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Planet Cafe

Before the internet, there was the cafe. The local watering hole. The place around the corner where folks met to hash over the news of the day. So,wonder what's got people around the Twin Cities talking lately?

Welcome to Planet Cafe, the Daily Planet's short list of local online conversation. Have a seat and pull up a keyboard. Check out the most recent comments posted on the Daily Planet, or join a discussion at one of the sites list below.

 

Recently commented on the Planet

 

Minneapolis Issues Forum

Recently on the Minneapolis Issues Forum at Minneapolis Issues Forum

 

St. Paul Issues Forum

Recently on the St. Paul Issues Forum at e-democracy.org

 

mnartists.org Forums

Events, opportunities, announcements and discussion at the Minnesota arts scene's central gathering place on the Web. Go »

 

mnspeak.com

An interactive online journal of arts, politics, and opinion. Go »

 

Know of a forum you think we should add to this list? Let us know about it.

BOOKS | "Skirmish": Bitterly funny poetry from Dobby Gibson

To be honest, I’ve never been an avid reader of poetry. I have nothing against poems, but for some reason my mind wants words on a page to present themselves as prose, and balks at taking them seriously when they’re organized in rhymed couplets, sonnet form, or—God forbid—free verse. When verse is set to music, I can generally handle it better. One reason I found Minneapolis poet Dobby Gibson’s new collection, Skirmish, so enjoyable is that his combination of mordant wit and bittersweet longing so recalls the lyrics of my favorite songwriter, Bob Dylan. MORE »

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