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by Bea Garth, copyright 2009
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GREG HALL 1946-2009
Note: There will be a Memorial  Celebration of Greg Hall’s life and poetry at the WORKS Gallery in downtown San Jose on July 19th at 6 PM 451 S. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113; phone: 408 256-6250. Friends of his will be reading his poetry and reminiscing.  Lynn [...]

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by Steve Arntson
copyright 2009

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D-e-p-o-e Bay
Well, it’s a misspelled place
Unless “Depoe” is French    or means more than storage
But no one’s talking    no one’s saying
Edgar Allan’s honored
obliquely
discreetly
But no one’s scared    no one’s anxious
Business is good
It’s summer and crowded
The D River flows and waters the sea
a hundred yards at a time
Later on we’ll know
And know [...]

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Happy Solstice everyone!
Bea

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by Carolyn Donnell,
copyright 2009

This is Holy Ground,
You have desecrated
our Holy shrines.
Words said throughout the ages
to excuse Mankind’s warring
and destructive ways.
But what is Holy Ground?
Where battles were fought,
or won or lost?
What is a holy shrine?
Where a person was born,
or lived, or died?
Is Holy Ground a man made thing?
Or is it forests, mountains
and teeming [...]

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by Bea Garth,
copyright2009

Meanwhile art and poetry fearlessly go on.  And believe me, I think all of you know what I mean by “meanwhile”!! Below my rant on the (war) economy, are several inspired pieces –artwork and poems for your perusal.   A new painting from Japan by Erik Sutter-Kaye does say it all!
Also of [...]

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Essay by Bea Garth
copyright 2009

Do any of us want to look and see what is starting to happen overseas to the dollar?? Ouch! It seems several countries just met in Yekaterinburg: Russia, China, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrghyzstan and Uzbekistan, with observer status for Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia  for trade discussions. The so-called BRIC [...]

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watercolor by Erik Sutter-Kaye
copyright 2009

Note from Editor: This piece says it all! Even in/from Japan. Hang onto your hats folks!

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by Roberto Duran
copyright 2009

DISTURBING THE PEACE
WHAT PEACE?

Roberto Duran will be the featured poet at the June 18, 2009 Thursday Gig held at the Stone Griffin Gallery at 411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell CA.  Roberto is known for his firey, dramatic and confrontive short poems. Open mic follows…

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Landscape 2

collage by Lori Krein
copyright 2009

Lori Krein will be the featured artist at the June 18, 2009 Thursday Gig held at the Stone Griffin Gallery, 411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell CA.

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by Bea Garth
ceramic sculpture, copyright 2006

I (unconsciously) created this narrative, ceramic sculpture in celebration of the art and poetry  and music events at the Overpass Gallery as well as what I wanted to further create for Thursday Gig.

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