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Interview: Poet Jon M. Nelson, Author of ‘Reflections of Life’
In addition to sharing his talent through his poetry, Nelson serves in the military.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Goddess Heart Rising’ by Roslyn Elena McGrath
I wonder why men don’t write books about the gods of mythology in this vein.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Suzanne Vega – ‘Live: Solitude Standing’
It is a joy to hear and see Vega sing her hits.
Read More »Mine Eye Hath Played the Painter: Len Cariou in Video Sonnet on Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday
New York Shakespeare Exchange is setting all of Shakespeare's sonnets one by one to short films set all around New York City.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Floats the Dark Shadow’ by Yves Fey
Can the horror in the shadows of the beautiful city of Paris dim its lights to the world?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Are There Zombies in Heaven?’ by Eric “The Moebius Kid” Morlin
This is poetry from a complex and gifted mind and also from the streets. It is not pretty but it is impressive and worthwhile for the reader.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Crystal Ships’ by Richard Sharp
The turbulance of the Sixties and Seventies spawned a whole new generation. Can we remember the lessons learned and continue the progress?
Read More »Irish Poet Seamus Heaney Dies – A Poet for His Homeland and the World
One of the things that made Heaney’s work so lasting and memorable was that it connected humanity to something intangible, yet however spiritual, it reminded us of earthly realities in the process.
Read More »Book Review: “Nature’s Pride: Beauty & Words” by Brian Wayne Maki
A picture is worth a thousand words, but what picture or poem can fully capture the beauty of Nature?
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