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Kensington Celebrates the International Day of the Book Festival Sunday April 21st 2013 * Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington * 11am-4pm

 

POETS
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Jerome Redd (Baltimore, MD)
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From the Street...the Battlefield...the Sanctuary
Publisher: Bathwater Press
Poetry about service to country; Mom; Dad; Personal struggles; Spiritual walk

A Seed Manifested
Publisher: Bathwater Press
Geared towards youth and some African-American history.

Irene Zevgolis-Christian (Olney, MD)
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See her other books in the Children Listings

Poems of Her Dreams
Publisher: The Dreamer & The MoonŽ Publishing
In her debut poetry book, Irene Zevgolis-Christian reveals her lifelong dreams. These endearing poems reveal a spiritual essence and taste of Zevgolis' creative nature.

The Federal Poets
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The Federal Poets is the oldest continuously active poetry group in the Washington D.C. area. First convened in 1944, it is a nonprofit organization open to all poets without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or political affiliation.
Members of The Federal Poets meet at the West End Public Library, 24th and L Sts. NW, Washington, DC, on the third Saturday of every month to read, analyze and discuss their poetry. Visitors are always welcome.

Yvette Neisser Moreno (Silver Spring, MD)
yneissermoreno.com

Grip
Publisher: Gival Press
These poems are "a slow plea/for the beating of human hearts", whether among conflicts of the Middle East or within a single family or a single one of us wrestling with grief.

South Pole/Polo Sur
Publisher: Settlement House
Translation
A bilingual journey in poems - from mountains of Columbia, down the Amazon River, and ultimately to the South Pole - by renowned Venezuelan poet Maria Teresa Ogliastri. Translated by Yvette Neisser Moreno and Patricia Bejarano Fisher.

Difficult Beauty: Selected Poems (1987-2006)
Publisher: Cross-Cultural Communications
Translation
This collection makes the poetry of the internationally known Argentine-American poet Luis Alberto Ambroggio available to English readers for the first time.

Q.R. Quasar (Silver Spring, MD)
gsp-online.org

Buddha Time
Publisher: Global Scholarly Publications
The explosive onset of enlightenment: "Buddha Time."

"I, Universe"---The Great Time-Heart Speaks
Publisher: Global Scholarly Publications
The consciousness of the Universe unfolding.

The Archangel of Radiance
Publisher: Global Scholarly Publications
The concentration of light/consciousness in the Archangel Lucifer, guide and bridge/gateway to the Divine Zone.

Ocean of Suns / Light First, Light Last
Publisher: Global Scholarly Publications
(Double book of poetry) Theme: The predominance of light as the transcendent force of the consciousness of the Universe - the active propagation of light.

The Expanse of Green: Poems of Sohrab Sepehry
Publisher: UNESCO/Kalimat
Translated form the Persian. Columbia University Translation Prize, 1989. Nature-Mystical poetry.

W.F. Lantry (Silver Spring, MD)
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The Structure of Desire
Publisher: Little Red Tree
WF Lantry's long-awaited first full-length collection is a poetry of "transport" in which everyday moments expand into mystic significance at the prompting of beauty in the form of a person, a dance, or music. 108 poems of Love, Passion, Mystery, and Devotion with Introduction and Glossary.

The Language of Birds
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
A lyric retelling of Attar's "Conference of the Birds". , The Language of Birds, a book of 24 Gacelas, imagines a secret, perfect language, mystical, even divine, full of beauty and knowledge, the language of angels. It was the key to Solomon's wisdom, and the secret to Orpheus' love songs.

Veterans Writing Project
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At the Veterans Writing Project we believe that every veteran has a story. We also know that some of us need a little help telling that story. We provide no-cost writing seminars and workshops for veterans, active and reserve service members, and military family members.



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