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The well-known Cap Gun Quartet has collaborated with Michael Wurster and Romella Kitchens on a new CD, Several Other Sounds. See Readings for information about the CD launch party, and order from Amazon, iTunes, Emusic, or Rhapsody.

Along These Rivers, a beautiful anthology of the best poetry and photography being produced in the Pittsburgh region, has been published by Quadrant Publishing. Edited by PPE mainstays Michael Wurster and Judith Robinson, Along These Rivers is a celebration in art of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. The book will be available in some Pittsburgh bookstores, or can be ordered directly from Quadrant Publishing, Pittsburgh.

Richard Allen Taylor, in Main Street Rag raves

[The] editors...set out to create an anthology "more completely representational" than previous anthologies of Pittsburgh-area poets, a book that reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the area with subjects ranging from Godzilla to Groundhog Day...Along These Rivers is a splendid book. Much of the poetry and photography is about Pittsburgh, but all of the words and images presented are the work of authors and artists who live there or have some association with the city. This volume belongs in every Pittsburgh household and is a good value for poetry and art lovers anywhere.

Local poets have been reading poems from Along These Rivers at Allegheny County Libraries in celebration of National Poetry Month (and afterward) and of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. Schedule. On June 7, 2008, at 3:00 p.m, a reading by many of the poets in Along These Rivers took place at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in conjunction with an exhibit of photographs from the book at the Three Rivers Gallery, second floor, 937 Liberty Avenue, in downtown Pittsburgh.

Ziggy Edwards and Arlene Weiner thank students, friends, and colleagues of Michael Wurster for their contributions to Stories About Time, a chapbook in tribute to his poetry and especially of his fostering of the art of poetry. Michael received the book at the Té Café on February 19, 2008. Thank you to all who made the presentation a success: Erik Rosen, the Té Café, Ruth E. Hendricks, and to Michael!

PPE HOME		Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange was founded in 1974 as a community-based organization of local poets. We are a service organization and an information exchange, and we promote poets and poetry. Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange conducts ongoing workshops and produces poetry readings, forums, and other special events. We have a special interest in supporting all area poetry activities. Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange is a voluntary, non-profit association and is non-hierarchical.

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For further information about Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange, phone 412-481-POEM, or send regular mail to:

Michael Wurster
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange
P.O. Box 4279
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Note: Michael Wurster does not use email.

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