Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Adults and high school students interested in listening to, writing and reading poetry are welcome to participate.
Phil is a much-published poet and associate professor of English at John Carroll University. His teaching interests include creative writing, poetry, American poetry and the poetry of war and peace.
Phil writes poetry about poetry:
If you are sitting in an exit row & you cannot understand
this poem, or cannot see well enough to follow
these instructions, please tell a literary critic. Poems are
heavy, awkward to lift, push, pull, and maneuver.
Because of this, and for the safety of all
Harold Bloom requires that we seat qualified readers
next to poems. If a poem loses pressure, an idea
will be released from the overhead compartment.
Make sure to write down the idea before
you attempt to assist others with their ideas. Once again,
thank you for reading this poem. I know you have
many choices and appreciate your choosing this one.
(used by permission of the poet)
More of Phil’s poetry can be enjoyed at http://www.philipmetres.com/content/view/16/44/ or by coming to the Nov. 4 Master Class.
Has it really been about 5 weeks since my last post?
Yes, indeed.
Thank you, Cindy for breaking the silence.
Good news: we will be hosting a book discussion AND a meet-the-author event this fall called Lorain County Reads.
Read An Open Book by Lorain-born author Michael Dirda and come to our book discussion on Tuesday, September 29. Not only is it a memoir, its about reading and libraries and how they change lives. Ask for a copy at the Reference Desk.
An Open Book: Chapters from a Reader’s Life ByDirda, Michael This funny, wistful memoir by a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic recalls the charm of growing up and the tenderness of one writer’s beginnings.
Publisher Comments
“AN OPEN BOOK is the exuberant, beautifully written story of how comics and adventure stories, poetry and Proust can change your life. Hailed by Morris Dickstein as “a glowing tribute to the world of books and the life of the mind,” “An Open Book communicates–as Eudora Welty’s “One Writer’s Beginnings once did–the thrill of great reading to a new generation. In its pages, literary journalist Michael Dirda re-creates his boyhood in Ohio, recalling his colorful family, friends, and teachers as he celebrates the great writers and fictional characters who fueled his imagination.
Meet the author here on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30 pm.
Bad news: We will no longer be open on Sundays, starting this fall through all of 2010. We recognize that these were often the busiest four hours of the week. However, with state budget cuts here and all other options weighed, our Board of Trustees decided this would be the most fiscally responsible and least disruptive service cut. We are still open 64 hours a week.
We have been making difficult (but mostly invisible) cost cuts behind the scenes since last spring due to declining revenues. Its good we started early or we would be in a very bad spot today. However, we can’t cut our personnel, materials and technology budgets any more without short-changing our patrons, who expect and deserve quality service.
I first blogged about a very odd movie that still attracts the curious.
I would like to welcome more and more ALPL staff as bloggers, joining Cindy and myself. The more perspectives the better, everyone who works here has one (as do our patrons and commenters).
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As the summer winds down, we have a fun option for the whole family ready to roll!
Enjoy 1. a movie 2. on our lawn/patio 3. on a giant screen 4. after hours.
Movies start at 9 pm. Hey, it has to be dark out! Bring blankets or lawn chairs if desired (we’ll have a few chairs and benches as well), as well as refreshments.
Tomorrow, August 8th:
August (get it?) Rush
Freddie Highmore, Liv Tyer,
Keri Russell, Robin Williams
Warner Bros.; Directed by Kirsten Sheridan
Rated PG; 100 minutes; 2007
Two young musicians have a chance encounter but when they are torn apart they leave an infant in their wake. Young August Rush, orphaned by circumstance, uses his unique inherited musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.
Friday, August 15th:
Finding Nemo
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneris
Walt DIsney Pictures; Directed by Andrew Stanton
Rated G; 100 minutes; 2003
A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then travel to Sydney, and search Sydney Harbour find Nemo
This Tuesday evening, June 17, this Library will be rockin’! Detroit Garage band The High Strung will be here to lead off our summer reading program with a few hot guitar licks! There will be no shhshing going on here that night (the concert will actually take place on our south lawn – bring your blanket or lawn chair).
With an opening act by Avon Lake’s own sensation, Alana Bilancini, this concert promises to be one of the big acts of the summer here in Avon Lake and is suitable for all ages. The audience will participate in improvising and performing a premier rock ‘n roll composition.
While you’re here, be sure to sign up for one of our three, count them, three, summer reading contests. We’ve got contests, and prizes, for children, teens and adults! And don’t forget our Picture You ReadingContest.
Saturday, June 7th, 1-4 pm, Friends of ALPL welcomes local volunteer-run shelter Love-A-Stray. They will bring cats and dogs needing homes to our patio outside the library. The last time they were here, there was a lineup outside the Friends Room, so don’t miss the cute critters and a chance to make one your own.
You might also take this opportunity to find out how YOU can help foster animals. It is a rewarding experience.
Our friends at TrueNorth Cultural Arts will be presenting The Creation by Joseph Haydn on Friday, March 14 at Avon Lake United Church of Christ and Saturday, March 15 at French Creek Nature Center, both at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.TNCArts.org or from any TrueNorth musician.
On Saturday, December 1, 2007 the Avon Lake Public Library graduated over 40 eager elves from our Elf School. Your surprise visit added to the ceremony. Thanks for handing out the diplomas to our young (ages 5-8)graduates. Your words of encouragement were appreciated!
Decorating their tunics was their first challenge. Each elf participated in: reindeer food prep, toy making, cup stacking dexterity drills, dancing, ear wiggling, and cookie making. They performed exceedingly well at all the tasks. The elder, knowledgeable elves that you sent down from the North Pole were excellent, enthusiastic teachers.
Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Adults and high school students interested in listening to, writing and reading poetry are welcome to participate.
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