Second Life Book Events July 21-27, 2009

BOOK EVENTS -  JULY 21-27

Tuesday, July 21

* 2:00 p.m. - Open Stage Poetry Recital
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twist%20of%20Fate/193/175/28

* 4:30 p.m. - Caledon Library Folklore lecture by Afsaneh Metaluna - Transformations and Enchanted Spouses
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/199/23

* 5:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/235/135/22

* 6:00 p.m. Mike Stackpole's Office Hours/Writer Discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beraudes/93/128/57

* 7:00 p.m. - Poems of the Journey with Aoife Lorfield
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26

* 7:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/212/127/21

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 Wednesday,  July 22
 
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Critique
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21

* 3:30 p.m. - Predi
cate Improv
 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/179/139/53
 
* 6:00 p.m. -  Tales of the Children of Zeus with Caledonia Skytower at To Limani - Greek Seaport
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Locus%20Amoenus/43/164/24

* 7:00 p.m. - Favorite Sci-Fi Fantasy Stories with Chivalrybean Ragu
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26

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Thursday,  July 23

* 1:00 p.m. - Open Mic at the Village Theatre
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dolphin%20Island/68/52/28

* 2:00 p.m. - Poetry: A Celebration of Life (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/129/40/24

* 4:00 p.m. - Amatsu Open Mic Poetry
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amatsu%20Shima/43/100/23

* 5:00 p.m. - Jaeger Poetry Slam
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Absinthe/72/128/2

* 6:00 p.m. - Inksters Open Mic Poetry
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/222/22/23

* 7:00 p.m. - Sicilian Tales (including ones with fairies in them) with Shandon Loring.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26

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Friday, July 24
* 1:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/190/203/23

* 3:00 p.m. - Short Story Reading Group
Bret Harte "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21

* 5:30 p.m. - Selene's Story Hour
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/224/194/34

* 7:00 p.m. - Haiku Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ophelia/112/246/21

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Saturday, July 25

* 6:00 a.m. The Poets' Plunder
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/221/32/22

* 8:00/10:00 a.m. (times alternate each week) - Poetry Editing Workshop with Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34

* 11:00 a.m. - Myths and Legends at the S.S. Galaxy with Shandon Loring
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galaxy%20MID/131/23/53

* Noon - Bookstacks Book Trivia: Women on Top
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/117/154/25

* 2:00 p.m. - Science Fiction Saturday
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/117/154/25

* 4:00 p.m. - Non-fiction Book Discussion: The Purity Myth
http://slurl.com/secondlife/InWorld%20Studios/101/155/25

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Sunday, July 26

* 8:00 a.m. - Poetry, A Celebration of Reading (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/111/46/22

* 11:00 a.m. - Book Lovers' Sunday Social
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22

* Noon - Winterfell Library Book Discussion Terry Pratchett's Nation
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/99/24

* 1:00 p.m. - Off the Shelf: Kat Alderson and Widget Whiteberry
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/118/226/253

* 3:00 p.m. - Treasure Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrus/128/128/2

* 3:00 p.m. - Poetry Libre Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22

* 5:00 p.m. - Poetry Open Mic @ Blue Angel Poets' Dive
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34

* 6:00 p.m. - Adventures from "Treasure Island" with Caledonia Skytower at Magicland Park in Bracket
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bracket/253/72/30

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Monday, July 27
* 1:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23

* 2:00 p.m. - Spanish Writers' Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/58/116/2

* 3:00 p.m. - The Sound of Poems
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21

* 6:00 p.m. - Story Hour @ The A&C Hotel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minkartah/111/130/30

* 6:00 p.m. TLE Writers Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/128/128/2

* 7:00 p.m. -  Caledonia Skytower with “The Penderwicks”
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26

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UPCOMING BOOK DISCUSSIONS (READING REQUIRED)

Aug 1 & Aug 2 - "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See
Joint Event - Story House Nightingale & China Cafe

August 1 2009 (Saturday) 7pm SLT (10pm EST)
August 2 2009 (Sunday) 10am China Standard Time

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/25/182/71

Book Discussion, Stories & History of the Late Qing Dynasty
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See

http://www.lisasee.com/snowflower.htm

- Read the book (if you'd like)
- Talk and share the story
- Learn the Chinese vocabularies in the book
- Why the obsession of tiny feet? what are golden lilies?
- What is "nu shu" the secret writing?
- Watch the costume show of the late Qing Dynasty


OF INTEREST TO WRITERS

The 2009 Obon Festival Haiku Contest - Aug 2
The Shin Tao Haiku Retreat

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ophelia/94/163/22
      
       presents

The 2009 Obon Festival Haiku Contest

   The Spirit of Obon
    deadline: Aug 2

We are currently accepting entries for our haiku
contest on the theme "the Spirit of Obon".  This
contest is open to any SL poet who wishes to
participate.  For the purposes of this contest, we
are accepting any Haiku, Senryu, or Tanka. 
Please consult The Haiku Handbook, AHA Poetry
Online, or any reputable sources for definitions
of these forms in English.  Our criteria for judging
will be those poems that best reflect "The Spirit
of Obon."  Season word, aha moment, juxtaposition,
the particular, wabi, and other elements of haiku
will be considered in the judging of entries.  But for
the purposes of this contest, spirit will not take
a backseat to form.  All modern English definitions
of haiku, senryu, and tanka will be considered.

Possible elements to consider when composing a
poem on Obon.  The nature of death in Japanese
culture, the Bon dance, lanterns, feasts for the
dead, ritual and practice, mid/late summer. 
Numerous sites on the Internet will give you a
world of information about the Obon Festival, the
Bon dance, and more.

All poems received will be elligible to be included
in our Obon Exhibit, which will be opening during
the festival.  The Festival dates are the 7th, 8th,
and 9th of August.   Activities on these dates are
yet to be determined as to their timing, but will
likely include the Grand Opening of the Shin Tao
Theatre, the Grand Opening of the Obon Exhibit
in the Japan Room of the Library of Haiku, the
announcing of the winners of the Haiku Contest,
Kabuki performances, storytelling, poetry reading,
lanterns, Bon dance, and much more.

Haiga are welcome, in fact completed haiga will
most likely be included in our Obon Exhibit.  Any
haiga submitted as part of the contest will be judged
solely on the merits of the poem, not on the artistic
expression that accompanies it.

All entries should be sent on a notecard, or on a haiga
object with all preferences allowable.  Please send
the haiku to DanteOsaka Deschanel, Pomona Writer,
or Sunnie Beaumont by the deadline. 

The contest deadline is August 2nd, at midnight,
to allow us time to prepare entries for judging as well
as to process them for inclusion in our exhibit. 

We are looking forward to hearing from many of the
wonderful poets who are a part of the creative
breath of this Second Life.  In the Spirit of Obon, we
smile and eagerly anticipate your entries.

DanteOsaka Deschanel