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V.22 No.18 | 5/2/2013
Quilted by Mary Rowan Quinn

Arts Interview

SEEDS Exhibit Puts Down Roots

By Lisa Barrow
Multimedia works of more than 60 artists represent and bring attention to the preservation of seeds.
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V.21 No.15 | 4/12/2012

Flyer on the Wall

Poets Vs. MCs

Young folks who have a way with words can have their way with the mic on Saturday, April 14, at Warehouse 508 (508 First Street NW). Admission to witness this lyrical competition is $5, or $8 for two, while it’s $10 to get into the battle. Winners earn a $300 cash prize. Festivities commence at 5 p.m. Call 410-2938 for more info. (Jessica Cassyle Carr)

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V.19 No.15 | 4/15/2010

Feature

How Do We Love Poetry? Let Us Count the Ways.

National Poetry Month, Albuquerque-style

By Erin Adair-Hodges

Let’s be honest about this: Poetry scares people. It can be a challenge to understand and refers to French people a lot. School doesn’t help, since most of the time teenagers are forced to read “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and count syllables in Robert Frost’s work. While I now, as a poet, enjoy both of those things (in terribly small, occasional doses), at 16 I would have rather read transcripts of “The Lawrence Welk Show” than study poetry.

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