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December 24, 2020

The BeZine December 2020, Vol. 7, Issue 4—Life of the Spirit and Activism

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Untitled IVG Jamie Dedes Introduction What a year 2020 has been: global pandemic, international instabilities, U.S. election turmoil. So much. We here at The BeZine have suffered a personal loss, as well, with the passing of G Jamie Dedes, our Founding Editor and…
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Published on December 24, 2020 05:03

November 16, 2020

In Memoriam: Jamie Dedes, Founding Editor

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Jamie Dedes, z”l.May her memory be for a blessing. We received this note November 8, 2020. We lost our beloved founding editor and editor-in-chief emerita on 06 November of this year. We all will miss her. She was a loving, caring, and creative…
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Published on November 16, 2020 22:57

September 26, 2020

The BeZine’s Virtual 2020 100TPC Event—Poetry, Music, Art for Peace, Sustainability, Social Justice

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The BeZine’s Live 100TPC Event(Asynchronous) Poetry, Music, ArtforPeace, Sustainability, Social Justice Poetry. It’s better than war! —Michael RothenbergCo-founder of 100,000 Poets (and friends) for Change Welcome to the 2020 Virtual (Aschronous) Live Event Dedicated to Jamie DedesEditor Emerita It is time once again…
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Published on September 26, 2020 05:51

September 23, 2020

All Africa Poetry Symposium in Celebration of 100 Thousand Poets for Change 10-Year Anniversary

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Saturday, 26 September 2020 at: 3 PM (Jerusalem, Kenya 2 PM (Botswana, Egypt, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe) 1 PM (Nigeria) 12 Noon (Sierra Leone) 8 AM (US-East Coast) You are welcome to attend and we look forward to presenting an exciting, dynamic and…
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Published on September 23, 2020 07:02

September 13, 2020

The BeZine 100TPC 2021 Banner Contest Winners

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It’s our pleasure and privilege to announce the winners of the 2021 Banner Contest for The BeZine 100TPC! The competition was fierce and our outside judge had a difficult time deciding, as all of the entries we received showed talent and great merit.…
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Published on September 13, 2020 22:55

August 9, 2020

SUNNYSIDE UP: Meditation on “The BeZine” from the edge eternity!

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One Lifetime After Another one day, you’ll see, i’ll come back to hobnob with ravens, to fly with the crows at the moment of apple blossoms and the scent of magnolia ~ look for me winging among the white geese in their practical…
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Published on August 09, 2020 22:25

July 1, 2020

The BeZine 100TPC 2021 Banner Contest!

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Are you artistically inclined? Do you believe in raising awareness about important issues like Peace, Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice? Would you like a chance to display your visual arts talent to a global audience for a whole year? Could you use an…
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Published on July 01, 2020 10:05

April 13, 2020

An Excerpt from Daniel DeFoe

…it was a most surprising thing to see those streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate… —Daniel DeFoe, A Journal of the Plague Year (read an excerpt on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play
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Published on April 13, 2020 08:36

March 27, 2020

Wombwell Rainbow Interviews: gary lundy

Wombwell Rainbow Interviews: gary lundy Wombwell Rainbow Interviews: gary lundy — Read on thewombwellrainbow.com/2020/03/27/wom...
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Published on March 27, 2020 13:39

March 11, 2020

At the Beginning of a Pandemic … your next Wednesday Writing Prompt, hosted this week by Michael Dickel — THE POET BY DAY

“…the ailing body points to culture, pain points to philosophy, language points to consciousness, and all point to what is still to be learned about our fragility, our mortality, and how to live a meaningful life.” Ann Jurecic, Illness as Narrative (Composition, Literacy, and Culture), p. 131 […] Read […]
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Published on March 11, 2020 12:36