Further thoughts on the cultural labor of poetry and art. Not merely "is it good?," but "what has it accomplished?"...reviews of recent poetry collections; selected poems and art dealing with war/peace/social change; reviews of poetry readings; links to political commentary (particularly on conflicts in the Middle East); youtubed performances of music, demos, and other audio-video nuggets dealing with peaceful change, dissent and resistance.
Thanks for posting my video, Philip. A poem I'd hoped to retire, but, sadly, it still has resonance. The book it's from, Topicalities, is available here:
I had to reset my google password to get this far, it blew out my comment, and now I don't remember it. Oh well.......at least I wrote a poem today, FINALLY!!!
Art has a way of transending the events that inspire it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting my video, Philip. A poem I'd hoped to retire, but, sadly, it still has resonance. The book it's from, Topicalities, is available here:
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John
thanks, John, I came across your book during a periodic organizing frenzy in my office, and wanted to share that cool performance.
ReplyDeleteI had to reset my google password to get this far, it blew out my comment, and now I don't remember it. Oh well.......at least I wrote a poem today, FINALLY!!!
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