will shine through.
Download or read book Untouchable written by Randall Sullivan and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investigative biography of Michael Jackson’s final years: “A tale of family, fame, lost childhood, and startling accusations never heard before” (ABC Nightline). When Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, millions of fans around the world were shocked. But the outpouring of emotion that followed his loss was bittersweet. Dogged by scandal for years and undone by financial mismanagement, Jackson had become untouchable in many quarters. Untouchable pulls back the curtain Jackson’s public person to introduce a man who, despite his immense fame, spent his entire life utterly alone; who, in the wake of a criminal trial that left him briefly hospitalized, abandoned Neverland to wander the globe before making one final—and fatal—attempt to recover his wealth and reputation. The Jackson that emerges in these pages is both naïve and cunning, a devoted father whose parenting became an international scandal, a shrewd businessman whose failures nearly brought down a megacorporation, and an inveterate narcissist who craved a quiet, normal life. Randall Sullivan delivers never-before-reported information about Jackson’s business dealings, his relationship with his family, and the pedophilia allegations that derailed his life and mar his legacy today, as well as the suspicious nature of his death. Based on exclusive access to Jackson’s inner circle, Untouchable is an intimate, unflinching portrait of the man who continues to reign as the King of Pop. “A dishy Michael Jackson biography that makes the exhaustively covered King of Pop fascinating all over again.” —People
Download or read book Be Not Troubled written by Ronald A. Rasband and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ultimate Photo Book of the World s Greatest Guitarists written by John Atashian and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This high quality coffee table style photo book includes black and white and color photographs of 500 different world renown guitarists photographed by John Atashian. This book has over 100 pages and is a must have for guitarists, musicians and music fans of all ages. The brand new highly visual photo book is printed on upgraded paper for maximum photo reproduction and viewing pleasure. In addition to the powerful "live" concert photographs, the book includes authentic quotes from the guitarists and interesting facts about the guitar instrument. Order "The Ultimate Photo Book of the World's Greatest Guitarists" for yourself or a friend - this is a great gift that will be enjoyed by all for many years to come.* You will be amazed at this extensive collection of high quality and emotion filled images of over 500 of the world's most famous guitarists. This collectors book is a like a visual encyclopedia of guitarists.
Download or read book On My Mountain written by François Aubineau and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book.
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Download or read book Bungalow 2 written by Danielle Steel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she checked into the lush Beverly Hills Hotel, Tanya Harris dreaded being away from her husband, Peter, and three teenaged children. Dressed as pure Marin County mom among supermodels and movie stars, Tanya was here to do a major screenplay after years of writing stories and articles on the side, always putting her family first. And when Tanya steps into her temporary home, she is amazed at what she finds: lilies, orchids and roses. A pink marble tub. Her favorite chocolates, a cashmere robe, and slippers that fit perfectly. Things are going to be different in Bungalow 2. From her first day on the set, Tanya is thrust into an intoxicating new world, where friendships and romances come and go . . . and where she feels reborn, energized by the creativity and genius swirling around her. Suddenly she's working alongside A-list actors and a Hollywood legend: Oscar-winning producer Douglas Wayne, a man who always gets what he wants - and seems to have his sights set on her. Flying back to Marin County between shoots, struggling to reconnect with a family that seems to need her less and less, Tanya watches helplessly as her old life is pulled out from under her in the most crushing of ways. As her two lives collide, as one Award-winning film leads to another, Tanya begins to wonder if she can be a wife, a mother and a writer at the same time. And just as she confronts the toughest choice she has faced, she is offered another dazzling opportunity - one that could recast her story in the most amazing of ways, complete with an ending she never could have written herself. In Bungalow 2, Danielle Steel takes us into a world few ever see - a world of fame and fortune, celebrity and genius - daring to show us the real lives, real dreams, and real struggles hidden beneath the flash and glitter of Hollywood.
Download or read book Glaston Town written by Celine La Freniere and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glaston Town is a gritty London neighbourhood. Many residents are low-income families living in social housing. They find themselves united, however, when a nearby area once populated by criminals is redeveloped, consequently flooding Glaston Town with displaced drug dealers, prostitutes, and other lawbreakers. Members of the community band together to clean up their streets, forming a collective when the park, Lavender Gardens, may be destroyed by a developer to make way for a truck route. But the biggest menace the residents face may be from within: One of the housing tenants is brutally killed. The neighbourhood is turned upside down as the grim realization hits them. One of them is the murderer.
Download or read book The CDnow Story written by Jason Olim and published by Top Floor Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1994 twin brothers Jason and Matthew Olim started selling music CDs on the Internet. Here is the amazing story of how two kids in a basement grabbed the on-line music business and in two years time grossed an annual $16 million.
Download or read book Project 17 written by Eliza Victoria and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
