It's finally all coming together!

Hi: I've gotten the opportunity to make a few changes recently. It's still kind of new but I think it'll be a HUGE improvement!  We'll see.  Here's what's up this time:
the three "readers" are:

1.Ilana Haley takes her literary inspiration from an Israeli childhood--- as a child of early kibbutz pioneers. These stories and poems reflect values and conflicts that helped to make the Nation of Israel. She left her kibbutz and spent two years in the army; from there to her life in Tel-Aviv as dancer with the Israeli Ballet,and then to America with a grant from The Martha Graham School. She found inspiration as a fashion designer, studying at the Chicago Art Institute, and as a Yoga teacher at the Yoga Circle in Chicago. After she finished her BA in Hebrew literature at the Spertus College in Chicago, she went back to Israel for few years and received her MA at Bar-Ilan University in Tel-Aviv. She came back to America to teach in high school (her favorite occupation-- as she says). After many years of writing and reflection she has finally, after the death of her mother, decided to publish this small volume of prose and poetry that begins to tell the stories that give words to her history and hopes. She is working now on a saga. Ilana Haley went through the wars which provide the background for her characters and their emotional strains and conflicts--and their efforts to heal themselves. Their stories are told in this book. They will take the reader into the realms of love, war, pain, passion, life reality and death. This book is a journey of life and death with all its complexity. Haley uses her expressive, evocative poetry to further awaken one’s senses and inspire contemplation of the meaning of existence and the value of emotion. 
Reading The Rocky HIll: Stories& poems, is a unique experience.Specialties:Ballet and yoga teacher. Life mentor to woman. Teacher of Bible as Literature. Editing any fiction and poetry. Published two books in two languages. Two books In publication now. She is also the most frequent guest poet on this blog! http://www.ilanahaley.com/
2.Lee Mavin :.connect with marketing companies to promote books. Spread the word of our writers. Share thoughts and reviews of other publications Specialties:cover design, editing, short stories, poetry, novels
genres: sci-fi, horror, thriller, fantasy, young adult, teen, hip hop poetry.

 https://www.createspace.com/3620203
3. Craig A. Lowen : Perform traditional pastoral duties such as evangelism, sermons, counseling, weddings and funerals, conduct counseling sessions emphasizing personal coaching, crisis, vocational, and work with professionals in auxiliary counseling for anxiety and depression, and perform fundraising through special events, capital campaigns, endowments,http://literary-equine.livejournal.com/

And the stuff going on:

1.  The first annual urban Arts Festival for vision Everlasting: May 3-5th 2013 at TAZE Lounge, Tala Vera , The Dazzle Theater and Max at High Falls. Music, Art, Dance,  Poetry, Luncheon,Productions and More!  for more info Contact 585-820-3724 or 585-953-9401

2. http:// www.donotcall.gov./default.aspx  The cell  phone bill you save just might be your own! click on the link for details.

3. Coming up fast is WNYBAC's 5th Annual Edible Book Festival Sunday, April 14th, 2013 4-8 pm .... All you book-lovers and bakers, consider making an entry and/or attending. This event invites participants to create edible books (think 'cakes') that are exhibited, documented, and then consumed. Additional festivities include: a basket raffle featuring goods from local businesses and organizations & a free edible book kids craft! Come hungry! Admission is $5 at the door ($3 for members of WNYBAC). http://wnybookarts.org/edible-book-festival/

4.  The giggling goddess of the spoken word is totally awesome! Check out her new project! Ellyn Maybe https://www.facebook.com/EllynandRobbie

5.  Thomas Warfield : Friday, April 26, 2013, 6:30 PM Elibash Recital Hall of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Free Admission / General Seating 365 Fifth Avenue (@34th Street) New York, NY 10016 

6  Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 6:30 PM Celtic Concert in Connecticut! Featuring Charle Zann Huntington Branch Library 41 Church Street Shelton, CT 06484 203-926-0111  http://www.sheltonlibrarysystem.org  The library is doing a season long salute to Scotland, and I am so happy they have invited me up for a special musical program to join in the salute---hope to see you there!

7.  Hi again, I hope you  don't mind my tooting my own horn here for a minute but I had realized I had all these other services available through Skysaje Enterprise all along! if you have any interest in any of them send me an e-mail at laughingl@yahoo.com or give me a call at 585-334-6388 and let's talk, okay?  Here's the list. Sales/Marketing/ Academia/Entertainment/Wholesale/ Retail Distribution/Talent Management/Literary Sales for Film Book and New Media/ Basic Business Laws for  US Federal and California and New Your State for the Publishing and Retail Industries/ Public Relations/Media Services? Entertainment/ Literature Related Product Development.  Promotional Tours and items!  I hope this might interest some of you! visit the Web Site for more http://www.skysaje enterprise.com


8. Hi one more time! I just realized I might owe you all a HUGE apology.  I had just had an experience with the booker for a reading  where I had sent them 15 emails telling them I'd  be interested in doing the event they wanted me for and I had just gotten an e-mail from them saying it had been three weeks and they HAD NEVER HEARD FROM ME. I called the venue and told them to have the booker  get in touch. They sent me an e-mail with their phone number and we arranged for me to do the event on July 9th 2013 details to follow.  We thought we had it fixed so they asked me to e-mail them a bio for the event.  I did, I called them to follow up and they STILL said it did not go through. They checked and it turns out it had been coming through all along and had just been going into the SPAM FOLDER instead of the inbox. I just got another e-mail from a contact that said they had not been getting their e-mails sending out the info they'd sent  to My People either.  unfortunately , I check my e-mail at least 3 times a day and there is at least 3,000 e-mails in it every time! clearly I've been missing business because of this.  YOUR E-MAILS JUST DID NOT GET THROUGH! IF YOU SEND AGAIN AND YOU DON'T HEAR FROM ME IN 3 DAYS, PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM THAT I DID GET THE E-MAIL OKAY? Thanks!  

10.   https://www.facebook.com/events/333258996790924/  2nd Annual RTPA  spring craft show at Trinnity Emmanual Lutherin Church. Click for details or visit:  http://rescued-treasures.com/fundraisers.html for Vendor List & Websites!

11.Kim Pandina Just launched Her blog http://pandawearwire.blogspot.com/ Check it out! 

See you next time! 

One more time Huh?

Hi folks : Here are the three readers this time:

1.Risa Ruse: Want to know more about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Contact me for a free inspired poetry consult. As an experienced Social Worker skilled in Veterans PTSD, victim turned victor twice of PTSD (once as a child losing my mother to suicide and then as a mother) I share the healing of negative emotions (one or two at a time in rhyme) that make it a safe place to heal.  We stay in the “present while not reliving any trauma. What comes next is the connection to our Higher Power (Jesus is mine) that transforms sorrow into strength to help self and others regain peace and joy.  I use this process through giving Workshops on PTSD Healing in Inspired Poetry.  My published books and 115 articles mostly in rhyme on PTSD are at: http://RisaRuse.com.  My Art Props, books (two are in rhyme for children to connect in easy to understand Christian based Scripture in rhyme and morality through fun costumes and art) on-line Sculpture Art Gallery information is found at: http://RisaRuseArtist.com

My latest book entitled, "PTSD Healing Poetry Restores Joy And Prosperity" http://www.CreateSpace.com/3479936 is my own anthology of the healing process in rhyme that was inspired from the Divine, (Jesus is mine!) My other two books aim to help children grow up to be loving, kind people through my artwork/costumes my children wear in my ABC book that teaches simple, fun Christian Spirituality entitled, "Children Nurtured by God's ABC's" http://www.CreateSpace.com/3480587 .  Lastly, nurturing mother of twins book, entitled,  "Breastfeeding Twins And Nurture Self To Prevent Insanity" http://CreateSpace.com/3480064.

2 . Dwain Wilder: n the Appalachian dulcimer I've found a musical instrument that has a developing potential in the world music scene, and a wonderful vehicle for invention and improvement. The challenge of building superb mountain dulcimers has been a wonderful opening to a world of music and art. As a result, Bear Meadow Appalachian dulcimers are to be found in many places throughout the world as well as in the U.S.

The Bear Meadow website, http://www.bearmeadow.com, is a repository of information for aspiring builders as well as an illustrated view of my own lutherie process.  In addition, Bear Meadow hosts the Sweet Music Index, a compendium of advice, lessons, history of the mountain dulcimer, and tips on playing. The Sweet Music Index can be found at http://www.bearmeadow.com/smi

3.Karla Linn Merrifield : A seven-time Pushcart-Prize nominee and National Park Artist-in-Residence, Karla Linn Merrifield has had more than 300 poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. She has nine books to her credit, the newest of which are Lithic Scatter and Other Poems (Mercury Heartlink) and The Ice Decides: Poems of Antarctica (Finishing Line Press). Forthcoming from Salmon Poetry is Athabaskan Fractal and Other Poems of the Far North, and from FootHills Publishing, Attaining Canopy: Amazon Poems. Her Godwit: Poems of Canada (FootHills) received the 2009 Eiseman Award for Poetry and she recently received the Dr. Sherwin Howard Award for the best poetry published in Weber - The Contemporary West in 2012. She is assistant editor and poetry book reviewer for The Centrifugal Eye (www.centrifugaleye.com). Visit her blog, Vagabond Poet, at http://karlalinn.blogspot.com.


And the events of interest this time are:

1. I am thrilled to announce the next Poetry & Dinner Night At the Woodlawn Diner, located at 3200 Lakeshore Rd., Blasdell, N.Y. 14219.  The cost is $14 and this includes delightful poetry, dinner, drinks, dessert, and good company. There will also be open-mic slots available.If you'd like to attend, please RSVP by e-mail or call 716-903-3335 brushstrokegirl@hotmail.com

2.Also coincidentally, Sunday marks the reopening of Bowery Poetry 2.0. Drop by the Club at 6 for Peter Cherches' Book Party, stay to hang and chill.Bob Holman, a bearded, linen-suited veteran of St. Mark’s Poetry Project and the Nuyorican, founded the Bowery Poetry Club in 2002 as a haven for verse in all its forms—not just the shrill nursery rhymes and political rants associated with its noisier, smokier forebears. The stage and DJ booth loom impressively over the café’s sleek tables and exposed-brick walls, focusing all eyes and ears on performers who, in a single night, can range from improv-Dada-cabaret group the Typing Explosion to Bowery flophouse poet Bingo Gazingo. Big shows and regular gigs draw the steadiest audiences, but the chilled-out, wireless-accessible coffee shop opens at noon Tuesday through Sunday and at 6pm on Mondays. “We’re trying to make it a place where you can hang out,” Holman says, “and let inspiration take its time.” 308 Bowery  New York City (Between Houston and Bleecker) F train to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker mail@bowerypoetry.com 212-614-0505

3. New York Figure Study Guild Featured Artist Steve Carpenter: Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 PM Steve will discuss his abstract painting technique.  For Steve Carpenter, a painting begins with the construction of the support. He will discuss in some detail, with the aid of video, the building of the support for a new work. Much work goes into the preparation of the surface which is a key component of the painting process and provides inspiration and direction. Following a description of surface prep, Steve will discuss some of the many artistic decisions which must be made as he continues with a painting. NYFSG Members Free, Nonmembers: $5 Free will donation.

Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 pm, Steve Carpenter Studio, 176 Anderson Avenue, Rochester

4. http://rochesterpermacultureinstitute.org/ The  Rochester Permaculture institute. Check it out! 

5. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve food at Outreach Temple.  There are two dates available to volunteer: Sat. March 23^rd and Sat. March 30^th.  Both dates have two shifts available from 10-12 or 12-2.  If you are interested in helping out, please email Katie at kkreutter@compeer.org ASAP with your date and time preference.Katie Kreutter Project Specialist Compeer Rochester, Inc.

259 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 585-546-8280 http://www.compeerrochester.org

6. http://www.writergazette.com/  Writer Gazette began back in February 2001 but was called "Writers Gazette" at that time. Since then we have done all we can to create the best writer-resource site online. This site, along with its' sister sites; Writers Manual and EbooksCafe, offer writers worldwide encouragement in their writing, and the resources to experience writing success. To provide writers worldwide with a  resource site that provides tips, techniques, resources, articles, job postings, and more to help induce, improve, and promote a writing career -- free to the public. Professional working writers/freelancers, authors, poets, editors, agents, and publishers...and anyone else dabbling in the art of writing. Krista Barrett Writer Gazette Suite 837 #102-15910 Fraser Hwy Surrey British Columbia V4N 0X9      Canada

7. http://www.facebook.com/events/279393802192951/ Brendan Constantine Art the Rapp  Check it out!

8.  Martha Deed, PhD (Boston University) is a retired psychologist and an active poet/writer and patient safety activist.  She has published several chapbooks, including #9 (Furniture Press, 2004), 65 X 65 (small chapbook project, 2006), The Lost Shoe, The November 2010 Project, and This is Visual Poetry (chapbook.com, 2010-2011), and a multi-media e-book: Intersections, a Journal of the Unexpected (Museum of the Essential and Beyond That, 2006) . Her most recent work includes editing a posthumous collection of her daughter, Millie Niss's, poems, City Bird  (Blazevox, 2011) and The Last Collaboration (Furtherfield, 2012), a reconstruction of Millie's last illness making use of experimental techniques borrowed from web art and based upon Martha's poems and Millie's medical records and writings from the ICU (emails, hospital notebooks, logs). 

Born in London, England, Dane Gordon served in the Royal Navy during World War II, received degrees in history, theology, and philosophy from Cambridge University, London University, and the University of Rochester, New York. He taught philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY until he retired. A Presbyterian minister, Gordon has published primarily in the fields of philosophy and theology.  A chapbook of poetry, The Logic of War, was published by FootHills Publishing in  2009. Catch both of these artists on April 9th, 2013
at the Genesee series at Writer's and Books 7:30 PM,  Writers and Books

$3 members, $6 public Curated by Wanda Schubmehl 740 University Ave. 

Rochester New York. 14607  585- 473- 2500 . See you there  

9.   join us for Rhyme& Reason, an evening of open mic sophistication hosted by Jacob Winterstein, Queen Shakirah, and Whisper Young aka the whisper all to the soulful instrumentation of The Band of Kings...where the atmosphere pops, the energy blazes, the people are beautiful and the drinks are just too smooth...
We know you've enjoyed it so far and if you haven't been yet, then you need to come find out....
March 20th and EVERY 3RD Wednesday thereafter….
Doors open at 7pm and show begins promptly at 8….Mic shuts off at 11pm
$10 to get in, put down another $10 and bring a friend.  If you wish to perform at this venue PLEASE EMAIL rhymeandreason@youngoddess.com or INBOX WHISPER YOUNG PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE EVENT WITH NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO BE ADDED TO THE RSVP PERFORMANCE LIST. (DISCOUNTED ENTRY FEE OF $5 FOR PERFORMERS ON THIS LIST)

All singers, musicians, poets, dancers, emcees and supporters welcome to rock with our live band or witness some of the hottest features in the land….You ready for your next feature say yeahhhhhhh!!!!! Next up to bat, lyrically slaying and yes Ladies he's killing yall also...ridiculous yeah he BAD....vocals like butter on hot biscuits...singer, song writer, emcee, Range da Messenga ...Rat-a-tat-tat...Bodies all over the block!!!!
If you don’t know…come out....experience...Rhyme&Reason Meet us at the spot….can’t wait to see YOU in the building….that is all. https://www.facebook.com/events/536868073000464/

Check it out! 

10. Two D. G. Adams prints will be in the "Spirit & Mind" exhibit at Outside the Box Gallery in Fairport..  Opens Friday, March 22, 5-9 pm. 1000 Turk Hill Rd, Bld 9, Ste 104.D. G. ("Dennis") Adams artdga.com

11.http://www.esm.rochester.edu/wmf/events/  Click for info. 

12. http://ow.ly/jiKgI   Check out DA Poetri! 

13. YAY ! copies of Instant poetry (Just Add Words!) third edition are now selling for $15 Signed from me. $ 8.95 new from the publisher and used copies are selling on amazon.com for a Minimum of $20.04 each! check it out!   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=instant+poetry+just+add+words&sprefix=instant+Poetry%2Caps%2C239

See you next time! 

YAY! Part 3

Hi folks: Once again, its time to dance:

1.Lu Highsmith : Rochester, New York, native Lu Highsmith has published essays, news articles,and poems over the past seventeen years. No matter which form she has chosen to exhibit her talents, each has been reflective of her passion for spirituality, sensuality, and social consciousness.In January, 2009 she was featured in Minority Reporter's "Face to the Name". Lu was also featured in the Democrat and Chronicle's "Women to Watch" series To Contact - Lucreations c/o Lu Highsmith 620 Park Ave Suite 380 Roch, NY 

14607 e-mail: luhighsmith@yahoo.com 

2. R D Armstrong:Lummox Press was created in 1994 by RD Armstrong.  It began as a DIY / self-publishing imprint for poetry by RD aka Raindog.  Several chapbooks were published and in late 1995 it began publishing the Lummox Journal, a monthly small/underground press lit-arts zine.  Available primarily by subscription, the LJ continued its exploration of the “creative process” until its demise as a print mag in 2006.

During its eleven year existence, this tiny mag with the big name, interviewed poets, musicians and artists (over 100 in all) about how they do what they do. Hundreds of poems were also published in its pages.  Poets like Todd Moore, Lyn Lifshin, Gerald Locklin, Holly Prado, L.A. Bogen, Linda Lerner,the late Scott Wannberg, Philomene Long, John Thomas and RD Armstrong, to name a few, appeared regularly within its pages. It was hailed as one of the best monthly’s in the small press, by both Todd Moore and reviewer John Berbrich.

In 1998, Lummox began publishing the Little Red Book series, and continued into 2011. During that time, 60 titles were published. There may be more LRBs on the horizon, but for now, RD is taking a break from them. Over the years the series included Lyn Lifshin, Todd Moore, Gerald Locklin, Linda Lerner, Normal, the late Scott Wannberg, Philomene Long, John Thomas, Bill Gainer, Todd Cirrilo, Leonard Cirino, Rebecca Morrison, A.D. Winans, B. Z. Niditch, Mark Weber, Bill Shields, Will Taylor, Jr., Hugh Fox, Lawrence Welsh, Alan Catlin, Patricia Wellingham-Jones, Nila NorthSun, Rob Plath and RD Armstrong. A good way to sample nearly all of the LRBs is to buy a copy of The Long Way Home (published on the 10th anniversary of the series).In 2008 the Lummox Press began publishing a series of perfect bound titles, starting with Fire and Rain, Vols. 1 & 2 by RD Armstrong. There are now 27 titles in this series. Most are Trade Paperbacks (6X9)Over the years, RD has come to know hundreds of poets and their fans. He thinks that there is a very strong connection between the struggles of the writers of poetry and the rest of the country (beyond mere lip-service). He sees his job as being two-fold: first, as a poet, his job is "to observe and report" (let the public judge the importance of my observations); and secondly, as a publisher, to give the reading public the best "bang" for their buck. In other words, give them poetry that is thought-provoking, and that is presented in a book that is both striking in appearance and is laid out with care (Lummox gives the author, and their words, the respect they deserve).Together with Chris Yeseta (Layout and Art Director since 1997), RD continues to publish books that are both striking in their looks as well as their content…published because of the merit of the work, not the fame of the author. That’s why there are so many first full-length collections in the CATALOG.

3. Rain (Christi Ausar): Headed back to school to finish my education. By the end of this you will all be calling me Doctor Rain. I will have a degree in Music Therapy which is a vein of psychology.  It is a method of healing using music. How appropriate, right? Live your beliefs! Believe in your dreams. Embrace the Divinity within! We are the stars we are made of.

And things of note:

1. Deirdre Smith is raising funds to produce her new album! She's good! Enough said! Check her out!  http://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1713982

2.http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/laughing-larry-s-ha-ha-date-tour/x/151759 I'm looking to go on a book tour. visit site for info.

3. http://2013sgvpf.blogspot.com/        The 2013 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival in SGV, CA  produced by  the "Mr. Pasadena" of the So Cal scene: The Soup (Urp!) man, Don Kingfisher Campbell.   You can contact him about booking his other events through the information listed there too. Check it out!

4. The Puritan Magazine:  The Puritan is an online, quarterly publication based in Toronto, Ontario committed to publishing the best in new fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews. The Puritan seeks, above all,  pioneering literature. Work featured here may push toward the symbolic frontier, challenging limitations and forging into previously unexplored aesthetic territory. But it may also revisit and revitalize traditional forms. The Puritan embraces work wherever it lands on the conceptual spectrum, so long as it is original, intelligent, and engaging. Submissions should fall under one of five (5) categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews. Unless we are soliciting your work, all submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing). Only e-mail submissions are accepted (save those trees for maypoles). Send all questions and messages to puritanmagazine@gmail.com  use the submission manager to submit work for consideration. http://www.puritan-magazine.com/submissions.php

5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/us-edition  A publication in the United Kingdom that takes poetry and business articles. (Note to UK poet Spencer Slater: This one is for you!  And of course anyone else reading this blog too!)

6. Our most frequent guest poet Ilana Haley has graced this blog with another piece and I'm very glad she has! Do you want to join her as a guest poet on this blog? The only "Requirement" for doing so is that YOU feel you can match her! You saw her poem ! There are more on this blog. Feel free to scroll through the post and look at as many as You need to feel you’re at least as good as she is. If you can honestly answer yes, let me know and I'll send you an invitation link just the same as I did Ilana and you'll have the chance to PROVE IT with what ever one of you poems you may chose to post. The exceptions are those READERS on this blog who I've listed or may yet list I identified as Poets. ( Spencer, Allan, Poetri, Jimbo, Deirdre and Don, If you wondering the answers yes I DO MEAN YOU!  Let me know you’re interested and I'll hook you up! )

7. However, because of Ilana's beautiful poem being posted , some of last week’s events may have gotten missed and a few of them are my own events. With that in mind heres the first re-post this blog has ever had:

Event #1:  The Multi-Million Dollar Poetry Industry: 

This is an overview of the American Literary Scene  covering the 7 markets in which you can make a living form the $7.3 Billion ( Yes, I said Billion with a B!) poetry industry.( Note: After 8 years in Rochester, NY working to help writers in all genres make a living at what they do, the seminar presenter, Mr. Lawrence R. Berger has concluded that the markets for novelists, journalist,  screenwriters, technical writers and any other genre you want are EXACTLY  the same as they are for poets. As a poet and self –help writer himself Mr. Berger has chosen to base the information on the Poetry Genre for two reasons: 1. After working in this area to make a living since 1999 and paying his bills by working in these same 7 markets, . 2. If he added in every other applicable genre he’s afraid he simply could not count high enough to give an accurate dollar value on the size of the market ( By the end of this seminar you’ll see the breakdown of the 7.1 Billion mentioned earlier.) You’ll also learn:

·         The levels of reputation you’ll need to develop to be “successful” in the 7 markets

·         The two “Poetic orientations” (note: Again this also applies to all other genres. All are welcome!)

·         A little bit more about Mr. Berger than you’ll find on this flyer and how he might help you further.

This presentation will be open to the public! All welcome! Costs $25 per attendee.  Time:  3-5 P.M.  Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Location: Gallery One Fine Arts, 2575 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623(Behind Suburban Liquor, next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)   Special bonus for seminar attendees: All paid attendees will receive a copy of an article by Mr. Berger titled: “ Times are Changing.”  It contains the results on the information he gathered when he was told that there was now a law on the books that would make e-books tax exempt in New York State and the opinions he’s formed as a result of doing the research and writing the article. Some attendees may feel that the information in the article is worth the $25 in and of itself so I’ll let you make the choice. You can either pay the $25 for the article and get the seminar free or you can pay the $25 for the seminar and get the article for free. As long as you attend the event I can assure you Mr. Berger won’t notice the difference! See you there! This event is also open to the public! All are welcome! Make Check or Money Order Payable to Skysaje Enterprise. Unfortunately  Pre- registrations for this event has closed. However, all that really means is that you might not be able to use your credit card to pay the admission fees for the event !  I've just talked to the  to the gallery owner to make arrangements and he in fact  HAS AGREED CREDIT TO RUN CARDS THROUGH THE GALLERY! However, If your quite happy to bring the $25 in the form of cash or check please feel free to just show up! 

And of course, here is the info on the OTHER event too! Event 2: a special ESP READING:

In this case, since we’re inviting all writers in all genres to attend this as well, ESP stands for everybody swaps pages. The way it works is this : all attendees who wish to participate put their writings into a pile ( preferable one page each but for time’s sake please no more than 5 8.5 x 11 pages stapled together.)   The pile gets shuffled, and the first reader reads the first page(s) off the top, the next the next work down and so on until we've gone through the entire pile. The only Rule is: you absolutely cannot read your own work!  If by chance your page(s) happen to be up when it’s your turn, place the work on the bottom of the pile and read the next one down.  Mr. Berger last conducted an ESP reading in Rochester, NY in August of 2011 for the Just Poets Organization and even now two years later people who attended that event are still coming up to him and saying  it was the most fun they've ever had at a poetry reading and asking when he plans on doing it again! Some of these poets have been reading professionally for over 30 years and they still say this! Come join us and see what it’s all about! 

Date: Saturday, March 16^th 2013 Time: 5:30-7:30 P.M.  Costs $10 Location : Gallery One Fine Arts 2575 East Henrietta Road Rochester , NY 14623 (Behind Suburban Liquor, Next to the Beers of The World Plaza.)  Again Pre- registration for this event is closed as well, but if your quite happy to pay the $10 as cash or check feel free to just show up for this event too! SEE YOU THERE! 

( Special note to Ilana Haley: PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND THAT I'll EVER WANT YOU TO STOP POSTING YOUR POEMS ON THIS BLOG!   I'm happy to have your new work up here whenever you might want to post it  and that won't change a bit as long as I'm alive and sufficiently  well enough to keep this blog running!  As long as you'd still be willing to do so PLEASE POST A POEM WHENEVER YOU CAN! ) 

8. Moby's Coffee and Tea: 5668 Cahuenga Blvd. NO HO, CA 91601. Host James Gautier is excited to announce Urban Voodoo and a Killer Open Mic ! This event is Free! Come down and check it out! 

If you need more info, visit:  http://www.facebook.com/events/426273677457104/

9. http://spokenfunk.com/ :  I've posted the link before, They do have a call out for new poets and comedians. So I'm reposing the information in the bio for my friend, Poetri Smith, who produces the show with his wife Juren ( I'm not entirely sure if she's a poet or comic too or not.) Poetri Smith: Spoken Funk is an upbeat, uplifting, breath of comedic and poetic fresh air. The brainchild of Juren Smith and Tony Award winning poet, Poetri, Spoken Funk fuses today’s funniest comedians with the world’s most talented spoken word poets. The groundbreaking combination of comedy and poetry have never acquiesced with such success, and the fusion of genres provides each and every guests with gut busting laughter and insightful thought provoking commentary on today’s most intricate topics. Constantly looking and booking the best in poetry & comedy. Feel free to contact us. Booking and information line: (866) 212-3676. Just in case your wondering I don't think this violates any of my policies in the matter. This is clearly NOT a second listing of Poetri as a reader of this blog but as the host producer of the Spoken Funk series.  I USED THE SAME INFO FOR BOTH!  However, I did get asked this and I'm totally stunned that anyone wouldn't get the reasons I  might post something from California rather then just my local area . First of all I'm sorry but I just can't understand why anyone would ask me such a question! For the record, as you can see from this post I not only have contacts in California in addition to my local area , but literally all over the world!   Poetri's an old and dear friend and while I have not yet physically even been in the same states as Juren, that could easily change and soon! They're looking for poets and comics from all over the world to put in their show so why shouldn't the readers of this blog have the chance to BE those poets and comics in the showcase?    You now have their contact booking phone number and a link to the web site so you can check out the event! If you’re interested you now have the info to get in touch So don't be coming to me saying I never told you about it! MY JOB IS TO GET YOU THE INFO! IT IS YOUR JOB TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT TO ACT ON THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE USE OF IT!  Clearly I'VE DONE MY JOB! HAVE YOU DONE YOURS? 

10.   The Jimmie Highsmith experience Live at the Tala Vera: March 20th, 2013 8-10:30 p.m. click the link for ticket info:     http://www.facebook.com/events/412624052146640/        

Whew! Again, lots of stuff happening!    I made a promise that I would include an updated book list every three posts if at all possible and this is the third post this time thanks to Ilana Haley's beautiful poem (re-read #6 for more!)  So here's the updated book lists:

Instant Poetry ( Just Add Words!) $15.00 per signed copy

Entitlement: Instant Poetry (Just Add Words!) Volume 2. $20 each $26 each for signed copies.

The Green Lantern : a Guide to Achieving the American Dream . Volume two, How to Survive in a Modern Economy ( Even On a Poets Income!) $20 per copy each $26 per signed copy.

Working Title: $5 per copy $10 per signed copy

Dragons Dance Volume One, spoken word CD $10 each

Chocolate box: $10 per copy $15 per signed copy

Cash Check or Money Order gratefully accepted!

To use your credit card visit http://www.paypal.com  or send the funds to me at laughingl@yahoo.com

 To mail your check send to:

Skysaje Enterprise: 50 Amesbury, Road Rochester, NY 14623 USA

The Green Lantern: a Guide to Achieving the American Dream. Volume 2, How to Survive in a Modern Economy (Even on a Poets Income! )ISBN# 0967374138 is now available from Amazon.com! Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967374138
check it out! It is also available at the following stores:

Lift Bridge Books            Books ECT.                   

45 Main Street       78 State Highway 31 

Brockport, NY           Macedon, NY 14502

585-637-2260        585-474-4116                 

         

Instant Poetry (Just Add Words!)  ISBN: 1450255523 is also available on Amazon.com! Here’s the Link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/186-6035028-9756501?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=instant+poetry%28Just+Add+Words%21%29+

Barnes and Noble .com:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry-just-add-words?keyword=instant+poetry+just+add+words&store=allproducts

and as of December 7,2012 the flowing Barnes and Noble Brick and Mortar location:

Barnes and Noble/RIT Bookstore:

100 Park Point Blvd

Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 424-6766 and can be ordered at all other Barnes and Noble Stores and through pretty much any other booksellers around the globe.

 The Meridian West Art Gallery 

1209 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY 

For more information, call 768-3805

See you next time!                             

STIIILL YEARNING

STILL YEARNING

Taste my flash; I am still yearning,

still devoured by your pureness.

Bring the sad softness, to caress,

To heal the wounds of time.

Today I am pure

To heal the wounds of time.

Today I am pure

Tomorrow I'll disappear into water.

Draw me back to the shore.

Lift me with you to the sky:

a low flight among diaphanous clouds.

Sharp observation into seed of goodness

into seed of evil.

I cried sore last night;

poisoned seed were thrown at me.

I am sprouting poison today;

turn your face to the other side.

I have no knowledge of what

the next moment will sprout.

Touch me right now, before

my time dissolves altogether.