A Collection of Reflection
The Wine-Dark House by Rustin Larson
Blue Light Press. 101 Pages. $15.95
Reviewed by Stephen Page
Rustin Larson’s The Wine-Dark House is ample with poems. There is certainly sufficient poetry to fill an afternoon of reading. The speaker in the poems is on a quest, a search for something: tranquility in life, redemption for deeds done, or existential meaning—possibly that spiritual plane some people call nirvana.
When a person is pondering the past, memories do not usually appear in consciousness in a linear fashion, beginning from the first memory …

In Recognition of the Poland air tragedy a week ago, there will be a free showing of the film that tells the story of the massacre the planes occupants were traveling to commemorate.
Saturday, April 17th 11 am.  at Arteplex Centro - Diagonal Norte 1150/56 - Corrientes 1145

Reviews: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/katyn–andrzej-wajda-118-mins-15-1709287.html
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2008/feb/14/a-movie-that-matters/

Home Of The Brave
“Stories in Uniform”
Edited by Jeffery Hess
Press 53, 331 pages. $19.95
Reviewed by Stephen Page
With Home of the Brave, editor Jeffery Hess puts together a collection of short stories about people in the U.S. military. The period covered is from World War II to the present. Although many of the stories refer to war, very few depict actual battles.
Let me reiterate that these are stories about people—humane stories, humanistic stories, stories about humanity.
This book will …

Vero Mariani of Alma Singer pays tribute to Mariana Jaroslavsky of Momentos de Te who blogs exclusively about tea. Vero shares some great spots for afternoon tea, as well as her personal take on this ancient beverage. Mariana shows us how broad the world of tea truely is. Be sure to check out both of these local blogs for a bit of fun and insight when exploring Buenos Aires. Please note that posts are in Spanish.
This news first posted on Buenos Aires Foodies and is courtesy of MARIA CARRA

Here is the slide show of the 2nd reading.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49148415@N07/show/
It was an electric meeting. I thank the officers of the group and the members of S.A.D.E. for their help in making Glot a success. I also want to thank the guest readers and the people who attended the meetings.
If you live in Buenos Aires and you want to get news about literary happenings, you can check these websites, for Writers in Buenos Aires, run by Maryann Ullmann:
http://writersinba.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=82251665011
If you are interested in informal poetry readings, contact Pablo Laurito:
potenza78ar@yahoo.com.ar
Cordially,
Stephen Page

Dear fellows,
This Saturday, 10th of April
from 6pm to 8.30pm
It is going to be held another Talkarama meeting
Hang-out,have a coffee and and talk
in English, French, Italian or Portuguese and Spanish(the forigners)
at PIZZA MASS(Within Paseo La Plaza )
Sarmiento 1601(Esquina Montevideo),
Buenos Aires City
This time,a member of this group Sergio Orellana,just arrived from his trip to the Malvinas Islands, is going to show up and tell us about his one-week stay down there and show us some pictures.
Look forward to seeing you
Cheers
Pablo
Question, e-mail: potenza78ar@yahoo.com.ar

Los 10 mejores bares de Buenos Aires para salir en grupo
Si querés saber cuáles son los mejores bares para salir en grupo, con amigos, lee este nota.
Mejores bares de Buenos Aires para salir en grupo
No todo lugar sirve para ir en grupo. Los bares para grupos tienen que tener características comunes: buena cantidad de mesas (que se puedan reacomodar); espacios privados; música a volúmenes aceptables; menús prearmados; precios accesibles. Y, siempre, onda. No son tantas las exigencias, pero sí son indispensables para que la reunión (un cumpleaños, por ejemplo) …

Landing Pad BA posts thier top 5 Mendoza wines for under U$D 10. They mention a few great finds, to which I would only add Trumpeter Malbec. Wine stats summary from Guia Oleo below:
Trumpeter Malbec 2004
Bodega: La Rural
Type: Red
Grape: Malbec 100%
Alcohol level: 13.2
Vinyards: Tupungato 1.050 metros de altura
Harvest: Manual, 2004.
Aged: 9 months in barrel, 50% new american oak, 50% french oak
Acidity level: 5.55 g/l
pH: 3.60
Thanks to MARIA CARRA of Buenos Aires Foodies for this post.

Thanks to Pablo Laurito for this post