Honor Jack Powers in 2011
This past October, Jack Powers, Boston poet and artistic figurehead, passed away after a long bout of illness. As the founder of Stone Soup Poetry, a 39 year old weekly reading series, Powers was know... continue reading »
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"I'm a Stone Soup alumnus and support honoring Jack."
"jack was an amazing rare specimen"
"If anyone deserves to be honored this way, jack Powers does"
"With Jack's passing, a major force for the cultural community was lost ... how sad."
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"Jack saved my life. I loved him!"
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"A champion for poets outside the academy"
"Jack Powers was for over 40 years a community organizer and generous heart. His service to poetry, poets, and the citizens of the city he was so proud of need to be acknowledged and celebrated...let's honor his contribution to the cultural life of Boston."
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"Jack Powers saved souls one word at a time"
"Please recognize one of the "mobile" monuments of Boston's cultural/literary history, and honor his service to the community for the past 40 yers: Jack Powers."
"A worthy founding father!"
"Please note the Globe Metro section obituary: http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2010/10/16/jack_powers_73_helped__poets_bring_verses_to_life/"
"Jack was a pivotal figure in Boston's literary history - a focal point of poetry from the 1960s through to the 21st century. Poets globally would contact him when they'd come to Boston. He also selflessly nurtured and promoted new voices. Atop this, his w"
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"Jack opened a community and a world of poetry to me in the late 1970's. I now have a book published and a wider community of poets thanks to Jack Powers . Thank you so much Jack."
