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Flowers are Red
Posted on March 7, 2007 by iwilder
by Harry Chapin The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw And the teacher said.. What you doin’ young man I’m paintin’ flowers he said She said… It’s not the time for art young […]
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Capitol Insider 3/5/07
Posted on March 5, 2007 by iwilder
Rumor Mill: What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? Over the last couple of weeks, some sportsmen’s groups and gun advocates have been grumbling about Governor Eliot Spitzer’s nomination of Assemblyman Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis’ to head New York State’s environmental agency, the DEC. This is curious stuff. As commissioner of the DEC, […]
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The Dead – Billy Collins Animated Poetry
Posted on February 23, 2007 by iwilder
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The English Romantic Poets & the French Revolution
Posted on February 17, 2007 by iwilder
B R E C H T F O R U M (Between Bank & Bethune), Phone: 212-242-4201 www.brechtforum.org/ Wednesday, February 7 10-SESSION CLASS BEGINS The English Romantic Poets & the French Revolution Mocking the stereotype that translates “romantic” into “utopian” or “love possessed,” Dorothy Parker wrote: Byron and Shelley and Keats, A trio of lyrical […]
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tonite: George Wallace, NYC 2.15.07
Posted on February 15, 2007 by iwilder
George Wallace, editor of Poetrybay, kicks off a new monthly event in Manhattan’s BOWERY POETRY CLUB, set for the third Thursday of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. The series will feature poets in performance from local, national and international scenes. Inaugurating the series on February 15, 2007 is Wallace, with guest poets Patricia Carragon and Sarah […]
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Anti-War Poetry in Atlanta 2/28/07
Posted on February 9, 2007 by iwilder
Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 pm DC Poets Against the War poets will join Atlanta poets for a Love and War reading. Featuring Naomi Ayala, Sarah Browning, Regie Cabico, Melissa Tuckey, Rosemary Winslow, Ami Mattison, Karen G., and Theresa Davis Charis Books & More, 1189 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta (404) 524-0304 read poems by Naomi Ayala: http://washingtonart.com/beltway/ayala.html read poems by Sarah Browning: http://washingtonart.com/beltway/browning.html read poems […]
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PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse 2/2/07
Posted on January 31, 2007 by iwilder
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd at 8:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway./Rt. 110 (southmost end near Merrick Rd./Montauk Hwy.) AMITYVILLE, LI, NY (short walk from Amityville LIRR Stat. & * S1, S33, N54, N19 bus rts.) “the last church on the left” PeaceSmiths monthly Topical A-Typical Folk Music, Poetry, and Whatever Coffeehouse presents LONG ISAND PRIDE CHORUS – Music […]
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Posted on January 21, 2007 by iwilder
Biggest Response Yet to a Driving Change Alert! If You Haven’t Already Been A Part of Better World Club’s Lead Delistment Campaign, Drive Change:Like A Lead BalloonEPA Proposes Delisting Lead As A Pollutant Is it just us, or have the folks at the EPA been taking crazy pills lately? Their latest foray into the enchanted […]
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The low road by Marge Piercy
Posted on January 18, 2007 by iwilder
What can they do to you? Whatever they want. They can set you up, they can bust you, they can break your fingers, they can burn your brain with electricity, blur you with drugs till you can’t walk, can’t remember, they can take your child, wall up your lover. They can do anything you can’t […]
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Folk-Groovin’ Café 2/10/07
Posted on January 16, 2007 by iwilder
The Folk-Groovin’ Café A warm and supportive coffee house event with spirited music and good times. Featuring: Jim Frazzitta—Singer/Songwriter, Solo/Acoustic/Unplugged OPEN TIME—All musicians and poets welcome Special after-hours jam with Jim and friends Saturday, February 10, 2007 Doors open at 7:45 pm Show begins at 8:00 pm The Folk-Groovin’ Café at St. Lawrence of Canterbury […]
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Public Access TV talk 2/7/07 (video)
Posted on January 11, 2007 by iwilder
more video at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1904800793 On Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party will host Jean Waters and Robert Langley to speak about how to get your own Public Access show. At the gathering, the pair will also be taping an open mic for their own show. The first three guests who arrive […]
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Tonite PATV: Kimberly @ PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Posted on January 10, 2007 by iwilder
Kimberly’s 10/6/06 performance at PeaceSmiths will be on @ 1am (which is actually 1/11/07) on Channel 20 on Hauppauge Cablevision. Text of Kimberly’s poetry can be found at www.www.onthewilderside.com/poetry/ PEACESMITHS MONTHLY TOPICAL A-TYPICAL FOLK MUSIC POETRY WHATEVER COFFEEHOUSE AND OPEN MIC FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006 @ 8:30 PM 1st Methodist Church, 25 Broadway (Rte 110), Amityville, […]
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