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Photo © Margo Berdeshevsky

Letter from Paris, Spring 2013

from Margo Berdeshevsky IT WAS MAY DAY IN PARIS…or WAS IT ONLY THE IMAGE? “Une petit(e) Piece Dieu Nous Benisse.” A coin—a little coin, God Bless us. I noticed that her sign said bless “us.” Not bless “you.” And she

Photo © Margo Berdeshevsky

Letter from Paris, Spring 2013

from Margo Berdeshevsky IT WAS MAY DAY IN PARIS…or WAS IT ONLY THE IMAGE? “Une petit(e) Piece Dieu Nous Benisse.” A coin—a little coin, God Bless us. I noticed that her sign said bless “us.” Not bless “you.” And she

Lȇdo Ivo and the author, early 80s, at Lȇdo’s sitio near Rio de Janerio.

Letter from Uzupis

Republic of Uzupis: Crossroads of World Poetry,  Dispatch 1, Winter 2013  the Republic of Užupis exists independently in the heart of Vilnius…a bohemian port with its own mermaid and angel…home to artists and vagrants, gentry, moonshine, ravens, one buzzard, and

Lȇdo Ivo and the author, early 80s, at Lȇdo’s sitio near Rio de Janerio.

Letter from Uzupis

Republic of Uzupis: Crossroads of World Poetry,  Dispatch 1, Winter 2013  the Republic of Užupis exists independently in the heart of Vilnius…a bohemian port with its own mermaid and angel…home to artists and vagrants, gentry, moonshine, ravens, one buzzard, and

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Letter From Vilnius: 5

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere              Spring/Summer, 2012 Spring is a swift season in Vilnius. Winter lingers into the lilac blossoms, cold nights and frost bitten orchards, and then Summer magically appears, a lukewarm affair that, to

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Letter From Vilnius: 5

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere              Spring/Summer, 2012 Spring is a swift season in Vilnius. Winter lingers into the lilac blossoms, cold nights and frost bitten orchards, and then Summer magically appears, a lukewarm affair that, to

photo(c) by margo berdeshevsky

Letter from Paris

From Margo Berdeshevsky NOTES FROM THIS SIDE OF THE SEINE : May 6, 2012, chants and singing in the streets, the children’s are the very loudest voices… “Hollande, Hollande!” & ”Sarkozy, C’est Fini!”   The faces are young, young, young, It is

photo(c) by margo berdeshevsky

Letter from Paris

From Margo Berdeshevsky NOTES FROM THIS SIDE OF THE SEINE : May 6, 2012, chants and singing in the streets, the children’s are the very loudest voices… “Hollande, Hollande!” & ”Sarkozy, C’est Fini!”   The faces are young, young, young, It is

poet Craig Czury hobbling through Vilnius serenading with his harp

Letter from Vilnius: 4

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere              Winter, 2012 Deep freeze here in Vilnius for 2 weeks now, and, in harmony with my genteel poverty, I keep the (brown) study garret temperature

poet Craig Czury hobbling through Vilnius serenading with his harp

Letter from Vilnius: 4

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere              Winter, 2012 Deep freeze here in Vilnius for 2 weeks now, and, in harmony with my genteel poverty, I keep the (brown) study garret temperature

Letter from Sweden

Calling for the Swedish Poetry Revolution! This year the 9th alive-and-kicking Södermalms Poesifestival in Sweden took place outdoors, in the Indian summer of Kungsträdgården, by the square of Karl XII, in the very center of Stockholm. We had two readings

Letter from Sweden

Calling for the Swedish Poetry Revolution! This year the 9th alive-and-kicking Södermalms Poesifestival in Sweden took place outdoors, in the Indian summer of Kungsträdgården, by the square of Karl XII, in the very center of Stockholm. We had two readings

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Letter from Vilnius: 3

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere             Autumn, 2011                                              

bee-keepers

Letter from Vilnius: 3

by Kerry Shawn Keys Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere             Autumn, 2011                                              

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Letter from Paris in October

From Margo Berdeshevsky Notes from this side of the Seine Dear Ones: I’m passing the sound…On Oct 11 Joan Baez did a concert in Paris at The Grand Rex, it was sold out, standing room etc, I got a lucky

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Letter from Paris in October

From Margo Berdeshevsky Notes from this side of the Seine Dear Ones: I’m passing the sound…On Oct 11 Joan Baez did a concert in Paris at The Grand Rex, it was sold out, standing room etc, I got a lucky

photo © by Margo Berdeshevsky, the still medieval Crécy la chapelle

Letter from Paris in September

From Margo Berdeshevsky Notes from this side of the Seine: Paris, summer riding into autumn, 2011 How can one be anxious in summer? As a poet, one can. As a human, one can. There’s the besieged and quaked and stormed

photo © by Margo Berdeshevsky, the still medieval Crécy la chapelle

Letter from Paris in September

From Margo Berdeshevsky Notes from this side of the Seine: Paris, summer riding into autumn, 2011 How can one be anxious in summer? As a poet, one can. As a human, one can. There’s the besieged and quaked and stormed

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Letter From Vilnius: 2

Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere             Summer, 2011   Summers in Lithuania are usually quite lovely. The cities are not overwhelmed with zealous tourists taking photos of something they surely know about only for the moment.

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Letter From Vilnius: 2

Eastern/Central Europe and Excursions elsewhere             Summer, 2011   Summers in Lithuania are usually quite lovely. The cities are not overwhelmed with zealous tourists taking photos of something they surely know about only for the moment.