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World Poetry Celebrates the Unique Poet Chad Norman!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

***One of our  last World Poetry Festivals . Thanks to CTV News for their invaluable  sponsor help several years ago.***

Ariadne’s Notes: We were so honoured to feature the incomparable Chad Norman from Nova Scotia on April 19, 1-2 PM PST  on the World Poetry Café Radio Show, 100.5 FM, CFRO.  Chad was and still is a friend and mentor that helped World Poetry  launch and provide a intercultural, multilingual venue, radio show website and special events. It is timely that he joined us as we celebrate 20 years on the show and even more on our venues. To hear this important show  which also includes a celebration poem for our 20 years by Mohan Sanjeevan, India. Our great Tech, Victor Swartzman read it twice on the show-he liked it so much! Music by Feature Dan Pugach. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE SHOW!

Brief Bio: Chad Norman, Truro, NS, Canada

His poems have appeared for the past 35 years in literary publications across Canada, as well as a number of other countries around the world.

He hosts and organizes RiverWords: Poetry & Music Festival each year in Truro, NS., held at Riverfront Park , the 2nd Saturday of each July.

In October 2016 he was invited by the Nordic Assn. for Canadian Studies to give talks on Canadian Poetry and read from his books at Borupgaard Gym in Copenhagen, and Risskov Gym in Aarhus, as well as other readings in both cities and Malmo, Sweden. Because of that tour Norman has started the manuscript, Counting Coins In Denmark And Sweden.

His most recent books are Selected & New Poems, from Mosaic Press, and Waking Up On The Wrong Side of The Sky, from Grant Block Press, and a new book, Squall:Poems In The Voice Of Mary Shelley, is due out Spring 2020, from Guernica Editions. Presently, he also working on another manuscript, The Black Rum Poems.

In October of 2017 he will reading at various Eastern Canada venues in Kingston, Ottawa, and Montreal. And in the Fall of 2018 Norman will undertake a speaking/reading tour of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, as a celebration of literacy and Canadian Poetry.

His love of walks is endless.Chad

 

HOW TO TUNE A MIND

If you wait long enough

and the wind

is quite right

each illuminated hardwood

will select you

and send or drop

one yellow

then one red leaf

at a time, until

what you thought

were the sounds of them

hitting the forest floor

turns out to be

one of those big

red-headed woodpeckers

letting you see it

feeding on whatever

insects are still alive

in a brief patch

of sunlight.

 Chad Norman  (C) All rights reserved by the author.

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World Poetry Celebrates Deborah Kelly and Linda Antognini !

 

한국문인협회 상패(2012, 06, 12) 001 World Poetry Award.

 

 

 

Ariadne’s Notes:  The World Poetry Cafe , on April 15, 1-2 pm, PST, welcomed the poetess Deborah Kelly and the classical artist Linda Antognini to the show. Also the  talented e-poets: Jeanneclaire Probst and Mohan Sanjeevan. Thanks to the World Poetry team of Victor Swartzman , sound engineer , Ariadne Sawyer, MA, host and producer, special volunteer Sharon Rowe and the media consultant Osiris Muir.  Music by Stan Rogers and Djelimady Toukara.  A special thank you to Osiris Muir Media.

 

What writing does for the soul…

Hopes of comfort and peace are only part of a writer’s goal…
As other benefits are derived if the truth be told.
At times words can be worth more than the value of gold…
When gifting thoughts from your heart for others to hold.

Jeanne Claire Probst.
April 9, 2018

 

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Deborah L.  Kelly is an award winning Poet, who Features regularly throughout the Lower Mainland. She is the award winning  author of three published books of poetry, and is currently working on her fourth. Her work has been published in India, Uzbekistan and other countries as well.  Poem to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

The Spark That Will Change The World

Painted on Canvas ~ Project Tupac 

By Linda Antognini

 

Linda is an accomplished classically trained artist creating original paintings and custom artworks. Linda, a true student of life and life long artist, studied art and lived in Italy for 10 years. She has been oil painting since childhood, taking her art wherever she goes. Her work reflects her talent and diverse experiences, as she connects each subject designing in both visual and emotional detail. Linda’s creations display passion and expressions, made possible by doing what she loves most, painting. Her works of art can be found throughout the United States and Europe.

     

     Linda’s current efforts are focused on “Project Tupac”, which is a collection of over 21 separate works of art. Project Tupac is designed to emotionally blend Tupac’s lyrical messages with her powerful artistic visual interpretations. Listening to each song while visually focused on the paired canvas, combine to create dynamic experiences that produce emotional responses that are profoundly unique and personal.

 

     “Project Tupac” has set a singular goal of promoting Linda’s work for the benefit of communities across our nation. Employing the fresh idea of blending Tupac’s lyrical messages and the visual canvas interpretation, “Project Tupac” is committed to promote awareness around the common social issues that Tupac Shakur sang so passionately about.

HEAR the ART, SEE the MUSIC, FEEL the MESSAGE!

PROJECT TUPAC will CHANGE the WAY 

YOU VIEW ART!