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February 12 A Day Of Poetry Against The War |
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by Robert Porter
Email: rporter (nospam) newtonbigelow.com (verified) |
31 Jan 2003
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Nearly 3,000 poets worldwide have contributed to this effort! |
The saga of Laura Bush's poetry symposium continues. Although the White House gig has been cancelled, Sam Hamill is calling for Feb. 12 to be a day of poetry against the war. Poets all over the country are encouraged to stage public readings on that day of poetry or personal statements related to the imminent invasion of Iraq. Are any Champaign-Urbana poets, News or otherwise, interested in doing something like this? If so, can the IMC can provide a venue for it?
The story was covered by the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/politics/31POET.html
There is also a website now where antiwar poems can be submitted. I know a few newspoets have already sent things in, but there is always room for more.
http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/
From the Website:
"January 31, 2003. 4 A week ago Sam Hamill sent an open letter to a few friends. Word has spread like wildfire from mailbox to mailbox, and to date almost 3,000 poets have submitted poems or personal statements to register their opposition to the Bush administration's headlong plunge toward war in Iraq. In doing so, they have honored a long and rich tradition of thoughtful and moral opposition by poets and other artists to senseless and murderous policies, including those of our own government." |
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Re: February 12 A Day Of Poetry Against The War |
by susan wunder
swunder2002 (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
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01 Feb 2003
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Great idea! Submission below:
If you think there's such a beast
As a war horse, walk up to my
Belgian, and look straight in
his eyes.
You'll see no greed for glory,
nor glint of malice, nor
lust for blood. Just a warm
and ancient patience, infinitely
wiser than every excuse for war.
There is no such thing as a
war horse--only horses spurred
to war by soldiers under
distant orders.
Those giving them should look
my plow horse in his eyes--then
explain the need for bombs
and missiles, those steel horses of
modern battle.
Your talk would rise like vapor
into thin air before his calm demeanor.
He would walk away as if to find a
cool place in the woods without flies.
And if you follow him, you would not
start your war. |
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Re: February 12 A Day Of Poetry Against The War |
by Naresh Sonee
nareshsonee (nospam) vsnl.net (unverified) |
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08 Feb 2003
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Episode Same : BUSH DREAM
Part : 1
Bush has a dreamy day-mare
Bush runs on the gangway, chasing himself in a running train ,
In mere doubts and hullucations , He pulls the chain,
Pulling the chain do not stop the train , So Bush jumps out of the train,
Moral from Bush Dream
Nursery Children should learn lesson from Bush dream :
( Do not attempt to fire or bombard in suspicion and fear or jump first in haste . Have patience )
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Episode same : BUSH DREAM
Part : 2
Bush again has the same but different night-mare
Bush was sitting on a trunk of a big banyan tree ,
A Buddhist monk passing by suggested without fee,
" Sit on other side of the branch you shall fall "
Refused to hear the monk, after some time he heard a thunder call,
Bush lately realized he had a humpty dumpty fall,
Woke from conscious , he investigated , the reason all solve, ,
He was sitting on the same growing trunk , opposite the big tree tall,
Moral from Bush Dream
Nursery Children should learn lesson from Bush dream :
(Do not burst fire-crackers , sitting on a factory of fire crackers )
(If your own home is of "Cinderella glass" . Don't ever throw stones on other glass panels ).
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Episode same : Bush Dream
Part : 3
Bush again has the same continues hallucated , day & night-mare
Saddam hatching conspiracy with Osama Laden Bin
To push Bush in a chemical-biological dust bin,
And Bush come to know in his dream ,
Bush need to search Iraq every roof, wall and beam
And searching the dust bin , Bush runs and run,
Till then he warn himself not to fun ,
As he feels more then America people , His life is in stakes,
Until his wife shouts , " Why the bed is wet ?", Bush wakes.
Moral from Bush Dream
Nursery Children should learn lesson from Bush dream :
( Don't doubt and unnecessary get afraid and wet your bed in fear believing on dreamy nightmare.)
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Episode Same : BUSH DREAM
Part : 4
Bush again has the same continues hallucated , day & night-mare
Bush is on the next astronaut mission driving the next new Columbia -2,
Flying from earth to bay to sky to moon, The petrol shorts ,and has reserve few,
Bush ride back to Iraq Petrol Pump to pump in some oil ,
Until in between his thigh was worrying a naughty chronic painful boil ,
Till then Bush opened his tie , shoes and dress,
However exhausted from journey and needed some rest ,
Suddenly Saddam ghost stands front of eye there
Bush runs without his underwear
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Moral from Bush Dream
Nursery Children should learn lesson from Bush dream :
( Never have ambitions , while keeping eye your other wife or wealth .
Be satisfied , God has given you enough )
(Poem was scribbled on Sat ;Feb 8, 2003 - Inbetween 7.00 pm to 8.15 pm )
Naresh Sonee
( Gypsy )
( Mumbai- India )
The author may be contacted at email:
nareshsonee (at) vsnl.net
UNIVERSAL PEACE PRAYERS
www.brahmandpujan.com
BRAHMAND PUJAN = UNIVERSE PRAYER
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Author’s introducton
Name : Naresh Sonee ; Birth : 11 Feb 1958 ; Final Year College drop Out ,
Presently living : Mumbai-India ;
Occupationally in creative gift article ,fashion jewelry , manufacturing business since 1977 ;
Moreover -Freelance Articles , Essays ,Poetry Writer ,
Specially on Global Subjects of Human Logics ,Philosophy .
Already published one book in Hindi ( Indian Hindi language ) on -
" GLOBAL UNIVERSAL PEACE "
Prayers,
The book entitled as “Brahmand Pujan” . It’s a Non-Religious , Non – Mythological holy book
Which is certainly ethical and absolutely adhere to logics. Authentic self- views of author.,
which was reviewed & rated as excellent in India's Prominent News Papers.
Detail of the book is on the website :
www.brahmandpujan.com
Many of author poems are on different popular poetry websites of the world.
The author global politics & humanitarian articles were reflected internationally in
World News, USA Today , Washington Globe and many other country news.
Incidentally the News Articles were reflected as breaking news against
"President Bush Double Standard of Politics"
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