Posted by amyking on March 31, 2009 · 3 Comments
Fri. April 3rd, Coffeehouse: Got the blues? Friday, April 3, 2009 at 8pm come to PeaceSmiths’ Topical, A-Typical Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse. Got the blues? Come organize. It makes you feel better. We have a table full of info on local music, politics, petitions and community concerns. Come bring some literature and promote … Read more
Filed under Sexy · Tagged with Amityville, analog, Blues, Bonnie Prince Billy, cake, Cakeshop, coffee, Coffeehouse, digital tv, Facebook in Reality, Idiot of Ants, Indigo Girls, Janice Erlbaum, Joy Ladin, live music, Long Island, Manhattan, Music, Nassau Community College, New York City, Peaches, performers, Phil Minnissale, Poetry, poetry reading, poetry. Tags: Amy King, public, Rachel Maddow, raf, shop, ulrike meinhof, War Crimes, Weekend Press
Posted by ana on March 26, 2009 · 1 Comment
A brand new sixth finch sings out with poems and art, including new work from Ana Božičević! Go visit!
Posted by amyking on March 23, 2009 · 2 Comments
Portia De Rossi Apologies for Marriage ~~~~~ Jen Foster Didn’t Just Kiss a Girl (For Kate Perry!) “Out musician Jen Foster has something to say to Katy Perry: She did not just kiss a girl. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s new single, ‘I Didn’t Just Kiss Her,’ is a tongue-in-cheek response to the smash fauxmosexual song, and … Read more
Filed under Sexy, Women, Women's Rights · Tagged with Bessie Smith, Civil Rights, Gay, homophobia, Jen Foster, Jill Sobule, Katy Perry, Lesbian, Ma Rainey, Marriage, Portia De Rossi, Prop 8
Posted by amyking on March 21, 2009 · 2 Comments
Early Obama’s Efforts to Get People Involved — Is He Practicing What He Preached? I heard on NPR yesterday some Brit pundit proclaiming that President Obama’s recent TV appearances are mostly for naught. Apparently, pundits think the short-term “gains” — as they weigh them — are not worth the long-term hassles he will surely reap … Read more
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Posted by amyking on March 18, 2009 · 1 Comment
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Time: 7:30pm – 10:30pm Location: erika’s loft Street: williamsburg City/Town: South Brooklyn, NY Join me for three great writers: Amy King, Ana Božičević and Jeni Olin– Ana Božičević emigrated to NYC from Croatia in 1997. Her first book, Stars of the Night Commute, will be … Read more
Filed under Brooklyn, Celebration, Civil Unions, Gay, Lesbian, New York City, Poetics, Poetry, Politics, Queer Culture, Readings, Sexy, Women's Rights · Tagged with *Joel Chace, Christian Peet & Brett Price*, Cindy King, Dubai, Elena Georgiou, Oprah Winfrey, South Africa, Stuart Greenhouse, United Arab Emirates
Posted by amyking on March 10, 2009 · 6 Comments
Elsa Zylberstein and Kristin Scott Thomas Don’t get me wrong, I love my country, but when it comes to testing the acting chops of any thespian, I’d say French cinema is the primary place to go about such measures.No fancy props.No extreme special effects.A lot of close up, careful camera work that relies on the … Read more
Posted by amyking on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Raise the volume, dance around, and don’t forget to hear the lyrics… Ms. Mavis Staples: We were working there that night. Pops called us and told us, “Listen, y’all, this man Martin is here, Martin Luther King, and I want to go to his church. He has a church, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and would … Read more
Posted by amyking on March 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
Currently tucked into the driven snow on the eastern side of Long Island reading “The Road Washes Out in Spring — A Poet’s Memoir of Living Off the Grid ” — about one fourth of the way in — and am enthralled, meditative, attuned, and simply feeling extremely romantic about places I’ve never lived and … Read more
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Posted by amyking on March 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
WHEELHOUSE COWS by Amy King THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS by Amy King THE WORM BY THE EMBER THAT GLOWS by Amy King THE GILDED ZERO by Amy King EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT ONCE by Amy King Intervals of Please, by Ana Bozicevic God Is President, She’s the Rose of the World, by Ana Bozicevic The Stars … Read more
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