http://www.wordspace.us A non-profit literary arts group of North Texas Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:07:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Lecture by Mr. Mark Dimunation, Chief of Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress The nucleus of the Library of Congress was forged in fire. In 1815 Congress purchased Thomas Jefferson's personal library - then the largest private book collection available in North America - to replace ... http://www.wordspace.us/forged-in-fire-the-jefferson-collection-at-the-library-of-congress/ February 6 Saturday 8 pm at Paperbacks Plus http://www.wordspace.us/shin-yu-pai-and-jerry-kelley/ http://www.wordspace.us/rachel-levitsky-rosalyn-story1/ Featuring: Johnny Olson, MH Clay and Swirve Mad Swirl --Johnny Olson is the editor-in-chief of Mad Swirl, and the host at Mad Swirl Open Mic night at Absinthe Lounge. When Johnny is not nurturing his love/lust-child, Mad Swirl or painting, he savors the time swirling around with his fellow mad ones. ... http://www.wordspace.us/mad-swirl-night/ Destiny Lane is a poet that writes from her soul. She connects words that resonate with thoughtfulness. Her work is spiced with sultry soliloquies that flow fluidly off her tongue while dripping with steaming hot passion leaving the imaginations of audiences moist and wanting more. http://www.wordspace.us/destiny-lane/ November 29, 1941 - November 23, 2009 Jack Myers taught and directed the creative writing program at Southern Methodist University. He served on the Board of Directors of the Writer's Garret, with his wife, Thea Temple, as its Executive Director. Jack was a past Vice-President of the 15,000-member Associated Writing Programs,  taught creative ... http://www.wordspace.us/jack-myers-memoriam/ Please let us know how many people to expect - click here to tell us. Thanks! Rachel Levitsky’s second book, Neighbor is just out from Ugly Duckling Presse. Levitsky’s first full length volume, Under the Sun was published by Futurepoem books in 2003. She is the author of five chapbooks of ... http://www.wordspace.us/rachel-levitsky-rosalyn-story/ FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC READING - On the first Friday of each month at 7 pm at Half Price Books (NW Hwy just east of Central). FREE! SECOND WEDNESDAY POETRY WORKSHOP - On the second Wednesday of each month at Half Price Books (NW Hwy just east of Central). FREE! FOURTH WEDNESDAY ... http://www.wordspace.us/251/ http://www.wordspace.us/dallas-poetry-slam/ http://www.wordspace.us/reading-series-at-paperbacks-plus/