Over at my other blog I was yakking about creating a public service announcement for the AFRO American archive. I wanted to show that you don't need a big time advertising agency to make a promotional video about something that you think other folks should know about.You might need more talent and design skills than I possess. Actually, you don't. We need to stop talking about doing stuff and just up and do it to the best of our abilities.This is where I am this day.I really want to let other people like librarians, genealogists, researchers,...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Poetry In Plain Sight - Radomir Vojtech Luza
Posted on 6:56 PM by Unknown
I'm still looking for my poetry voice. It went into the poetry protection program. The next best thing is to hear someone read a poem that you would have liked to have been able to write.Not the experience, the skill. I try to only pick one poem for each poet but Radomir made it too tough; his poems can be short but they have a powerful energy. In the two minutes you will spend watching the video he will take you a couple dozen places and move a brain cell or two. This is a good thing. For more info on Radomir he has a Facebook page and Moonday...
Poetry In Plain Sight - Don Kingfisher Campbell
Posted on 4:20 AM by Unknown
Don Campbell has a poem that seems to be channeling news from the natural world. This is his poem from the non-human population called The Latest Headlines. The headlines of the past two weeks have been kinda interesting. Being a woman person I am particularly engaged in those headlines from various governmental bodies in the U.S. that want to control female bodies, health care, sexuality and rights of redress.What the heck I am I talking about? Please read the BlogHer post by Gloria Feldt about the total cut in funding for Planned Parenthood and...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Spill The Wine on the Finally Friday Freakout
Posted on 7:31 PM by Unknown
When I was young all I needed was a thumping bass and percussion. And some guitar, and a lyric I could mangle.I knew that Eric Burdon sang with a group called The Animals but I never saw the man. I certainly knew about the group War but never laid eyes on them either. This is the group War and Eric Burdon on vocals riffing on Spill The Wine. If it wasn't raining I go get some. It is raining outside and inside. I came home to 72 and counting e-mails. I know stuff has hit the fan when it crosses 40.I'm working my way through them. I don't want to...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Poetry In Plain Sight - Sojourner Rolle
Posted on 7:23 PM by Unknown
Never underestimate the importance of a pathfinder or a mentor. Mentors are not just for young people. Mentors can help to show us a different way or hip us to a higher perspective.We all want to be inspired, transformed and brought to another level of being. Well most of us do. Ok, those of us living in California certainly do. William Stafford seemed to be that kind of mentor for Sojourner Rolle.She was one of the featured readings at Don Campbell's Saturday Afternoon Poetry meet-up.This is an excerpt from her presentation about William Stafford...
Friday, February 11, 2011
Charles Stepney on the Finally Friday Freakout
Posted on 7:06 PM by Unknown
I loved Earth, Wind and Fire, no doubt about it. But I was also an album reader. I would see the name Charles Stepney and not understand how important his contributions was to the music of the late 1970s and 80s.This is a short video biography about Mr. Stepney so we all can get an idea of the richness of the much and the people that made it ...
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Poetry In Plain Sight - Steven R. Kutcher
Posted on 11:38 AM by Unknown
250 trees were bulldozed in Arcadia on January 13, 2011 in order to provide a place for dirt. That is the short version. We humans deal only in the short version of the total story.Some folks say the state of California made the county destroy the trees. Others say it was the determined intent of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Still others really don't care because if it is a choice between their home and a tree they vote to cut down the trees.This poem by Stephen R. Kutcher speak for the trees that provided oxygen, shade and beauty that...
Friday, February 4, 2011
Louis Jordan on the Finally Friday Freakout
Posted on 4:27 AM by Unknown
It is the month of remembering. It is Black History Month where we are supposed to reflect and learn about those people that made us possible to dream a little higher.This cat is one of those guys who was rocking and rolling long before anybody knew what rock and roll really was. This is Louis Jordan and the Tympany 5 blowing steady on Jack, You're Dead.I remember when Black History Month was just a week. You'd spend six months learning about Anglo history and there wasn't anybody other than white men involved. Sure they'd mention Dolly Madison...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Poetry In Plain Sight - Frank Mundo
Posted on 4:30 PM by Unknown
I have to struggle to write. I can come up with ideas a plenty. I can write but I have to draw up from the depths. To write and tell the story solid takes a willingness to bust secrets and make them irrefutable.In Frank Mundo's The Brubury Tales there is a path to the people and places we know and file away. Frank doesn't allow the memories to get filed. In this piece called Holiday Inn there are memories and feelings from security guards that are trying to win vacation time.To keep up with activities of the San Gabriel Valley poetry community...
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