{"id":1089,"date":"2009-10-20T10:36:37","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2009-10-20T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T19:49:28","slug":"celebrate-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/2009\/10\/20\/celebrate-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a great tidbit from BU Today<\/a><\/em> on our celebration of words (with my reply at the end):<\/h2>\n

Finally, It\u2019s National Writing Day<\/h3>\n

GSU hosts celebration, workshops concerning that crucial craft<\/h3>\n

BY SETH ROLBEIN<\/p>\n

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Aspiring writers, unite!<\/p>\n

It may not be a holiday on the level of Independence Day, or even Columbus Day, but today, Tuesday, October 20, is National Day on Writing<\/a>, and Boston University is celebrating.<\/p>\n

The lineup of events being offered at the George Sherman Union is intended to showcase writing, help aspiring wordsmiths move onward and upward, and highlight writing\u2019s impact on every aspect of our lives.<\/p>\n

A writers fair kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. Stop by the GSU and help create a giant fridge magnet poem (see those arbitrary words come together in the collective subconscious) and make a 30-second writer\u2019s testimonial video. Who says it\u2019s a solitary craft?<\/p>\n

Also from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., writers workshops are being held at various locations around the GSU. Topics include advice about poetry, screenwriting, rap lyrics, family biographies, flash fiction (beating writer\u2019s block), film reviews, and PowerPoints. Don\u2019t tense up about making a choice \u2014 there\u2019s time enough to attend more than one session. Space is limited, so advance signup<\/a> is recommended.<\/p>\n

From 7 until 9 p.m., beatnik days return with coffeehouse readings in the GSU Back Court. Food and drink are on the house, but in return expect to read for about five minutes (no longer). The reading can be from original work or something inspirational, fiction or nonfiction, poetry, plays, stories, letters, or some surprising combination. And remember, if people snap their fingers, that means they like the performance.<\/p>\n

Seth Rolbein can be reached at srolbein@bu.edu.<\/p>\n

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My quick comment:<\/h3>\n

Love it! Celebrating words. <\/span>I\u2019m in. Planning on slamming a short portion of a James Baldwin essay with much meaning to me (during tonight\u2019s coffeehouse at the GSU) \u2013 My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Words and writing make me think of music. <\/span>With an ode to some of the great, modern wordsmithers: KRS-One; Lyte; Latifah; Marshall Mathers, and Speech, here\u2019s my playlist for tonight\u2019s reading and writing:<\/p>\n

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Move<\/em> – Miles Davis <\/span><\/p>\n

Lush Life<\/em> – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman <\/span><\/p>\n

Fables Of Faubus<\/em> – Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy<\/p>\n

Cantaloupe Island<\/em> – Herbie Hancock <\/span><\/p>\n

Chronology<\/em> – Ornette Coleman <\/span><\/p>\n

Triptych: Prayer \/ Protest \/ Peace<\/em> – Max Roach <\/span><\/p>\n

I Don’t Need No Doctor<\/em> – John Scofield <\/span><\/p>\n

While My Lady Sleeps<\/em> – John Coltrane <\/span><\/p>\n

The Peacocks<\/em> – Esperanza Spalding <\/span><\/p>\n

I’m in the Mood for Love<\/em> – James Moody <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Soul Makossa<\/em> <\/span>– Manu Dibango <\/span><\/p>\n

Rouge<\/em> <\/span>– Miles Davis <\/span><\/p>\n

Pt. I \u2013 Acknowledgement<\/em> – John Coltrane Quartet <\/span><\/p>\n

Solitude<\/em> – Herbie Hancock <\/span><\/p>\n

Naima<\/em> <\/span>– John Coltrane <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Dedicated to You<\/em> – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman <\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually<\/em> – Ornette Coleman <\/span><\/p>\n

Fantasy<\/em> – Miles Davis<\/p>\n

(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66<\/em> – Nat King Cole <\/span><\/p>\n

Lover Man<\/em> – Chris Botti <\/span><\/p>\n

Violets for Your Furs<\/em> <\/span>– John Coltrane <\/span><\/p>\n

Body and Soul<\/em> – Charles Mingus <\/span><\/p>\n

Perazela<\/em> – Esperanza Spalding <\/span><\/p>\n

Godchild<\/em> – Miles Davis <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sinnerman<\/em> – Nina Simone <\/span><\/p>\n

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Peace.<\/p>\n

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