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While Matt Hart says his latest book, “FAMILIAR: via Walt Whitman, obliterated from the Spanish of León Felipe,” is a new work “that enacts/evokes some resemblances” to Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” he says the two poems are “wildly different” from each other.

New Poetry Book by Matt Hart Is ‘Reconceived’ Translation
Hiromi Yoshida
Matt Hart’s book-length poem FAMILIAR is called “a joyous obliteration” of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” by way of a Spanish version of Whitman’s poem by León Felipe. Local poet Hiromi Yoshida interviewed Hart about his work and specifically this book, which was published by an imprint of local publisher Ledge Mule Press. | Click here to read about Matt Hart and FAMILIAR.
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The pandemic has affected writers and literary arts organizations in unique ways in the past 19 months. Writer Hiromi Yoshida interviewed several writers and organization leaders to learn how they continue to work through the changes — and take their writing and organizations in new directions. The results are, she writes, inspirational and uplifting. | Illustration by Christian Bowden

Writers and Literary Groups Have Taken ‘New Directions’ During Pandemic
Hiromi Yoshida
The pandemic has affected writers and literary arts organizations in unique ways in the past 19 months, says writer Hiromi Yoshida. Several writers and organization leaders told Yoshida how they continue to work through the changes — and take their writing and organizations in new directions. The results, she writes, are inspirational and uplifting. Click here to read their stories.
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During National Hispanic American Heritage Month, the Writers Guild at Bloomington will celebrate the unique contributions of Hispanic Americans with a virtual edition of its First Wednesdays Spoken Word Series. The October 6 livestream will feature three women writers: Shana Ritter, Zilia C. Balkansky-Sellés, and Rosebud Ben-Oni.

Writers Guild Spoken Word Series: Observing National Hispanic Heritage Month
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During National Hispanic American Heritage Month, the Writers Guild at Bloomington will celebrate the unique contributions of Hispanic Americans with a virtual edition of its First Wednesdays Spoken Word Series. The October 6 livestream will feature three women writers: Shana Ritter, Zilia C. Balkansky-Sellés, and Rosebud Ben-Oni. Click here to read more about them and how to attend the performance.
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Recent mass shootings have ignited conversations about “the precarious ambiguity about what it means to be Asian American,” says Hiromi Yoshida, a freelance writer, editor, and diversity consultant for the Writers Guild at Bloomington. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, the Writers Guild will feature four Asian American performers for the virtual edition of its First Wednesdays Spoken Word Series on May 5. “To be Asian, however American, is dangerous in this volatile post-Trump era,” Hiromi writes. | Courtesy images.

Writers Guild Spoken Word Series: Observing Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Hiromi Yoshida
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, the Writers Guild at Bloomington is featuring four Asian American performers for the virtual edition of its First Wednesdays Spoken Word Series on May 5. Writer Hiromi Yoshida wrote a preview of the event for LP. “To be Asian, however American, is dangerous in this volatile post-Trump era,” Hiromi writes. Click here for Hiromi’s article.
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After January’s polar vortex gives way to February’s cold, gray weather, it might seem like spring will never arrive. But don’t let cabin fever set in. LP’s Editorial Director Lynae Sowinski has compiled a list of expos, games, concerts, films, and other February activities all across our community that will “get you out of the house.” | Limestone Post

Cure Cabin Fever with a February Calendar Full of Events!
Lynae Sowinski
After January’s polar vortex gives way to February’s cold, gray weather, it might seem like spring will never arrive. But don’t let cabin fever set in. LP’s Editorial Director Lynae Sowinski has compiled a list of expos, games, concerts, films, and other February activities all across our community that will “get you out of the house.” Click here to read the full story.
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Cristian Medina, a poet, cook, IU researcher, and chess leader from Arica, Chile, moved to Bloomington in the mid-2000s. Pictured here, Medina sits at his desk at the Indiana Geological and Water Survey. | Photo by Chaz Mottinger

Big Mike’s B-town: Cristian Medina, Scientist, Poet, Chess Leader
Michael G. Glab
Cristian Medina, a poet, cook, IU researcher, and chess leader from Arica, Chile, has found plenty to keep him busy since moving to Bloomington in the mid-2000s. LP columnist Michael G. Glab talks to Medina about his hometown — bordered by ocean, mountains, and desert — geology and climate change, his work founding Cardboard House Press, and more in the latest Big-Mike’s B-town. Click here to read the full story.
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David Torneo is the co-founder of Ledge Mule Press, which produces intricate, bespoke, limited-run poetry books and is set to launch a 7-inch vinyl record featuring spoken-word performances by Matt Hart and Rachel McKibbens. | Photo by Natasha Komoda

David Torneo: Bloomington’s Ambassador of Poetry
Brian Hartz, Natasha Komoda
Publisher, poet, playwright, promoter — all of these describe David Torneo, but you could just as easily call him Bloomington’s Ambassador of Poetry. Torneo may spend more time promoting the work of other poets than he does his own, whether by organizing book launches and public poetry readings for local and national poets or interviewing poets for podcasts. He also publishes Ledge Mule Press, a quarterly publication made in limited editions with handmade techniques. Click here to read the full story.
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