“Haiku, for all its simplicity, grew out of a complex tradition of Japanese collaborative poetry called renga,” in which a dozen or more poets “might produce as many as 100 linked stanzas, which mutate over time to take the renga through different movements.”
Tag: 06.21.11
Brooklyn Museum Cancels Street Art Show From LA MoCA
“The Brooklyn Museum has canceled plans to show Art in the Streets, the popular but controversial graffiti exhibition originated by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.” Brooklyn Museum director Arnold Lehman said, “With no major funding in place, we cannot move ahead.”
Does Lincoln Center’s Chairwoman Have Conflict Of Interest In China Project?
“This spring Katherine G. Farley, the chairwoman of Lincoln Center, has been involved in developing two projects in China: a consulting deal in which Lincoln Center will help the government build a performing arts center in Tianjin and a construction project in which her company, Tishman Speyer, is building offices and residential projects next door.”
Rock Fans Who Hate Rock Concerts
“I think there is a silent caucus of music lovers who agree that concerts, besides being something of a pain, often clash with their reasons for listening to music.”
Reading North Korean Comic Books
For instance: “In Great General Mighty Wing (1994), a sort of Kimilsungist Disney fable, the honeybee general Mighty Wing leads his hive in a successful attack on an alliance of wasps and spiders that are plotting to seize control of the hive’s Garden of 1,000 Flowers.”
Speaking Of Odd Comic Books, How About Canadian Shakespeare Mash-Ups?
Kill Shakespeare is “a series of comic books pitting Shakespeare’s greatest heroes against his greatest villains.” The set has attracted fans ranging from high school students and teachers to the director of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre.
British Library, Google Make Digitizing Deal
“The agreement, announced Monday, will let Internet users read, search, download and copy thousands of texts published between 1700 and 1870. It is a small step toward the library’s goal of making the bulk of its 14 million books and one million periodicals available in digital form by 2020.”
A Decade After $200 Million, Poetry Is…
“Right now, Poetry magazine is having a moment. A decade after the gift was announced, circulation is up, to 26,000. Under Editor-in-Chief Christian Wiman, Poetry is arguably smarter than it has been in years.”
Record Sale Price For Stradivarius
“The violin was made in 1721 and is known as the Lady Blunt after Lord Byron’s granddaughter Lady Anne Blunt who owned it for 30 years. It was sold by a music foundation in Japan for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in March.”
First Self-Published Author To Break One Million Sales On Kindle
“John Locke, from Kentucky, used Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing to publish and sell his nine novels. The author has become the eighth author to sell over one million Kindle books and joins the likes of Stieg Larsson and James Patterson.”