Please accept my apologies in an oversight in forgetting to mention that I also appreciated Wolf's support of Wendy by attending the reading. Sincerely,...
Theresa Antonia
tc_art@...
Jul 1, 2006 8:05 am
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Bowerbird...thanks for coming out...it was great to see you there...theresa From: bowerbird@... Reply-To: CobaltPoets@yahoogroups.com To:...
Theresa Antonia
tc_art@...
Jul 1, 2006 8:09 am
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Ron...thank you so much for coming to the reading...it made it so much more special...theresa From: rondvorkin@... Reply-To: CobaltPoets@yahoogroups.com...
Theresa Antonia
tc_art@...
Jul 1, 2006 8:17 am
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theresa- ... sure thing! :+) -bowerbird p.s. one of my two friends with me was mark schaefer, the best poet in los angeles, and the other was...
Where was it and what time do yiu need to be there for open reading?...
writeyourself@...
Jul 1, 2006 5:52 pm
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Where in Pasadena Friday?...
writeyourself@...
Jul 1, 2006 5:53 pm
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-- ) We're taking the next couple of weeks off as our entire staff heads to Boston, then London for vacation, seeing sites, and floating away on clouds of...
since the cobalt reading is down for july 4th, i'll mention that da poetry lounge will be up. it probably won't be as crowded as normal, but the up-side of...
the next Brand Bookshop reading; '7/aught6 poems & stories' is slated for, as usual, the last thursday of the month; july 27th, @ 7:30pm 231 n. brand av in...
Ron, I know what you mean. In years past, I know I did readings under the single, angry glare of the store owner. There was not even the eye of the camera to...
rondvorkin@...
Jul 4, 2006 7:43 pm
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This would be a good place to get some of our local poets heard. _Click here: YouTube - Rant the beard and poetry._ ...
... if you're not doing poetry for members of the public, why would you do it in public? and if you're doing it in public, but there are no members of the...
DEADLINE APPROACHING TO SUBMIT POETRY FOR THE: San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly This will be Issue #31 (Summer 2006) Submit up to 3 original poems of...
Note: forwarded message attached. The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter -- often an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreter -- in the eye. -...
Bowerbird: I consider reading to just one person taking the poetry public. I held meetings at my local branch in Tarzana that were sparsely attended. At...
rondvorkin@...
Jul 5, 2006 5:36 pm
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ron- i believe the art-form deserves better. but for you, hey, whatever suits you... -bowerbird...
bb, I doubt we will see eye to eye on this, as you have a quantitative perspective whereas mine is about quality. I did not state that there is "no need to...
"and if you're doing it in public, but there are no members of the public there, why would you do it at all?" So bb, say there was a poetry reading and no one...
... if you don't have any audience, you don't _have_ "a show". but if you have an audience, then yes, the show must go on, even if the performers "don't happen...
My favorite poetry hangout of all time rarely reached critical mass of a dozen people and only had two non-poets that were regular attendees. The venue was...
... if you don't have any audience, you don't _have_ "a show". bb I agree, if you are reading to people on some level you have to admit that you are...
In a message dated 7/5/2006 8:33:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, larklo@... writes: i'm not arguing, i agree, i am a big proponent of non-poet audiences,...
Angel, I'm not an art for art sake kind of a person, if you are, that is great. My work is political, I have a message and its for everyone not just for the...
In a message dated 7/5/2006 10:26:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, larklo@... writes: Poetry is about communicating, if you can't communicate your point on...
Poetry should lift our consciousness with the least amount of words, not drag us down into the muck with stories of lost loves, suicide victims, and all the...
writeyourself@...
Jul 6, 2006 6:23 am
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... that's ok. i didn't label you as the source of the quote. the reason for that is that lots of poets share your side. ... that's not an accurate...
"Poetry should lift our consciousness with the least amount of words" With the EXACT amount of words, whether that be a haiku or an epic length poem. "not drag...
Perhaps the process of getting ones poetry "out there" should be considered in this discussion. Whether it is to the public or to other poets, standing up and...
