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    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire:  Ultimate Fan Guide

    Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!

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    The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

    The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle;  Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.

Got Gulf Oil? (a poetry project)

Call for poetry submissions on the topic of the Gulf Oil Spill. Coordinated by Amy King and Heidi Staples.

Steve Earle video: peace and nonviolence

Youtube user Clairedelune is putting up some very powerful videos from the The Poetry Projects’ Annual, New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon. Here is Steve Earle reading a poem about peace. In the next video, Judith  Malina, of Living Theater, reads work from her late husband, Julian Beck… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m-mbm9zNso]

Flip sides: Poetry, War and Peace

Last month, we posted an open letter from Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr., a poet of the peace community, who asked that President Obama read poetry before any discussions of military strategy. Max believes that this would help impress upon leaders the cost of war, and lead us towards peace. In sharing Max’s thoughts, a friend […]

PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse this Friday

PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8pm First United Methodist Church in Amityville $7 suggested donation, more if possible, less if necessary. Music by: George Mann (Singer/songwriter, labor singer, friend and supporter of the late Julius Margolin) Poetry by: Kathaleen Donnelly Presentation on a project for veterans by: George Mann Finale music by: George […]

Poetry community rallies to thank and support Sam Hamill and Gray Foster

KW: This story must have been meant to be posted here. First, I heard the news from local poet and poetry-supporter Barb Reiher-Meyers, then I stumbled across the same information at Blog This Rock while researching for a Maxwell Wheat post… An Appeal from Alfred Corn & Marilyn Hacker [about two of their colleagues in […]

Maxwell Wheat asks the President to read a poem with each military discussion

Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. First Poet Laureate of Nassau County, New York 2007-09 November  11, 2009 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D. C. 20500 Open Letter to President Barack Obama: Moments for Poetic Language in Military Decisions Dear President Obama: Respectfully, I suggest inclusion […]

Thursday, Nov 12th: Poet Kelly Powell and an Open Mic

A fun event with a great poet! Green Palate is holding Open Mic events (with the spice of a featured performer!) to celebrate the Green Palate  “take on grapes, grains, brews and bites.” Kelly Powell is a friend of ours, and a poet who lives in Northport. Kelly has read at PeaceSmiths. She has some […]

Sat. Nov 14th: Alan Semerdjian’s book signing in Huntington

Alan Semerdjian is a musician and poet whose work Ian and I both admire. Alan had been the caretaker at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, and he led a multi-media arts event there called “The Body Electric”, the likes of which Long Island has never seen before or since. Alan is a musician as […]

A Halloween poem by Maxwell Wheat, Jr.

Biggest Jack-O’-Lantern Ever “Grandfather, you told me you would give me the biggest Jack-O’-Lantern I’ve ever seen.” “That I will, Juliane,” Grandfather assures his ten-year-old granddaughter, “and now is the time.” “Oh, Grandfather, where is it?” she asks, darting her eyes over the back field. “All I see are left-there pumpkins. I don’t see a […]

Tuesday, 10/20: Free songwriting workshop in Long Island

Free songwriting workshop at Five Towns College in Dix Hills/Melville area, Tuesday night at 7pm-9:30 with Steve Seskin , a successful songwriter, and inspirational teacher

Saturday, Oct. 10th: Peace Poetry in Long Island

As part of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence… Poetry Reading by Local Poets Saturday, October 10th 2pm to 5pm in Farmingdale at the Ellsworth Allen Park Community Meeting Room Motor Ave, Farmingdale Contact: Eleanor at (516) 694-2016

Video: PeaceSmiths/World March for Peace event

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Max Wheat: The poetic language should be on the agenda of any meeting of those who are waging peace

Full story and lots of other good stuff at PeaceSmiths.org Heralding the Beginning, October 2, 2009, of The World March for Peace and Nonviolence With a Poetry Reading Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. September 26, 2009 Smalls Jazz Club 183 W. 10th Avenue Greenwich Village, New York City Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes about the death of […]

Darth Maul & Darth Vader: Star Wars Stamp poems

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Revo9Nn5Zek] This video includes 3 poems, based on: The Darth Maul stamp (with music from Pink Floyd); The Obi-Wan/Anikan Skywalker stamp (with music from Carole King); and the Darth Vader stamp (with music from John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band).