Sunday April 27th 2014 * Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington * 11am-4pm
POETS
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Jerome Redd (Baltimore, MD)
jeromereddmade.com
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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.
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Ron Ames (Silver Spring, MD)
www.artnousfaux.com
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Vocare
Publisher: Lulu
A man's search for, and eventual discovery of, the fountain of youth expressed in poetic song.
Reflections of a Chameleon
Publisher: CreateSpace
Thought provoking introspections of the rediscovery of self that lies dormant within us and awaits to be rekindled by the return of out attention.
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Carolyn Clark (Rockville, MD)
mythologytweets.com
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Mnemosyne: The Long Traverse
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Personal, framed in mythology, poems from across a lifetime.
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Joseph Baldi Acosta (Rockville, MD)
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My Life in Metaphor
Publisher: AuthorHouse
"Poet Joseph Baldi Acosta is a master of juxtaposition...He uses images - never taking for granted the placement of each word - to get to the core of his themes, whether he's addressing a PBS documentary or confronting his own mortality."
-Clarion Review
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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.
Watching the Universe Die & The Universe in Bloom
Publisher: Global Scholarly Publication
"Watching the Universe Die" explores the cascade of realizations that come from the prime realization that this totality will end. That it ends is what matters, not when...
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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.
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Ann Gerike (Sandy Spring, MD)
aboutfacegerike.com
About Face: World War I Facial Injury and Reconstruction
Publisher: Floating Bridge Press
Ann Gerike's "About Face", in powerful prose and poetry, describes the warfare on the Western Front, the thousands of facial injuries inflicted, and the remarkable repairs performed at the Queen's Hospital between 1917-1925.
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Carrolyn C. Pichet (Hyattsville, MD)
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See her other listing in the Authors' section
My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime of Poetic Reflections and Precious Memories
Publisher: AuthorHouse
A collection of personal experiences and life lessons, interactions with friends and family through live events, and reflections on physical beauty of nature and spirit. These poems offer encouragement, hope, optimism, love, comfort, and joy in living.
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Frances G. Connell (New York, NY)
francesconnell.com
See her other listing in the Authors' section
Between the Shadow and the Soul: Random Poems
Publisher: Authorhouse
Spanning images and voices from around the globe, as well as from the tiny, muted corners of a woman's dreams, this new collection spins and stretches and soothes with its vibrant and teasing language and rich stories, as well as its political savvy and dense imagination.
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