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Call Your Senators and Ask Them to Support the Matthew Shepherd Act
Local Metropolitan Washington Area resident and poet Joseph Ross sent me this call for action: \”History could happen tomorrow as the...

kensch88
Sep 26, 20071 min read
THE ART OF LITERARY TRANSLATION: SPANISH TO ENGLISH
To those out there in search of training to do literary translations, here is a course worth taking at The Writer\’s Center in Bethesda,...

kensch88
Sep 22, 20071 min read
Eric Schaeffer\’s Signature Theatre Is on a Roll
Merrily We Roll Along, by Stephen Sondheim with the book by George Furth, has matched the summer production hit of The Withches of...

kensch88
Sep 21, 20072 min read
Arlington County Board Condemns "Politically Inspired" Attack on Immigrants
Words can\’t express the wisdom I see in the decision of the Arlington County Board decision to condemn the regional attack on...

kensch88
Sep 19, 20072 min read
My Children! My Africa!
The Studio Theatre production of My Children! My Africa! by playwright Anthol Fugard, a South African, is one of the best written plays I...

kensch88
Sep 15, 20072 min read
50th Anniversary of On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The book club I am part of decided to read On the Road by Jack Kerouac in light of its 50th anniversary of publication, and oddly enough...

kensch88
Sep 14, 20073 min read
Private Lives & the Coward Cabaret by WSC Downtown Is a Hit
If you are Noel Coward fan and enjoying sipping wine (if you happen to be in physical pain like myself due to an injury and want to...

kensch88
Sep 10, 20071 min read


Elizabeth Oness Wins the Gival Press Novel Award
An Award-winning Independent Press PO Box 3812 ~ Arlington, VA 22203 ~ Tel: 703.351.0079 ~ givalpress@yahoo.com ~...

kensch88
Sep 4, 20071 min read
Local DC Area Readings / Events
Here below is a listing of news provided by Kim Roberts regarding local literary news: Beltway Poetry Quarterly\’s September Poetry News...

kensch88
Sep 2, 20079 min read
Some Interesting Wine Bars and Wineries in West VA & VA
Interesting bars La Luna Gallery and Wine Bar 48 N Washington St. Berkeley Springs, WV 25411 Open on Fridays and Saturdays, soon on...

kensch88
Aug 29, 20072 min read
Players in the Dream, Dreamers in the Play by Marian Kaplun Shapiro
Marian Kaplun Shapiro, who has published poems in numerous journals, has recently released her first collection of poetry entitled...

kensch88
Aug 29, 20071 min read
Local DC Area Upcoming Readings
If you are looking for local DC-area poetry readings, here are some to chooce from: Wednesday, September 19, 7 pm Poesis Reading Series,...

kensch88
Aug 29, 20071 min read


Maximus in Catland Is Released
Gival Press is pleased to announce the release of Maximus in Catland by David Garrett Izzo, a rather prolific writer. This volume also...

kensch88
Aug 19, 20071 min read


Respite at the Beach?
The dog days of August are perfect for the beach, be it Rehoboth Beach or Lewis, Delaware. But then many of us have had the same idea...

kensch88
Aug 14, 20072 min read
Gay New York Couple Make News in The Gay Military Times
While I was at the reception for the Lambda Literary Awards held in New York City in 2005, I met Elmer Lokkins and Gus Archilla. Little...

kensch88
Aug 5, 20071 min read


Rescue Dawn Brings Us a Hero We Need at the Moment
Werner Herzog\’s Rescue Dawn, which he wrote and directed, is the film we Americans need at this time of political warfare and lack of...

kensch88
Jul 28, 20072 min read
Returning Wounded Deserve Excellent Care
The President\’s Commission on Care for America\’s Returning Wounded Warriors co-chaired by Robert Dole and Donna Shalala have rightly...

kensch88
Jul 26, 20072 min read
Takoma Park, Maryland Passes Resolution to Impeach Bush and Cheney
On July 23, 2008, the City of Takoma Park, Maryland passed a resolution (5 to 0, two members were absent) to impeach President Bush and...

kensch88
Jul 24, 20073 min read
Pablo Miguel Martínez Wins the 6th Annual Oscar Wilde Award-2007
Gival Press is pleased to announce that Pablo Miguel Martínez of San Antonio has won the 6th Annual Oscar Wilde Award for his poem...

kensch88
Jul 18, 20072 min read


The Kimnama by Kim Roberts
Kim Roberts who is the editor of Beltway Poetry Quarterly has a new chapbook out entitled The Kimnama, published by VRZHU Press of...

kensch88
Jul 13, 20071 min read
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