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I Survived My First Poetry Reading in Years
This past Sunday I participated in my first poetry reading since i lived in across the street from Dolores Park in San Francisco in th late ’90s. I went a couple times to a bar around the corner on Valencia whose name I forget and would read for three minutes. I remember the cavernous space, the stage and microphone and the luiquid green and blue spot that turned the patrons, most of whom were drunk or nearly drunk into a dim mist. I especially remember the curator motioning the “cut! cut!” motion across her throat as I went over my time and I remember thinking, people really do that? By contrast the PRISM reading this past weekend was held at a coffeehouse in one of the most beautiful … Read entire article »
Impeachment, Nancy Pelosi and Israel/ Palestine
Nancy Pelosi has her work cut out for her. She has a Congress to clean up, many of her crop of new Senators are young and inexperienced, and she lost the battle for John Murtha. For the record, I don’t believe this was a “stumble” as reported by Time. To me it seemed like a carefully choreographed dance, rather than a knockdown drag-out fight. Do I have any sources that support this? No, it’s just a feeling. Then there’s impeachment. She’s going to have to answer to many progressive democrats and others who feel that we have farther to go as a nation. Pelosi has said that democrats are not interested in revenge and many respond that the idea of “revenge” is a red herring. Impeachment is not about revenge, but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
New Blog on Orchid Culture, Pictures, Tips and Tricks
My husband Jonah launched a new blog called The Armchair Orchidist in which he writes articles for the beginning and intermediate orchid grower who longs to successfully grow their plants indoors. Apparently it can be quite complicated to induce these plants to flower. He’s got such a green thumb, though, let his experience help you succeed! He also posts gorgeous pictures of the plants, as well as tips, tricks and reviews. I’m helping him focus, market … Read entire article »
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Latest Links: Israel – Palestine
International”>Protest Forces Israel to Call Off Gaza AirstrikeIsrael halted an airstrike against the house of a suspected Palestinian militant after neighbors surrounded the building. NYT > International Welcome the New Neighbors:An ambitious new group blog called Good Neighbors is “designed to increase dialogue and understanding between all of the neighboring countries in the Middle East including Jordanians, Lebanese, Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Saudis, Iranians, and Syrians on a cross-country level, as well as to increase understanding, respect and dialogue among the various strata of society within our countries.” Quite a challenge. Pajamas Media NAM Awards Winner: Ray HananiaThe writer has received a New America Media Ethnic Media Award for 2006 for a series of humorous commentaries on Israeli-Palestinian relations, reprinted here. NAM recognized outstanding ethnic media reporters this week in Washington, D.C. news.newamericamedia.org Israel Encourages … Read entire article »
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All you Literature Lovers:Exclusively Available Here for a Limited TimeFree Poetry! Come and Get It Please
November 27th, 2006 | 1 Comment
I’ve been unwilling to post my poetry to this blog as simply a text post, but I’ve wanted to share it with my readers for a while. So, I’ve come up with a compromise. I’ve uploaded and made available for free four of my poems at box.net, a handy little free Ajax-built file hosting/sharing website. They are in .pdf format, so you will need a PDF reader. I’m going to keep them here and active until December 8th, 2006. If you know any other poetry lovers, or writers (and aren’t we usually one and the same?) please share this post and the link with them. I would love to here from you, as well. What is strong, what is weak in these poems? What sorts of poetry do you like? Love? Rhymed? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Poetry