I found the poetry and prose of Ike Macina profound and ahead of its time especially the poem "Who God wants me to be". Ike Macina is very deep, deep and touches the core of humanity's association with the primordial force of life, I call it Love he calls it God. This poem...
opinion by dumzen | 11 wks ago 27 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
In recent years there has been an interest among many people in defending or supporting their cultures. This is a potentially positive direction; however most directions taken have been wrong.As someone who has been a cultural contributor both to Russian and to...
The world's largest arts festival with over 40,000 performances and more than 2,500 shows packed into 250 venues across the city. The fringe is open to all: anyone can perform and everyone does- from students...
“Your absence has gone through meLike thread through a needle.Everything I do is stitched with its color.” I love poetry and the poets that make it. W.S. Merwin is nearly as old as my Dad, and he is now given...
I did not read The Business of Books by Andre Schiffrin until this week, 10 years after its publication. I remember seeing interviews and reading articles about it, but failed to sink my eyes into the pages of...
National Trust Full Bloom Festival Kicks Off With Renga Poem On Saturday NowPublic reported the start of the National Trust Full Bloom Renga as part of its Full Bloom Festival of English orchards and blossom. The...
created by Paul Conneally | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 363 views | 16 recommendations | 2 comments
Cave Men
Perhaps early hominoids uttered crude sounds and signaled with motions and physical expressions to communicate among their peers.
A mixture of diverse values and ideas bound by more orderly syntax and...
Rabbi Kook was the first chief rabbi of Israel and pre-state era. He was a compassionate man and wonderful poet. Rabbi Marmelstein of Canada and Israel takes us through Kook's residence in Jerusalem. Included is Rav Kook's poetry put to music and created by Rav....
An Irish round-up on the political value of culture." The value of our culture is incalculable, so the Government should think twice before taking the axe to our biggest asset, argues poet and member of Aosdána PETER SIRR –Tuesday, August 11, 2009– ON ST PATRICK’S DAY...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 145 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
I painted her a gushing thing, With years about a score; I little thought to find they were A least a dozen more; My fancy gave her eyes of blue, A curly auburn head: I came to find the blue a green, The auburn turned to red.
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This is a wonderful interview with my dear friend Itzchak Marmorstein. Canadian/Israeli that has devoted his life to exploring the mystical writing and poetry of Rabbi Avraam Izchak HaCohen Kook. The music is just...
POETRY BOOK: A TIME FOR RHYME AND SUCCESS POETRY By Warren Brown Email: info@publishsuccess.com Website: http://www.publishsuccess.com Warren Brown, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio...
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The hunt is on for talented Canadian writers to submit their unpublished gems to This Magazine’s annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt.For 13 years this national event has attracted hot new Canadian talent seeking a chance at fame and fortune a $750 cash prize for first...
I founded a poetry site in 2000, the Pagan Poetry Pages, to provide a space for poets whose influences and interests were non-conformist. With a loose brief of "poetry reflecting our interest in spiritual and...
opinion by GerCMByrne | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 181 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. The Japanese Cherry Blossom festivals. In Japan, the Cherry blossom has a very particular and important meaning since the cherry tree is botanically a native of the Japanese Isles. From an early...
created by Uwe Paschen | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2650 views | 87 recommendations | 5 comments