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Lisa Flowers kills love & moves time

Lisa Flowers kills love & moves time

By Ghent Reader • on April 21, 2009

Lisa Flowers is a freelance writer residing in the Ghent section of Norfolk, Virginia. Her book  “diatomhero: 40 Religious Poems” is forthcoming. She is the founder and editor of Vulgar Marsala Press, slated to debut in July of 2009. 

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Thoughts & Words

ALP: Society’s isolating technology

ALP: Society’s isolating technology

By Ghent Reader • on April 21, 2009

BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006 Bill Holm, one of the most intelligent and engaging writers of our northern plains, died on February 25th. He will be greatly missed.

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ALP: Alice’s first strike

ALP: Alice’s first strike

By Ghent Reader • on April 14, 2009

BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006 We’ve published this column about American life for over four years, and we have finally found a poem about one of the great American pastimes, bowling.

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Sights & Sounds

Renewal Art Show in Ghent

Renewal Art Show in Ghent

By Deb Markham • on April 21, 2009

How do you know it’s spring in Ghent? The annual Renewal art show will open with a reception 7 p.m. this Friday, April 24, 2009 at The Warehouse in Ghent. The show will feature over 50 artists

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Annie Douglas, Ghent’s queen storyteller

Annie Douglas, Ghent’s queen storyteller

By Ghent Reader • on April 14, 2009

There’s a storyteller in Ghent. Annie Douglas weaves narratives in the Tolkien tradition and hosts a regular “cruinnaiu,” story-telling circle, in Ghent. Her tales spin forth from her

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Other notes we jotted down

Fishing for Renewal feedback

Fishing for Renewal feedback

By Ghent Reader • on April 23, 2009

If you’re going to Renewal Friday, please consider sharing your thoughts on and photos from the show either on your blog, via Flickr or here through us.

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Help us celebrate our friend

Help us celebrate our friend

By Ghent Reader • on March 14, 2009

One of our long-time friends hasn’t been feeling too well. We’re not sure what to do, but we’re celebrating him with our banner this month.

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