Ed Sanders performs Yiddish-Speaking Socialists of the Lower East Side

Posted on August 13, 2014 by iwilder

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acf1mHFu3bs] Ed Sanders performs his song-poem Yiddish-Speaking Socialists of the Lower East Side at the Sidewalk Cafe, New York City, part of David Kirschenbaum’s Boog City 8 Poetry & Music Festival, on Poets’ Theater Night, August 3, 2014.

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Poets in Port Winter 2010/11 Sked

Posted on October 30, 2010 by iwilder

    11/26 Friday 7:30pm Open Poetry Reading Sponsored by the Northport Arts Coalition. Please include a favorite poem by someone else. Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theater. http://persistentfool.blogspot.com/2007/10/poets-in-port.html http://northportarts.org/ http://caffeportofino11768.com/ No Poets in Port in December. 2011:  

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Poets in Port 12/08 Photos

Posted on December 26, 2008 by iwilder

You can go to the Persistent Fool for more information on the December 26, 2008 Poets in Port reading You can go to this post on the Persistent Fool for information on upcoming Poets In Port readings

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Time to let the eloquent shoe-thrower go!: Release Al-Zeidi now!

Posted on December 20, 2008 by iwilder

Update: On Thursday, March 12, 2009 Al-Zeidi received a sentence of 3 years in prison. Story: here. ___________________________________________________________ “This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.” — 28-year-old TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi KW: I have many thoughts and feelings about Muntadhar al-Zaidi and his eloquence. Also, about the background […]

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