Ariadne’s Note.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Ariadne

 

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World Poetry Proudly Presents Dr Kavita Kiran from India!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ariadne

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Dr. Kavita Kiran

Among the Indo-Anglican  poets Dr. Kavita  Kiran has earned an immaculate disposition. She is ravishingly beautiful. She expresses her thoughts to portray subtle characteristics of culture and humane feelings universally. Her poetry speaks voluminously  about her vivacious  and multi-faceted  traits, endowed with a sharp acumen of intellect. Her vibrant and in depth views on varying aspects of life suggest her magnanimity  and her rational thinking with which she communicates her beaming thoughts in different forms of poetry, viz,  songs, ghazals, flickers and the like. She is a prolific  story-teller, a poet and above all a humanist. Her nine anthologies of poetry have already been published and four books , stories collections , two collections of children’s  songs on Rajasthani couplets are awaiting publication.

She has a good number of national awards in honor of her poetry. Some to mention here:‘Tapa samman’, ‘kavya ratna samman, Panipat, Rotary club honored her in Gangotri. Hindi Academy honored in Delhi; Rajasthani bhawh Sewa samman , Bikaner, Karandhar Samman, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Patrika Jaipur, Rajasthan Mahila  Sahityakar samman, Nagar Sri Chrun Hindi Sahitra Sangal Puraskar, Bokaro sarva Vidya Sarva Srestha  Kavayitri Award, Hurdang Allahabad, Sahitya Shiromani award at Ahamedawad.

Her other notable achievements are songs in films ‘Aao Pyar Karen’(Let Us Love) , ‘Gundagardi’. Honored by the Chief Minister, Sikkam Mr. Pawan Chamling. She has also been  honored by Indo-Nepal Friendship  Club, 2006 Nepal.

In another seminar organized by Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Delhi she represented and participated in poetry reading. She has also read her poetry in programs held at historical Red Fort following independence day. Her folk songs have also been released.

Her poems

Awaken hopes in your heart
Decorate dreams in your eyes
Not so high is the sky
Make efforts to spread wings

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The Sun has bred glow worms
What though if malice in anyone’s heart
O yes, my name is ‘Kiran’
Within me I have my own light to shine.

Dr. Kavita Kiran (c)

 

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World Poetry Proudly Presents Edna Kovacs from the USA!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Ariadne

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Ariadne’s note: I want to welcome Edna, a long term supporter who has recently  become a World Poetry Member. I am touched by the number of  poets who have sent poems for the displays, given much needed positive support for years and are now becoming members.  We would not be here today without your kindness and support. Thank you all!

About Edna Kovacs, Ph.D.Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Edna Kovacs received her B.A. in Anthropology from Northwestern University. As the recipient of the Bliss Carmen Poetry Award she was awarded a scholarship to attend the Banff Arts Centre. She holds a Masters in Education with specific endorsement in learning disabilities from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Ph.D. in Expressive Arts with a specialization in Multicultural Education from the Union Institute and University.

She has been a certified journal instructor since 2000 and has worked at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon with a Regional Arts and Culture Council Arts in Healthcare Consortium Grant as well as with at-risk youth in the Portland Public Schools. She is a member of the National Association For Poetry Therapy and ORTESOL.

Edna is the author of three books on writing including the groundbreaking Writing Across Cultures: A Handbook on Writing Poetry and Lyrical Prose, Writing With Multiple Intelligences and In A Place Called Sanctuary. Her haiku chapbook, Mandalas, won the Cicada Chapbook Award.

An extraordinary teacher who has a gift for providing writers with new insights into their craft as well as new understandings of themselves, Edna has taught students of all ages through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artists-in-Education Programs, the Oregon Council For The Humanities’ Chautauqua in the Schools Program, Portland Public Schools, Young Audiences of Oregon, Community Centers, Special Education Projects and in Elder Hostel Programs. She currently teaches in the English Language and Culture Program at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon and leads Journal to the Self workshops to cancer survivors at Compass Oncology Northwest Cancer Specialists at St. Vincent’s and Good Samaritan hospitals.

Blue Heron

Leaving the path around
Burrard Bay, slick with
goose dung, I’m drawn
into a world of trees.
Leaves quake
with morning rain
black squirrels blink
between dark boughs.
The room widens into a ravine.
I follow the muddy footpath
to a serene autumn lake
where whirligigs flit
above beaver-eaten logs.
A fawn pauses in the reeds
sharing the secrecy
of water-lilies.
Suddenly, a whoosh of wings—
the lithe body and minaret neck
of a blue heron rising
her wings wide
across the water.

Edna Kovacs ©

 

 

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World Poetry Proudly Presents Ashok Bhargava from Canada!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Ariadne

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Join hosts Lucia Gorea and guest host Oparin Ortiz as they welcome Poet and author Ashok Bhargava on the World Poetry Cafe Radio Show. CLICK HERE to hear the show! 

Ashok Bhargava is a Vancouver based poet, writer, essayist and translator. His poetry is about simple sensibilities and possibilities of dreams and imagination without boundaries and reveals the individuality of people and cultures by giving shape and form to sentiments, beliefs and yearnings. Ashok has published several books of poetry: Lost in the Morning Calm, A Kernel of Truth, Mirror of Dreams, Skipping Stones and Half Open Door. Ashok holds a Masters degree in Economics. His poetry has been published in many literary magazines, anthologies and featured on CBC radio and Channel M television. Bhargava is the World Poetry’s Ambassador Poet to Japan, India and Nepal. He is also a recipient of  the World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award.  To him poetry is a language of the spirit that inspires one to write. He is an avid volunteer, supporter & organizer of various social and artistic activities. Ashok believes that volunteering enriches us spiritually. He finds living between cultures and languages very intriguing and stimulating.

 He can be reached by email at bhargava2000@yahoo.com

Barrio Santa Cruz

Over the flat farms
blossoms a pink morning
at a rooster’s call.

 Shaking gently in the morning breeze
purple, red, white and yellow flowers
create a carnival of colors.

Tin roofs of stilted houses
stretch and merge
into the distant horizon.

 Contrasted against the cobalt blue sky and
dark green leaves of star apple trees
the barrio looks dyed
in a multitude of colors.

In this Shangri-La
carefree native girls sing and dance
as they look out for
handsome boys chasing buffalos.

 I want to absorb
the fragrance of sampaguita
and the cool shade of acacia
with the hope it would help me dream
this view into immortality.

    Ashok Bhargava© 

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World Poetry Proudly Presents Jelena Bogdanovic From Serbia!

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Ariadne

 

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Jelena Bogdanovic was born on May 25, 1967 in Bela Crkva, Serbia. She holds a degree in Theology from the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Osijek, Croatia. Today she lives in Belgrade, where she is involved in pastoral/counseling ministry with sub-culture of drug addicts in Belgrade, within the local church “New Horizon”. She also works as a translator and writer. She is married and has one daughter Mihaela (19).
Jelena has published two books of poetry:
1.) “Evoking the rain” – with Terri Williams as a co-author (two-language, Serbian/English edition) – (2007. “New Horizon”)
2.) “The Letters of the Desert Princess” – the journey of the thirsty soul (Serbian, 2011., self-published)

Divestment

 Love has taken of her dress of magnolia
And stood before me, luminous naked
In the light of her transparence
Everything I have on me is needless

What are you going to put on yourself
Before my confused eyes, oh, Love?
If you dress yourself in the cherry tree
Shake off your blossom in my lap
If you dress yourself in the Autumn colors
Let me dance in your amber leaves and laugh

Oh, Love, strip away these dirty garments from me
And dress me in your naked Beauty!

Presvlačenje

Ljubav je skinula svoju haljinu od magnolije
I stala pred mene, blistavo naga
U svetlu njene prozirnosti
Sve što imam na sebi je suvišno

U šta ćeš se sutra obući pred mojim zbunjenim očima,
Ljubavi?

Ako se obučeš u trešnjino drvo,
Otresi svoje behare u moje krilo
Ako se obučeš u latice ljiljana
Pusti me da se pripijem uz tvoju svilu
Ako se obučeš u javorovo lišće

Dozvoli mi da plešem u tvom rumenom moru
Ljubavi,
skini sa mene moje prljave haljine i obuci me
U svoju golu Lepotu…

 Jelena Bogdanovic  ©

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Yilin Wang, World Poetry Canada Youth Team Member!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Ariadne

Yilin Wang, Poet.

Welcome to the first of our World Poetry Youth Team Interviews. Please CLICK HERE to listen to Yilin Wang reading her poetry in English and Chinese on the World Poetry Cafe Radio Show. Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer (English) and Oparin Ortiz (Spanish) Featured Canadian Musician on tour: Susan Cogan from Salt Spring Island, www.susancogan.com  New CD: The Fields of Friendship. Talented E-poet: Julie Corrigan  from Prince Edward Island.

Yilin Wang is a Generation Z writer and journalist studying at the University of British Columbia. She loves using her poems to weave lyrical tales, play with language, and advocate artistic pursuits. She is a member of the Word Poetry Youth Team and read her poetry at 6 events in 2011, including at the World Poetry International Festival and Word on the Street Vancouver.  Her fiction, poetry, articles, and reviews have been published in Youthink Magazine, What If? Magazine, and Canadian Newcomer Magazine, as well as in anthologies and on websites. As a freelance journalist, she specializes in interviews and profiles of creative professionals, successful youths, and Canadian immigrants. Currently, she is working on a magic realism novel for young adults and a collection of short stories. You can read her thoughts about the creative process and learn more about her work at yilinwriter.wordpress.com. 

Where I am From

I am from the ragged shorelines of Yangtez River
Traffic jammed boulevards of Beijing
Splashing waters of Niagara Falls
Metallic skyscrapers of Vancouver

I am from a jade monkey birth pendant
My grandpa’s tales of foul spirits and warring kingdoms
Asian peace signs in front of cameras
Living rooms overcrowded with cousins and cigarette smoke
I am from the crimson neckties of Young Pioneers
Cotton hand-me-down uniforms scarred with grease stains
Metal bars of creaky school gates
Delighted cries at a top score on exam papers

I am from torn pages of watercolour landscapes
Stir-fries with pork chops and crunchy baby ginger
Illegible handwriting in spiral notebooks
Cards shuffled and fading and well-loved

I am from the scattered leaves of fall
Ridiculous dares accepted with joking courage
Forbidden trips to winding cobblestone hutongs
Games of police versus prisoners with preteen boys

I am from fractured memories of lands overseas
Black-and-white photos I no longer recognize
Clouds that shapeshift into trains and octopi and pirate ships
Musings on the symbols of a mosaic world

Yilin Wang (c)

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