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06/04/2024

Today, June 4th, marks the beginning of Naropa University's Summer Writing Program. The 50th year folks young and old gather in Boulder, Colorado to immerse in poetry and poetics, the sacred and the profane, rituals and practices fed by the ages. While I am attending other matters of the heart, I hold space for all those in attendance this year, and for all who've passed through, living or dead, in the previous 49. A constellation that continues to unfold, surprise, and breathe. Gorgeous, really.

01/14/2019

California writer Deena Metzger addresses the weight critters, including humans, feel as we tumble into the Sixth Extinction:

Deena Metzger captures the grief and pain we all experience living at a time of global extinction and offers the only solution - to stop extinction.

02/24/2018

A great, passionate thinker whose works is especially important today.

Hannah Arendt discovered how important it is to be "a somebody" in order to be able to not become a puppet for the nazi's.

01/24/2018

The Washington Examiner is like the National Enquirer in many ways. So there's that. Even so, should we be having a discussion about the new world order?

For today’s social justice warriors, only one narrative shall be allowed. It is unquestionable. Those who dissent are guilty.

01/15/2018

An interesting piece from the author of "Fire and Fury." Trump exposed.

Speaking to the Guardian, author who shook the White House faces down critical fire and presidential fury and says: ‘I got to a truth no one else has gotten’

11/09/2017

Not a great photo, but there she is, Alice Notley, November 8th, Salt Lake City Library, City Arts Reading series. She read from Certain Magical Acts, "Blinding, the White Horse in Front of Me." Amazing.

11/08/2017

As we prepare for winter, check out Dolores Lachapelle, deep ecologist, in this very cool and well-made film.

Utah is recognized as one of the world's most important winter sports centers. Nearly four years in the making, The Greatest Snow on Earth: Utah's Skiing Sto...

11/03/2017

On Anais Nin.

Tristine Rainer talks about Anais Nin for Anais Nin @ 105 at the Hammer Museum. Organized by Steven Reigns Tristine Rainer, Ph.D., has had duel careers as a ...

10/31/2017

Jose Martí, revolutionary and poet.

I wish to leave the world By its natural door; In my tomb of green leaves

10/21/2017

Vandana Shiva, environmentalist, feminist, scientist, talks about toxins. Might we see that patriarchy is a toxin too?

Multi-lingual subtitles available On this 5th of June - World Environment Day – Vandana Shiva reminds us that we are part of the Earth, and that we all have ...

10/17/2017

Gabrielle Shonk and a piece from her debut album "Gabriella Shonk."

Quebec-native Gabrielle Shonk played "Raindrops" from her self-titled debut album

10/16/2017

"The Drunken Boat," a poem that many believe is Rimbaud's best. (That's saying a lot.) Making his way to Paris from the French countryside, Rimbaud impressed Verlaine with this piece, a poet who was at the center of the Parnassians. The Parnassians found Rimbaud's poetry interesting enough, but fell out of love with the boy when, high on absinthe, he soiled their bedsheets and called s**t on their own poetry. He is said to have deep blue eyes.

As I was going down impassive Rivers,