FROM THE ZEN CAVE

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On this day in 1970 was the Kent State massacre. In 2012 we have many college students in protest mode with the ever changing landscape in the USA.

“Ohio” is a protest song written and composed by the great Neil Young. The song is an anthem and one of the poignant tunes written in reaction to such a horrific event. During my college years I hosted a radio show “Bright Lights” focused on bringing up and coming local independent bands and music artists at Emerson College on the WECB-64AM. Before graduating I welcomed locals artists Ron Scarlett and Glen Doherty from the Boston music scene for an interview and to play acoustic. To my surprise and the listeners they played a fantastic version of “Ohio”. Deepest thanks and appreciation to Greg Weremey who digitized the show. This is rare audio and a vintage moment recorded April 11, 1986. Move the audio cursor to the 11:15 mark to hear…..

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Poetry Reading/Performance set list Venice Art Crawl - National Poetry Month April 2012.

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A Touch of Venice

- Today
- 7:30pm until 10:00pm
Venice Breeze Suites 2 Breeze Avenue Venice, CA 90291
In honor of National Poetry Month, Venice Art Crawl and Venice Breeze Suites will be celebrating a live poetry reading/performance. Please join us as creative poetic voices rise from the beautiful rooftop with a view of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Mountains.

Part of the evening will include voices from the new release “In The Company Of Women”: An Anthology Of Wit & Wisdom, Sass & Class (Volume 1)

Poets reading/performing listed alphabetically:
Alicia Winski
Amanda LaPera
Apryl Skies
Helena Hunter
James Berkowitz
Jessica Wilson
Maryam Mottahedeh
Silver Corbin

***Plan to arrive early to find ample parking. Venice Breeze Suites is located on Ocean Front Walk.

Admission: FREE!!!

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A Touch of Venice

Thursday, April 19TH

7:30-10:00PM Pacific Standard Time

In honor of National Poetry Month, Venice Art Crawl and Venice Breeze Suites will be celebrating a live poetry reading/performance. Please join us as creative poetic voices rise from the beautiful rooftop with a view of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Mountains.

Part of the evening will include voices from the new release “In The Company Of Women”: An Anthology Of Wit & Wisdom, Sass & Class (Volume 1)

Poets reading/performing listed alphabetically:
Alicia Winski
Amanda LaPera
Apryl Skies
Helena Hunter
James Berkowitz
Jessica Wilson
Maryam Mottahedeh
Silver Corbin

***Plan to arrive early to find ample parking. Venice Breeze Suites is located at 2 Breeze Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 on Ocean Front Walk.

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Stay Tuned!

Booked hotel rooftop for National Poetry Month event April 19TH.

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Brought out the old Canon Powershot A590 for a walk around the hood yesterday in black, white, and color mode.

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Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we’re going to die. The most mysterious aspect of being alive might be that — and poetry knows that.

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In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re replaying our interview with poet Marie Howe tomorrow. (via nprfreshair)

Understand, I love you, even as I turn form you like this
to run breathless down a dim and disappearing street

—Marie Howe, Poetry, February 1986

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i thank You God for most this amazing (by flyingostrich88) ee cummings taking us to the infinite heights of existence. Inspirational to the exponential power of being. This one’s on repeat!!!

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Welcome to National Poetry Month introduced in 1996 by The Academy of American Poets. Here is one of my favorites:

I Dream’d in a Dream
By Walt Whitman
1819-1892
I dream’d in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth,
I dream’d that was the new city of Friends,
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love, it led the rest,
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city,
And in all their looks and words.

Photo of Walt Whitman: James Berkowitz 2009

Taken on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the Bowery Poetry Club via cell phone with .3 megapixels

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New Theme and Look

I’m excited to enter my new phase of Tumblr with a new theme and look thanks to danhauk and his creation “Simple Things” jamesberkowitz.tumblr.com. I’m a fan of transparency and sharing the interconnectedness of this wonderful social media platform in which people I follow and posts I like are now shown in conjunction with my posts. Thank you for stopping by and sharing :o)

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Jack Kerouac reading at the Seven Arts Cafe in New York, 1959.

(Source: BBC)

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Until you can create something that captivates people, I’d invite you to just shut up. It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one.

- Chuck Palahniuk (via travestyintechnicolour)

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