Nationally recognized Seattle/Olympia rapper, Macklemore, will be performing at the American Legion Hall, in PortTownsend…This Saturday, December 19th, 2009…
Local rapper R.O.B. (aka Robert Komishane) will open-show for him.
Just ‘member doors open at 8:00 P.M..
Concert starts at 9:00.
Tickets are $6.00, and available at:
The Food Co-Op,
Quimper Sound,
Crossroads Music,
The Boiler Room and at the door.
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A Skein of Old Yarn ! is the title of the present Renku poem being created by the Port Townsend Renku group… Soooo, under the Master’s serene presence, enjoy the magic of “variety in images -without narrative” -as I think to have heard Christopher say… : )
1 autumn (Jay)
.
morning light
dragonflies barely ripple
the lagoon
.
2 autumn moon (Leticia)
.
does this warmth
come from you, O moon?
.
3 autumn (Tenzing)
.
the scarecrow’s
lost a button or two
off his coat
.
4 No Season (Carmi)
.
my neighbor weaves
a skein of old yarn
.
5 winter (Bethel)
.
in his cold hut
the hermit prepares
.
rosehip tea (Bethel)
.
6 winter (Jackie)
a rare visitor leaves
footprints in the snow
.
7 No Season (Alison)
.
just inside the door
lies an envelope
with a foreign stamp
.
8 No Season (Jay)
.
bits of paper protrude
from the eagle’s nest
.
9 Love (Jackie)
.
her new bikini
causes his eyes to bug out
and his heart to flutter
.
10 love (Jackie)
.
the scent of perfume
wafts from the dryer
.
11 love (Carol)
.
as I read my book
I hear her sing a lullaby
to our daughter
.
12 No Season (Jay)
.
if clouds could speak
these would whisper
.
13 summer moon (Doris)
.
summer moon
swallowed
by the mountain
.
14 summer (Tanya)
.
bats begin to swoop
all around the camp
.
15 No Season (Carol)
.
three girls
race for the white horse
on the carousel
.
16 No Season (Tenzing)
.
somebody’s gone and left
the damn milk out to spoil
.
17 Spring Blossom (Doris)
.
cherry blossoms
tease my hand
into the branches
.
18 spring (Jay)
.
the monthly poker game
still active during lent
.
This three-line stanza needs to have a spring reference that is either applicable to the entire season or points to a time AFTER Lent, sometime in April. “Easter” wouldn’t be a good reference since it’s thematically too close to “lent.” #19 can take place eside or outside. It should link in some way to #18 but NOT to #17, nor to the hokku. No personal pronouns please. It would be a good idea to have a scene in which humanity is either not present or barely so. Check your mandalic universe for likely topics. If you have a saijiki (seasnal almanac), that’s the best place to search for late-spring ideas. Here’s the link to the late Bill Higginson’s on-line saijiki:
Is she an Italian Renaissance person in her spare time?
Here’s my experimental Gallery of photos of Poets and Musician at her reading:
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(photo of Sharon Lia Robinson by Steven R. Johnson).
The sixty nine minute long DVD documentary Edge of the Sea Gallery, produced and directed by local artist and writer Sharon Lia Robinson, is chosen to be part of the Picture This Film Festival in 2OlO.
This Canadian film festival based in Calgary, Alberta shows films by and about people with disabilities.
Sharon entered as a disabled filmmaker.
The film features local artists, poets and writers from Port Townsend, Washington who were part of the alternative gallery in Port Townsend.
The gallery was Sharon’s vision to show the work of under-recognized and emerging artists. Edge of the Sea Gallery was in existence l998-2OO3.
The film features interviews with Sharon, and with local artist/photographer Steven R. Johnson, artist Alexandra Lord, poet/translator Mike O’Connor, and poet/writer Robert Komishane.
The Edge of the Sea Gallery dvd is also for sale in Port Townsend, at The Candle Store and at Northwind Arts Center. Or contact Sharon at
(36O)379-64l2 or via her email, liasea@yahoo.com
The DVD itself:
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…Your “Green” Bed and Breakfast in Port Townsend, Washington. We love serving all people, coming to the scenic Opympic Peninsula. Tourists, neighbors, visitors, Centrum patrons,, Ft. Worden friends, gourmets, vegetarians, vegan eaters, hikers,sailors,divers, canoers,fisher people, When it comes to fun , vacations and festivals, we are Port Townsend is The Leader… come and EnjoyPT!
Yet Nothing moved my fingers To the key board My feelings to the words My words to my expression Exploration Discovery Of their content
Except After a while By this white This white and this black -and this white and this red Of Martha White’s weavings
My imagination was caught
She uses venetian blinds To make art!
I’m caught
And she weaves and sculpts Like other millinery women In Africa before her
Rounding the woven elements Into infinite mysteries of form Containing Caressing Opening the space around them -to be contained
Then On the wall This piece enthralls me; Woven Like the other pieces With white thin venetian blinds With defining blacks interwoven In a triangle Meant for hanging
So gracious In its fluidity -as if it were a purse? Maybe Vaguely An ice-cream cone?
But it’s lots more fun Than that For my curious eyes That love the front ornament So feminine So soft So 1600′s time fashion With two Most delicate ribbons White and red…
But it’s lots more fun Than that And deceiving
Because On closer examination It turns out to be A computer fan And cables! Turned to ribbons In my mind!
So I wrap my mind In her weaving And let Martha White Lead me
To a dimension of sculptures Where the old forms And the new recycling ways Find their niche And sing A pragmatic beauty That I hadn’t seen before…
By Leticia Huber Port Townsend, WA Ekphrastic Poetry Reading 2009
This sculpture was part of an exhibit at NortWind Arts Gallery, in Port Townsend. The sculpture is woven with Venetian Blinds, and ornated in the front with a computer fan. This very unique sculpture, inspired the poem above.
This exceptional sculpture is product of the creativity of Martha White.
Is she an Italian Renaissance person in her spare time?
