As a teenager, Diane Lane couldn’t be bothered with poetry. Despite the passion her teachers tried to impart, she just couldn’t get into poems about flora and fauna, written by dead white dudes. “I didn’t give a hoot about flora,” Lane tells the Source. “I was from New Jersey. So I cared about the height […]
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Happily Never After?
Bend poets explore “fractured” fairy tales and Myths
What’s the big deal about fairy tales? In recent years the onslaught of princesses, wicked witches and big bad wolves in pop culture has overwhelmed TV and book markets, stacking up other-worldly entertainment to audiences of all ages. With serial television offerings like “Once Upon A Time,” “Grimm,” and “Sleepy Hollow,” joining countless film releases […]
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PICK: High Desert Poetry Cell
saturday 16 High Desert Poetry Cell WORDS—Poetry’s canon is full to brimming with men—Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, some guy named Shakespeare—and yet the lyric art form has a decidedly feminine reputation. The High Desert Poetry Cell is working to change that with its compilation “The Guys’ Home Relationship Maintenance & Improvement […]
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What in the World: MH17, Obama’s Executive Order, the Death of a Governor, Escaped Inmate, Poetry, and Christopher Walken Dancing
MH17: The search continues for evidence in the case Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over war-torn Ukraine. All eyes are currently on pro-Russian separatists, who are totally helping their cause by allegedly impeding the investigation. (CNN) JOBS: President Barack Obama signed this morning an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on gender identity […]
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State of Wonder, OPB’s greatest radio show! And, what, free tickets for a show in Bend?
State of Wonder is a gem of a NPR show. Produced by OPB, and hosted by April Baer—an indefatigably curious journalist—the show digs into the personalities of those making the arts in Oregon. (Arts in a wide definition, and encompassing interesting, engaging and relevant peeps, not the hoity toity types). Why am I telling you this? Because you […]
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The Other 17 Percent
Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown comes to Sisters
Nathan Brown attacks words like a man fresh from the desert stumbling into a buffet. That’s not to say he doesn’t choose his words carefully because the current Poet Laureate of the State of Oklahoma doesn’t waste a syllable either in his poetry or in conversation. His writing ranges from unpretentious intellectualism to matters of […]
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Weekend Round-up!
Slam poetry and chickens? Why not, if you’re looking for something to do in Bend this weekend. The Annual Chicken Coop Tour is presented by Cowgirl Cash and a great opportunity to learn about urban(ish) chicken farming. Grab your tour booklets at Cowgirl Cash, CE Lovejoys, Newport Market, and High Desert Ranch and Home for […]
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TODAY! 2013 Nature of Words Festival Begins!
It’s finally here! Today, Bend becomes a literary hub with the kickoff of the Nature of Words annual festival! The upcoming issue of the Source features our full coverage of the event, including previews, interviews and book reviews. Here’s our final sneak peak at the amazing authors that will be coming to town for readings, […]