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We welcome Ellen Bass as our guest
poet this month with a sampling of three
of her poems and invite you to attend her October poetry
readings from
Philadelphia
to Sacramento
After
Our Daughter's Wedding
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Ellen poetically tells the story In Which a Deer Is Found
in a Bubble Bath,
Having Entered the House, Turned on the Faucet, Knocked Over
the Bottle,
and Stepped In—Not Necessarily in That Order--from an
account in the Santa Cruz
Sentinel
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Ellen Bass laments a 21st Century awareness
in beauty--the awareness of what
man has done to it. Is there no longer an idyllic escape in
the beauty of nature? Ellen
makes us wonder
And
What if I Spoke of Despair
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Peter Justus shares his thoughts about the special month of
October
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Sharmagne Leland-St. John's poignant tribute to Gary
Kennedy's mother
Unconditional
Love
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Sharmagne shares a poet's dream.
Remember
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We welcome new subscriber, poet, Alice Elizabeth
Thompson as she weighs in
with
The
Lonely Side
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Writer/ Actress Bara Byrnes' tribute to renowned jazz
artist Joe Farrel
(1938-1986)
Here
Today . . . Gone Tomorrow
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Kevyn Clark says "There is no reasoning in alcoholism.
Half the battle is
recognition; the other half recovery. Moments of clarity
give one time to
distinguish between the two parts and to decide when to begin
the fight."
Higher
Power
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Dusty Wright says this song is a very simple
and sparse
folk ballad for guitar and harmonica." Like Hank
Williams, Woody Gutherie,
or Johnny Cash. Think of "This Land is Your
Land" in the key of "G."
United
We Stand
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Nic East takes our October Challenge to write a seasonal
poem.
Hard
Rain
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New subscriber Michael McCoy tries his hand at our July
Challenge
What Color
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In California we have 5 seasons, fire, flood, earthquake,
drought and
riot. Gary Kennedy tells of his experience with the
first
Fire Storm
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Recipes: |
Liver
Paté
From the kitchen of Binnie Kasazkow
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Klamath
Kumquat and Cranberry Compote
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John
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