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From the Editor's Desk
Dear Outlaw Poets,
February has been full of surprises poetry-wise, weather-wise
and health-wise. For a short month it hosts Valentine's Day,
Black History Month, Mardi Gras and Tu B’Shevat. There are
probably other celebrations around the world.
SOME
HIGHLIGHTS
For Black History Month:
E. E. Sule,
ASCAFS: Stimulating Artistic Skills in Adolescents
Karina Klesko and Vaughn
Seward: Rengay:
Sounds and Rhythm of Africa
For Tu B'Shevat:
Pearl N. Edelson,
Celebrating Tu B’Shevat
For Valentine's Day:
Valentine's Poems: For Lady Lynne
Poem by F.N. Wright,
True Love
For Mardi Gras:
Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday by F. N. Wright
Gillena Cox, Haiga:
Jouvert—A Renku
Note the Sketchbook Theme of Purple, Green and Gold; these are
the New O'leans Mardi Gras colors.
For Ordinary People Doing the
Extraordinary:
An article sent by Gillena Cox:
Choc'late wins hearts by fasting against crime. A Haibun:
Choc'late
Our Galleries!!!!!
Ed Baker's Gallery is
Outstanding!
Haiga: Rainy Night, Full Moon, Orchid 1, Orchid 2
New to our Gallery is Jeffrey Woodward. His haiga have a
traditional artistry and haiku combined. . .
Haiga: Snowman, Clamshell, Dead Letter, Morning Glory
We may need to develop divisions for our galleries according to
genre and style.
Gillena's Haiga-Reku is amazing!! it is like abstract
Paleolithic arrangements of stone and color Or are these cloud
dreams. She begins her renku with the Dawn, sun edging the
background as if it is just behind the cloud waiting to emerge
or the dawning of art in civilization—the morning of Carnival.
If you will use the bottom arrows to move from page to page of
the renku, it tells the story of the culture and meanings behind
the actions. It is very well done and so very creative!
Thank you to
Judith Giorgone for sending information and a link to
Ashes and Snow.
This multi-media presentation is inspiring.
A.D. Winans has
just survived a fire at his home in San Francisco, that has left
him without a home until the repairs are made. So many of his
papers, books, memoirs were burned. Editors and others have
begun to send him the copies they have of his works, that were
destroyed, so much is irreplaceable. He says he is staying with
relatives.
A poet remembers
A.d. Winans' kind hospitality. Jeffrey Woodward
joined the us recently and realized he knew A. D. from
years ago. Read about it here.
Jeffrey Woodward—A
Haibun: Hotel Metropole
We are pleased to announce that Sketchbook Poets are
participating in a Spring Kasen with John E. Carley, as Sabaki
of Spring Renku l. There are many poets who want
to learn Renku; we had enough poets for three renku. I am
leading Renku ll.
John Carley has introduced a new template by Irish Poet -
Norman
Darlington:
Triparshva.
Well, these are just a few things for the holidays of February.
The poets have written in many genre. I think you will enjoy
this issue of Love to All People.
Thank you all!!!
Karina Klesko
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