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!!!
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Art has a way of transending the events that inspire it.
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:
http://www.foothillspublishing.com/2008/id55.htm
John
thanks, John, I came across your book during a periodic organizing frenzy in my office, and wanted to share that cool performance.
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!!!
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