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Hammond Guthrie's Blog
June 16, 2008
- An archival ad-lib to the recent comments on Free Speech (and censorship) in the Redroom RIP Clark Kerr(former Chancellor UC Berkeley)Do not fold, spindle or mutilateFree Speech, it wouldn't have been the same without yaYou forced us to fight or flight,freedom became something to seizein another name for victoryConsequence, genesis, and dissentgassed from under the club and the ...
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May 21, 2008
- Forthcoming: Limited Edition of The Wars of Love(A Fall-and-Redemption Cycle; an Epic Poem)by Charles UptonPre-Publication Orders & Preview at:http://www.nicheoflight.com/page_products.php(open page and scroll down; click image for sample graphic)Introduction: The Wars of Loveby Charles Upton The first words set down on paper that ultimately contributed to The Wars of Love (which is a ...
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April 29, 2008
- GARY SNYDER WINS 2008 RUTH LILLY POETRY PRIZE$100,000 lifetime achievement award is one of largest to poets CHICAGO — Poet Gary Snyder is the winner of the 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986 and presented annually by the Poetry Foundation, the award is one of the most prestigious given to American poets, and at $100,000 it is one of the nation's largest literary awards. Christian ...
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April 24, 2008
- Then&Now (Again)Then we had Zen beatitudes&Now we have Wanna-be-attitudesThen we had FM rock & hot rods&Now we have AM talk & road rageThen we had intellectual discovery&Now we have video poker machinesThen we had free speech&Now we have cell phonesThen we had insight and dreams&Now we have incubus and schemesThen we had ...
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April 9, 2008
- China has ordered that Tibetans be "re-educated" about his holiness the Dalai Lama, as the Communist Party pursues a far reaching program of "patriotic religious education." And just what is that? I asked myself - ever one to Google the unknown I came up with this article, written by journalist Adam Minter - at large in Shanghi.What Is Patriotic Religious ...
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March 31, 2008
- The title of this entry comes from author Henry Miller - a line of his that rings so true for me. Never one to refuse a (virtually) receptive audience, and with heartfelt thanks for your lovely comments I will post this smaller canvas ( "Dogen" - oil on canvas - 16 in. x 20 in.) which currently hangs above my writing desk.
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March 30, 2008
- I painted "WithOutWords" (oil and gesso on masonite) in 1997, and in 2002 I wrote "WithOutWords" to describe the process. I'll leave it to you and hope you enjoy the contrasts.WithOutWordsWithOutWordsI say everythingall at onceWithOutWordsI speak the languageof real thingsWithOutWordsI learnthe meaningWithOutWordsbalancingwhat I sayWithOutWordsgettingin my way© 2002 Hammond ...
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March 29, 2008
- In reply to my comment on her painting and writing, author Belle Yang suggested I place one of my paintings on the website. This painting is titled "Is There a Matador Inside Every Ballerina?" oil and gesso on museum board - 32 in. 34 in.
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March 21, 2008
- President Bush contends that Iran has "declared they want a nuclear weapon to destroy people," as Vice President Cheney spreads paranoid disinformation abroad. It seems to me we have been here before.(In reprise) I offer these OpOetic testimonies © 2003/2004 FAITH-BASING THE LEAKY FAUCETAnd the Lord his God appeared before the Bush -"I am the Lord thy God so march forth ...
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March 15, 2008
- Today, my research associate Mort Subiet - currently residing in Beijing, sent me a rather disturbing list of competitive events to be held at the upcoming Summer Olympics. Please take a moment to review his findings, reportedly distributed by the People's Republic Olyimpiad Committee. Simplified零零八年北京夏季奥运会Traditional零零八年北京夏季奧運會Hot Selling ...
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March 12, 2008
- Regarding the "future of the internet" I read this article today in the London Timeshttp://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3532832.eceSomewhat scary if you ask me, and I wondered if this sort of technology was the offspring of the current administration's "DARPA" research - which is very scary indeed, and in 2003 I wrote an OpOetic article for ...
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February 27, 2008
- Why is there so much child abuse in Oregon? This is a question I have pondered many times, yet I cannot find an answer. In lieu of this I offer my poem "In Child's Play" In Child's Play Take a deep breath - far and away, yet near to home. As far and away - and as near to home in West Palm Beach, where, in the closet, little Christina's body was kept by her mother ...
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February 12, 2008
- Until now, the first known recording of Allen Ginsberg reading his thunderous poem “HOWL” was thought to have occurred in Berkeley, Ca. on March 18, 1956. John Suiter, as announced in today’s edition of the Portland, Oregonian, while researching a biography of poet Gary Snyder in the Hauser Library at Reed College (Portland, Or.), has uncovered an even earlier recording dated February 14, ...
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February 10, 2008
- I've not given 'the blog' much consideration untill now, but as I have this oportunity to begin one I will open this door of perception with an example of what I like to call OpOetic Writing. A combined term meant to define and to separate this (opinionated) work from "poetics" or "poetry" in the main. The form is for individual use or may be done in tandem with another ...
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