[New-Poetry] 'Can poetry matter?' international style...

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Then it won't work out, Anny, because we could never leave you alone.

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From: "Anny Ballardini" <anny.ballardini at tin.it>
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> You think? (I know you don't) - Bob Gruman would come _only _if you give 
> him some paper to draw and you do not annoy him; Tad _only _if he could 
> play and sing what he wants; James _only _if you give him a fishing rod 
> and let him run; Hal _only _if he can be in Mexico; me _only _if you leave 
> me alone; ...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Cervantes" <cervantes.james at gmail.com>
> To: "NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp,Views" 
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> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] 'Can poetry matter?' international style...
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>
>> On 7/9/06, JforJames at aol.com <JforJames at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20060709.M01&irec=24
>>> Poetry fest: Ding-dong, the poet is (not) dead
>>> Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
>>>
>>> Egyptian poet Ahmed Abdul Mooty Hezagy was restless; he felt that poetry 
>>> no
>>> longer existed in people's lives. There was a population of around 250
>>> million in Indonesia, he said, but a single poetry collection is only 
>>> read
>>> by, what, 1,000 readers?
>>>
>>> He pointed to Egypt where, with a 70 million population, one book is 
>>> read by
>>> the same number of readers, or 2,000-3,000 readers tops.
>>>
>>> "We need poetry in life, but why is poetry not popular anymore?" he 
>>> asked.
>>
>> If numbers matter, perhaps poetry can take a cue from this:
>>
>> Jesus Christ's Superflock
>> Megachurches have found the secret to attracting the unchurched—and
>> it's not just the Sunday service.
>>
>> James B. Twitchell
>> March/April 2005  Issue
>>
>> In South Barrington, Illinois, just northwest of Chicago, lies a
>> 155-acre campus resembling a junior college or perhaps a manufacturer
>> of something clean, like pharmaceuticals or computer parts. On one
>> side of the main compound is a greensward, on another side is a
>> five-acre reflecting pond, and out in front are vast black slabs of
>> endless parking, where swarms of men wearing reflective vests and
>> radio headsets assist drivers attempting to find an open space.
>> Shuttle buses loop around the lots; sometimes it's so busy that
>> off-duty cops are hired to help direct traffic.
>>
>> It looks like a mall on a busy holiday weekend, but it is the Willow
>> Creek Community Church, and it could be any weekend. In almost every
>> city or suburb of more than 200,000 there is a similar megachurch, as
>> they are known, a product of suburban sprawl, religious marketing,
>> consumer demand, the entertainment economy, and the good old-fashioned
>> yearning for communal experience. Megachurches draw young, committed,
>> and energetic members; listen to parishioners talk and you will hear a
>> refrain of growth—"we're growing"—as if it were proof of redemptive
>> success. And they deliver a highly emotional product: the marriage of
>> group affiliation and a conversion experience, complete with videos,
>> pop music, and other modern dramatic flourishes.
>>
>> http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/03/megachurches.html
>>
>> -- Jim
>>
>> ~ Salt River Review:  http://www.poetserv.org
>> ~ http://www.hamiltonstone.org/catalog.html#temporarymeaning
>> ~ http://www.poetserv.net/jvchome/index.html
>> ~ http://home.earthlink.net/~jvcervantes/
>
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