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Open reading period for submissions of poet theater until June 1, 2013.
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Google Doodle: Maria Sibylla Merian’s iguana (and mine)
Posted on April 2, 2013 by kwilder
Maria Sibylla Merian’s 366th birthday is the subject of today’s Google Doodle. She was a German naturalist who illustrated insects in a scientific way. Though, what got me excited, was the iguana!
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Port Jeff Peace March 3/30/13: Charlotte Koons poem video & Photos
Posted on March 30, 2013 by kwilder
Long Island peace and justice groups, gathered by North Country Peace Group, demonstrated in Port Jefferson today, to demand an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Charlotte Koons, a local activist and poet, read a poem written for the day. Video below… FAQ Q: Who marched in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY today?
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The 12 Days of a Capitalist Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2012 by iwilder
On the first day of Christmas my employer gave to me
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Poem dedicated to policeman fired for using Ebonics…
Posted on December 6, 2012 by kwilder
From TribLive News…The headline: “Man claims State Police fired him because he used ‘Ebonics’ in his reports“. The quote: “[William C. Peake of Pennsylvania] claims in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the State Police fired him…because of his race and a false claim that he used “Ebonics” in his reports.” A poem, written by […]
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Welcome to Boog City Festival 2012 Photos
Posted on August 19, 2012 by iwilder
Saturday August 4, 2012 night of Welcome to Boog City festival at Brooklyn’s Unnameable Books, and Sunday at Poetry Theatre piece at Manhattan’s Sidewalk Cafe.
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Ian Wilder August 2012 week-long tour
Posted on August 2, 2012 by iwilder
Fresh from reading at an open mic in San Diego, Ian Wilder presents . . .
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What in the world did Ian do in San Diego?
Posted on July 28, 2012 by iwilder
Ian’s San Diego: waterfront, palm trees, Comic con discounts, poetry reading, a 70’s folk singer, Occupy SD, Azerbaijani food, a baby giraffe, and my romantic panda cam assignation.
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Poetry Has Come to Teddy Reoosevelt’s Sagamore Hill
Posted on July 28, 2012 by kwilder
Our good friend and Poet Laureate, Max Wheat, sent this over… Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 2pm (Rain or Shine) Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 12 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Poetry Has Come to TR’s Sagamore Hill Poetry is included in the Saturday, July 28th celebration of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill […]
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Folk-Groovin’ Café SUMMERFEST II 8/12/12
Posted on July 23, 2012 by iwilder
Featuring Marci Geller, Bill Jantz and the Honey Baked Hobos, Walter Sargent, Glenn Pettit, and Poet, Ian Wilder.
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Poet Walt Whitman’s Birthday is May 31st: Celebrate in Silence
Posted on May 30, 2012 by kwilder
Walt Whitman is one of my favorite poets. I like to remember his birthday, which is on May 31st, and falls on a [Thursday for 2012 and Friday for 2013] this year. There are some events and celebrations around this time at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Long Island. And, my idea for a holiday […]
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Yet (Dewdrop) by Wilder & Frazzitta
Posted on May 28, 2012 by iwilder
The poem Yet by Ian Wilder appears on the last track of Jim Frazzitta’s first solo album, Twenty Years Below.
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