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Paul Dickey (poet)
Paul Dickey (born 1948 in Hardtner, KS) is an American poet, author, philosophy instructor, and playwright who has published three books of poetry and a full-length play, ''The Good News According to St. Dude,'' that analyzes and dramatizes the disillusion of the 1960s youth counter-culture. Career His poetry appears in three textbook anthologies and approximately 150 literary journals, both in print and online. His ten-minute plays (or flash drama) and comedy skits have been performed onstage at the Shelterbelt Theatre in Omaha, NE, and in theatres in Dover, NJ, and New York City. Dickey has published fiction (including flash fiction), short plays, creative nonfiction, and poetry in multiple genres, including prose poetry, formal verse—both serious and comic, and free verse. Of their publications for the year 2011, Mayapple Press selected Dickey's first book ''They Say This is How Death Came Into the World'' to be nominated for the National Book Award in Poetry. Dickey won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardtner, KS
Hardtner is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 167. It is located 1 mile north of the Kansas / Oklahoma state border. History Hardtner was founded in 1887. It was named for Dr. John Hardtner, a landowner. The first post office in Hardtner was established in July 1887. By 1908 the townspeople had realized that they would need a railroad line to the outside world in order to survive. The town's founder Jacob Achenbach, helped set up a company to build a line east to Kiowa. The line would have to cross the Santa Fe's tracks to link with the Missouri Pacific, the planned connection for Hardtner's line. The Santa Fe's Superintendent was not about to stand for that, so he had his private car block the spot where the lines would cross. A local got word to him that the Hardtner people had about 45 cowboys ready to "riddle his car with bullets" The Superintendent moved his car, and the line was completed. On June 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest campus. Indiana University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It has numerous schools and programs, including the Jacobs School of Music, the Indiana University School of Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Kelley School of Business, the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Optometry, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Maurer School of Law, the Indiana Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light (journal)
''Light'' (formerly ''Light: A Quarterly of Light Verse'') is an online journal which bills itself as "America's oldest and best-known journal of light verse." History and profile ''Light'' was founded as a print journal in 1992 by retired postal worker John Mella. Mella personally published the journal until 2008, when he founded the non-profit Foundation for Light Verse with a $500,000 gift from poet Joyce La Mers. The Foundation, headed by Mella, took over publication of the journal. After Mella's death in 2012, the magazine was relaunched as an online-only, semiannual publication, edited by his handpicked successor, poet Melissa Balmain. The all-volunteer staff includes poets Kevin Durkin, Allison Joseph, Julie Kane, and Gail White. The verse in each issue begins with a feature on a writer of light verse. Sections in between vary from issue to issue, and have included "Spectrum" roundups on types of light verse ( Little Willies, "impossible rhymes," etc.); book reviews by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Freeman
''The Freeman'' (formerly published as ''The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty'' or ''Ideas on Liberty'') was an American libertarian magazine, formerly published by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). It was founded in 1950 by John Chamberlain, Henry Hazlitt, and Suzanne La Follette. The magazine was purchased by a FEE-owned company in 1954, and FEE took over direct control of the magazine in 1956. In September 2016, FEE announced it would permanently end publication of ''The Freeman''. Background A number of earlier publications had used the ''Freeman'' name, some of which were intellectual predecessors to the magazine founded in 1950. ''The Freeman'' (1920–1924) From 1920 to 1924, Albert Jay Nock, a libertarian author and social critic, edited a weekly magazine called ''The Freeman''. Nock's magazine was funded by co-editor Francis Neilson, a British author and former member of Parliament, and his wife Helen Swift Neilson, who was heir to a meatpacking fortune. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cider Press Review
''Cider Press Review'' (CPR) is a literary publishing company based in San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ..., California, United States. ''Cider Press Review'' was founded in 1999 as a journal of contemporary poetry by editors Caron Andregg and Robert Wynne. The journal of poetry is published annually in print, and four times a year electronically. The Cider Press Review Book Award is an annual literary prize issued by the journal. The winning manuscripts are published and released by Cider Press, which awards the authors a $1,500 prize. References External links Cider Press Review Homepage Poetry magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1999 Poetry publishers Magazines publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue Literary Review
''Bellevue Literary Review'' (''BLR'') is an independent literary journal that publishes fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the human body, illness, health and healing. It was founded in 2001 in Bellevue Hospital and was published by the Division of Medical Humanities at NYU School of Medicine. ''BLR'' became an independent journal in 2020. Danielle Ofri is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of ''BLR''. The managing editor is Stacy Bodziak, Suzanne McConnell is fiction editor, Sarah Sala is poetry editor, and the nonfiction editor is Damon Tweedy. Selections from the ''BLR'' have been reprinted in the Pushcart Prize anthology, and have appeared on the notable lists of The Best American Essays, Best American Travel Writing, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading ''The Best American Nonrequired Reading'' was a yearly anthology of fiction and nonfiction selected annually by high school students in California and Michigan through 826 Valencia and 826michigan. The volume was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32 Poems
''32 Poems Magazine'' (''32 Poems'') is a literary magazine, founded in the American states of Maryland and Texas in 2003, that has published poems from writers around the world. About This independent magazine, founded by Deborah Ager and John Poch, made its debut at the 2003 Associated Writing Programs Conference in Baltimore, Maryland and publishes a winter issue in November and a spring issue in April. In the beginning, ''32 Poems'' published only poetry. Since at least the Fall of 2013 it also publishes prose. Each issue contains 32 poems for a total of 64 poems published per year. Board members include: C. Dale Young, B.H. Fairchild, Deborah Ager, and Grace Schulman. ''32 Poems'' is currently edited by George David Clark. Contributors Contributors have included: Billy Collins, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Lydia Davis, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, A.E. Stallings, William Logan, G.C. Waldrep, Rosemary Winslow, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Chad Davidson, Paul Guest, Bob Hicok, H. L. Hix, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Capital Times
''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The other half is owned by Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE). ''The Capital Times'' formerly published paper editions Mondays through Saturdays. The print version ceased daily (Monday–Saturday) paper publication with its April 26, 2008 edition. It became a primarily digital news operation while continuing to publish a weekly tabloid in print. Its weekly print publication is delivered with the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' on Wednesdays and distributed in racks throughout Madison. History Early years ''The Capital Times'' began publishing as an afternoon daily on December 13, 1917, competing directly with the ''Wisconsin State Journal''. ''The Cap Times'' founder, William T. Evjue, previously served as managing editor and business manager of the ''Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concho River Review
''Concho River Review'' is an American literary magazine based in San Angelo, Texas. The magazine was founded by Terry Dalrymple in 1987''Austin American-Statesman'', August 23, 1992 and publishes short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, and book reviews. Originally, it focused on Southwestern authors and settings but later diversified its contents, publishing works by authors from across the United States and abroad. Masthead *General editor: R. Mark Jackson *Fiction editor: Andrew Geyer *Nonfiction editor: Albert Haley *Poetry editor: Jerry Bradley *Book review editor: R. Mark Jackson Notable contributors *Seth Abramson * Jacob M. Appel *Wendy Barker *Robert Cooperman *Paul Dickey *Robert Flynn *A.C. Greene *R.S. Gwynn *Jane Hammons * Rolando Hinojosa * Walt McDonald *Robert McGuill *Ann McVay *Joe Edward Morris *Naomi Shihab Nye * Clay Reynolds *Ryan Shoemaker *Roland Sodowsky *Jan Seale *Christopher Wood Interviews A regular component of the fall issue is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Community College (Nebraska)
Metropolitan Community College (Metro or MCC) is a Public college, public community college in Omaha, Nebraska. It has multiple campuses throughout the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. MCC serves residents of Dodge County, Nebraska, Dodge, Douglas County, Nebraska, Douglas, Sarpy County, Nebraska, Sarpy and Washington County, Nebraska, Washington Counties. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, MCC is the largest post-secondary institution in Nebraska. MCC offers more than 100 one- and two-year career programs in business administration, computer and office technologies, culinary arts, industrial and construction technologies, nursing and allied health, social sciences and services, and visual and electronic technologies, as well as academic transfer programs. General support courses, classes for business and industry, and continuing education courses also are important parts of the college. History The college began in 1971, when the Nebraska State Legislature c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bienvenido Santos
Bienvenido N. Santos (March 22, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer. Biography Santos received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines where he first studied creative writing under Paz Marquez Benitez. In 1941, Santos was a government '' pensionado'' (scholar) to the United States at the University of Illinois, Columbia University, and Harvard University. He had arrived in San Francisco on October 12, 1941, aboard the leaving his wife and three daughters in the Philippines. When war in the Pacific came to the Philippines on December 8 (December 7 Hawaii time) he feared he would never see his family again—a reality that "not only interrupted his study of realism; it was overwhelming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
