Tag Archives: Poets

Video / Larry Piltz : You Asked Us to Believe

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“You Asked Us to Believe.” Music, lyrics, vocal, producer: Larry Piltz; arrangement, instruments, recording enginer: Lamar Pecorino; post-production graphics and duplication: Channel 3 Video. You Asked Us To Believe “Fear Wins” read the headlineson the papers on the windowsas the … Continue reading →

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Alice Walker : Why I’m Joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Poet and Pulitizer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker in Gaza City in 2009. Photo from AP / The Guardian (U.K.).Why I’m joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza Pulitzer prize-winning American writer Alice Walker is on board an international flotilla of boats … Continue reading →

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Arlene Goldbard : Remembering Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Gil Scott-Heron. Image from Electronic Village.The revolution will not be televised:Remembering Gil Scott-Heron By Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2011 Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) died on Friday, and that is a sad, sad sentence to write. If … Continue reading →

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Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part II

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn, Part II By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 Part two of three [On December 13, … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : Journalist, Author, and ‘Investigative Poet’ John Ross (1938-2011)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The late great John Ross.Farewell to our great friend John Ross See “Los Muertos,” a poem by John Ross, Below. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2011 Yesterday I received an email with the following message: … Continue reading →

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Frank Bardacke : John Ross Had All the Right Enemies

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

John Ross, 1938-2011. Photo by Marcia Perskie, courtesy of Michael James, Heartland Cafe, Chicago.All the right enemies:Farewell to the utterly unique John Ross By Frank Bardacke / CounterPunch / January 18, 2011 John’s gone. John Ross. I doubt that we … Continue reading →

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Alyce Guynn : On the Passing of Poet Susan Bright

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Susan Bright at the Poet’s Tree, Barton Springs, Austin, Texas.Poet, publisher, and environmental activist:Honoring Susan Bright By Alyce Guynn / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2011 See details about the memorial service for Susan Bright below. When family, friends … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : The Psychedelic Revolutionaries

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The psychedelic revolutionaries…‘White Hand Society:The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary & Allen Ginsberg’ By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 12, 2010 [White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary & Allen Ginsberg, by Peter Conners (City … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Dallas Activists Honor Marilyn Buck

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poster of Marilyn Buck on wall in San Francisco. Photo from Interchange.Black August tribute:Marilyn Buck honored byNew generation of Dallas activists By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 See ‘Black August’ by Marilyn Buck, Below. … Continue reading →

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Mariann G. Wizard : Poet/Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck Dies in New York

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UPDATED Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9:03 a.m. (CST) Marilyn Buck was released from prison July 15, 2010.Recently released from Texas prison:Cancer takes poet Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Friends … Continue reading →

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Paul Buhle : Pekar and Kupferberg were Oblique Jewish Intellectuals

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Harvey Pekar (left) in 2003, and Tuli Kupferberg in 1968. Photos from Getty Images / Forward.Harvey Pekar and Tuli Kupferberg:They looked at the world from an oblique angle By Paul Buhle / The Rag Blog / July 28, 2010 See … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading →

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