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Vol. 11 No. 2 Vol. 1 No. 2 JoFS Kippis! View back issues of Kippis!
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"Billed to Death," "For Those of You Who Know," and "The Rent Was Due."
"Growing Up 'Woods Queer'"
"Little Miss," "Same Old," and "Can't Go Home Again."
"Anna's Sisu Shop," "Feathers in Fortaleza's Cap," and "Giraffe Quintet."
"Järvellä" / "On the Lake," "Time Change," and "Upon Crossing the River--Over There." Michael Leroy King for 3 poems: "Melinda's Forest Escapes," "When Lily Rode to Court," and "River Trail." Sheila Packa for 3 poems: "Across the Border," "Garden Labyrinth," and "My Father." Kaarina Brooks for one poem: "A Poem for Emma, from Gramma." Daniel McGlone for 3 poems: "B Minor," "The Veil," and "Shepherd's Pie." Brian Keith Foreman for fiction: "Eevi." The issue also includes additional works by these authors:
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Conferences of Interest
May 26-27, 2010--Finn Forum IX
Finland and the World: Past and Present
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Send your proposal for a presentation or
panel, (150 word limit) along with a short C.V.,
to Shirley Kauranen, skaurane@lakeheadu.ca
or Ron Harpelle, harpelle@lakeheadu.ca. The
deadline for submissions is December 15,
2009.
The conference website is here:
www.finnforumix.ca
See the conference flier here for more
information.
June 9-13, 2010 NAES-FINSSE 2010:
English in the North conference
University of Oulu, Finland
Submissions are invited on linguistic,
literary or cultural topics in any area of
English Studies (papers focusing on English
in the North are particularly welcome).
Conference link and CFP:
http://www.oulu.fi/hutk/english/naes-
finsse2010/
Conference secretary email:
Riikka Mikkola (riikka.mikkola(a)oulu.fi).
May 26-27, 2010--Finn Forum IX
Finland and the World: Past and Present
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Send your proposal for a presentation or
panel, (150 word limit) along with a short C.V.,
to Shirley Kauranen, skaurane@lakeheadu.ca
or Ron Harpelle, harpelle@lakeheadu.ca. The
deadline for submissions is December 15,
2009.
The conference website is here:
www.finnforumix.ca
See the conference flier here for more
information.
June 9-13, 2010 NAES-FINSSE 2010:
English in the North conference
University of Oulu, Finland
Submissions are invited on linguistic,
literary or cultural topics in any area of
English Studies (papers focusing on English
in the North are particularly welcome).
Conference link and CFP:
http://www.oulu.fi/hutk/english/naes-
finsse2010/
Conference secretary email:
Riikka Mikkola (riikka.mikkola(a)oulu.fi).
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Email: info@pokkarit.fi
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kielistä pokkaria
Web: www.pokkarit.fi
Email: info@pokkarit.fi
Who's Where? What's Up?
A spoken word performance and
reading by Josef Aukee with music
featuring vocalists Laurie Amat and
judy b., drummer Jimmy Hobson and
guitarist/keyboardist John DuPerry.
7:00 p.m. Wed., February 17, 2010,
Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St
(nr Mission), San Francisco, CA 94105,
415-543-1961, No cover, $5 suggested
7:00 p.m. Thurs., February 18, 2010,
No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway,
Sausalito, CA 94965, 415-332-1392
No cover, $5 suggested
Hear samples from the forthcoming
recording, Afterbeat here:
www.josefaukee.com
See photos from Donna Salli's
play, The Rock Farm/Kivistön Tila, here.
Michigan’s Columbus: The Life of
Douglass Houghton by Steve Lehto
is listed in the Library of Michigan's
2010 Michigan Notable Books.
Congratulate Steve when you see him!
Kaarina Brooks has translated a new
children's Kalevala by Kirsti Mäkinen
and illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa
Surojegin. It is fabulous! Click here for
a review. This translation has earned
the 2009 Award from the American
Folklore Society. Congratulate
Kaarina when you see her!
G. K. Wuori has published a play,
Wendy's Friend. You can find it here:
http://www.blackbird.vcu.
edu/v8n1/gallery/wuori_g/play_intro.
shtml
Jim Johnson's, Driving Gravel Roads
is available. Read a review here.
Josef Aukee published Town and
Country. Read a review here.
Greg Watson published The Distance
Between Two Hands. It's wonderful.
See review: here.
Diane Dettmann has a blog. Check it
out: http://quillandthought.blogspot.com
Read a review of Kate Laity's Unikirja:
Dream Book here. The book is
wonderful.
K. Alma Peterson has a new mini-
chapbook out titled Befallen. It's
published by Alternating Current. It's
fabulous--read a review here. She also
has a larger book forthcoming. I am
looking forward to reading it. Look for a
review here.
A spoken word performance and
reading by Josef Aukee with music
featuring vocalists Laurie Amat and
judy b., drummer Jimmy Hobson and
guitarist/keyboardist John DuPerry.
7:00 p.m. Wed., February 17, 2010,
Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St
(nr Mission), San Francisco, CA 94105,
415-543-1961, No cover, $5 suggested
7:00 p.m. Thurs., February 18, 2010,
No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway,
Sausalito, CA 94965, 415-332-1392
No cover, $5 suggested
Hear samples from the forthcoming
recording, Afterbeat here:
www.josefaukee.com
See photos from Donna Salli's
play, The Rock Farm/Kivistön Tila, here.
Michigan’s Columbus: The Life of
Douglass Houghton by Steve Lehto
is listed in the Library of Michigan's
2010 Michigan Notable Books.
Congratulate Steve when you see him!
Kaarina Brooks has translated a new
children's Kalevala by Kirsti Mäkinen
and illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa
Surojegin. It is fabulous! Click here for
a review. This translation has earned
the 2009 Award from the American
Folklore Society. Congratulate
Kaarina when you see her!
G. K. Wuori has published a play,
Wendy's Friend. You can find it here:
http://www.blackbird.vcu.
edu/v8n1/gallery/wuori_g/play_intro.
shtml
Jim Johnson's, Driving Gravel Roads
is available. Read a review here.
Josef Aukee published Town and
Country. Read a review here.
Greg Watson published The Distance
Between Two Hands. It's wonderful.
See review: here.
Diane Dettmann has a blog. Check it
out: http://quillandthought.blogspot.com
Read a review of Kate Laity's Unikirja:
Dream Book here. The book is
wonderful.
K. Alma Peterson has a new mini-
chapbook out titled Befallen. It's
published by Alternating Current. It's
fabulous--read a review here. She also
has a larger book forthcoming. I am
looking forward to reading it. Look for a
review here.
FinNALA MEMBERSHIP
Finnish North American Literature
in English: A Concise Anthology
Hard cover available now
Order an individual copy from the
publisher here.
Editors, get a review copy here.
in English: A Concise Anthology
Hard cover available now
Order an individual copy from the
publisher here.
Editors, get a review copy here.
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