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the phone cord

by Kristofer Young May 8, 2011

photo courtesy Jenny Downing

photo courtesy Jenny Downing

scattered
but then, do i want to admit it?

drinking from a fire hose …
i didn’t mean to
it wasn’t a choice to see the suffering and dysfunction

when i was younger
so much younger than today
i felt a lot and saw a lot
or so i thought
at times it seemed too much
turns…

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Chief Matilija stopped to rest…

by Tyler Suchman February 14, 2011

Lovely contribution from Linda Potter:

I have this book and really wanted to share this legend… Linda

This legend was found in the book
Legends and Lore of the Long Ago (Ventura County, California)
Contributed by Club Women of Ventura County
Directed by Mrs. D.W. Mott
Wetzel Publishing Co., Inc.
336 South Brodway, Los Angeles, Calif.
Copyright, 1929…

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Guest Poem: “Ode to Sisar Creek”

by Tyler Suchman February 11, 2011

A submission entitled “Ode to Sisar Creek” from Andrew Sandahl, with this note: “Recently I spent a few days backpacking in the Topa Topa Mountains of Ojai, and I was amazed at the supreme beauty of the land, especially that of Sisar Creek. I wrote a short poem about the…

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“My Rumi Valentine” The 3rd Annual Rumi Love Fest

by tonykhalife January 31, 2011

“My Rumi Valentine”, the 3rd Annual Rumi Love Fest.

An Evening of Ecstatic Music, Wine, Poetry, Chocolate, Dance, Gypsy Tea, Flower Essence, Love & Tantra Ritual…

Sacred Space studio, 410 Bryant St. suite A, Ojai, Ca

Saturday February 12, 7-11pm

Admission: $25

Tony Khalife, Dawn Cartwright, Shila Vosough, Adil the Mystic, David Gorospe, Judy Piazza, Joe…

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Classes for Everyone at Theater 150 This Fall

by Robert Peake September 26, 2010

Theater 150Theater 150 recently announced an outstanding lineup of classes on writing, acting, and musical theater for children and adults. These classes and workshops continue the Theater’s tradition of excellence, and are suitable for those who love performing or have a belly full of butterflies, professional writers and performers as well as those…

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The Young Dead Soldiers (Happy Memorial Day)

by evan austin May 31, 2010

by Archibald MacLeish

The young dead soldiers do not speak.

Nevertheless, they are heard in the still houses: who has not heard them!

They have a silence that speaks for them at night and when the clock counts.

They say: We were young. We have died. Remember us.

They say: We have done what we…

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Early Morning in Ojai at the Dawn of the New Year

by Suza Francina January 1, 2010

I head out in the dark
to catch the magic moment –
the crack of dawn
My dog runs ahead
her exuberance, her ecstasy
is contagious
I look West
and the full moon
is hanging high in the sky
by an etheric thread

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Morning Meditation Under the Great Oak

by Suza Francina September 12, 2009

It’s no use trying to save the world
When I myself am drowning
I sit now under the Great Oak
A tree so strong, so majestic
So silent, so serene

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StandUP! for Spoken Word Poetry

by Robert Peake May 20, 2009

Poetry Matters! A regular at The Ojai Playwrights’ Conference, actor and spoken-word poet Steve Connell returns to Ojai for performances at Theater 150 on May 22-24th. He has been featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, in the Aspen Comedy Festival, and is two-time winner of both regional and national slam poetry competitions. Connell…

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Poetry Gets Local

by Robert Peake March 17, 2009

Poetry Matters! Out of the ashes of the official Ojai Poetry Festival, a group of enthusiastic local volunteers has banded together to bring a new event to Ojai: The Ojai Valley Poetry Fest on June 6th, 2009 at the Ojai Art Center. The event will feature Wanda Coleman, Frank T. Rios, Jackson Wheeler,…

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