I think poetry is necessary, especially in times of struggle and crises. Pardon the mixed metaphors, but poetry trumps political discourse. We live in a time when political language is deliberately misused and manipulated – frequently for malicious purposes – to serve and support those in power. This is nothing new…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky features the poems and process of Michelle Peñaloza. Peñaloza is the author of Former Possessions of the Spanish Empire, winner of the 2018 Hillary Gravendyk National Poetry Prize (Inlandia Books, 2019). She is also the author of two chapbooks…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky features a recording of the Mendocino Coast High School Poetry Slam from April 2011. I figured it would be nice to hear how different and the same life was in 2011, and to remind youth that they have strong voices, voices that must be exercised and heard — you are our freedom and you deserve a platform of expression…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature the poems and process of Ukiah poet Michael Riedell. Micheal Riedell was born and raised in San Diego. For more than two decades he has lived in inland Mendocino with his wife, Kate, and worked at Ukiah High School as a teacher of English and Creative Writing. He also “coaches†the…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature the poems and process of Ukiah poet Daniel Barth works at home mornings as writer and editor. Afternoons he teaches and does library work at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. After that he saws, splits, mows, waters, rides his bike, walks and pokes at things with a bamboo hiking stick, just like Gandhi.
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature the poems and process of Willits poet Dan Roberts. Dan Roberts is a poet, artist, and radio producer living in the redwood forest of Mendocino County for 45 years. He was born in Oakland, went to high school in Berkeley, and graduated from UC Davis in 1970 in Creative Writing and Modern European Literature…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature the poems and process of Albion poet Karen Lewis. Karen Lewis lives between Salmon Creek and the Navarro River on unceded ancestral land of the Pomo people. Her work navigates themes of migration, war, peace, love, loss, ecology, and motherhood. Her new chapbook …
Created for the 21st Annual Dragons’ Breath TheaterÂ
Every once and a while, a poem makes me uncomfortable. It comes to me in the middle of the night and I speak it into my phone. Then the next morning, I read it and think, what did I accidentally eat a pot cookie? But no, I just had a very stimulating dinner with Sue and Karl, and well, this is the end result…
Fred and Cheryl Mitouer of Transformational Bodywork Associates and Somatic Agency, and their co-producer Blake More, present the 21st Annual Dragons’ Breath Theatre Variety Show & Art Walk — Virtually via Zoom! The online show will start at 6:30 with a special glimpse through the dragons’ gate and promises many of your favorite faces from past shows…
A glimse into the now with Star Yantra. Star Yantra is a poetry artcar that started as a black, 1997 SL500 Mercedes convertible. Using a limited palette of five metallic leaf acrylics, blended to create the colors you see, I sought to convey cosmic joy, a reflection of earth in the sky mirror. A hand painted collage of poetry, dreamscapes & sacred images, Star Yantra is an magical bridge to the world of limitless possibilities. […]
Listen to KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program which aired on Thursday, June 1. Host Blake More interviewed award winning poet Gail Newman. The recording features a lively mix of poetry, […]
The covid continues. Such an interesting opportunity to be in witness.
This offering was inspired when creating a poetry lesson for youth of all ages called “Life After ~ Integrating the New You. Sometimes I am struck by a torrent of language. This is one such instance — and in it I realize I am a “political spiritual” poet. The meeting of the two fascinates me…
So everyone is talking about when the quarantine is going to be lifted. Some states are already allowed to incorporate some activity, and although many of us in California have to wait a few more weeks, we might as well imagine what it might look like when we start to put our toes back into the water of our collective gathering spots…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, April 30 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino author and therapist Alena Guest. Maintaining safe distances by talking […]
What do interesting people do to combat boredom besides looking it up in the dictionary? Well, for starters, they do anything but say “I’m bored.” That’s because boring is a state of mind, and by all accounts, you have to be pretty boring yourself to actually be bored. Seriously, life is full of…