Archive for June, 2009

I Don’t Wanna

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The running theme when WNBA awarded Kathi Kamen Goldmark was the one Amy Tan recounted in her congratulatory speech. “The key to Kathi’s success in fundraising and generally getting things going was a sweet : “Do You Wanna.” It was a request by a fabulous person and one to which most were hard pressed to [...]

KPFA Living Room interview

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Listen to the interview on Living Room on KPFA with Joan and Rebecca Foust, starting at 44:00

Living Room – On-going turmoil in Iran; new climate report; local poets. – June 18, 2009 at 12:00pm

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Solstice Eve – It’s Old, It’s New

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

I believe in magic. How could I not? Poetry (ok, all art) is an amalgamation of skill, craft, magic and alchemy – we don’t know exactly why a poem/art work but when it does you feel it in your body. I believe in the ‘planets aligning’ – in moments that make some experiences unique, new. [...]