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Kim Barnes on her 5 Favorite Books of All Time (0)

May 29, 2012 • 5 Favorite Books

Books that took the top of my head off (and still do): Sula by Toni Morrison: It still amazes me with its perfect balance of myth, love, loss, poetry, and politics. A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean: Every time I get to the end, it breaks my heart all over again. Bel Canto ...

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Kim Barnes on her 5 Favorite Books of All Time (0)

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Books that took the top of my head off (and still do): Sula by Toni Morrison: It still amazes me with its perfect balance of myth, love, loss, poetry, and politics. A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean: Every time I get to the end, it breaks my heart all over again. Bel Canto ...

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Carnations for Sonia (0)

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Listen to the raw audio version of Carnations for Sonia. Quite different from the polished, published piece. This poem originally appeared in 6 Cents Journal (Miami Poetry Collective, 2010). “The Cent Journal Series: A Modern Anthology of Miami Poets, is a regularly-appearing D.I.Y. literary publication printed and assembled in one night and distributed locally in ...

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Writing Services (0)

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M.J.’s company, Fievre & Fievre, Inc., is the one-stop solution to all your proofreading and editing needs! We offer: Manuscript consultation and editing for serious writers who are ready to take their craft to the next level or prepare their work for publication. This includes critique, copyediting, proofreading, and ghost revision. Ghostwriting. Multilingual translation. Email me at ...

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Diego Quiros at the Poetry Buffet, April 23 (0)

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Diego Quiros will read selections of his most recent work at the Poetry Buffet, April 23, 7-9 pm, at the CrepeMaker Café, 76 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. An electrical engineer, artist, and photographer, Diego Quiros is a Cuban-American writer whose poems are composed with attention to sensual detail and texture.  Alchetry explores the correlation of the ...

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Interview in Creole: Tropik TV (0)

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So there’s this cool guy named Philippe Rene. A talented comedian, he’s known as Phil Good in the entertainment industry. He co-hosts a show on Tropik TV with Elizabeth Guérin and Nixon “Nicky Mix” Saint Hubert. I was lucky to be interviewed by Philippe at Casa Chanpet in July 2010. The occasion? The book signing of ...

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New interview on Kreyolicious (0)

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Check out my interview on Kreyolicious! Here’s an excerpt: With her perky smile and well-carved face, Michèle Jessica Fièvre might easily be taken for a model on the streets of Miami, but no, she writes novels. Fièvre, who was born in the 1980s in Haiti, carved a little niche for herself in the mystery and ...

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The Beautiful Anthology (0)

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M.J. is in the Beautiful Anthology, coming out Spring 2012. “Subverting timeworn clichés about beauty, this book delivers a fresh exploration of everything from body art and big noses to musical ‘perfection’ and misguided parenting. It’s a stunning, unforgettable collection.” Diana Spechler, author of Who By Fire and Skinny THE BEAUTIFUL ANTHOLOGY A Collection of ...

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VONA Residency in Coral Gables, FL (0)

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As the only multi-genre workshop for writers of color in the nation, VONA provides developing writers a place where they can explore their craft in an atmosphere of support and understanding, where they can exchange with great writers ideas and inspirations, where they can gain empowerment to move from VONA to a writer’s life with ...

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Interview: On the World Beat (0)

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Check out my interview for Halan Daphnis’ TV show. I was interviewed by Ralph Cheriza in West Palm Beach.

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Tim Palmer screams at the world, whispers in your ear (0)

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Tim Palmer a cool dude. His bold and intricate images reflect both skillful execution and a balance of traditional and innovative techniques. If you were to ask Palmer to give you an artist statement, he would probably look puzzled. “My artwork is my statement,” says Palmer, who likes to think of himself as simply an ...

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Ayikodans: The Dance of the Spider (0)

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Ayikodans! The drums. The maracas. The transcendental voice of James Germain. The taut muscles. The crawling. The climbing. The searching and longing. The aggressive sensuality. The Dance of the Spider was an amazing performance. Kudos, Jeanguy Saintus Riché. It was AWESOME. Read the Miami Herald’s article.

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