Category: poetry
Poet Talk with Walter Stephen Geeding
In Conversation with Mimi Nichter | The Memoir Hostage – Prolific Pulse Press Podcast
What was it like to survive one of the earliest acts of international aviation terrorism?On September 6, 1970, twenty-year-old Mimi Nichter was aboard Trans World Airlines Flight 741 when it was hijacked and diverted to the Jordanian desert. Passengers were held for six days in extreme conditions, and Mimi—falsely accused of being an Israeli soldier—was among those taken hostage as war broke out around them.In this powerful interview, Mimi discusses her memoir, Hostage: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience, sharing what it was like to endure captivity, confront trauma, and ultimately find resilience.Mimi Nichter is a cultural and medical anthropologist, public speaker, and professor emerita at the University of Arizona. She is the recipient of the Margaret Mead Award and the George Foster Practicing Medical Anthropology Award, and her essays have appeared in HuffPost, Newsweek, and Brevity.🔔 Subscribe for more author interviews and powerful conversations.💬 Share your thoughts or questions in the comments below.https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/potomac-books/9781640126978/hostage/
Book Launch – LaVan Robinson’s – January 2022 Debut “Hard Pressed”
Come to the Book Launch and Open Mic event on January 23 at 6 p.m. EST
Bring your poetry and share in this event. It’s going to be fun!
LaVan will be reading from his books to date and hopes to hear your fine works.
Available on Prolific Pulse .com
Hard Pressed is OUT!
Hard Pressed, LaVan Robinson’s latest book of prose poetry is now available. You can get your copy on Amazon.com
Hard Pressed is a book of poetry by LaVan Robinson. A seasoned poet who has several poems and books published; this is the book of books. What makes life hard? What is pressing on the mind? What are the concerns in society that keep us up at night? It is hard, in a society driven by fear, to find ways to resolve issues. It takes open, honest communication with those whom we live close, with our daily contacts, with the authorities, and the powers of us. We the people of this society can make choices to enact change. This can be through several means. Hard Pressed – flavors of a society through the eyes of humanity explores and offers poetic prose thoughts of the poet.
They Just Got the Name Wrong
Many years ago, when I was in college, one of my professors-who also became a mentor-introduced my to “espresso” which she made herself after dinner with another guest. There was this little cup with no real room for cream or sweetener and a sliver of lemon which was to help with the bitter taste, I suppose. I just played follow the leader, as I was clueless.
Well, the one thing about espresso and being a college student is that it does help if you need to be up late studying, which I often did. For years, I called it “expresso” without awareness that you called it something else. As it holds true, I just think it was a mistake in spelling as when you have this strong dose of caffeine, you definitely are apt to express yourself.
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That’s my Six Sentence Story and lookie there, I didn’t write a poem! I bet you are as surprised as I am. But…hey…let me see if I can try my hand at it.
Six Sentence Story Poem – installment #2
(Same Title)
When I was older than younger strudents, I had to stay up to study late
If I wanted to keep really going, an espresso would be the way
Although the name should be expresso, I suppose that’s how it goes
All I know is that reading chapters meant I needed some go-go-go
I’d go for years and call it my name, as if anyone would care but the bourgeoisie
Today, I call it by the proper name unless I too tired and call it a day
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