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World Poetry Celebrates Anita, Isreal and Omolara !

 Ariadne’s Notes: A wonderful radio show –the World Poetry Café, CFRO. 100.5 FM Thursday, February 16, 2017 with guests Anita Aguirre Nieveras  who read her poetry and talked about helping others as well as describing the importance of poetry in her successful workshops with Seniors.

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Special guest Omolara Oyesiku who read a beautiful birth poem in Yoruba and English and composes wonderful songs and is a reggae singer.

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Former host and tech Israel Mota called in from Mexico and sang Happy Birthday along with some great messages about bringing the world together in peace, respect and love.

He also had a lovely message for the world and a quote from Nelson Mandela about dealing with hope instead of hate. Israel mentioned that in universities in Mexico,

they are devoting time to meditation and positive messages to help the world.

A big thank you to Kerry who filled in while Victor was away and to Neall Ryon for his hosting.

Thank you to Coop-radio for their kindness and support over the last 20 years.

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To HEAR THE SHOW CLICK HERE!

World Poetry Cafe Proudly Welcomes Rick Lupert from California, USA!

Ariadne’s note: Ariadne Sawyer and Israel Mota welcomed the well known poet from San Fernando Valley, California! Also e-poems by Lini Grol and World Poetry Canada International Director Saleh Mazumder. Music by Susan Cogan and Courtney Pine. To hear the show: CLICK HERE! Due to radio station tech problems, only part of the show can be heard. May be able to download a copy and post it. Sorry about the confusion.

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Rick Lupert has been involved in the Los Angeles poetry community since 1990. He served for two years as a co-director of the Valley Contemporary Poets, a non-profit organization which produces readings and publications out of the San Fernando Valley. His poetry has appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, including The Los Angeles Times, Rattle, Chiron Review, Red Fez, Zuzu’s Petals, Stirring, The Bicycle Review, Caffeine Magazine, Blue Satellite and others. He edited the anthologies Ekphrastia Gone Wild – Poems Inspired by Art, A Poet’s Haggadah: Passover through the Eyes of Poets, and The Night Goes on All Night – Noir Inspired Poetry, and is the author of fifteen collections of poetry: Nothing in New England is New, Death of a Mauve Bat, Sinzibuckwud!, We Put Things In Our Mouths, Paris: It’s The Cheese, I Am My Own Orange County, Mowing Fargo, I’m a Jew. Are You?, Feeding Holy Cats, Stolen Mummies, I’d Like to Bake Your Goods, A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast (Ain’t Got No Press), Lizard King of the Laundromat, Brendan Constantine is My Kind of Town (Inevitable Press) and Up Liberty’s Skirt (Cassowary Press). He has hosted the long running Cobalt Café reading series in Canoga Park since 1994 and is regularly featured at venues throughout Southern California.

Rick created and maintains the Poetry Super Highway, an online resource and publication for poets. (PoetrySuperHighway.com)

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rickpoet

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rickpoet

Currently Rick works as a music teacher at synagogues in Southern California and as a graphic and web designer for anyone who would like to help pay his mortgage.

By the Time You Read This Book
Our Son Probably Still Won’t Be
Potty Trained

We’ve been rewarding our son with toys
when he’s used the potty so when he runs up
to the strangers at the airport, holds up
his Spiderman motorcycle and says
I got this because I pooped!
it was, Indeed, a reward for all.
Later he asks another three year old
if he can drive the motorcycle on her head.
She says yes, out of professional courtesy.

 From Nothing in New England is New

Rick Lupert (C)

World Poetry Proudly Presents Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah from Ghana!

Ariadne’s note:

We are so proud to present nominee Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah who will receive the prestigious  World Poetry Youth Empowered Poet Award for Ghana at our third World Poetry Canada & International Festival April 4-30th, 2013.This year, the nominees are visonaries that are making  positive changes to create a better world, they are wonderful examples to us all.

The World Poetry Cafe Team of hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Israel Mota along with assistant Ryan Handy and our amazing tech Medhi welcomed Michael as a featured guest by phone from Ghana.  For  long awaited photos of the the team , go to the end of this post. We have had great feedback and increased visitors already. To HEAR THE SHOW CLICK HERE!

                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Mr. Somuah is a winner of numerous awards and honours such as National Youth Achiever in Literary Arts, presented by the President of Ghana during the maiden event of the National Youth Achievers Award.

International Peace Award winner of the Kostis Palamas Poetry Prize, Greece
Honorary Diploma in Poetry- United Poets Laureate International.

He is also a  Guest editor of Poetry Space-UK, and widely published in books, Literary Journals, Anthologies and newspapers in the UK, Canada, India, Ghana, Kalahari review-Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Pakistan, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, USA and other web hosting literary magazines .

His new book is coming out in July.

CHORUS OF PEACE

In my faithful cry
and eyes swollen
hope lost
wars to view
daydreaming and stare

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I shivered in awe
the sight of blood
the marred voices of
I wish for old yesterday
hug and whisper into her ears
The Peace once had

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When the noble Lord of the heavens unfold
and the breeze leaves everything serene
our children bid farewell to
sweet aid at
the beaches, and call Peace

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Bags of grace, yield of harvest past
storeroom of gold, fragrance of joy eclipsed for
shades of arms… injustice
to cause distant cries
For Peace I say

Copyright ©2010

Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah (Ghana)

 

Medhi and Ariadne

 

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Ryan and Isreal