World Poetics: the World Poetry blog

The World Poetry Cafe Radio Show features for June 15TH

2010-06-11T21:45:00.000-07:00

World Poetry Cafe Radio show Feature Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar ~ Ancient Wisdom for a New World by Jeffrey Armstrong and featured e-poet Afghani poet Alaha Ahrar, June 15th!

Welcome to a special radio show June 15 with hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
9-10 pm, Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday. CFRO, 102.7 FM or live: www.coopradio.org
Featured guest: Vancouver author Jeffrey Armstrong with his upcoming book launch for Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar ~ Ancient Wisdom for a New World. Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Book
Also featured a special e-poetess, the talented Alaha Ahrar originally from Afghanistan, with a poem on peace. Look up her Facebook page!
Add a winning poem from Oneal Walter’s Women’s Inspirational Contest by Kimberlee Edgecombe, the amazing music of feature John Zeretzke from our 2010 partners Ankh Entertainment (ankhentone@att.net) and you have a wonderful show.

Ariadne's Dream Project: Love Poems for the World!

2010-06-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

Dear World Poets, Supporters and Friends.

This year I have begun a personal research program to create dream poems with the goal of helping to heal the world.

The idea began many years ago when I was apprenticed to a First Nations Elder and he told me about the elders in the past who could heal parts of the environment by going to those places and staying there until the healing began. He described the world as a living entity that needs help and support, at times getting out of balance. Elders like Rolling Thunder did this on a large scale.

A month ago I had a dream which inspired me to begin this project. Most of the time, my research projects are with other researchers but this time I will start the project by myself and then perhaps with other researchers do an anthology of dream poems in the future.

I could use your help in the information process. If you have a short story or paragraph of 100-150 words or a poem that would in some way describe your country or region, I will read one before I go to bed at night and then write the corresponding dream as it happens.

Last night, I began with the information, research and the intent of a poem for Afghanistan and was awakened with a powerful poem which I wrote down in the dark only to discover that the third page was written over something else! Next step-go out and get a clean notebook! I may be able to figure out the intertwined words but will now take every precaution.

If your poem or story prompts a dream, I will give you full credit as an “inspirer” by using your name and a brief comment about what the place , country or region means to you.

To summarize:

· If you want to be involved, please send a short paragraph or poem on a place or location that has meaning/passion/strong feelings for you.

· I will be doing the headings by countries.

· I will respond and if a dream is prompted and used, give you credit for being the inspirer.

Please send poems, short stories or ideas for locations to ariadnes@uniserve.com

Thank you for all your help and kindness,

Ariadne Sawyer

Ariadne Sawyer, MA

Ariadne Sawyer nominated for an award! Vote now!

2010-05-28T23:02:00.000-07:00

Ariadne Sawyer is nominated for an award!
To vote, go to
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlDS3E5ck9JRDVIWHZ4NFFwalBmbnc6MQ
2010 Pandora's Poetry Awards
Pandora’s Collective awards were designed to honour those in our community who have contributed in specific areas. With this in mind we then decided it was important not only to recognize these individuals but to take it to the street, meaning let the community decide who should be honoured. We are privileged to bring to you those names that have been nominated in the Vancouver writing community. They are names that you have put forward. There were many more that could have been on this list, and we do not take anything away from those individuals, they work hard too and should be recognized. But we only have three awards. These were the ones that kept coming up over and over again. We have listened and done the sorting. Now it is your turn once again to tell us which of these outstanding individuals you feel deserves to be recognized this year. We thank you for your time.

Important World Poetry News and events for June, 2010.

2010-05-28T22:28:00.000-07:00

Important World Poetry News and events for June, 2010.

***World Poetry Night Out!
June 2nd
6: 30 PM
New Westminster Public Library (Co-partners)
716-6th Avenue
(Auditorium Room)
New Westminster,
With hosts: Ariadne Sawyer & Kathlean Pronovost
Featured poets:
Cliff Milne
Jacqueline Maire
Sharon Rowe
Margo Prentice
Kyle Christensson
Dora Sanders
Open mike. All Welcome.
Refreshments.
Multicultural, multilingual readings.
Open mike
Ariadne Sawyer, 604-526-4729

***World Poetry at the Carless Festival on Denman St. 12-1 pm June 20th.
Thanks to Roger Blenman, World Poetry has once again been invited to read at this great family festival.
Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Confirmed poets:
1. Ibrahim Honjo
2. Kyle Christensson
3. Diane Laloge
4. Catherine McNeil
5. Alan Hill
6. Sharon Taylor

*** World Poetry Celebrates First Nations with a Special Memorial Tribute to World Poetry Life Time Achievement Award Winner, Vera Manuel a Secwepemc-Ktunaxa playwright, poet and healer, Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea, June 21st at 7 pm at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Peter McKay and Alma VanDusen Rooms. Poetry, music and dance.

Coming soon: A summary of our amazing experiences with Li Bai and Dr. Hadaa Sendoo plus plans for 2011.

World Poetry Invitation to Li Bai Celebration May 17th

2010-05-06T22:53:00.000-07:00

World Poetry Reading Series, World Poetry Café Radio Show,
Electronic Newsletter, Publishing Company, Celebration Series
Contact person: Ariadne Sawyer, MA
604-526-4729
www.worldpoetics.blogspot.com
ariadnes@uniserve.com
www.ariadnescoaching.com

Dear Honoured Guest,

World Poetry and ExplorASIAN are inviting you to attend
the Life Celebration of the Ancient Chinese Poet, Li Bai, (701-762)
May 17th 6:30 pm, Richmond Cultural Centre, 100-7700 Minoru Gate
Your hosts will be: Ariadne Sawyer & Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
The well-known expert Dr. Jan Walls will be presenting a short biography of Li Bai.
Special guest: Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, World Poetry Ambassador to China & Mongolia
Also featured:
Multilingual Poetry of Li Bai in Chinese and other languages
Chinese Traditional Musicians: Mr. Chen Ying Liang & Mrs. Chen
Worldwide poetry display of poems to Li Bai
Display from Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation, our partners for 2010.
Free, All are welcome
Info: 604-526-4729
Partners: World Poetry, explorASIAN, City of Richmond
& The Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation, China
"World Poetry - Bringing respect and peace to the world"

World Poetry and the New Westminster Public Library

2010-05-06T22:43:00.000-07:00

World Poetry and the New Westminster Public Library
Present:
World Poetry Night Out!
May 13th
6: 30 PM
716-6th Avenue
(Auditorium Room)
New Westminster,
With hosts: Ariadne Sawyer & Sheilla Foster.
Featured poets:
Alejandro Mujica-Olea
The Backroom Theatre Club Radio Play
David Lee
Tony Antonias
Candice James
Rex Tarrant
Open mike. All Welcome.
Refreshments.
Multicultural, multilingual readings.
For open mike sign up: Ariadne Sawyer, 604-526-4729

Correction: Dr. Hadaa Sendoo.

2010-05-04T09:04:00.001-07:00

I am just learning how to do this blog and could not find out how to edit the previous post. Yikes!

Dr. Hadaa sendoo is coming from Mongolia May 15th!

2010-05-04T08:47:00.000-07:00

** World Poetry Important News**
Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, the Mongolian internationally known poet, author and World Poetry Ambassador to Mongolia and China will be arriving in Vancouver, May 15th to spend ten days with us!
He will be the guest of honour for the Life Celebration of the ancient great Chinese Poet Li Bai, May 17, 6:30 pm, 17th at the Richmond Cultural Centre, Richmond BC.
Dr. Sendoo will be bringing greetings from the Zhongkun Poetry Foundation in Beijing, our respected partners for 2010 and is a wonderful supporter of World Poetry. He is a World Poetry International Committee member and is working closely with us to plan new programs and events.
If you want to invite Dr. Sendoo to your writing groups, meet with him, help with accommodation, or spend some time taking him to see the sights in Vancouver and Victoria, please let me know. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with an award winning poet, editor and educator who is fluent in Mongolian and Chinese and speaks some English.
We are honoured to have him visit.
For more information, please contact Ariadne Sawyer, 604-526-4729 or ariadnes@uniserve.com

World Poetry Official Press Release for Li Bai, May 17th!

2010-04-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

World Poetry Official Press Release.

World Poetry
Reading Series, World Poetry Café Radio Show,
Electronic Newsletter, Publishing Company
Special Events.
Contact person: Executive Director Ariadne Sawyer, MA
702-31 Elliot St, New Westminster,
BC, V3L 5C9, Canada.
604-526-4729
www.worldpoetics.blogspot.com
ariadnes@uniserve.com www.ariadnescoaching.com

World Poetry and explorASIAN 8th Anniversary proudly present

The Life Celebration of the Ancient Chinese Poet Li Bai, (701-762)

May 17th. 6:30 pm, Richmond Cultural Centre, 100-7700 Minoru Gate.

Hosts Ariadne Sawyer &Alejandro Mujica-Olea.

Featuring: Dr. Jan Walls, Biography of Li Bai.
Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, (World Poetry Ambassador to China and Mongolia)
Multilingual Poetry of Li Bai in Chinese and other languages.
Featured Chinese Traditional Musicians Mr. Chen Ying Liang and Mrs. Chen.
Worldwide poetry display of poems to Li Bai,
Display from Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation.
Free, all welcome.
Info: 604-526-4729
Partners: World Poetry, explorASIAN, City of Richmond,
&
The Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation, China.

“World Poetry - Bringing respect and peace to the world.”

World Poetry Call for Poems for the Poet Li Bai extended to May 10th

2010-04-29T12:55:00.000-07:00

World Poetry Call for Poems for the Great Poet Li Bai!
Information i9n English and Chinese.
World Poetry hosts, Ariadne sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea with our esteemed partners The City of Richmond, explorASIAN and the Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation, China are celebrating the famous ancient Chinese Poet Li Bai in Richmond, BC, Canada on May 17th at 6:30 PM.
Featuring: Dr. Jan Wall, Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, World Poetry Ambassador to China and Mongolia, Multilingual Poetry of Li Bai and Traditional Chinese musicians Mr. Chen Ying Liang and Mrs. Chen. The event is free. Information: ariadnes@uniserve.com
Here is a brief bio of Li Bai by Dr. Hadaa Sendoo from Mongolia, who will be featured at the event May 17.
Li Bai (701-762) is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and a representative of the high Tang culture, combination of realistic Northern culture represented by Confucian philosophy and the Book of Poetry, and romantic Southern culture represented by Taoist philosophy and the Elegies of the South. But he could neither fulfill his Confucian ideal to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism, so he could only chant poetry and drink wine to drown his sorrow as describe by Du Fu in Eight Immortal Drinkers (Li Bai could turn sweet nectar into verses; Drunk in the capital, he'd lie in shops of wine). Here we see the tragedy of a genuine staying lonely on earth like an angel fallen from Heave. His poetry is marked by masculine grandeur in the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar (The sunlit Censer Peak exhales incense-like cloud; The cataract hangs like upended stream, sounding lout. Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high / As if the Silver River fell from azure sky), in which we see the mountain exhale cloud from down below and the Silver River, Chinese name for the Milky Way, fall from on high, and heaven and earth seem to merge into one, that is the Chinese way of communion with nature. In his poetry we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people, of his friends, in short, of truth, good and beauty.
Poem guidelines:
• Poems need to be to Li Bai or for Li Bai.
• One page only, two pages in another language.
• Deadline: Extended to May 10th.
• Poems need to have copyright © and include the name of poet and country.
• Selected poems will be put on display at the Richmond Cultural Centre during the Life Celebration of Li Bai. See additional information below.
• Classes and schools are welcome to participate.
• Selected poems will be read on the World Poetry Café Radio Show, CFRO, and 102.7 FM in Vancouver British Columbia.
• Send poems to ariadnes@uniserve.com

• It is a great opportunity to learn and participate in the life of this greatly honoured poet.

世界诗歌征集诗人李白的诗！！

世界诗歌主持者，阿里阿索耶和阿列加德劳-穆希卡-奥莱亚与我们的里士满市尊敬的合作伙伴们，亚洲考察和中国中坤诗歌发展基金会将于5月17日下午6点30分在加拿大里士满举行庆祝著名的古代诗人李白的活动。

特色: Jan 长城博士，森道哈达博士(世界诗歌大使--驻中国和蒙古)，多语种李白的诗歌以及传统中国音乐家陈Chen Ying Liang 先生和陈夫人。此次活动是免费。更多信息请看：ariadnes@uniserve.com

下面是由来自蒙古国森道哈达博士提供的一个简短介绍，并将特写在此活动。

李白（701一762）被认为是唐代（618-907）最伟大的浪漫主义诗人和盛唐文化的代表，是北方儒家哲学和诗经文化相结合的代表人物，以及以浪漫主义南方文化为代表的道家哲学和哀歌。但他既不能奉行他的儒家理想，为国报效，也不可能找到道教的精神自由。因此，他只好以吟诗，来借酒浇愁。如同杜甫在他的名诗《饮中八仙歌》中描述的：

李白一斗诗百篇，长安市上酒家眠，
天子呼来不上船，自称臣是酒中仙。

在这里，我们看到一位古人活在世间的孤独与不幸，就像一道从天而泻的庐山瀑布。

他的诗歌的特色气势雄伟，宛然飞流直下的庐山瀑布，《望庐山瀑布》：

日照香炉生紫烟，遥看瀑布挂前川
飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天

这其中我们看到似乎山云与银河系交融以及汉语中的银河，自高而降，天与地感觉合二为一的境界。这是与自然共融的古中国方式。从他的诗里，我们可以发现他对大自然的热爱，对自由向往，和他对百姓和朋友的友情是至真，至善，至美。

诗的录选准则：

• 诗务必是提交李白或为李白而作。
• 仅占一页，两页用另一种语言。
• 截止日期：5月5日。
• 诗需要有版权©和包括诗人姓名和国别名。
• 入选诗将会在里士满文化中心举行的李白生活庆典上展出。详情见下文。
• 欢迎各类人士和学校参加。
• 入选诗作品将在世界诗歌咖啡广播节目CFRO朗读，并在温哥华不列颠哥伦比亚102.7播放。
• 诗作品请发送至：ariadnes@uniserve.com
• 这是一个很好的学习机会，参与走进这大声誉诗人的生活中。

World Poetry Celebrates our 9th Gala!

2010-04-21T11:24:00.000-07:00

World Poetry
Reading Series, World Poetry Café Radio Show,
Electronic Newsletter, Publishing Company
Special Events.
Contact person: Ariadne Sawyer, MA
702-31 Elliot St, New Westminster,
BC, V3L 5C9, Canada
Phone-fax: 604-526-4729
www.worldpoetics.blogspot.com
ariadnes@uniserve.com www.ariadnescoaching.com

April 13, 2010.

Dear Honoured Guests,

We would like to invite you to our 9th anniversary Gala World Poetry Celebration with our partners at the Vancouver Public Library, Alice MacKaye Room, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC, April 26th, 6:30 pm with hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea. If you can’t come, please send greetings and good thoughts.
The World Poetry Reading Series, together with a group of dedicated volunteers are giving a World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award to three individuals who we feel have contributed with their art in their own countries and Canada, making this country into a mosaic of different cultural ideas and philosophies. During their lifetimes, they have left in Canada a legacy from which all Canadians will benefit from. Some of these people, who in their own countries may have held important and influential positions, may now hold minor jobs in Canada today yet they have still contributed greatly to this country. They have helped us to create Canadian literature in one hundred languages, bringing the world’s people together to make a difference.
The Life Time Award Winners for 2010, voted by their peers are:
Lucia Gorea- originally from Transylvania, Romania, is an award-winning poet, a published writer and the founder of "Poetry Around the World." Her poems appear in numerous anthologies in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She is the author of seven books: Journey Through My Soul, ESL Games and Classroom Activities, Speak English for Success and Practical Guide to Life Survival Skills, and others. Her recent children’s stories are Yukon, the Polar Bear and The Crow That Swallowed a Pearl. Lucia is currently translating Romanian folktales. The Enchanted Turtle, the first folktale in the series, along with her new collection of poetry, will be available in the fall of 2010.
Ibrahim Honjo, New Westminster, poet, writer, sculptor, painter and photographer was born in the former Yugoslavia. He arrived in Canada and Vancouver in 1995. He has published 10 books and is represented in five anthologies, as well as in many magazines, newspapers and radio stations. The last three collections Honjo published in English and Serbo-Croatian. He won several prizes in former Yugoslavia where he worked as an economist and journalist, book and newspapers editor, marketing director etc. His poetry has been translated into Korean, Slovenian and German.
Peter Lojewski, of New Westminster, a German - Canadian is a known painter, silent philanthropist and the author of several chapbooks. He reads his poetry in English and German at many poetic venues, and has shown his unique artwork in the Vancouver area. He is on the board of the World Poetry Committee and has served on numerous other boards such as the board of directors of CARFAC BC Canadian artist's representation/ Front des artistes Canadianes.

Volunteer of the Year, 2010: Sharon Rowe, Canadian, of New Westminster, is a challenged lady with many gifts including the dictation of the Handy Dart Stories. Sharon has been called a walking miracle by her community. She has created beautiful paper flowers for many World Poetry Events, and is now compiling a World Poetry Scrapbook and album. Sharon is a wonderful example of the best of volunteering.

Event Creator: Ariadne Sawyer, MA. of New Westminster, volunteer, co-founder and co-host of World Poetry, has spent many hours creating beautiful, respectful celebration events for many cultures, including the 702 birthday of Rumi, World Poetry Celebrates Black History Month and World Poetry Celebrates First Nations, to name a few.
Tables: World Poetry, Life time Achievement Award Winners, CAA and Pandora’s Collective.

We expect 75-100 people to be in attendance at the Gala event.
We want to thank you for your consideration of the Gala and are looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.

World Poetry Founders and Hosts:
Alejandro Mujica-Olea and Ariadne Sawyer
World Poetry Committee:
Amy Santos, Victoria Pascha
Dr. Diego Bastianutti
Addena Sumter-Freitag,
Cora Salvador, Heidi Mueller
Bernice Lever, Jacqueline Maire

World Poetry International Members:
Dr. Hadaa Sendoo, Mongolia. Dr. Rita Malhotra, India

World Poetry Background Information:
The World Poetry Organization was created by Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea and has been in existence for 12 years, beginning with the goal to provide a much needed venue where multi-cultural, multi-national poets, writers, and those in other artistic disciplines could perform in English and in their language of origin in an atmosphere of respect and honour. The World Poetry Reading Series at the Vancouver Public Library, World Poetry Café Radio Show on CFRO, The World Poetry Electronic Newsletter, World Poetry Publishing, World Poetry Workshop Series and the World Poetry Celebration Series are all components of a World Poetry movement based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Recently, World Poetry has included World Poetry International with our first two international committee members: Dr. Hadaa Sendoo in Mongolia and Dr. Rita Malhotra in India.
World Poetry’s foundation is built on the great need to provide respect, honor, support, peace and love for all through the arts and education.
In the Vancouver, BC area, there are over 500 World Poetry poets, writers, musicians from 64 countries including a strong First Nations and Canadian component. On the World Poetry Electronic Newsletter, there are 4, 332 readers including participants. The World Poetry Café, on every Tuesday from 9-10 pm PST, is listened to on the internet in at least 23 countries on a regular basis.
One of World Poetry's mandates is to work with other groups and art disciplines in creating partnerships. Some successful partnerships have been the eight year partnership ExplorASIA celebrating Asian Heritage Month in May, The Women and Film Festival, TVA Film Company, The Vancouver Public Library (a nine year partnership), The City of New Westminster, The New Westminster Public Library, The New Westminster Arts Council, The City of Richmond, Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry, The Backroom Theatre Club, The First Nations Longhouse and many others.
We are happy to welcome our new international partners for 2010:
Zhongkun International Poetry Foundation in Beijing.
Ankh Entertainment One, L.A. California.
New Celebration Series: World Poetry Celebrates the World! A multimedia show with poetry, music, dance and special effects with possible partners in Vancouver, LA and shows in China, India and Mongolia. Ariadne is in the process of bringing interested partners together to create a unique experience.
World Poetry is a volunteer based organization who does not receive any money from the government or grants.
Proofreading help by Franci Louann .

2010-04-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

We are back!
I hope to add regular posts, the upcoming newsletter and other exciting events and news.

Spring 09--WPS eNews #35

2009-04-15T01:24:00.000-07:00

WORLD POETRY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Issue 35: Spring 2009

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PUBLISHER: Ariadne Sawyer
© World Poetry Publishing
ariadnes@uniserve.com
Editor-in-Chief: Ariadne Sawyer
Proofreader: Dr. Lucia Gorea

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CONTENTS:

Welcome!
World Poetry News
Poet in the Spotlight: Bong Ja Ahn
Call for Poetry Submissions
Poet on Stage: Rudolf Penner
Bragging Writes
Creativity Rocks! by Ariadne Sawyer
Acknowledgements & Disclaimer

WELCOME TO ISSUE 35!
We now have over 4,000 readers on our list. Please send this newsletter to all your friends and ask them to subscribe.
In this issue we will share with you highlights of the past year. World Poetry could not have accomplished so many programs without the help of you, our great supporters.
      We would like to thank the newsletter team of Lucia Gorea, Ariadnes Sawyer, and Rudolf Penner for their work in making this newsletter possible. We plan on creating a newsletter every four months. The next newsletter will be a summer issue in July with the poems of World Poetry Lifetime Award winner for 2009, Professor Diego Bastianutti.
      A new section in this newsletter, Bragging Writes, features the accomplishments of World Poetry members and supporters.
      World Poetry co-founder and co-host Alejandro Mujica-Olea recently returned from a successful poetry tour in Chile and Brazil. He would like to wish you all a belated and wonderful New Year!
      If you would like to be a featured poet in our newsletter, if you have something to celebrate, or if you wish to contribute a brief article, please send all queries to ariadnes@uniserve.com.
      World Poetry memberships are available to all poets, writers, musicians, and supporters. Please request a membership form by emailing ariadnes@uniserve.com.

WORLD POETRY NEWS
2009 is promising to be an eventful year!

Eighth Anniversary World Poetry Gala / The Many Faces of Love
In February we celebrated our eighth anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Public Library with “The Many Faces of Love” poetry exhibit. Fifty of the 100 poems submitted were displayed at the library during the two weeks prior to our Gala Celebration. Over 300 people viewed the display. Thirteen loyal volunteers looked after the display and the “Create a Poem” table, where 75 poems were submitted. The artistic talents of Montana King at the display table were much appreciated.
      On February 27, we had the Gala night with blessings by First Nations poet Godwin Barton and the Reverend Richard Delorme.
      The World Poetry Lifetime Achievement awards were given to the 2009 winners: Bong Ja Ahn and Diego Bastianutti. Other awards given were: Musicians of the Year to Pancho and Sal; Artist of the Year to Peter Lojewski; Volunteer of the Year to Jacqueline Maire; World Poetry Café Guest Host to Lucia Gorea; and World Poetry Café Guest Technician to Marlon Castillo. Montana King was given an award as Artist in Residence.
      The Deputy Mayor of the City of Vancouver and the Korean Consul General were present, as well as other notable dignitaries.
      Letters of congratulations that were read included those sent by the offices of the Governor General of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada, The Lieutenant Governor of BC and the Premier of BC. Many others letters and e-mails of support had been sent and were duly noted.
      Sharon Rowe spent many hours making over 100 heart shaped paper flowers, which were given to the public and everyone who came to the Gala. Sharon has given her permission to World Poetry to print her story in the newsletter. Below is Sharon’s story about the flowers, “Sharon’s Heart Flowers,” which was dictated to Ariadne Sawyer on March 2, 2009.

Sharon’s Heart Flowers by Sharon Rowe © 2009
This is a short story about the adventures of Sharon’s “Many Faces of Love” flowers.
      Last Saturday, we were going to Victoria to celebrate “mom’s” belated birthday.
      We had some of the Gala flowers to give to poets and family in Victoria.
      At the Scott Road bus stop, there was a lady who was mentally imbalanced.
      She shouted racial insults at a lady from India and hit her on the arm.
      We had to wait for 40 minutes while the police came and Translink authorities and security. Everyone was helpful.
      The lady with mental problems was finally taken away and we resumed our journey.
      Then the lady from India started to cry. “Mom” went over to comfort her and gave her a napkin so she could wipe her face.
      I gave her one of my Gala heart flowers. She held it over her heart and told us that she would keep the flower until she died. She carefully put it in her handbag and put her hand on her heart. Then she said “Thank you.”
      Several of the other passengers came to tell the lady from India that they were sorry.
      “Mom” said that the love from the flowers was strong that day.
      Another good part was that the bus got us to the ferry on time!
      The other Gala flower went with the deputy mayor to live at the Vancouver City Hall.
      Another flower went home with Sunday to Chicago. He came up to go to our Gala.
      This is the story about my flowers.
World Poetry Prayer / Meditation Circle
The circle began in September and has members from around the world from various religions that pray or meditate for people on the list.
This program has been very successful and we hope to expand it to include topics such as world peace. The theme will be decided on by the members of the prayer / meditation circle. If you wish to join the group or would like to be prayed for, please contact Ariadne Sawyer at ariadnes@uniserve.com.
The World Poetry Workshop Series
This program started in September and has provided one or more workshops per month on a variety of topics, including Being Your Own Editor, Empowered Dreaming, and Breathing Life into Your Poetry, as well as on academic subjects.
The workshop team of Bernice Lever, Diego Bastianutti, Addena Sumter Freitag, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, and Ariadne Sawyer has done an excellent job of providing quality workshops at affordable prices at the Alliance of Arts and Culture in Vancouver. World Poetry is a proud member of the Alliance.
World Poetry New Westminster Chapter
In 2008, World Poetry held a variety of events in new Westminster, including World Poetry and Jazz, in partnership with the Backroom Theatre Club.
World Poetry New Westminster is currently working on a major project — the creation of a historical timeline in poetry for the 150th anniversary of New Westminster — from its First Nations origins to the present, and even into its future.
World Poetry Café Radio Show
World Poetry’s ongoing radio show, aired every Tuesday from 9-10 PM (PST) on Vancouver’s Co-op Radio (102.7 FM), features honoured guests, e-poems, music, Creativity Rocks! by Ariadne Sawyer, and more! Tune us in at 102.7 FM in Greater Vancouver, Starchoice Satellite 845, or on the Web at www.coopradio.org/listen.
World Poetry Blog
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The World Poetry Committee
World Poetry is excited to welcome two international members to our committee: Dr. Rita Malhotra from India and Dr. Hadaa Sendoo from Mongolia. We hope to partake in some collaborative projects in the near future. We are also honoured to welcome Vancouver’s Vera Manuel, who is a First Nations poet and storyteller, as well as a World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

POET IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Bong Ja Ahn

As an Inter-being of Many a Non I

The world
Became the world
By interconnecting many a non world.
You, I, they…

The flower
Became the flower
By interconnecting many a non flower.
The sun, the clouds, the wind…

And I
Became the I
By interconnecting many a non I.
Dreams, prayers, yearnings…

Though the winter rushes in
Shortly after the first snow,
Three inches deep in the earth
The spring waits.
The flowers will bloom again
When tomorrow’s tomorrow comes.

So, here I am
Living today
In this world
As an inter-being of many a non I.

*Inter-being: the interconnectedness of everything that exists

© Bong Ja Ahn

The Weight

I’ve just come back from the sea shore
Weighing twice heavier than before,

For I am soaked
in the sunset glow
In the sound of the waves
in my yearnings for you.

© Bong Ja Ahn

무게

바닷가에 나갔다가
몸무게가 두 배가 되어 돌아왔다

노을에 젖고
파도 소리에 젖고
너를 향한
그리움에 젖어서

© Bong Ja Ahn

Bong Ja Ahn, a poet and essayist, was born in Korea and immigrated to Canada in 1970. She is a member of the World Poetry Reading Series, the World Poetry Committee, the Canadian-Korean Literature Association, and the Korean Literature Association. Ms. Bong Ja is a World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award winner (2009), a World Poetry Ambassador, she writes a literary column for the Korea Daily in Vancouver, and is the author of four books, including an English-Korean Poetry Anthology and a collection of essays. Her new book, Letter from the Sea, will be released in May.

CALLS FOR SUBMISSION

NŪR: LIGHT – The Essence
Inspired by Light? In collaboration with the exhibition, NÛR: Light — The Essence, which will be at the Roundhouse Community Centre from May 11–25, World Poetry is calling for submissions of poetry for our interactive display, and will present a Create a Poem space in the exhibition from 2-5 PM on weekdays and 1-4 PM on weekends. World Poetry Volunteers will be on hand to support your muse and get you writing a light-inspired poem. Selected local poets will be contacted to read their poems at the World Poetry Extravaganza on May 25th.
Our Partners: World Poetry is honoured to be celebrating our Sixth Annual World Poetry-ExplorASIAN anniversary with our new partners, our generous hosts (the Roundhouse Community Centre), and the curators and artists of the special exhibit: NÛR: Light — The Essence.

NOTES FROM THE EXHIBIT: NÛR: Light — The Essence
"Inspired by the mystical verse on light in the Qur’an (24:35), NŪR: Light — The Essence seeks to explore the multifaceted notion of light in both its popular and mystical forms — especially within a contemporary context.
Light, in both its physical and esoteric forms is a shared motif to many faiths and philosophies, and is prevalent as a symbol of “the good” in popular culture. Light in poetry, philosophy and visual arts in the Islamic tradition (though not exclusive to it), is an intricately layered reality, metaphor and symbol, both literally perceptible to the eye and concealed within the core of being itself. It is this symbolic illumination that gradually reveals the essence of things. The world seen through such a prism becomes a series of veils to be uncovered by both outward and inward exploration.
Curated by Amyn Sunderji and Jabbar al-Janabi, this exhibition presents artists from the Ismaili, Iraqi and Iranian communities and features the work of: Amir Ali Alibhai, Jabbar al-Janabi, Sherazad Jamal, Pari Azarm, Mohamed Somani, Rozita Moini Shirazi, Rubina Rajan, Riyadh Hashim, Alia Noormohame, Nabil Adnan, Naznin Virji-Babul and Farida Mawji."

For more details about the NÛR: Light — The Essence exhibition and participation with World Poetry, go to www.roundhouse.ca and click “Download Program Guide” (see page 12) for the Roundhouse’s Spring and Summer PDF.

Submission Guidelines:
Submit one poem in English or one poem in English and a translation of the poem in another language.
Theme: The Essence of Light
Length: one page, max. per poem.
New Westminster Poetry Timeline / “Be Part of History” Project
Join in on World Poetry’s Special Poetry History Timeline!
For more information and research, check out:
•   www.artscouncilnewwest.org/poetrytimeline/
•   www.nwpr.bc.ca/parks web page/museum.html

Selected poems will go on display at the New Westminster City Hall and other locations, and will be read at the “World Poetry Celebrates New Westminster’s 150-Year Anniversary” extravaganza, August 12, from 2:00 to 7:30 PM at the Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park, New Westminster BC.
      If your poem is accepted, you will be notified and, with your signed consent, selected poems will be read on the World Poetry Café Radio Show and published in the World Poetry Electronic Newsletter.

Submission Guidelines:
Poets from around the world are welcome to submit their poetry.
Submit one poem in English or French.
Theme: New Westminster
Length: one page, max.
Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
Please type your name, city, and country at the bottom of the page.
Add the copyright (©) symbol next to your name.
This is a one-time copyright only.
Please send poems to: Ariadne Sawyer at: ariadnes@uniserve.com.
Deadline for Submissions: June 20, 2009

POET ON STAGE: Rudolf Penner

                                    IT’S A MYSTERY

It’s a MYSTERY at first, to most poets who want to get published
because they can’t, because they won’t
THIS MYSTERY haunts them, often to their dying day
or until they figure it out
They may flirt with photocopies and self-publishing
But most poets do not have the will for self-promotion
                  BIG PROBLEM
Book signings in major cities with lots of Advertising
And most poets I know are unwilling to set out the initial 20,000 to get the
book rolling
Rolling down so many hills it’s not funny
IT’S A MYSTERY
IT’S A MYSTERY BECAUSE, because, because, because...
...and book signings are notoriously ‘low attendance’

Yes, it’s MYSTERY at first, to poets who don’t get published
because they can’t be understood, who wants to work to hear – who would
THE MYSTERY haunts them to the graveyard where
            they play on 3-stringed instruments
            never making a mistake
      BIG PROBLEM – never making a mistake
Saying things people don’t want to hear
Saying things publishers don’t want to print
because of the government, because of fear
rolling thunder over so many hills —
      quacker snake oil most say; you should change
this and adjust that and take out that horrible line that says we’re all
wasting our time
      It’s not TRUE, It’s not TRUE
   but it’s a MYSTERY that we all
keep working in tune with The Master’s Call
most poets I know wouldn’t lean over
            If the Master called
      if he yelled down the hall
it’s crazy wondrous circles that keep them flirting with things in their
minds
while the societies they live in know it is keeping them from making
20,000
and for this they would like to punish them
poets and DREAMERS and bards and teachers

I have often wondered why teachers have no qualms about photocopying
illegally

When a young poet writes behind a bush
on a leaf of marijuana
he sees visions of the turkey in the straw
or others clean halls at night
and write by day and never sleep
in the snow you will find them
lying,   with sheets of scrawlings all around them

Society will never bury a poet with his poems
or the things he loved;
pink crystals, broken fall leaves, a stub of pencil, or a hoary pen
They’ll let them rot in coffins
on pillows of satin and borders of plywood

And they will never play to them
on 3-stringed instruments; it’s got to be 5 or 6,
to lull them into sleep eternal
I heard it once, a strange tune coming down a long lane of bumpy gravel...

Rudolf Kurt Penner (www.PoemTree6.wordpress.com) was part of the local poetry scene in Vancouver in the late 1980s and early 1990s, organizing readings and running a Dial-a-Poem phone line and a Poetry Calendar of Greater Vancouver. He was inspired by North American poetry chapbooks of the 1960s and 1970s, which brought more openness and honesty about emotions and feelings. Personal experience was valued as much as metaphor. Social commentary, abstract descriptions of the world, and wordplay are elements found in Rudolf’s poetry. Original patterns based on older forms are seen in his poem structure and it is littered with sparse rhyme. He has been published in several anthologies, including The Heart of the Community: The Best of the Carnegie Newsletter, edited by Paul Taylor (New Star Books, 2003), and The Soul of Vancouver: Voices From The Downtown Eastside (2008). He has put forth numerous chapbooks, several through Trabarni Editions. He has been a featured guest on the World Poetry Café Radio Show, reading in German and English.

BRAGGING WRITES!
If you have something to brag about or celebrate, email ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Three World Poets were honoured in the World Poetry Almanac from Mongolia! Ariadne Sawyer, Addena Sumter Freitag, and Alejandro Mujica-Olea were the first poets from Canada to be included in the beautiful anthology, along with 147 poets from 70 countries and areas.
Alejandro Mujica-Olea won a spot as finalist for the Top 75 Canadian Immigrants of the year! He is now trying to win a spot as one of the top 25. You can vote for Alejandro until April 17th at www.canadianimmigrant.ca/top25.
Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea were honoured to receive a lovely medallion of Honour and Excellence and some beautiful flowers from the World Poetry Committee at the World Poetry Gala on February 27th.
Drummond Poetry Contest 2009 WINNERS
World Poetry would like to congratulate the World Poetry members and supporters whose poems won and have been published in Expressions (Vol. 2) — the Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest (2009) anthology.
Diego Bastianutti of Burnaby BC: “Enigma” won Second Prize ($200); “A Burning Question” won Honourable Mention ($50); and “Just For A While” and “Wreck Beach” will also be published in the anthology.
Shelley Haggard of Mission BC: “Soliloquy for the Silhouette” won Third Prize ($100) and “The ESP of Our Love” will also be published in the anthology.
Bernice Lever of Bowen Island BC: “Snow Day” and “Best Day” will be published in the anthology.
World Poetry Committee member Dr. Lucia Gorea is very happy to report that her book, ESL Games and Classroom Activities (published by Llumina Press), has become a best seller! Congratulations Lucia!
International World Poetry Committee member Dr. Hadaa Sendoo is the Winner of the 2009 Mongolian Writers Union Prize! Congratulations Hadaa!

CREATIVITY ROCKS! (#57)
Donnie from New York wrote:

Hi Ariadne,
I constantly hear about how great creativity is and how it gives us so many things — art, music, and inventions. I think that creativity and the ability to create has given us many bad problems — machines to kill people, better ways to pollute our planet and other terrible things. I am not a fan of creating and creativity. I am 15 years old and worry about the future. Do you have any comments/ideas?

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Hello Donnie,
You have a good point there. When I was working on the development of a TV show, I had a segment on the misuse of creativity and its effect on the world.
The feeling of creating or creation is a strong and wondrous one. To bring something from the void or emptiness is a special gift. However, what is brought forth can be used for good or bad. There is a movement called ethical creativity or the ability to put aside creations that may have a negative impact on the environment or people.
The ability to evaluate one’s own creations and not take some to the next level is something that some scientists are beginning to look at. An inventor that I worked with said that he did not develop one third of his inventions because he felt they would be used for harm. Unfortunately, when creativity gets mixed up with greed and power, things tend to have a bad outcome.

Ideas:
Practice ethical creativity. Ask yourself what effects your creation will have on the world, people, and your community in the long term. If you do not feel good about it, put it aside and work on something else.

Please share ethical creativity (and your ethical creations) with others.

Ariadne Sawyer, M.A. (C.P.) is a creativity consultant and author of three books. She has worked with writers, musicians, screenwriters, and performers from Canada, the US, and Europe. Ariadne is the co-founder and co-host of The World Poetry Reading Series, The World Poetry Café Radio Show, and The World Poetry Electronic Newsletter, which has a readership of over 400 poets from 64 countries, and includes a strong First Nations and Canadian presence.

If you have a question on creativity, please send it to ariadnes@uniserve.com. Selected questions will be read on the radio.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & DISCLAIMER
World Poetry would like to thank participating poets, writers, proofreaders, and all others who work hard to make this newsletter possible.
While all care has been taken in the preparation of this newsletter, changes may occur and no responsibility or liability is accepted by the publisher, editor, layout person, proofreader, or the World Poetry Society membership for the accuracy or presumed intent of the content. If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe from the World Poetry Electronic Newsletter, please email ariadnes@uniserve.com.

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April 17/09--Deadline approaching to cast your vote!

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On April 17th, 2009, all votes will be tallied for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants award! Simply cast your vote, in three simple steps, at www.canadianimmigrant.ca/top25.

And for ALL YOU WORLD POETS out there:
Take special note of the "M" section, where Alejandro Mujinga-Olea is one of the 75 finalists! So what are you waiting for? — vote Vote VOTE!

From the publishers of Canadian Immigrant Magazine (a division of Toronto Star newspapers):

March 30/09--March World Poetry Reading Series at VPL

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At 7:30 PM on Monday March 30th, the World Poetry Reading Series presents poetry and music, multilingually, from around the world.

Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.

Featured Poets:

Tanya Evanson, Antiguan-Quebecoise, spoken word and dancer. Her new spoken word, world music CD is The Memorists.
Ibrahim Honjo, Yugoslavia. Canada, and in Vancouver 1995. Author of Do Not Write This Down and Roots in the Stone. Host of Poetry Planet.
Katrina Pavlovsky, a poet, dancer and photographer on tour from Victoria BC.
Roger Blenman, Barbados, a published poet, playwright, director, and educator.
Kersti Cull, multilingual Estonian poet is the author of Thorns in the Wind.

Featured Musician: Andy Vine!

7:30 PM at the Vancouver Public Library
Alma Van Dusen Room, Lower Level
350 West Georgia Street (Central Branch)
Vancouver BC
Admission: FREE!
Contact: 604-331-3603

March 21/09--Voice: From Inside Out in any Language!

2009-03-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

At 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 21st, join preeminent poet Addena Sumter-Freitag, who will facilitate another inspiring World Poetry workshop, at:
The Alliance for Arts and Culture
Suite 100 – 938 Howe Street
Vancouver BC

Q: What is Voice?
A: In this eagerly anticipated workshop, Addena Sumter-Freitag invites participants to look at, listen to, and feel:
•   Inspiration — The catalyst; the moment.
•   Timing — How was your piece written?
•   Language — Translating the words from your head to the page.
•   Breathing LIFE into the words.
•   Readings — Participants are kindly asked to please bring a short completed poem or a sample of a piece you are working on.
•   Re-reading — Finding the music.

Fee: $20 / $25 (World Poetry members / Non-members)
Seating is limited. Please register early:
Email: ariadnes@uniserve.com
Telephone: 604-526-4729

Addena Sumter-Freitag is a familiar face and voice in Vancouver’s poetry and storytelling community. She loves to challenge "form" in order to bring her stories, characters, and worlds alive; and invites her audiences to love them, hate them, and wonder at them — but especially to identify with them.

"Addena does not merely read words; she breathes LIFE into them, in all its passion, anger, and laughter. She makes us actually touch, taste, and deeply feel the essence of human existence."

“I love to make my audience laugh, and encourage them to cry. Whatever emotions the musical and composition of the language compels them to feel, I encourage them to honour their feelings.”

Prepare to be inspired!
(And don't forget to bring one of your samples!)

Feb 27/09--It's World Poetry GALA Time Again!

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Come Early! Seating is Limited!

At 7:00 PM on Friday, February 27th, join hosts and World Poetry co-founders Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea in the gala celebration of the World Poetry Reading Series' eighth anniversary!

Greetings:
•   Vancouver Public Library
•   The City of Vancouver
Blessings:
•   Vera Manuel, Secwepemc / Ktunaxa (Shuswap / Kootenay) First Nations
•   Douglas Beacon, United Church
Presenters:
•   Mr. Tong Mo Suh, Consulate General of South Korea
•   Dr. Alberta Lai, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute;
    Cultural Office of the Consulate General (Vancouver)
African Canadian Heritage Month Special Tribute:
•   Addena Sumter Freitag
•   Tanya Evanson
Awards:
•   Lifetime Achievement (2009): Ahn Bong Ja and Diego Bastianutti
•   Volunteer of the Year: Jacqueline Maire
•   Musicians of Excellence: Pancho and Sal
•   Guest Radio Host: Lucia Gorea
•   Artist of Excellence: Peter Lojewski
Readings:
•   African Canadian Tribute: Addena Sumter-Freitag and Tanya Evanson
•   World Poetry Committee Group Poem
Music:
•   Pancho and Sal
Poetry Display:
•   World Poetry Committee Woven Word Tapestry Poem
•   The Many Faces of Love
A living wall of poetry from Canada and around the world.
Letters of Congratulations:
•   The Governor General of Canada
•   The Premier of British Columbia

7:00 PM at the Vancouver Public Library
Alma Van Dusen Room, Lower Level
350 West Georgia Street (Central Branch)
Vancouver BC
Admission: FREE! Seating is limited.
Contact: Ariadne Sawyer (604-526-4729 or ariadnes@uniserve.com)

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Feb 14/09--Ambiguity in Poetry Workshop

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This year, February 14th isn't just Valentine's Day!
It's also the first of Professor Diego Bastianutti's spring poetry workshops!

At 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 14th, Prof. Bastianutti will be facilitating another fascinating World Poetry workshop — this time, it's all about ambiguity!

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Feb 10/09--Hilary Peach featured on World Poetry Café!

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At 9:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10th, tune in to the World Poetry Café Radio Show, when host Ariadne Sawyer and guest host Dr. Diego Bastianutti welcome poet extraordinaire, Hilary Peach!

HILARY PEACH (www.hilarypeach.com)is an audio poet, recording artist, festival director, arts activist, and producer. She has performed at events that include the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival, Montreal’s Voix d’Ameriques, and the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam.

Her debut recording was an exquisite audiophile CD, Poems Only Dogs Can Hear (2003), in which surreal vignettes were suspended inside a matrix of music. In 2006 she toured across Canada with her fusion trio performing a folk opera called Suitcase Local, which has just been released (2009) as a CD. This spoken-word and music fusion is a spooky retelling of some of Peach’s experiences as a Canadian working as a high-pressure welder in the construction and maintenance of power plants south of the border.

Peach's publications include 10 Flowered Cactus (1996), Love is a Small Town (2001), and contributions in a variety of anthologies and magazines. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Poetry Gabriola Festival on Gabriola Island, BC, and is currently promoting her new CD, which is available directly from artist, at hilarypeach@yahoo.ca, via regular post (mail order), or through CD Baby, where listeners can also review selected tracks.

The World Poetry Café Radio Show can be heard in the Greater Vancouver area on 102.7 FM, or on the internet, at Vancouver Co-op Radio, www.coopradio.org. For more information about the show, please contact Ariadne Sawyer, at ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Our co-founder and regular co-host of the radio programme, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, is currently reading and travelling in Brazil and Chile. Our continued best wishes to Alejandro on his trip.

Feb 08/09--Alejandro Mujica-Olea Reads in Brazil!

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On Sunday, February 8th at 6:00 PM, at Joined Residences, Barrio Jardin Umuarama, San Paulo, Brazil, Chilean-Canadian poet, World Poetry co-founder, and World Poetry Cafe Radio co-host, Alejandro Mujica Olea, will be reciting his poetry for the Chilean residents of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Animating the event is poet Benito Alvarez Fonseca; opening is the Chilean-Brazilian poet, Mary Garrido.

On January 24, Mujica read in Villarrica, Chile, where he was greatly praised and thunderously applauded. Unfortunately, Mujica's third reading in Brazilia, Brazil, has been indefinitely postponed due to travel problems.

El poeta chileno canadiense Alejandro Mujica Olea, tendrá un recital para los chilenos residentes de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Animara el acto el poeta Benito Alvarez Fonseca y abrirá el evento la poetisa chilena brasileira Mary Garrido.

Domingo 8 de Febrero 2009 a las 6:00 PM
Localizado en el Conjunto Residencial Interlagos, Barrió Jardín Umuarama, San Paulo, Brasil.

El 24 de Enero dio una lectura el poeta Mujica, en Villarrica, Chile, donde fue muy aplaudido y felicitado. El tercer concierto poeto a realizarse en Brasilia, Brasil fue suspendido

Jan 26/09--Gung Haggis Fat Choy at the VPL!

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At 7:30 PM on Monday, January 26th
(one day after the 12th Annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese New Year dinner event and the 250th birthday celebration of Scotland's bard, Robbie Burns)

the World Poetry Reading Series and co-sponsors explorASIAN and the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop invite you to celebrate the poetic traditions of Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year with a distinctly Canadian twist — multilingually, from Scotland, China, and countries around the world.
Hosts: Todd Wong (AKA Toddish McWong, right) and Diego Bastianutti.
Featured Poets:
•   Steve Duncan
•   Tommy W.K. Tao
•   James Mullin
Featured Performances:
•   Ji-Rong Huang — Chinese Erhu
•   Ariadne Sawyer — Dragon Dream Dance
•   Bob Wilkins — Gung Haggis Fat Choy Pipe Band
7:30 PM at the Vancouver Public Library
Alma Van Dusen and Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level
350 West Georgia Street (Central Branch)
Vancouver BC
Admission: FREE!
(But come early — seating is limited.)
Contact: 604-331-3603

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Jan 20/09--Ibrahim Honjo featured on World Poetry Café Radio

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At 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 20th, tune in to the World Poetry Café Radio Show, when host Ariadne Sawyer welcomes poet Ibrahim Honjo!

IBRAHIM HONJO is a sculptor, painter, poet-writer and photographer who was born in Yugoslavia and worked as an economist, journalist, editor-in-chief, and publisher. He arrived in Vancouver in 1995, and has authored nine poetry books — with the last two (Do Not Write This Down and Roots In The Stone, 2006 and 2008) published in both English and Serbo-Croatian. His poetry has been translated in Korean, Slovenian, and German.

Ibrahim has received several prizes for his poetry, and has been featured in many magazines, newspapers, and radio stations in Yugoslavia and Canada, as well as several blogs on the Internet. He is an active member of several poetry groups, including the World Poetry Reading Series. He is the founder and host of Poetry Planet, which meets at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Drive) on the third Monday of each month, at 7:00 PM.

You can read more about Ibrahim on his website, at www.freewebs.com/honjo.

Also featured on tonight's programme is a special e-poem on Love by Mohit Gvalani from Mumbai, India. This poem will be available for public viewing at The Many Faces of Love display, February 20–27, at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC, Canada.

The World Poetry Café Radio Show can be heard in the Greater Vancouver area on 102.7 FM, or on the internet, at Vancouver Co-op Radio, www.coopradio.org. For more information about the show, please contact Ariadne Sawyer, at ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Our co-founder and regular host of the radio programme, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, is currently reading and travelling in Brazil and Chile. Our best wishes to Alejandro on his trip.

Jan 17/09--Empowered Dreaming Workshop

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On Saturday, January 17th, at 3:00 PM, Ariadne Sawyer will facilitate an Empowered Dreaming workshop at
The Alliance for Art and Culture
Suite 100 – 938 Howe Street
Vancouver BC

Bring paper, pens, and your imagination!
This 90-minute workshop will provide:
•   Dreaming techniques for creativity and achieving your goals.
•   Remembering your dreams and using them in daily life.
•   Using focused dreaming to create a creative dream project.
•   Using day dreaming as a bridge to the unconscious.
•   Day dreaming for poetry and writing.
•   Setting goals and problem solving exercises.

Fee: $20 / $25 (World Poetry members / Non-members)
Participation is limited. Please reserve in advance by emailing ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Ariadne Sawyer, MA, CP (Peak Performance Plus Trainer), has spent over 12 years studying the brain and human behaviour. She specializes in creativity and has worked as a consultant to musicians, writers, actors, painters, poets, dancers, and film writers. Ariadne has done research on and has provided numerous workshops on dreaming — including a dreaming e-course.

“[The] Empowered Dreaming course has enriched my life, adding aspects of waking and dreaming experience I had not recognized before. The historical, cultural and scientific data formed valuable touchstones.

It has given me a tool to integrate aspects of myself into a creative whole, with the source of all things tapped into when I focus on the dream-paths opened up for me by the course.

The joy of integration with so many forces of influence has helped me to create articles and poetry that have a depth of resonance radiating this connectedness.”

Jan 13/09--Melanie Faith featured on World Poetry Café Radio

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At 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 13th, tune in to the World Poetry Café Radio Show, when hosts Ariadne Sawyer and World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award winner Diego Bastianutti proudly present American poet Melanie Faith via telephone!

MELANIE FAITH is an author and educator who holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her current poetry chapbook, Bright Burning Fuse, was a finalist in the 2008 Keyhole Magazine chapbook contest, and was published by Etched Press (www.etchedpress.com) in December, 2008.

Ms. Faith has been a small-town newspaper journalist, an ESL classroom teacher for international students, and (currently) a literature and writing tutor at a private high school in rural Pennsylvania. In addition to writing
two novels (seeking representation), her articles about creative writing appeared in RWR (Dec. '08), and will be published in The Writer (Nov. '09).

Her poetry, as well as her landscape and architectural photography, have been published in MO: Writings From The River (Montana State University, Spring '09 issue), The Broken Plate (Ball State University, April '09 issue), Shape of a Box (Dec. '08, www.youtube.com/shapeofabox), The Binnacle (University of Maine), Mademoiselle's Fingertips, Emprise Review, and The Iguana Review. She welcomes literary messages or chapbook orders at writer@pa.net.

World Poetry's Canadian musicians of the month are Pancho and Sal.

The World Poetry Café Radio Show can be heard in the Greater Vancouver area on 102.7 FM, or on the internet, at Vancouver Co-op Radio, www.coopradio.org.
For more information, please contact Ariadne Sawyer, at ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Co-founder and regular host of the radio programme, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, is currently reading and travelling in Brazil and Chile. Our best wishes to Alejandro on his trip.

Jan 06/09--Kagan Goh featured on World Poetry Café Radio

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At 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6th, tune in to the World Poetry Café Radio Show, when hosts Ariadne Sawyer and World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award winner Diego Bastianutti proudly present poet Kagan Goh!

KAGAN GOH has been published in anthologies such as Strike the Wok, The Return of the Downtown Eastside Poets, and The Bulletin. He is a well-established spoken word poet who has participated in poetry slams and numerous readings, open mikes, and festivals. Kagan was chosen as one of the feature poets for CBC radio’s “Poetry Face Off.”

Central themes running through Kagan's work are the damaging effects of the stigma of mental illness and the exploration of mental illness as a spiritual emergence and vehicle for personal growth and spiritual transformation. His deeply personal poems and short stories illustrate his transformation from victim to survivor to activist.

The World Poetry Café Radio Show can be heard in the Greater Vancouver area on 102.7 FM, or on the internet, at Vancouver Co-op Radio, www.coopradio.org. For more information about the show, please contact Ariadne Sawyer, at ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Our co-founder and regular host of the radio programme, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, is currently reading and travelling in Brazil and Chile. Our best wishes to Alejandro on his trip.

Jan 05/09--Deadline for “The Many Faces of Love" Poems

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First Call for International Submissions to World Poetry's “The Many Faces of Love" poems.

World Poetry is now calling for submissions of poetry for our interactive display, February 20-27th, 2009, at the Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch, Level 3 — Literature Section).

World Poetry volunteers will be manning the Create-a-Poem table at the VPL throughout the week. And to wind up the week, on February 27th at 7 PM, we will be celebrating our 8th Annual Gala in the Alma Van Dusen and Peter McKaye rooms at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC.

Please send a one-page poem (one page of English-only text or one page of English and a second page of translation into another language) that speaks to "The Many Faces of Love" theme. The scope of the theme is broad, and many types of love can be explored in this display.

Specifications:
•   Font: Times New Roman
•   Type Size: 12 points
•   Paper: White
•   Margins: 1.0 to 1.5 inches

Please clearly label the bottom of the page with your name, city, country, and copyright symbol ©. (This is a one-time copyright only.)

Poets from around the world are welcome.

Deadline: January 5th, 2009.
You will be notified if your poem is accepted. Selected poems will be read on the World Poetry Café Radio Show with your permission.

Please send your poems to: Ariadne Sawyer, World Poetry co-founder and co-host, at: ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Dec 15/08--Year-End Festivities at the VPL!

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At 7:30 PM on Monday, December 15th, the World Poetry Reading Series presents poetry and music, multilingually, from around the world.
Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Featured Poets:
•   Warren Stevenson
•   Jacqueline Maire
•   Diane Laloge
•   Cora Salvador
•   Gordon Mumford
Featured Musician: Earl Peach
7:30 PM at the Vancouver Public Library
Alma Van Dusen Room, Lower Level
350 West Georgia Street (Central Branch)
Vancouver BC
Admission: FREE!
Contact: 604-331-3603

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Dec 13/08--Workshop: Metaphor, Similes, and Symbols

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At 2 PM on Saturday, December 13th, find out more about flavour, unifying sounds, play of lexicon, and syntax in this intimate and inspiring World Poetry workshops, facilitated by award winning poet Diego Bastianutti!
2–4 PM in the vicinity of Broadway and Clark Drive
Vancouver BC
Fee: $20
To Register and for more info: Contact Professor Bastianutti, at
604-454-9911 or diegob@shaw.ca

Dec 08/08--World Poetry Cafe Radio Show Producers Awarded!

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Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea, producers and hosts of the World Poetry Café Radio Show, were invited to a Gala dinner and were awarded two large certificates honouring their work on the radio show by Project Cultural South Canada and the Latin Business Network.

Alejandro said, “After eight years of working on the radio show, it was great to receive an award for all our work on the show.”

The weekly World Poetry Café Radio Show airs every Tuesday night at 9 (PST) on Coop Radio, 102.7 FM. To listen on the Internet: go to www.coopradio.org, and follow the links to The World Poetry Café. The radio show features poetry, an e-poem section and the popular Creativity Rocks program, as well as a featured Canadian musician for the month.

Dec 06/08--A Very Special World Poetry Holiday Party!

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At 5:00 PM on Saturday, December 6th, you are invited to a special holiday celebration with poetry, music and dance! Bring your poetry, stories, and music; family, friends, and significant others; good cheer, a song in your heart, and don't forget your dancing shoes!
(Please BYOB for yourself and cold finger food to share.)
5:00 PM at the Alliance for the Arts & Culture
100 – 938 Howe Street
Vancouver BC
Admission: A potluck dish (cold finger food to share)
and BYOB (bring your own bottle) for yourself.
PLEASE RSVP: Ariadne at 604-526-4729
or email ariadnes@uniserve.com

Nov-Dec/08--WPS eNews #34

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WORLD POETRY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Issue 34: The Peace Program Issue

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PUBLISHER: Ariadne Sawyer
CONTACT: World Poetry Publishing
ariadnes@uniserve.com

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CONTENTS:

Welcome Back!
World Poetry News
Poet in the Spotlight
The World Poetry Stage
Creativity Rocks! by Ariadne Sawyer
Acknowledgements & Disclaimer

WELCOME TO ISSUE 34!

Dear World Poetry extended family and supporters:
We would like to thank our proofreader, Dr. Lucia Gorea, poet, host of Poetry Around the World, and bestselling author of ESL Games and Classroom Activities (Lumina Press).
      We have a new blog! Starting with this issue of our newsletter, the World Poetry Electronic Newsletter will be available at www.worldpoetrysociety.blogspot.com. If you would like a printable version of the newsletter, please contact Ariadne at ariadnes@uniserve.com, and a PDF file will be emailed as an attachment.
      We are growing! Our circulation is now 3,800 readers strong, and with your help in spreading our news, we hope to welcome new readers and card carrying World Poetry Society members with each new issue!
      We invite and welcome all poets! To become a member of our world wide poetic community, simply email Ariadne for an annual membership form: ariadnes@uniserve.com. World Poetry membership costs only $30 per year, and benefits include updates, continued newsletter service, members’ discounts to select events and workshops, an official World Poetry membership card, and online publication of your poetry on our forthcoming website!

Highlights of 2008
The World Poetry Ecological Poetry Display of 70 selected poems on ecology and was an amazing interactive event, which took place at the Vancouver Public Library during the month of February. Many thanks and appreciation to the VPL, World Poetry volunteers, and volunteer coordinators Ariadne Sawyer and Douglas Bacon. Over 125 poems were written by the library public, 125 eco tips were written by children and youth (a selection of which were read on the World Poetry Café Radio Show), and 17 World Poetry volunteers worked tirelessly at the “Create an Eco-Poem” table. To receive pictures of this special event, contact Ariadne at ariadnes@uniserve.com.
      In March, World Poetry partnered with Women in Film Vancouver. One video poem by Vera Manuel was shown and four poets performed live at the WIF International Film Festival.
      Several special events took place at The Heritage Grill in New Westminster, where World Poetry New Westminster collaborated with the Backroom Theatre Club to participate in programs such as World Poetry and Poetry and Goby Catt! Jazz (May), the World Poetry Peace Project (September), and The Best of World Poets.
      The World Poetry Peace Project displayed 50 poems submitted from Mongolia to Mexico and all points in between! The audience was awed by the readings of several BC poets and storytellers, including Alejandro Mujica Olea, Ariadne Sawyer, Cliff Milne, Dora Sanders, Heidi Mueller, Ibrahim Honjo, Maureen Egan, Patty Holmes, Renée Bucciarelli, Tabatha Visutskie, and Trilby Jeeves. During the month of October, the collection of poems went on display in a setting befitting poetry dedicated to world peace -- the New Westminster Arts Council Gallery, which is nestled in the heart of the idyllic Queens Park.
      The poems are now on their way to Reykjavik, Iceland, where they will be joining the global “wishes for peace” at the Imagine Peace Tower, which was unveiled on October 9th, 2007 (on the occasion of what would have been John Lennon's 67th birthday), and was conceived of by Yoko Ono Lennon as a monument to world peace and to commemorate the life of her late husband.
      Needless to say, it has been so exciting to see the evolution of the peace poems and the enthusiasm of all involved! All poems published in this newsletter are from the World Peace Project and will be included in the poetry collection that is being sent to the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland. Our thanks to the Backroom Theatre Club, the Heritage Grill and the New Westminster Arts Council.
      Also in September, the World Poetry Workshop Series kicked off with professor Diego Bastianutti and Bernice Lever facilitating. We’ve been receiving fabulous feedback from participants, so we hope to continue offering the workshops for quite some time to come!
      Other events included readings at the Car-Less Festival (June), Summer Dream Festival (July), AfrikaDey (August), Word on the Street (September), Vancouver Pan-African Arts & Film Festival (VPAFF) Kinship Day (September), and Heart of the City (November).

Poet in the Spotlight
In this issue, we are pleased to present Trish Shields from Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

World Poetry Stage
Featured poets are Hadaa Sendoo from Mongolia and Dr. Rita Malhotra from India.

Thanks to Readers and Writers Like You!
Your suggestions and support are much appreciated -- keep them coming!

Message from Our Co-founder
Following is a message from our co-founder and co-host, Alejandro Mujica Olea.

(English Translation)
Cherished readers, stars of the universe.
For me it is an incredible happiness to see once again the Electronic Newsletter in this space. Poetry is the last liberty of being human! We are an ample family of many cultures and races that work to create Canadian and world literature.
My affection and a big hug to you all...
--- Alejandro Mujica Olea

Alejandro Mujica Olea is the author of six books; co-founder with Ariadne Sawyer of the World Poetry Reading Series, a monthly poetry reading event with over 400 participants, which takes place at the Vancouver Public Library (Vancouver Canada), and the World Poetry Café, a weekly radio show that airs on Vancouver Co-op Radio (102.7 FM or listen online, at www.coopradio.org); and co-founder with other writers of Project Cultural South. Alejandro is also winner of the Poet of the Year award and the Gonzalo Canton Santelices silver medal.

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(Original Spanish)
Querido lectores; estrellas de este universo.
Para mi es motivo de increíble alegra de ver de nuevo La Carta Electrónica en el espacio. Poesia es la ultima libertad del ser humano! Nosotros los poetas somos la amplia familia de muchas culturas y razas que ayudamos a crear la literatura canadiense.
Mis cordiales felicitaciones y un gran abrazo.
--- Alejandro Mujica Olea

Alejandro Mujica Olea, autor de seis libros y fundador junto con Ariadne Sawyer de EL MUNDO DE LA POESIA (400 escritores aproximadamente) en la Biblioteca Publica Central de Vancouver, Canadá y el programa radial EL MUNDO DE LA POESIA en un café en la radio Cooperativa 102.7 FM y en la Internet www.coopradio.org. Fundador junto a otros escritores del Proyecto Cultural Sur Vancouver. Ganador en el 2003 de la Medalla de Plata Gonzalo Cantón Santelices.

WORLD POETRY NEWS

World Poetry Royalty Selected!
Our new World Poetry Royalty has been selected! World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award winners for 2009 are Bong Ja Ahn and Diego Bastianutti. Congratulations to them both!

The World Poetry Life Celebration (Tagore Utsav)
On November 24th at 7 PM, join the World Poetry Reading Series as we celebrate the life of the first Asian Nobel Prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore!
Free Admission to this special event at the Vancouver Public Library, Alice McKay Room (lower level). 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC.
Guest Hosts:
•   Ashok Bhargava
•   Bong Ja Ahn
Special Guests:
•   Consul General of India: Mr. A. Das
•   Consul General of the Republic of Korea: Mr. Tong-Mo Suh
Featured Participants:
•   Addena Sumter-Freitag
•   Alejandro Mujica Olea
•   Archana Harit
•   Ariadne Sawyer
•   Bernice Lever
•   Diego Bastianutti
•   Shirley Sue-A-Quan
Korean Performers:
•   Kayagum Player: Grace Jong Eun Lee
•   Mask Dancer: Chang Hyun Han
•   Mask Dancer: Han Bin Im
•   Mask Dancer: Sung Rai Kim
Indian Performers:
•   Musician: Kalpana Prasad
•   Dancer: Crystal Sharma
For more info or to request a poster or programme, contact Ariadne Sawyer, at 604-526-4729 or ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Looking Ahead
In 2009, we look forward to another partnership with Women in Film Vancouver, to bring you the best in women’s multicultural and multilingual poetry.
      Also in the works for 2009 is a Life Celebration of Rumi, and plans for a Neruda Festival are underway for either 2009 or 2010!
      And plans for the annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry night at the Vancouver Public Library are also starting to bubble! If the next Chinese New Year's mixture of cultures and poems is anything like last January's event, it will be another experience you will not want to miss!
      Use quill and ink, pencil in, or get a big purple crayon to mark your calendars for February 27, 2009 -- the Eighth Annual (that's 8 YEARS!) World Poetry Gala at the VPL!
      The World Poetry website (www.worldpoetry.ca) is under rapid construction and will feature the poems and biographies of World Poetry members, with plans for an online bookstore and giftshop capabilities.

World Poetry Café Radio Show
Each and every Tuesday evening, from 9-10 PM on Vancouver Co-op Radio, World Poetry invites you to access the World Poetry Café Radio Show:
•   Tune in to CFRO 102.7 FM.
•   Listen live on the Internet, at www.coopradio.org.
•   Hook up to the show on Satellite, at Starchoice 845.
World Poetry Café is a multilingual program of poetry, interviews, and inspiration in English, Spanish, and the language of our guest poet.

Calls for Submission!
World Poetry E-Stage!
Outside the Greater Vancouver area, send us your poetry in English or Spanish via email to ariadnes@uniserve.com and we will select the best poems to read live on the radio! If you live inside Metro Vancouver, come to the studio and take part as a featured guest on the World Poetry Café Radio Show!

Canadian Musicians!
We are currently looking for Vancouver and Canadian musicians to feature in the opening song of the Creativity Rocks! radio short. You (and your music) will be featured for one month. This is a great publicity opportunity for up-and-coming and established musicians! A brief bio is required, which will be read on the air. For more information, please contact ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Join Our World Poetry Radio Family Today!
When you become a member of Vancouver Co-op Radio (www.coopradio.org), you can vote for World Poetry Café as your favourite radio show, and your membership fees will go towards our account, and we can continue to bring you all the exciting news, interviews, inspiration, and ideas in poetry!

POET IN THE SPOTLIGHT: TRISH SHIELDS

Dear Ariadne,
Please find three peace poems, entitled An Unremarkable Day, in scent coiled nostrils, and Maracuja. Naive, I know, but I wish there were a peace-virus that could spread unstopped over the planet.

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An Unremarkable Day

she sits in the shade cast
by the ruined remains
of a truck rusty red against white
a mirror to the child she holds
her skin a grey shroud
of sand and ash and pain

heat from the dessert sears her
the flames from the huts buffet her
and the body she holds
is no longer stiff and cold
cooking on the grill of a noonday sun

earlier that day
soldiers came to her village
their white faces
offering food and hope

bodies
surged forward
raw with animal need
saliva ropes tying the crowd

together their eyes forward
they should have been watchful
rebels moved swiftly
silently mindlessly forward

the contents of a man's head puddle
briefly before evaporating
leaving a smudge
ignored by all save the wind

her face is dry
as she wanders away
desiccated beneath
an African sky.

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in scent coiled nostrils

we sit and sit
and witness what
we wish we couldn't
with bombed cities
and fatherless children
with missing limbs
motherless children
running free wild homeless
tv blares these truths
twentyfourseven
in glossy chromatic colours
that take the viewer there
amongst the ruination
the degradation
the humiliation of a species
that will not see
we sit and sit
in comfortable houses
with coverlets high
the temp just right
with choco nearby
pinned by the cry
of an already dead child
then sleep
our dreams devoid of loss
we sit and sit
forgetting

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Maracuja

held beneath lush grass
and Kigali's swaying trees
decay lies waiting
birthed by unrelenting rain
whispered on a breeze

© Trish Shields
Courtenay BC, Canada

Trish Shields was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, but grew up in Europe. She has studied creative writing at the Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. Soul Speak, a book of poetry published by Troubadour Books, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2001. Trish has two books of poetry published and her work has appeared in numerous anthologies. Her first fictional novel, Inferno, is published by Baycrest Books. Trish’s poetry and short stories have been published internationally. Her first chapbook, Coast Lines, was co-authored by Katherine L. Gordon and released in February 2007.

WORLD POETRY STAGE
Featured are two poems by Dr. Rita Malhotra from India and one poem, in both English and Mongolian, by Dr. Hadaa Sendoo from Mongolia. All three poems were featured in the World Poetry Peace Project and display.

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Elsewhere-land

the raft recedes
from the hammered land,
a screaming earth
and blood-raining skies

I leave behind my ripped roots,
the absent coherence
of a people
trapped in hissing flame,
in soot-black fog
of rising smoke.
I leave behind the sinking earth
where evil-tainted wretched roads
lie buried beneath
sediments of human history

memory lingers awhile
before being swept away
by the tide of time

I seek refuge
in the ship’s beckoning arms
as it sets sail
to the else where-land,
the land of peace.

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Peace

distant sea-gulls
trace the homeward path
across silent skies, boundless
above the infinite silver expanse,
draped in swathes of tranquility
harvest of peace!

desert-scape of thoughts
sense of reality lost in
rocking rhythms of nature
soulful brush-strokes of quiet calm
on the mind’s canvas
oasis of peace!

rose and marigold petals
at the temple door and
the embrace of a thousand gods
tame the racing, unheeding time
metamorphosed sensitivity!

in the chorus of the burbling brook,
rustling leaves, the sailing breeze
in time’s soft footfalls
dreams wake up to the
salutation of quietude!

overcome by a finite sense of completeness
realization dawns that
peace is not just a road
nor a direction
peace is an eternal journey. Peace

© Dr Rita Malhotra
New Delhi India

A mathematician by profession, Dr Rita Malhotra is also a poet, essayist, and translator. She is currently a post-graduate faculty member at the Department of Mathematics, Delhi University, and “HOD Mathematics” at Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. She has been a post-doctoral Fellow in Mathematics at the University of Paris IX, Dauphine, on a French government fellowship. She has published several research papers in India and abroad and has presented them at various International Conferences. Poetry is a passionate avocation. Her concern for the girl-child and her pain at the exploitation of woman are reflected in many of her creations.

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(English Translation)
Ode to Peace

Peace, a good name
It is given by all mankind
It is given by the ones who once suffered from hunger or bled
It is given by the exiles of different nations and countries
It is given by the ones who are homeless
And lead a wretched life in a foreign land
Peace, you have countless suffering brothers and sisters
You have millions upon millions of aged mothers
Who are impatient for their sons returning
As soon as possible from the battlefields with tearful eyes
Peace, your sadness is also my father’s and my motherland’s sadness
Your smiles are the rocks and street lamps smiles
Peace, you are the kiss of the reviving land
The embrace of the ones returning home at night
The laurel wreath woven with the olive-branch worn
On the Olympic champion’s head
The old friend of the sun and the moon
You give us peacefulness, harmoniousness, and happiness
You are just the God; you are just the world and all things on earth
Peace, time appears like a devil in the days without you
Living appears like a well of death without you
The moonlight looks like unremitting rain without you
Peace, in the morning when you come back
Migratory birds can be seen flying over the city
Hands can be seen waving and dancing in the sky

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(Original Mongolian)
БИ ТӨРСӨН НУТАГГҮЙ БИШ

Төрсөн нутаггүй биш шүү би
Сэтгэл зовсон цагтаа ингэж
Өөрөө өөртөө хэлдэг

Төрсөн нутаг минь ургах наран байлаа
Одоо зэврүүн шөнийн хавирган сар шиг
Хөмсөг зангидаастай

Төрсөн нутаггүй биш шүү би
Тэр минь нуруулдсан нойтон өвс билээ
Хэн ирж түүнийг дэлгэн хатаана

ХОЙД НУТГИЙН ӨВӨЛ

Итгэхгүй байна
Намайг бурхан болсон хойно ч
Ар Өвөр яг одоогийнх шиг хэвээр гэдэгт
Морин хуурийн минь чавхдас
Хааяа гашуун нулимс дуслуулна

Би өтөлсөөр тэгээд
Хойд Азийн өвсөн дунд гүн нойрсоно
Нэг л өглөө мөстсөн тал нутаг
Үүрдийн амгаланг олсон судсанд минь
Эргээд ирнэ
Хэрлэн, Онон, Туул гол шиг

ЯВУУЛСАН ЗУРВАС

Үдшийн бүрэнхий нөмөрнө
Би тал нутгийн хүү
Түнэр харанхуй айсуй
Би аз жаргалд автах
Нэгэн од
Бүх дэлхийд харуулмаар байна
Орь ганцаараа биш !

© Dr. Hadaa Sendoo
Mongolia

Dr Hadaa Sendoo is a Mongolian poet and a Mongolian Writers' Union member. He was born into a good family in 1961. After studying Mongolian in high school, he published his first book of lyric poetry in 1989. Into the 21st century, Hadaa's poetic style has matured and his vision has opened up. His poetry has been translated into English, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Hebrew, Romanian, Japanese, Korean, Albanian, Turkish and other languages; and he was invited to attend World Poetry festivals. In 2002 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature by the World Acedeme of Arts and Culture. He has won literary awards, which include the Poet of the Millennium Award, the Best International Poet, the International Writers' Association Award, the Literature Achievement Award, the Literature Merit Award, and the Creative Giants Award (2008). He currently teaches at the Mongolian National University, and is editor-in-chief of the Yearbook of World Poetry. His vision is to become a good poet and a responsible citizen of the world.

CREATIVITY ROCKS!

Sandra from Newfoundland writes:

Hi from St. John's!
I have just gotten over a difficult writer’s block and really don’t know how to start writing again. My old writing signs are now back but I am afraid to test them.
What shall I do?

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Hello Sandra,
At this point the old saying, “Just do it!” might be the best approach. Breaking through a writer’s block is like jumping into a lake and remembering how to swim.

Trust your writing instincts -- they are letting you know that you are ready to write again.
Write for the writing itself -- without criticizing or editing yourself.
Write whatever you want to.
Try different forms, like prose, poetry or even a journal.
Try different writing moods -- happy, sad, angry, joyful or funny.
Avoid criticism or editing at this time.
Keep writing until you feel comfortable with your writing skills once again.
Focus on enjoyment of your creative process.

Believe in yourself and trust your precious writing skills to re-emerge even better than before. As the painter Picasso once said, "My genius shines most when I work."
Thank you for writing to Creativity Rocks!
--- Ariadne.

Ariadne Sawyer is a Creativity Consultant and has worked with poets, writers, musicians, actors, artists, script writers, and dancers from around the world. Her e-courses, Empowered Dreaming for Creativity and Peak Performance Plus are still available; and her book, The Best of Creativity Rocks, is available in print or electronic format.

Creativity Rocks with Listener Questions!
If you have a question about the creative process or your own personal creativity, your question may be answered on-air, during the World Poetry Radio Café! Simply send your questions to Ariadne, at ariadnes@uniserve.com.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & DISCLAIMER

I would like to thank the participating poets and writers, the proofreaders, and all those who work to make this newsletter possible.
While all care has been taken in the preparation of this newsletter, changes may occur and no responsibility or liability is accepted by the publisher (Ariadne Sawyer), the proofreader (Dr. Lucia Gorea), or the World Poetry Society membership for the accuracy or intent of the content.
If you wish to subscribe or (Gasp!) unsubscribe from the World Poetry Society’s Electronic Newsletter, please email ariadnes@uniserve.com.

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Nov 29/08--Workshop: Euphony or Semantic Linkage

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At 2 PM on Saturday, November 29th, find out more about flavour, unifying sounds, play of lexicon, and syntax in this second of three intimate and inspiring World Poetry workshops, facilitated by award winning poet Diego Bastianutti! Part III (Metaphor, Similes, and Symbols) will take place on Saturday, December 13th.
2–4 PM in the vicinity of Broadway and Clark Drive
Vancouver BC
Fee: $20
To Register and for more info: Contact Professor Bastianutti, at
604-454-9911 or diegob@shaw.ca

Nov 24/08--A Tribute to Rabindranath Tagore!

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Nov 22/08--Manuscript Prep Workshop!

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Manuscript Preparation: Publish Your Poetry
On Saturday, November 22cnd, don't miss this third in the three-part World Poetry fall workshop series, facilitated by award winning poet Bernice Lever, who will teach you how to:
•   Prepare your manuscripts for print, CD, Internet, stage, and more!
•   Evaluate your manuscript for suitable markets and audiences.
•   Research for possible publishers.
•   Develop submission letters, bios and other supports.
•   Present a professional treatment (including record keeping) of your work.
2:45 to 4:30 PM at the Alliance for the Arts & Culture, 100 – 938 Howe Street, Vancouver BC
Fee: $20 (World Poetry members) / $25 (non-members)
To Register: Indicate the title of the workshop and include your name, address, telephone number, and World Poetry membership card number (if applicable), with cheque payable to Ariadne Sawyer, World Poetry Workshops
Please mail cheque to:
World Poetry Workshop
702 – 31 Elliot Street
New Westminster BC
V3L 5C9
You will receive your receipt at the workshop.
Contact: ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Nov 04/08--Heart of the City Radio Celebration!

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Celebrate with World Poetry Cafe!
On Tuesday Nov 4th, from 9-10 PM, listen in to World Poetry Cafe on Vancouver Co-op Radio (CFRO 102.7 on your FM dial) or listen live online (follow the links at www.coopradio.org). Enjoy a special on-location radio celebration of the Heart of the City Festival.

Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea welcome Genna Thompson and Stephen Lytton, two well known poets from the Downtown Eastside.
Join our listeners from around world in our celebration of the talent and excitement in the heart of our city!
For more information on the festival: www.heartofthecityfestival.com

Oct 27/08--Late Breaking World Poetry Special!

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Come for FREE! Stay for the Pricelessness!
At 7:30 PM on Monday October 27th, come to the Alma Van Dusen Room (lower level) of the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver BC. Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea, with the World Poetry Society Reading Series, are pleased to present tonight's poetic and musical guests:

Roger Blenman
Taylor Leedahl
Megan Lane
Alfonso Valle
Dilia Ochoa-Alvarado

Help Taylor and Megan launch their respective new book and CD; Alfonso will also be launching his CD!

Nov-Dec/06--WPS eNews #33

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WORLD POETRY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Issue 33: The Neruda Issue
~ This issue is dedicated to Shulamit Joffre. ~

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PUBLISHER: Ariadne Sawyer
EDITOR: Anita Aguirre Nieveras
CONTACT: World Poetry Publishing
ariadnes@uniserve.com

CONTENTS:

Welcome!
Neruda Report
World Poetry News — A call for ePoems for the radio short, "The World Poetry Stage." Call for musicians to be featured in radio short, "Creativity Rocks!" Call for interest in participating in a Nerudian anthology. Coming events.
Poets in the Spotlight: Neruda Celebration selections: poems by Tim Lang, Sunday Aremu, and Susan Siddeley.
Creativity Rocks! by Ariadne Sawyer
Acknowledgements and Disclaimer

WELCOME TO ISSUE 33!

Dear World Poetry extended family and supporters.
      It is with great sadness that our beloved editor and mystical poet Shulamit Joffre passed away several months ago. She was a great supporter and tireless volunteer for World Poetry and is sadly missed. Shulamit had been selected as the World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in 2007. When we visited her in the hospital she told me that if she didnít ìreceive the award in this world, she would receive it in the other world.î We will be presenting the award on February 23, 2007 to her husband Raymond, daughter Jessica, son Kenny and much loved grandson Nathanial.
      World Poetry also lost two other Lifetime Award Winners, Dugald Christie, and Crusader for Justice, lost his life cycling to Ottawa to bring the need for justice for the poor to Ottawa. He was hit by a car and killed. Luis Llanillos, originally from Chile was a great help to World Poetry Café Radio Show when we first went on the area passed away also. He had two radio shows on CFRO, Horizontes and Romantic Tango Show. We will miss these wonderful people and good poets.

Other News
World Poets on Tour had a very successful summer with poets coming form the interior of BC, California and Israel. I have the library dates for 2007 so if anyone is planning a trip next summer or next year, please contact me.

I was honoured to receive press credentials on behalf of the World poetry Reading Series and the World Poetry Café Radio Show in order to attend the visit and dialogues of H.H. Holiness the Dalai Lama to Vancouver to open the Peace and Education Centre. It was an amazing and remarkable experience. The following poem was written about the response of the press.
      On September 9th, I had the great privilege of attending the dialogue on Happiness and Stress as determinants of Mental Health with the Dalai Lama.
      I was able to witness a transformation win the reporterís media section and see a wave of happiness and compassion spreading through the room and throughout the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
      I wrote this poem to describe what I saw.

The Dalai Lama

Compassion, respect and happiness...
These words flow from the Dalai Lama.
Each one, a treasured pearl released.
Surrounding us, touching us to our very depths.

The hard bitter faces of the reporters have seen too much, heard too much, know too much. Stress and worry permeate the room-a dark cloud hovers.

Pearls of compassionate words come, transforming, creating new vibrations, altering the atoms and molecules that make up our shared reality.

The press, now thawing, their faces lighten with smiles and the ghosts of laughter. We return to our shared humanity.

Contentment and joy permeate the theatre...
The Dalai Lama, a simple Buddhist monk has spoken.

By Ariadne Sawyer ©

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In this issue, there is a report on the Neruda Celebration, news from the World Poetry Café Radio show and a call for poetry to the first woman Nobel Prize winner Chilean Gabriella Mistral. On April 30th, we will be joining the Chilean Consulate the Honorable Maria Eliana Cuevas in Vancouver along with other countries around the world in a celebration of her life on the 50th anniversary with poetry, music and dance.
      Featured also are some of the poems from the Neruda display and Creativity Rocks!
      The World Poetry Newsletter continues to expand. We now have readers in quite a few countries.
      We are urgently looking for an editor and a proof reader. If any of our cherished readers would like to help, please contact ariadnes@uniserve.com
      We also welcome comments, suggestions and articles.

THE WORLD POETRY NERUDA CELEBRATION

The World Poetry Neruda Celebration was a great success!
      On Monday night, July 31st, World Poetry Reading Series hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea welcomed approximately 200 people to the Alice McKaye room at the Vancouver Public library, our gracious hosts and partners.
      A display of 190 poems to Neruda were submitted by poets around the world surrounded the event. There was considerable interest from the audience. There were also artistís tables and a table by Proyecto Cultural Sur, an international Latin American cultural group with local directors Lucy Ortiz and Edgar Garcia.
      In attendance were the consulate generals of Chile, the Philippines and India.
      The Chilean Consul General, Maria Eliana Cuevas opened the celebration with a letter of support from The Neruda Foundation from Santiago Chile.
      One of the highlights was the Neruda plant who had been brought up from Chile as a small plant and given to Ariadne Sawyer. About five months ago, the Neruda plant almost died. After a startling transformation, it came back to be even bigger and greener than before. For a photo of the amazing plant E-mail ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Another highlight was a surprise visit from Neruda himself, complete with pancho and beret. Neruda, played by Alejandro Mujica-Olea, entertained the listeners with comments on poetry, power and freedom, worries about poverty and asked for red wine and empanadas.
      The main feature was the 20 poets who read the poems of Neruda in English and another language. Many of the poets were dressed in the clothing of their countries and were colourful and vibrant.
      The Tibetan traditional singer Tamdin Tseten, dressed in beautiful Tibet clothing sang the Tibetan version of one of the poems.

Featured Poets reading Nerudaís poetry in many languages:
•   Maria Eliana Cuevas, James Mullin
•   Victoria Pascha, Warren Stevenson
•   Anita Aguirre Nieveras, Laszlo Gati
•   Tamdin Tseten, Vera Manuel
•   Shirley Sue -A-Quan, Ashok Bhargava
•   Diego Bastianutti, Addena Sumter Freitag
•   Robin Susanto, Carole MacRury
•   Lucia Gorea, Christopher Martin
•   Archana Harit, Deborah Kelly
•   Peter Lojewski, Sandra Locke

The music of the well known Chilean singer, Jorge Leyton rounded out the evening. Many people said that this celebration was the best ever,
      A DVD of the event is available for $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Pictures are available by e-mail.
      For more information, contact Ariadne Sawyer: ariadnes@uniserve.com.

WORLD POETRY NEWS

The World Poetry Reading Series Proudly Presents:
The World Poetry Café Radio Show!
Every Tuesday from 9-10 PM on Vancouver Co-op Radio (CFRO — 102.7 FM).
•   For satellite access: Starchoice 845
•   For internet access, go to www.coopradio.org.
Listen in to our multilingual program in English, Spanish and the language of the poet. Interviews and poetry! The Life and work of a poet: bi-lingual short with different producers.

New Program: World Poetry Stage!
Send in your e-poem to ariadnes@uniserve.com from outside the greater Vancouver area and we will read it on the radio! English and Spanish can be read on the air.

Musician call: Creativity Rocks! by Ariadne Sawyer
Creativity Rocks! is looking for Vancouver and Canadian musicians to be featured in the opening song on Creativity Rocks! You will be featured for one month. A brief bio is required which will be read on the air.
      For more information: ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Past featured musicians include:

May is Linda Lucas from Woodstock, Ontario with her CD Carriage.
June: Terence Warbey from Salt Spring Island with his CD Celtic Heart.
July: Joe McDonald from Burnaby, BC with Brave Waves-Havens of the Light.
August: Holly and Jon from, Kootenay region of B.C. with BIG WIND on the Way.
September Swan Walker, from Victoria, BC with Taking a Chance.
October: Tamara Rose with her CD Double Feature.
November: Aspen Switzer from Nelson, BC with her CD Narrow Sky.

Join our World Poet Radio Family by becoming a member and put in The World Poetry Café as your favorite show! Contact co-op radio on the net by going to: www.coopradio.org.

Early call for poems
Call for poems inspired by or about Gabriella Mistral, Chilean Nobel Prize winner for literature. Grand celebration on April 30th, 2007. For more information, please contact: ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Neruda Anthology in the works!
There are plans underway for a Neruda Anthology, selected poems from the Neruda celebration. If anyone wants more information or is interested, please contact Ariadne.

WORLD POETRY STAGE FEATURES
Selected poems from the Neruda celebration.

Requiem for the Atom

Atom
Element of Universal Life.
Unseen fields radiating half-lifes
of quasi-electro-magnetic emissions.

Self contained
frantically buzzing omniverse.
A geo-spherical psychedelic speck
in our cosmic prism eye.

Empty volumes of star space filled with thoughts
of dark and light.
The fuzzy essence of quarky matter.

The waking of a sun
almost nothing, taking on everything.
A micro-galaxy of Being.

In one spin
death is borne.
Waves of light burst the seams of all the tiny worlds.

Oceanic rush of gluonic plasma.
Mankind has opened the door for the hidden grand flame to become
the monstrous discharge of the diabolical.

Atum - first order of a virtual synergy of creation
The fragile chaotic genesis of intra-stellar power
Reflecting, outwardly projecting,
Mankind's Fractured Soul.

(Inspired by Pablo Neruda's "Ode to an Atom")

By tim/zuz 2006 ©

Tim Lang was born (CDN) into a Baptist military home and consequently developed into a heretic and an anti-establishmentarian. He is a gifted esoteric enigma according to all the tests of our age and popular opinion. An undergraduate victim of neuro-psyche-logy and constantly developing master of Nietzschian philosophy, Tim is firmly convinced that all states of consciousness are altered states of consciousness. He believes that poetic mind states most closely resemble William Blake's "infinite" reality. Highly experimental with graphics, poetics, and philosophy many of Tim's works have been compared to Jim Morrison's and Pablo Neruda's writings. His favorite quote is Nietzsche's "The Poet and the Bird." Although Tim has tried desperately, he has not yet enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame.
• Publishers note: We are working on the fifteen minutes of fame.

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Arise Pablo Neruda, Arise!

In the beginning were his words,
Strewn afield like seedlings of a Sower
Grown on the plosive expanse of time.
Wisdom blazed his pen sharper than two edged sword,
And like a goldsmith, forged an "essence"
That defies the droops of mortality
His name clatters on the firmament of letters
Like raindrops on corrugated roof;
Reconnecting his "persona"
With his luminous absence.
Brighter and sharper, the World props
Its fallen epithet on him,
"Arise!î it says, outlive this brief World.

By Sunday Aremu. ©

Sunday Aremu is simply a widely traveled Nigerian based in Chicago; a poet, painter, sculptor and a philosopher.

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Neruda Century

At the waterís edge
in the evening twilight
when the world is spacious and quiet
my blood is an ocean finding its shore

Far away, on an old phonograph
a haunting melody begins
a Chilean love-song, plaintiff and beautiful

And all along the wide avenues
festive street lamps are lit
as the sea deepens its blue
the foam a brilliant white

The sound of voices grows,
not urgent, but ambling and joyful
And from everywhere the masses gather
filling the public square

Retracing your footsteps
in the streets where you walked,
Infinitesimal being, drunk with
a new geography of self
We arrive clutching little snippets of verse
in a wide and warm embrace

The poet of the perpetual cup
is one hundred years today
There is dancing and feasting in celebration
there are smiles, greetings, and intimate conversations
Round tables and white tablecloths, wine and song

And we the multitudes of
too many names have lost our shoes

slipped them off, like we slipped time
We are dust or sand
rain under rain,
and the pounding waves
dispense sea spray and starry echoes

By Maraiba Christu, Vancouver ©

Maraiba has been writing poetry for over a decade. Her work tends to explore the beauty and solace of the natural world, human connectedness, dream life, and wide awake presence. This one, celebrating the life of Pablo Neruda is one of a series she has written about poets whose life and work have inspired her own. Maraiba has read for World Poet's Night Out and is currently compiling her first book for publication. She lives in Vancouver.

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The Captainís Desk

They file in, eager eyes
raking stone, shell and glass,
leaching poetic space, as Pacific rollers
pound the rocks below

They drag hungry hands along my length
- theyíre not supposed to touch -
but canít resist my cracks,
repositories of precious grunge
beyond the reach of fast-swiped dusters

They study my ligneous strength,
learn of my beach birth,
hear how I was spied and salvaged
in answer to a poetís prayer

They drift out aware wood weeps,
horses have two tails
and socks are sacred

Susan Siddeley ©

Susan Siddeley writes short stories as well as poems and is fortunate enough to be able to spend Canadian winters in Chile, where her husband works as a geologist. Susan also hosts writing workshops in Chile. Highlights are always visits to Pablo Neruda's three homes.

* Her poem was written after a visit to Isla Negra in January.?For further information Google Los Parronales or email motocad@rogers.com

CREATIVITY ROCKS!

Creativity Consultant Ariadne Sawyer answers questions on creativity from people the world on The World Poetry Café Radio Show (World Poetry Radio Show) every Tuesday from 9-10 PM on Vancouver Co-op Radio (CFRO 102.7 FM).
Check us out on the web world wide by going to www.coopradio.org or www.urbanvancouver.com/node/2567
New book now available! The Best of Creative Rocks! Answers to Your Creative Questions. World Poetry Publishing 2006. E-Book: $5.00. Printed copy available also. Contact ariadnes@uniserve.com.

Creativity Rocks! # 64
October 10, 2006

Dear Ariadne,
Despite the name and reputation of the city I live in, we have a lot of art and culture here-way more than just casinos. I am a poet and would like to use my study of dreaming to create poems and become more creative. Any ideas?
From Tristan (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

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Dear Tristan,
Welcome to Creativity Rocks!
      According to dream research, we spend around seven years of our life in dreaming. Everyone dreams but not all can recall their dreams. However, everyone can learn to recall more of their dreams.
      One exciting program is to create poetry from your dreams and put them in a Poetic Dream Journal or a Poetic Dream book.
      Here are some ideas.

Choose to create a dream journal. Put paper and pen near your sleeping area.
The best time for the recall of dreams is when you first awaken right after the REM cycle which is around every 90 minutes. REMS are longer toward morning so that you will have a better chance of recalling them.
When you awaken, stay in bed, keep your eyes closed and relive as much as you can of your dream. If there are poetic lines, unusual names or anything that stands out, you can use that as a starting point and work your way through the dream. One your have re-imagined your dream, gently change your position in bed and go thorough the dream again. Then change position once again. Then open your eyes and slowly get up to write down your dream.
Give your dream a title and put it in your dreaming journal.
When you start working with your dreams, you may remember only short segments. It takes practice and patience to learn recall. Try to remember as much of your dream as you can and then use the as if tool. Ask yourself: ìIf I could remember this dream, what would it be? What would I call it?î
The more you focus on dreaming, the stronger your dream memory will be. Appreciate and value your dreams in whatever form they come.
One of my clients created a complete book of dream poetry. It was very beautiful and different than her waking poetry.
Senoi dreamers, First Nations people and yogis are some of the most adept dreamers.

Enjoy your wonderful dreaming abilities, enhanced creativity and imagination.
This is Ariadne Sawyer for Creativity Rocks!

Ariadne is a Creativity Consultant and has worked with clients and trainees from Europe, Canada and the United States. She can be heard every Tuesday night on the radio short: Creativity Rocks! at 102.7 FM (World Poetry Café 9-10 pm).

If you have a question on creativity or want private or class sessions, please email Ariadne at: ariadnes@uniserve.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMER

I would like to thank the participating poets and writers, the proofreaders and all those who work to make this newsletter possible. A special thanks to proofreaders Raymond Parry and Tao Kimball.
While all care has been taken to ensure accuracy, no warrantee is implied or given by the Editor Anita Aguirre Nieveras and publisher, Ariadne Sawyer, the poets, the writers or the proofreaders.
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