TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 30– Sunday, April 5, 2015
March 30, 2015
In the wake of a great Lowertown Reading Jam “ReMix the Struggle,” hosted by Eva Song Margolis, we are on the eve of and a week and a half away from The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP). We are on the verge of more words than one can shake a dictionary at. Be prepared to be overwhelmed. Be prepared to write some of your own poetry. You have no poems, you say? Maybe you can find some inspiration around town this week.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 23– Sunday, March 29, 2015
March 23, 2015
It has been a roaring March! We are also having another great season of Lowertown Reading Jams. This Wednesday, March 25, promises to live up to the reputation.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 16 – Sunday, March 22, 2015
March 16, 2015
St. Patrick’s Day has arrived in Saint Paul. There continue to emerge versions of the St. Patrick image that conflate stories which go beyond the tale of leading rats out of Ireland. I am not going to try to deconstruct or reconstruct those narratives.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 9 – Sunday, March 15, 2015
March 9, 2015
We made it through the state high school hockey tournament without a snowstorm. Are we now ready for the month-long spring tease? I expect this week will sport parks and college campuses with people wringing sun out of the sky like it was an Arizona vacation and wildly guessing which coat to wear out of the house. Like I mentioned last month, we don’t measure our winters by the groundhog nor the calendar.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015: Eva Song Margolis presents “ReMix the Struggle” at the Lowertown Reading Jam
March 6, 2015
In responding to instances of racial and social injustice, how can we transform feelings like righteous anger, sorrow, and grief to drive change? What is the relationship between self-transformation and structural transformation?
Around Saint Paul – Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar
March 5, 2015
We stopped in to a well known fixture in Lowertown Saint Paul recently and spoke with the owners of the Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar; Sara, Stacy, and Andy Remke. We asked them to give us a brief description of the "Black Dog" as it's affectionately known in these parts.
What’s in a Name?
March 4, 2015
“All over (America), Negro boys and girls are growing into stunted maturity, trying desperately to find a place to stand, and the wonder is not that so many are ruined—but that so many survive!”
JAMES BALDWIN 1955
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 2 – Sunday, March 8, 2015
March 2, 2015
It will be a fuller week than you can imagine. There is a lot going on, but you don’t have to just imagine all of it. You can see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own ears. TWISP is your first step.