Hunger

Literature & Fiction

Stinson, Donald

Literary

Turning Plow Press

Too Late for Manly Hands

Jones, Hank

Poetry

Once Upon a Tar Creek: Mining for Voices, is part eco-poetry collection, part memoir, part Quapaw history. In this fascinating, well-researched book, Hurtt explores the story and voices associated with one of the most polluted waterways in the United States, Tar Creek, located in Oklahoma. It is a cautionary tale that reminds us that on this planet, we all live downstream.

Once Upon a Tar Creek: Mining for Voices

Hurtt, Maryann

Review Darrell Bourque, Louisiana Poet Laureate 2007-2011, writes, "The poems in Ken Hada's Contour Feathers seem effortless, but they are effortless in the way a lilac flowering is effortless, or goodness in John Lewis is effortless, or the way the work of a nuthatch is effortless. Grounded in vision and rooted in the mystical, Hada's works are translations of the miraculous all around us. I find myself here in the company of Rilke, Basho, Clifton, Rumi. "Kai Coggin, author of Mining for Stardust, Incandescent, and Wingspan, writes, "Ken Hada's deeply wondrous collection of poems Contour Feathers is a practice in worship filled with luminous heart questioning, 'humble boyhood wonder, ' and at times the somber reflection of a man searching within himself to find his own truth, and the truths of the greater world. 'Like the constant glow of a moon forever silent all around us, ' Hada's poems are persistent, are eternal in their longing, and in their ache. He speaks like a brother of the woods, an Ozark, prairie mystic who prophets that mysticism is 'a phenomenon that invokes enchantment, pure in its simple complexity, who wants the honest beauty of the natural world to quell his inner waves, and soothe pandemic, political, and pseudo-religious frustrations; 'their piety - false as ditch water floating with cow shit after rain.' Ken's mellow true voice echoes through the hearts of trees and bounces off the shoulders of birds. Contour Feathers made me feel 'at home with the planet, at home with the honeybees, with the whales, the songbirds...the moon and the stars, the dust, to which we all return.'" About the Author Much of Ken Hada's poetry is formed on his back deck in rural Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. His work has been awarded by The Western Writers of America, The National Western Heritage Museum, SCMLA and The Oklahoma Center for the Book. He has also been featured on The Writer's Almanac and other digital formats. Ken directs the annual Scissortail Creative Writing Festival at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He enjoys traveling to meet with folks, give public readings and workshops. Contact and other information is available at: www.kenhada.org.

Contour Feathers

Hada, Ken

Review\nAfter decades of teaching acting with his unique and successful emphasis on layers of preparation at the same time as he emphasizes freedom of the moment, Paul Austin has gathered his teaching into a comprehensive why-to, how-to, what-to-do. At some early point while reading Spontaneous Behavior, you will experience what his students like myself felt and would carry within them going forward. Pursuing acting can be a conduit to resources inside yourself that will draw you deeper into the guidance of good literature and the joy of discovering the layered nuances of behavior. 
-Bill Pullman 
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As insightful and inspiring as it is practical, Paul Austin's Spontaneous Behavior should be required reading for any actor interested in creating a character, shaping a performance and navigating a dramatic text. But don't be fooled, Spontaneous Behavior isn't just for actors. It's also an invaluable resource for artists and storyteller of all stripes - playwrights, educators, directors and anyone else hoping to create, interpret or embody authentic and dimensional characters. Paul Austin looks at the art and craft of acting from several different angles, integrating and articulating everything he's learned in a way that's both accessible and illuminating to anyone lucky enough to read his wondrous book. - David Lindsay-Abaire, playwright, Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit Hole\nA unique exploration of the craft of acting with creative exercises that guide the actor from preparation to performance. A must for the dedicated actor." 
-Rob Decina, VP Casting, NY, CBS Studios\nSpontaneous Behavior lays out for actors at all levels, beginning to professional, how to shape a spontaneous performance unmistakably their own. Paul Austin draws on years of experience in his professional career as actor and director on stage, film and TV, and teaching at the Image Theatre in New York, to investigate the art and craft of acting. The workbook of detailed exercises offers techniques for creating character from pre-rehearsal to opening night.

Spontaneous Behavior: The Art and Craft of Acting

Arts & Photography

Austin, Paul

Performing Arts

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