Some time ago I mentioned how a poem of mine was chosen to be included in Highland Park Poetry's Poetry That Moves in which poems and their graphic depictions are posted on Pace Buses in the northern suburbs. Well, my month was August, so here's my poetry poster. My gratitude goes to Isa Spoerry who designed the poster and to Jennifer Dotson who works so hard for poetry. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
Poetry on Sunday afternoon
On July 22, a Sunday afternoon, Woman Made Gallery (and Nina Corwin) hosted a poetry reading by “Poets who Open Doors.” Featured readers were Kristy Bowen (dancing girl press), Shanny Jean Maney (The Encyclopedia Show), Jennifer Karmin (Red Rover Series), Emily Rose Kahn–Sheahan (Mental Graffiti, Real Talk Live), Johanny Vazquez Paz (Palabra Pura, Guild Complex) and Susan Yount (Arsenic Lobster, Chicago Poetry Bordello). It was a lively and lovely event. Jennifer Karmin … [Read more...]
Glimpses of Hong Kong, part two
Olympic steps © Ellen Wade Beals, 2012 … [Read more...]
Exploring the unexplained phenomenon of solace
In 1984 Scott Colborn developed and began to host the Exploring Unexplained Phenomena radio show. The program became a reality largely due to his long-time interest in all things paranormal--which can be traced back to his childhood. Over the years, he has interviewed hundreds of guests covering a wide range of topics including extraterrestrials, big foot, spirituality, and ghosts . . . to name just a few. He recently interviewed Carol Brody Fleet about her book on … [Read more...]
William Sloane Coffin
The one true freedom in life is to come to terms with death, and as early as possible, for death is an event that embraces all our lives. And the only way to have a good death is to lead a good life. Lead a good one, full of curiosity, generosity, and compassion, and there's no need at the close of the day to rage against the dying of the light. We can go gentle into that good night. William Sloane Coffin, Credo … [Read more...]