Linking in Lincoln: September 18, 2008

“Bell delivers on his promise to ‘burn the very Latin from the world’”

New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is No Planets Strike by Josh Bell.  This vivid debut collection of poetry from the Columbia University lecturer is serious, playful, modern, and subversive. His unique voice plays brilliantly upon the ear, and the striking imagery will leave the reader both dazzled and mystified. This week Linking in Lincoln will also play its part in producing some links to enhance your reading.

Josh Bell slept with Julia Roberts? Well the poem says so; check it out for yourself at nerve.com.

Now who is Joshua Bell? Apparently he is a Grammy award winning violinist. Take a closer look at his website joshuabell.com for a different kind of art.

Josh Bell (poet) is a lecturer at Columbia University, a place that has employed and taught countless famous artists. One poet in particular (one of my favorites) actually studied Engineering there before deciding to become a poet. Find out more about him at poets.org.

A famous poem by Langston Hughes is “Air Raid over Harlem.” To see a very interesting, and moving, visual depiction of this poem head over to youtube.com.

Why should you read poetry? Well I can think of a million reasons, but somehow I doubt my qualifications would impress you. Maybe a writer for the Huffington Post would however? Check out his article by John Lundberg at the huffingtonpost.com.

Well bloggers, I hope you enjoyed the links. Make sure to check out No Planets Strike by Josh Bell at the UNP website.