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We must have said farewell some time ago but... Poetry Life and Times has been taken over by a Chinese corporation, due to technical mistakes! Randomness? Cheers and farewell to all our collaborators from Amparo and Robin Continue

on my way home this night in the fright of aged forgetfulness a box of books marked 'free' parked outside a Salvation Army op shop caught my eye there in the midst of a collection of medieval junk lay New Zealand's 'Landfall' issue 216 this is the supposed highest order of intellectual poets/writers in pursuit of pretty things to say wreathed in obscurisms reading the contents by a street lamp reminded me of distant insights of my childhood here within its pages a coterie of self deceiving… Continue

§ Dear Poets and Readers, Welcome to the October~December 2008 issue of Poetry Life & Times. Christopher Barnes, Richard James, Tendai R Mwanaka, Amparo Arrospide, Don McIver and M. Dillon Edwards are Featured Poets.§ § This issue we introduce two new contributors to PLT, Don McIver and M. Dillon Edwards, as well as new recents Tendai R Mwanaka and Chistopher Barnes, our long time contributor & editor of Ancient Heart, Richard v… Continue

In the flow of summer In an early morning sun-glow In a field of corn heavy in ripening Out of my body I became everything I only had to think the ears of corn I became I became the lark's song I was the Melody in the running brook The green in the standing trees The wave in the bounding sea I was a oneness never forgotten To be begotten of everything The total sum of all that is A moment in time of no time The sublime point of Nirvana? perhaps Never has it repeated itself It was I was.........p… Continue

We can never outrun the wind papa. If I eat the sun,the clouds,the moon the stars And drink the oceans will I be a forever day? What is the color of water papa? When it rains is God having a shower or is he crying Why does a dog talk with its tail How many sleeps do I have to have before I ten How long is the sky What is an adult and how do I know me Why when its dark do we close our eyes Where do words come from when we talk How are you my mum and dad.......... * jeff geddes Continue

This issue is dedicated to the people of Xaouen, Rif, Morocco.

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This issue is dedicated to our brothers and sisters in Tibet, Burma and Darfur.

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When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at just how complicated and sometimes dangerous their everyday lives were.

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CTI News Room, Dec 26, 2007––Connect Savannah, the weekly news and entertainment magazine famous for its balanced coverage of cultural activities and events in Savannah, Georgia, published an in-depth update on ELEMENTAL, the somewhat legendary book project featuring the metaphysical art of Luther E. Vann and poetry by Aberjhani at http://www.connectsavanna

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