Dum Spiro, Spero

ajfaultlines:

“So I’m issuing a challenge to you, songwriters and poets. Make music of Bowden’s prose. Upload a recording of the song to YouTube and send me a link; I’ll post it here. Write a poem and send it to me (or send me a link to your blog); I’ll post that, too. The only rule is that you take the passage quoted above as your inspiration. (I’m no stickler: Work with the text verbatim or take it as inspiration; I’ll like it regardless.) I’ll even offer a prize for the best entry (not including my own) submitted by June 30, 2011. Good luck!”

Challenge issued by Greg Bales about Charles Bowden, the author of Murder City who appeared in last night’s episode, “Impunity and Profits,” about Juarez, Mexico.

Find out all the details. We’ll highlight the winner that Greg picks here too and look forward to seeing all these entries (great idea, Greg!)

(via joshrushing)