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Page A8 Lake Oconee News Friday, February 17,2017 Katherine Klimt/Staff Morgan County Middle School student Wyatt Howard impresses the audience with his charades. Katherine Klimt/Staff Middle schooler Brennan Easton shares his poetry with the audience. The market is opening Saturday, April 29 and will operate each Saturday through October. More info at FarmviewMarket.com/Suppliers irket i^Communii Katherine Klimt/Staff Morgan County middle schoolers compete in a game of "Paper, Scissors, Car Wash." Jtweetable TRUTHS^ about m *°azini MEDIA/ . Magazine media’s gross audience grew over 10% in Q1 2015 vs. 2014 Source: Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report 2. 91% of U.S. adults read print magazines Source: GfKMRI Fall 2014 3. People under 35 read more print magazines than people over 35 Source: GfKMRI Fall 2014 4. 95% of U.S. adults under 25 read print magazines Source: GfKMRI Fall 2014 5. Digital edition magazine readers are younger, more educated and wealthier than the average U.S. adult Source: GfKMRI, Fall 2014 6. Purchase influencers value and welcome magazine media ads more than ads on TV Source: Experian, Simmons Multi- Media Engagement Study, Spring 2014 7. 231 print magazines launched in 2014—a 25% increase over 2013 Source: Professor Samir Husni, author of The Guide to New Magazines; MrMagazine.com 8. There are over 7,000 print magazine titles in the U.S.—holding steady for 7 years For subscription; advertising rates, Source: National Directory of Magazines/Mediafinder.com, 2015 9. Consumers trust and are more inspired and influenced by magazine media than TV Source: Experian Marketing Services, Simmons Multi-Media Engagement Study, Spring 2014 10. 180 print magazines have thrived for more than 50 years—only 13 TV programs can say the same Source: MPA Info Center 11. The percentage of U.S. adults who read digital edition magazines has more than quadrupled over the past 3 years Source: GfK MRI, Fall 2011-2014 12. Want real primetime? The top 25 print magazines reach more adults & teens than the top 25 primetime TV shows Source: Carat Insight/Nielsen, September 2013-March 2014 13. The number of magazine media mobile web visitors grew over 65% in Q1 2015 vs. 2014 Source: Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report 14. Brands achieve higher brand favorability & purchase intent in print magazine ads than they do online or on TV Source: InsightExpress 2014 SMITH COMMUNICATIONS! 100 N. Jefferson Ave. PO Box 4027. Ealonlon, GA 706.485.3501 EATONTON MESSENGER: LAKE OCONEE NEWS: MADISON OFFICE: 100 N. Jefferson Ave. Eatonton 1106 Market Str. Greensboro 195 W. Jefferson St. Madison 15. 61% of readers take action after seeing a print magazine ad Source: GfK MRI Starch Advertising Research, July 2013 - June 2014 16. Web, mobile web, and video represent 40% of magazine media’s total gross audience, compared to 34% a year ago Source: Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report 17. Magazine media video viewership grew 14% in Q1 2015 vs. 2014 Source: Magazine Media 360° Brand Audience Report 18. 14 of the top 15 highest grossing Lifestyle iPad apps are magazine brands Source: iTunes, iPad App Store, January 2015 19. 4 of the top 5 highest grossing Health & Fitness iPad apps are magazine brands Source: iTunes, iPad App Store, January 2015 20. 8 of the top 10 highest grossing Food & Drink iPad apps are magazine brands Source: iTunes, iPad App Store, January 2015 21. 45 of the top 50 highest grossing Lifestyle iPad apps are magazine brands Source: iTunes, iPad App Store, January 2015 Poetry Continued from A1 A former professor of literature, Barks taught in UGA’s English department for more than 30 years. His interpretations of Rumi, who was born in what is now Afghanistan in 1207 A.D., have gained wide spread praise in India and the Near East and helped to popularize the poet’s work in English-speaking coun tries. Though Rumi’s works in their original Persian are precisely rhymed and metered, Barks, who bases his work on extant English translations rather than the originals, reinterprets the poems in free verse, with some occasional added con temporary references. Before Barks took the stage, he was introduced by McFarland, his former student and graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. McFarland began by sharing personal recollections of Barks, from his “jungle-like yard” in Athens to his ex tensive library of rare and old books, that he was “ter rified to touch.” Three of his students then demonstrated a game that could best be described as one-on-one competitive charades before two of his students, sev enth-grader Wyatt Howard and eighth-grader Brennan Easton, read their own poems. Barks gave a brief in troduction of Rumi and his surrounding cultural context before he began to read, pointing out that public readings of litera ture accompanied by music were common practice in the medieval period. He also spoke of the Sufic tra dition, which represents the mystical strain within Islamic thought, and its emphasis on social commu nity and the joys of friend ship and conversation. The effect of Barks’ words combined with the plaintive and deeply Southern-sound ing musical background (Barks at one point joked about the cultural mingling on display) was unexpect edly affecting. As his per formance drew to a close, he was greeted with two standing ovations, led at first by the group of mid dle-schoolers seated in the front row. The students were rewarded for their attention after the show with a confec tionery-focused reception, but overall the reading was a rare treat for the poetry lovers of Madison. 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