BOOKISH: Zen, paper fortresses and Nina Simone

Each week, Nina dishes out all the hot lit going down in the city. This week: Zen Buddhist priests, paper fortresses and Nina Simone.

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BOOKISH: Zen, paper fortresses and Nina Simone

POSTED: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 5:00 PM

Monday, April 2

philly poets unite!

Tonight's reading at the main library features two poets that have helped shape the dynamic literary scene here in Philadelphia. Leonard Gontarek's poems often start in a specific moment and place, and then shift to the thoughts that spawn from that setting. He fuses deep human sentiments with natural phenomena, incorporating humans into the ecosystem at large. His poetry workshops, which are held in various forms all over the city, have brought together poets of all walks of life and stages of profession, and help to foster a community of poets specific to Philadelphia. Harriet Levin, the professor behind Drexel's Writing Program, is best known for poetry that delves head-first into such painful topics as rape, violence, and oppression. With a relatable voice and a clear vision, Levin bravely presents these topics with all the raw emotion of a first-hand experience, stripped of any overt agenda. Her work has been featured in such prestigious publications as the Antioch Review, the Harvard Review, and Prairie Schooner.

5:30 p.m., free, FLP Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., libwww.freelibrary.org

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