BOOKISH: Zen, paper fortresses and Nina Simone

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BOOKISH: Zen, paper fortresses and Nina Simone

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

Tuesday, April 3

Zen Poetry

For many, poetry is a vehicle through which to find an internal place of calm. Read in the solitude of a park bench or the quaint air of a coffee shop, poems often have a centering effect, bringing the reader away from the hustle of daily life. For poet Norman Fisher, this transcendent quality of poetry is part of its main attraction. Along with his work as a poet, Fisher is a Zen Buddhist priest who founded the Everyday Zen Foundation in 2000. The organization, which has chapters in various locations throughout North America, offers workshops and lectures, meditations and counseling, all with the overarching values of Zen Buddhism. A Jew by birth, a poet by profession and a Buddhist by practice, Fisher moves seamlessly between these disparate parts of his identity. His book Success is the result of writing 28 lines, every day, for a year—a true union of poetry and meditation.

6 p.m., free, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, writing.upenn.edu/wh

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:46 AM, 04/05/2012

It's so sad that females have the horrible privilege of having good sex, posing, dancing, humiliating and (yes) marrying men for money. They should be very fortunate to be at the very top of the sexual hierarchy. If the thought of other women making use of their societal privileges upset them, they should go to a marriage counselor who might be able to provide ample reasons for them to remain married. Till then they should stop complaining.

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