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

[James Cervantes]

Great.  The "nearly 20,000" people should be made to buy at least one
book each and read it before they leave, otherwise it's to the
compound reserved for poetry entertainment fans.  Just think, 20,000
books of poetry bought and actually read!

- Jim

On 7/10/06, JforJames at aol.com <JforJames at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/10/2006 1:01:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> cervantes.james at gmail.com writes:
> 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.
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> Sounds like the Dodge Festival...
> http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/main.htm
> of course 'Poets on Parade' happens
> just once a year and in one small NJ village.
> Finnegan
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