Category Archives: poetry

But You

Posted on 14 February, 2015 by PoetJanstie

(for Barbara) There couldn’t be, there could never be anyone so flawed and yet pluperfect any other being, so dissonant, yet in harmony with an Earth full of strife, yet bursting with life full of hope, and love, and integrity and … Continue reading →

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Where is The Boy?

Posted on 22 January, 2015 by PoetJanstie

(For William Howard: 1818-1832) Fifty thousand feet on cobblestones. A chance to have their say, but never win. The odds against them: twenty-six to one; they had no right to vote, for all their sin! Young William stood in awe. The crowd, … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Inspiration from The Bardo / Beguine Again Group

Posted on 15 January, 2015 by PoetJanstie

The Monthly B-Zine, Volume 1 Issue 3, was published at the beginning of January. And a Happy New Year to you all! This month’s theme is “The Divine Feminine”, but there are also a number of pieces of general interest too. You’ll … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Singing from the Barbershop …

Posted on 24 October, 2014 by PoetJanstie

This may not be poetry … well actually, powerful and spine tingling vocal harmonies should be considered as poetry, when I think about it. It is most certainly art and when you add the words of some great songs, that’s poetry! … Continue reading →

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READY, SET, GO … The backstory on 100,000 Poets for Change …

Posted on 1 October, 2014 by PoetJanstie

Originally posted on The BeZine:
The Bardo Group “100,000 Poets for Change” event page is HERE. Beginning 27 September (tomorrow), we’ll post work on Peace and Justice for one week as our participation. We invite others to link their own work…

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… Chalice

Posted on 28 August, 2014 by PoetJanstie

Originally posted on The BeZine:
Dear Earth, you are a sacred aqueous Isle in a dark and endless sea of universe. You may never reveal your strategy. We may be  bound  by  genetic code to the presupposing chemical destiny of one great…

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Womb With a View Redux — Part 2

Posted on 21 August, 2014 by PoetJanstie

And this is another in depth article (in two parts) on a landmark decision in the US, which concerns the rights of so-called ‘closely held’ corporations to be exempt from a law, if there is a less restrictive way in … Continue reading →

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Letting Schroedinger’s Cat Out of the Bag

Posted on 8 August, 2014 by PoetJanstie

This is mind blowing and magnificent!

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Editing poems: John Glenday and Don Paterson

Posted on 9 June, 2014 by PoetJanstie

Originally posted on isabelrogers.org:
There’s a lot of talk about editing prose: a writer can employ a professional editor for a novel before querying an agent, then it may be edited again by their agent before it lands on…

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Are There Any Other Civilisations … Out There?

Posted on 21 May, 2014 by PoetJanstie

Originally posted on The BeZine:
? I have held a universal and, it seems probably a pantheistic view of our life on earth for many years now. It is this: that there are probably other intelligent civilisations out there in…

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