[close] Once a child laborer who trekked with his impoverished family from Mexico to the fields of California to pick strawberries and cucumbers, Jose M. Hernandez recently traveled into space as an astronaut on the Discovery space shuttle. His story honors both the desperate struggle of immigrants and the greatness of which they are capable. These words and this movie are my attempt to honor him. [close]

[close] to the tune of Yesterday... [close]

[close] doing poetry at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe [close]

[close] Gospel: poems by Samiya Bashir March 20, 2009 RedBone Press, DC, USA http://www.redbonepress.com http://www.samiyabashir.com [close]

[close] "Open sunflower! Pry these lusty eyes from sleep. Steep redolent blue." from Gospel: poems by Samiya Bashir (RedBone Press, 2009) http://www.samiyabashir.com http://www.redbonepress.com/books/gospel/index.htm http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Samiya-Bashir/dp/097862517X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237830416&sr=8-8 [close]

[close] Crow meditation Dip fevered neck. Plant split-lipped calm. Spit wonder. Smile. Starve dark fright. Be light. Gospel: poems, RedBone Press, March 2009 http://www.redbonepress.com/books/gospel/index.htm http://www.samiyabashir.com http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Samiya-Bashir/dp/097862517X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237830416&sr=8-8 [close]

[close] Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom if not here and now? --Angelus Silesius Gospel is coming Get your copy now: Don't sleep. http://www.redbonepress.com/books/gospel/index.htm http://www.samiyabashir.com/ http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Samiya-Bashir/dp/097862517X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237830416&sr=8-8 [close]

[close] Poem written in moleskine journal and recorded on Garageband with mac loops. Cell phone photography via Nokia 6102i. Edited on imovie 08. http://www.jamesberkowitz.com New York City streets Alive Burning Kissing the senses Singing through pavement Every corner unfolding A theatrical stage People in motion Life in the raw Heart beating pulse Center of the universe Heated core Human aggression cylinders Steeped in creativity Artistic fire Blazing media banners Ringing cell phones Ipod stuffed ears Distracted window shoppers Vertically gazing heads Architectural magnificence Walk faster Jump sidewalk lanes Maniacal saxophone sounds Camera shutters snapping Mind racing Sensory overload Go Go Go!!! When do we stop? Where do we stop? How do we stop? Why should we stop? Mother Earth keeps turning [close]

[close] Plath chats about her work. [close]

[close] Gildzen reads a poem from his new chapbook "Beth" as part of Tres Versing the Panda in Cleveland (May 2009). [close]

[close] Spoken word with jazz accompaniment. [close]

[close] Get more on David Lehman at SimonandSchuster.com [close]

[close] Over 25 years of expression in poetic verse Member of the Borders Bards Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1958, Patrick Joseph Walker has always been a seeker of truth in all things. His earliest perceptions of life were colored by familial devotion to Irish clan and the Catholic Church. An early scholar, he attended Scranton Preparatory School and was later accepted into the Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Program at the University of Scranton. During a hiatus from formal education, he worked as a staff writer for the Legislature in Saipan. When he returned to the United States, he was awarded a Philosophy Fellowship at Fordham University. Today, he "works" as an editor and proofreader of educational materials for a local correspondence college. His "real" work, however, involves studying the works of Blaise Pascal and Friedrich Hayek. He lives in Factoryville, Pennsylania, with his artist POSSLQ, Ginger Cody, her daughter Anna, and the family's two dogs, Lilly and Rosie. Pegasus at [close]

[close] Writer, poet, editor and social commentator, Lisa has been winning awards for her thoughts from the age of 18. Her work ranges from Childrens fiction and dark and gritty urban stories to being a columnist who publishes articles in Trinidadian dialect in a national newspaper. Her latest major project, co-editing Trinidad Noir brings her closer to the realities of living on the island of Trinidad. [close]

[close] Charlie Smith reads the poem "Beauty Works" from his book called Heroin (W. W. Norton, 2001). This reading was party of the Norton Night of Poetry at Bryant Park right outside the New York Public Library. Filmed on July 28, 2009 in New York City. [close]

[close] Dar-es-Salaam live music video by Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi, a poet, short story writer and musician from Tanzania. The song is also a title track for Ras Nas' latest CD. This music video was taken during a radio concert in Oslo, Norway and the lyrics are in Kiswahili [close]