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Author-Poet Aberjhani gave 5 stars to: My Holy Bible for African-American Children, NIV
Author-Poet Aberjhani reviewed:
My Holy Bible for African-American Children, NIV
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Works by Premier Artists Make Children's Bible Uniquely Collectible,"My Holy Bible for African-American Children" was edited by Cheryl and Wade Hudson, who have won national acclaim as the authors and publishers of their Just Us Books (designed for a young multicultural reading audience). It is recommended for children aged 7-10 and is the first title in Zondervan Publishing's planned ZonderKidz series. Like all children's and standard new international version Bibles, the language in this one has been simplified and made more accessible for modern young readers than that included in a standard King James edition. Moreover, it includes such strategically placed supplemental texts as lyrics for the classic hymn, "Wade in the Water," and an excerpt from Kirk Franklin's more modern gospel standard, "Stomp." A major plus for this Bible--and one that makes it uniquely collectible-- is the fact that it features the work of seven artists whose paintings bring to life both traditional biblical stories and empowering scenes from African-American history. The artists include: Pat Cummings, Nancy Devard, Shane Evans, Cathy Ann Johnson, Anna Rich, and Javaka Steptoe, and Michele Wood. Wood, the award-winning illustrator for the children's books Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South and I See the Rhythm, is represented by a half dozen richly painted illustrations in the new Bible ranging from images that combine Christian faith and hip hop culture to that of Civil War abolitionist Harriet Tubman leading escaped slaves across a river. More abstract works by the artist serve as color frames for additional writings about "The African-American Worship Experience" and for "Inspirational Quotes." by Aberjhani National African American Art Examiner and author of The Bridge of Silver Wings (Songs of the Angelic Gaze) |
Author-Poet Aberjhani gave 5 stars to: Trouble
Author-Poet Aberjhani reviewed:
Trouble
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Ray LaMontagne's TROUBLE Demonstrates Rare Musical Artistry,LaMontagne is clearly what we like to call an American original. According to IMDB, his first name at birth was Raycharles, as in the late great singer's two names made into one, and LaMontagne seems to possess the same kind of private relationship with music that Charles' did, one that turned him into a public phenomenon. Whether listening to the story-telling artistry of "Narrow Escape" or the jaunty hopefulness in "Forever My Friend," we hear both LaMontagne's own uniquely styled delivery as well as the accumulated legacies of the great blues singers Robert Johnson and folk icons like Bob Dylan. What seems to make the music distinctly LaMontagne's, however, is his individual respect for the creative gift placed in his capable hands. He is as passionate a poet as he is a singer and two combined make a rare and beautiful kind of musical artistry. by Aberjhani author of ELEMENTAL: The Power of Illuminated Love and Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World |
Author-Poet Aberjhani gave 5 stars to: BLACKsummers'night (Amazon.com Exclusive Vinyl w/CD)
Author-Poet Aberjhani reviewed:
BLACKsummers'night (Amazon.com Exclusive Vinyl w/CD)
| The Nujazz New Millennium Soul of Maxwell's BLACKsummers'night, Upon its release the first week of July, "BLACKsummers'night" matched the success of Maxwell's 2001 CD, "Now," by debuting at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. (Reportedly, only Michael Jackson's "Number Ones" CD had more sales for the week but was not eligible for the chart.) This is possibly Maxwell's most ambitiously creative album since 1998's "Embrya." Many found that particular set of music too abstract in comparison to his mega-hit 1996 debut, "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite," which established the artist as one of the pioneers of New Millennium Soul. "BLACKsummers'night," on CD and vinyl as in concert, has drawn and likely will continue to draw strong approval from the singer's fans and critics worldwide. Those critics who feel obligated to lean in the opposite direction may wonder out loud what the results might be if Maxwell chose one day to channel some of the intensity of his romantic compositions into a collection of songs dealing with serious social and political issues? Such an effort, some critics might wager, could produce a modern version of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," or Club Nouveau's undervalued classic, "Listen to the Message." Speculations to the side, the nine songs on "BLACKsummers'night" stand better than well enough in their own right. The set opens with the trip-hoppish and uniquely Maxwellian groove titled "Bad Habits," a song that seems to place listeners at the brink of a break-up that moves back and forth between barely controllable ecstasy and overwhelming regrettable sorrow: "This is the highest cost, take you and make you off/ Love you and leave you lost, will you forgive me..." The erotic angst grows even deeper in the second song, "Cold," in which we hear the first overt hint to the meaning of the album's title: "As God as my witness, my summer's gone frigid, my summer's gone frigid/ I know you can hear this." The third track is the immensely popular "Pretty Wings," which spent a month at the top of the singles' chart, and a snippet of which Maxwell first introduced on the web in 2008. "Pretty Wings" lends strong support to the singer's statements in recent interviews where he asserts that he matured a great deal while out of the public spotlight for the past eight years. At a time when too many people resort to violence or stalkerish behavior at the end of a difficult relationship, the singer croons with altruistic serenity: "If I can't have you let love set you free/ To fly yo' pretty wings around..." Each of the first eight songs is a stand-out with vocals that are more powerful than ever. They take listeners through an odyssey of love lost, love discovered anew, and then explored straight through to the burning screaming hilt. The ninth track is a jaunty instrumental appropriately titled Phoenix Rise, courtesy of Maxwell's creative alter ego Musze, that provides the perfect punctuation to the entire set. A major component of the Maxwell's success from the beginning has been a spiritual quality within his music that enhanced its appeal to no small degree. It was easily evident throughout the Embrya CD, and in his cover of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work." On BLACKsummers'night, the spirituality comes through most dynamically in "Help Somebody" and "Playing Possum." The former drives its point home with the echoing plea, "Give a little mo-o-o-o-o-o-orrrrrrrre!" and this chilling request: "If you see the future, ask it if I'm there,/ Ask him if I'm there/ Ask it to tell you, did I ever make a stand..." Moreover, while the title of "Playing Possum" may sound lighthearted, it is performed as a tearful elegy that calls for a loved one to "Come back from the dead" and ends with the final weeping sob of "Yeeeeeeaaaahhhhhh..." The CD throughout is flavored heavily tastes of nujazz, the distinct smooth sounds of what the world embraces as neosoul, and elements of world music. For this, in an interview on [....], Maxwell acknowledged his band members: "I made this album and these albums with the assistance of so many great people. Musicians on this album are at the top of their game. To be in that zone or that place where you're just making music because you really love it... you can tell the difference I think." by Aberjhani co-author of ELEMENTAL: The Power of Illuminated Love and Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File Library of American History) |
Author-Poet Aberjhani gave 5 stars to: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Author-Poet Aberjhani reviewed:
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Three Reasons to Celebrate Woody Allen: Vicky Cristina Barcelona,The idea of naïve innocent Americans abroad in the world and preyed upon by charming seductive Europeans is a favorite theme in classic works by cosmopolitan novelist Henry James. Celebrated director and writer Woody Allen, whose greatest hits include such notable movies as Annie Hall (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and Mighty Aphrodite (1995) gives that theme a very modern, humane, and somewhat wicked twist in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. He accomplishes that entertaining feat with a stellar cast featuring Rebecca Hall as Vicky, Scarlett Johansson as Cristina, Javier Bardem as Juan Antonio, and Penelope Cruz in her Academy Award-winning role as Maria Elena. Woody Allen is a film master of complex character studies and social entanglements that lend themselves to philosophically absurd interpretations. Through his quirky brilliant perspective and the film's laid-back narration by Christopher Evan Welch, we meet best friends Vicky and Cristina. Two beautiful talented young women at crossroads in their lives, Vicky has recently received her master's degree in the somewhat improbable subject of Catalonia and is preparing to get married. The more free-spirited Cristina is a budding filmmaker who recently completed a twelve-minute short about "why love is so hard to define," and is now trying to determine which direction her life should take next. Barcelona, one of Spain's most beautiful cities, provides the perfect cultural retreat--rich as it is with history, poetry, music, and the art of Antonio Gaudi and Joan Miro--where they hope to gain some inspired perspective before moving on with the next chapter in their lives. The women's planned idyll seems both innocent and sophisticated enough until they meet the calmly intense painter Juan Antonio Gonzalo. In less than five minutes after meeting them, even before learning their names, Juan Antonio invites Vicky and Cristina to fly with him for the weekend to a small town called Oviedo where, he proposes, "I'll show you around the city, we'll eat well, we'll make love." Vicky is shocked by this proposal while Cristina is intrigued. Both ultimately accept the offer for different reasons and the weekend concludes with some surprising results. After Cristina is sidelined by an inflamed ulcer, the cautious Vicky finds herself more intimately involved with Juan Antonio than probably any engaged woman should be with a man other than her fiancé. The threesome get their romantic priorities in order when Vicky's fiancé Doug (Chris Messina) comes to Barcelona; and Cristina ends up moving in with Juan Antonio. All seems to progress as it morally should when Juan Antonio's ex-wife Maria Elena re-enters his life like a storm whirling in from the desert. Surely it testifies to the magnitude of Penelope Cruz's dramatic gifts that she is physically absent from almost the entire first half of the film and then practically dominates the second half with her captivating portrayal of Maria Elena. Though Juan Antonio and she are officially divorced, he feels obligated to take her in following an attempted suicide. As a character, Maria Elena is a cluster of contradictions and paradoxes, part madwoman and part genius, insufferable enfant terrible and seductive beauty. To her, it makes sense when she confesses to searching through Cristina's personal items to make sure she had nothing that could harm her, Vicky, and to be certain as well that she is "the right one" for her ex-husband. Nor does she see anything incongruous about her assessment of her relationship with Juan Antonio: "Our love will last forever but it just doesn't work." Oddly, she seems less prone to jealousy than she is to impatience with artistic mediocrity. According to her, Juan Antonio "stole everything from me, his whole style." Yet she screams at him with the exasperation of a dedicated mentor, "Do you realize what it is like for me to realize you will never reach your full potential?!" Her eventual acceptance of Cristina goes a lot further than tolerance and she actually throws a tantrum when Cristina decides it is time for her to move on. Vicky and Cristina's involvement with Juan Antonio and Maria Elena at first seems like exactly the kind of slightly taboo, and very neurotic adventure that both women might desire for a temporary diversion. But with such a volatile mixture of characters all hungry to experience life's most pleasurable and daring possibilities, something disastrous is bound to happen. And it does. Just when any number of critics had started to proclaim the end of Woody Allen's career as a filmmaker of any real consequence, Vicky Cristina Barcelona shows him right at the top of his ingenious game with some very strong hints of more great work to come. by Author-Poet Aberjhani co-author of ELEMENTAL: The Power of Illuminated Love and Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File Library of American History) |
Author-Poet Aberjhani gave 5 stars to: Dream Reachers
Author-Poet Aberjhani reviewed:
Dream Reachers
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Blessed by the Company of Dream Reachers,In the end, however, the error would have been mine because Dream Reachers, the surprising new book by Betty Dravis and Chase Von, does indeed serve as literary host to this author and certified legends like Eastwood and Kennedy. What makes Dravis and Von's book work so well is the wide spectrum of personalities and eras presented in their very entertaining book, with Dravis drawing on early-career encounters to showcase a number of bonafide stars and political heavyweights-- while also employing along with Von more recent interviews with "legends in the making." Among the latter are actress/singer Kiara Hunter, entertainment reporter Crystal Myrick, nujazz singer Nhojj, country music star Tanya Tucker, and several dozen more dream chasers who managed to transform hope and determination into measures of achievement and fulfillment. Hopefully, the greater part of my measure is still ahead of me and not behind. The different voices, diverse perspectives, and varied nature of individuals' journeys presented in Dream Reachers make the book as fun as it is inspiring. Here, in closing, is an excerpt from my chat with Chase Von: Chase: How did your time spent in the military [U.S. Air Force] enhance your writing? Aberjhani: Thank you for that question! My time in the military marked my beginnings as a professional writer. I was very fortunate in that I was able to serve as a military journalist/editor with the base public affairs office. And the thing about being a journalist with a weekly deadline in the military is that you learn how to write whether inspired by a particular muse or not. You know there's a job to be done and an entire base population counting on you to get it done because they need the information you're providing--so you do it, period. Chase Von: Your list of awards is astounding! Your name is listed in a byline besides the great W.E.B. Du Bois himself! You have also won the Best Poet and Spoken Word Artist in the 2006 Connect Savannah Readers' Poll. The Poet of The Month January 2007 at THE WRITING FORUM. You're the recipient of the Irene Tromble McAlister Literary Prize! The "Critic's Pick" for "Best Savannah Author" in the CREATIVE LOAFING Entertainment Magazine's "Best of Savannah Year 2000" poll. And you have also been selected for inclusion in CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS (published by Gale), which since 1962 has been the most authoritative reference on World Authors! Did I miss any, and do these things just happen with you putting yourself out there? Or do you have to enter into contests and win to be recognized? Aberjhani: I don't enter literary contests because I tend not to win them [laughs]. The awards that have come my way--including the CHOICE Academic Title and Best History Book awards--have all been bestowed by people and organizations who decided that my work provided something valuable for the reading public and for that reason deserved greater recognition. But I have to tell you that I received my greatest award when I gave a presentation for the Poetry Society of Georgia. It's the oldest literary organization in the state and many of its members at that time were senior poets who used to joke about needing `new blood' to stay alive, so they were happy when I was an active younger member. Anyway, after my presentation, I got a standing ovation which by itself was deeply moving. But then this one poet (the great Patricia Robinson King) who at the time I think was almost 80, sitting in the front row, looked at me and said, "I don't usually stand because these old legs of mine make it difficult, but I'm going to stand for you." I shook my head and said, "Oh please don't," because she used a walker and I knew it was painful for her. She couldn't clap her hands because she was holding onto her walker but that great poet insisted on standing and nodding to acknowledge her approval of my work. I cried over that for a year. Aberjhani author of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File Library of American History) and The American Poet Who Went Home Again |
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Down a darkened wood
Down a darkened wood went she,
ne'er her lover again to see,
down a darkened path that harkened to her love's demise,
as her future down labrythine pathways she did look upon,
and her future she did ponder,
yet psyche himself could not her future surmise.
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Posted by Robby Baby (Poet of Amour) on February 3, 2010 at 1:42pm — 1 Comment
The faerie childe: Tragedy of a mortal mother as told in three parts
THE BIRTHING- set to minstrels adieu to his native land.
Born under a full moon,
in the chill of autums cool air was he,
a child of unusual palor,
whitest skin shining under full moons light filled sea.
The midwife looked on in earnest and suspicion,
her face tempered and wrinkled with look of derision,
as childe was put to mothers bossom,
and lighter even than a feather,
did he prove to be.
What be this child,
that so pallid of color is he,
this child lighther then the fall of a feather,
who… Continue
Born under a full moon,
in the chill of autums cool air was he,
a child of unusual palor,
whitest skin shining under full moons light filled sea.
The midwife looked on in earnest and suspicion,
her face tempered and wrinkled with look of derision,
as childe was put to mothers bossom,
and lighter even than a feather,
did he prove to be.
What be this child,
that so pallid of color is he,
this child lighther then the fall of a feather,
who… Continue
Posted by Robby Baby (Poet of Amour) on January 31, 2010 at 11:49pm — 1 Comment
The Poet Theophrastus Would Question To Learn
“The Poet Theophrastus Would Question To Learn”
An ever SOLITUDE... a boy BORN FROM A STONE... his fate,
Unique youth’s ordeal, the PORTRAIT OF A SAD MAN... eternal,
THE SNIPER'S SONG was risky like Circe’s singing voice and hate;
His CRUEL SEAS formed seaquakes turning the ocean infernal!
Odysseus woudn’t match his guts and style story in scroll;
Replay three wars, — and write on — THE MAN ON THE GRASSY KNOLL!
POEMS TO READ TOMORROW ABOUT YESTERDAY he’s set
On omniform expressions... pag… Continue
An ever SOLITUDE... a boy BORN FROM A STONE... his fate,
Unique youth’s ordeal, the PORTRAIT OF A SAD MAN... eternal,
THE SNIPER'S SONG was risky like Circe’s singing voice and hate;
His CRUEL SEAS formed seaquakes turning the ocean infernal!
Odysseus woudn’t match his guts and style story in scroll;
Replay three wars, — and write on — THE MAN ON THE GRASSY KNOLL!
POEMS TO READ TOMORROW ABOUT YESTERDAY he’s set
On omniform expressions... pag… Continue
Posted by Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU on January 31, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments
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Posted by john michal on January 30, 2010 at 4:10am
guest
guest
let me be
your guest
so I might
relax
leave the things
to you
that I used
to do
let me be
your sun
shining bright and fun
in this kind
of light
everything
is done
let us share
our love
we could get
above
many useless things
many useless strings
so to you
go I
even if I'm shy
my soul
told me though
we could
earthly fly
24.06.2009
let me be
your guest
so I might
relax
leave the things
to you
that I used
to do
let me be
your sun
shining bright and fun
in this kind
of light
everything
is done
let us share
our love
we could get
above
many useless things
many useless strings
so to you
go I
even if I'm shy
my soul
told me though
we could
earthly fly
24.06.2009
Posted by Sabine Jakosch on January 29, 2010 at 1:48am
The Sundance Wives!
The Sundance Wives!
Gianetta Ellis, C.G. McGovern-Bowen, Blue Sleighty, Sage Sweetwater
Four women in search of the Philosopher's Stone in 1879 take over The Establishment. Tumbleweed vs hoof of the wild boar! Lesbian Western story is based on the transformed guise of alchemy - Christian myth & Folk Christianity laced/w Jung! The Sundance Wives are the basis of historical narrative.
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Amazing! John Henry VanKooten, if your out there...I DO care...*tears*
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The Poet Emerson Wanted to Meet
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I asked the Poet: Light the gates of your Castle; — inept
Remark allowed here never. — How THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS
Was final doors to literati’s realms and their proud kings?
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To come home, — LITERARY SAVANNAH, heart of his clan...
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I asked the Poet: Light the gates of your Castle; — inept
Remark allowed here never. — How THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS
Was final doors to literati’s realms and their proud kings?
He smiling said: — “I MADE MY BOY OUT OF POETRY, accept
THE AMERICAN POET WHO WENT HOME AGAIN, grown man;
World traveler, that knows philosophy, and mind’s glow kept —
To come home, — LITERARY SAVANNAH, heart of his clan...
And, THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE WAY DOWN SOUTH with art’s adep… Continue
Posted by Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU on January 25, 2010 at 8:00am — 2 Comments
you'll never walk alone?
</ hi it's ben along time!
Over the last month i have felt so alone in this big world,
Life seemed to be going from worse to worse,
I know there are lot's of people out there worse of than me.
But when you feel alone, you feel alone that's all there is to it,
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you'll never walk alone?
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I know there are lot's of people out there worse of than me.
But when you feel alone, you feel alone that's all there is to it,
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Posted by dave cox on January 24, 2010 at 12:54pm
If you were a butterfly
If you were a butterfly,
I would cry each night,
simply so that I could feel your wings,
as they brush up against me under the midday sun,
as dreams of us loving are spun upon the dreams you weave,
as you flutter your wings upon my now warmed skin,
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Posted by Robby Baby (Poet of Amour) on January 23, 2010 at 1:49am — 1 Comment
SHHH...
SHHHH...
My lips whisper this sweet silencing whisper to you,
as your body starts to speak to me,
in trembles and shudders,
the veil of ecstasies tears it utters,
that speak of its desire to commune with me,
to set itself free,
to be the woman for me that you have always wanted to be.
SHHH...
Let my body do all the talking,
as I kiss your lips with my fingers,
as I run my hands through your hair,
as I lean into you with my chest against your breasts,
and I press you into t… Continue
Posted by Robby Baby (Poet of Amour) on January 22, 2010 at 4:00pm
Buttafly says Welcome To Brooklyn!
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Poem: Release the Songbird in Me
O my Lord of mercy and grace -
I desire to write more spiritual verse,
while flying on your notes of blessings
and overcoming Mankind’s sin curse.
My heart’s singing of your joy,
as You feed me by Your hand
the fullness of Thy melodic Word;
thus enabling… my ability to understand.
O Lord, give flight to my words
while I’m attuned to Your Spirit –
May Your message reach weary souls
and empower them with a Heavenly lift.
Allow me to rest in Your Presence,
nestled amid the branches of Life’s Tre… Continue
I desire to write more spiritual verse,
while flying on your notes of blessings
and overcoming Mankind’s sin curse.
My heart’s singing of your joy,
as You feed me by Your hand
the fullness of Thy melodic Word;
thus enabling… my ability to understand.
O Lord, give flight to my words
while I’m attuned to Your Spirit –
May Your message reach weary souls
and empower them with a Heavenly lift.
Allow me to rest in Your Presence,
nestled amid the branches of Life’s Tre… Continue
Posted by Joseph J. Breunig 3rd on January 20, 2010 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment
March Forth for Freedom - An Interview with Maximus Parthas
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10 Great Moments in African-American History 2009 (Special Series Part 1)
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Posted by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 17, 2010 at 8:36pm
The Redemption of The Blackman Through The Eyes Of A Woman
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Dear CTI Friends—
During the past two years, Creative Thinkers International has steadily grown into one of the most diverse, cooperative, and thriving communities on the Internet as well as on the planet. We take some small pride in the fact that while nations continue to wage war across the globe, we have been able to gather beneath a banner of positive creative endeavors, individuals from countries across the continent of Africa, throughout Europe and Great Britain, Australia, Asia, Canada, the Philippines, and cities from one end of the United States to the other.
We, the CTI Admin team, would like to take this time to thank each of you for making it happen. Now standing strong with 400 members worldwide, we cannot list the names of everyone in the community but we can invite you to visit their profiles, acquaint yourselves with your CTI neighbors, new and old, and connect with them upon the bridge of creative vision that has allowed us to actually live as an example of what is possible when ordinary human beings dare to champion hope, harmony, beauty, and wisdom, rather than too quickly give in to the impulse to glorify hatred, war, or terrorism.
The Person that you are and the positive creativity that you share is appreciated in more ways than we can say simply because we never know how many hearts are receiving inspiration from a shared song, poem, article, visual artwork, photograph, or simple blog. We never know how many are discovering their own voices because you chose to share yours. What that means is that who you are and what you do in this world matters very much.
Have a safe and joyous holiday season,
Your friendly CTI Admin Team
During the past two years, Creative Thinkers International has steadily grown into one of the most diverse, cooperative, and thriving communities on the Internet as well as on the planet. We take some small pride in the fact that while nations continue to wage war across the globe, we have been able to gather beneath a banner of positive creative endeavors, individuals from countries across the continent of Africa, throughout Europe and Great Britain, Australia, Asia, Canada, the Philippines, and cities from one end of the United States to the other.
We, the CTI Admin team, would like to take this time to thank each of you for making it happen. Now standing strong with 400 members worldwide, we cannot list the names of everyone in the community but we can invite you to visit their profiles, acquaint yourselves with your CTI neighbors, new and old, and connect with them upon the bridge of creative vision that has allowed us to actually live as an example of what is possible when ordinary human beings dare to champion hope, harmony, beauty, and wisdom, rather than too quickly give in to the impulse to glorify hatred, war, or terrorism.
The Person that you are and the positive creativity that you share is appreciated in more ways than we can say simply because we never know how many hearts are receiving inspiration from a shared song, poem, article, visual artwork, photograph, or simple blog. We never know how many are discovering their own voices because you chose to share yours. What that means is that who you are and what you do in this world matters very much.
Have a safe and joyous holiday season,
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Five Points (Denver, Colorado) Jazz Mecca 6 Replies
The American West is not only historical in its cowboy roots, ( wagons, saddles, spurs, six-shooters, and cactus) but also as equally important in its jazz roots, ( trombones, trumpets, piano, and…
Tagged: points, thinkers, denver, international, american
Started by Sage Sweetwater in The CTI News Room. Last reply by Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU Feb 1.
To Walk a Lifetime in Michael Jackson's Moccasins 18 Replies
Michael Jackson in concert around 1995. (photographer unknown) You probably can’t read the words in the note next to the accompanying photo of Michael Jackson, but they were handwritten by the si…
Tagged: African, Music, News, Movie, American
Started by Aberjhani in Music and You. Last reply by Kimmy Van Kooten Feb 1.
Haiti and Humanity's Fierce Urgency of Now 3 Replies
Map of the island/nation of Haiti. “We are confronted with a fierce urgency of now.”––Martin Luther King, Jr., from I Have A Dream The incredible world-destroying 7.0 earthquake that erased life…
Tagged: Year, the, disasters, natural, 2010
Started by Aberjhani in Haiti and Humanity's Fierce Urgency of Now. Last reply by Author-Poet Aberjhani Feb 1.
IF MEN ARE FROM MARS...AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS...WHERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN WITH BOTH GENDERS FROM??? 3 Replies
IT MAKES ME WANNA HOLLA AND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDS!!!!FACTS…HUMAN BEINGS, INVENT COMPETIION FOR WOMEN…WOMAN WON RACE… OTHER WOMEN SAY SHE SHOULD NOT WIN BECAUSE SHE IS NOT A WOMAN, BECAUSE SHE HAS NO…
Started by SOFIA PEACHES in The CTI News Room. Last reply by Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU Jan 31.
The Dancer
The Dancer, from The Wanderer, by Kahlil Gibran Once there came to the court of the Prince of Birkasha a dancer with her musicians. And she was admitted to the court, and she danced before the princ…
Started by Sabine Jakosch in Consortium of Poets at Creative Thinkers International Jan 16.
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The Path of a Creative Thinker at CTI
CREATIVE THINKERS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES
1. Membership at CTI is free and open to all those interested in either the production or appreciation of the creative arts, to include literature, visual art, dance, music, film, spiritual theory, the social sciences, philosophy, general humanities, scientific inquiry, education in general, and other disciplines intended to enhance the quality of life for all humanity.
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4. In the interest of stimulating creative growth, we encourage dialogue and even debate. However, Members should avoid leaving intentionally offensive or antagonistic remarks on the pages of Fellow Members. We can disagree and still remain a harmonious community.
5. Explore, grow, share, and enjoy your creative success.
Please remember, these guidelines are likely to evolve as the site itself continues to evolve and develop. We welcome and encourage your input. After all, yours are some of the best minds on the planet so we would be very foolish not to listen to what you have to say.
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1. Membership at CTI is free and open to all those interested in either the production or appreciation of the creative arts, to include literature, visual art, dance, music, film, spiritual theory, the social sciences, philosophy, general humanities, scientific inquiry, education in general, and other disciplines intended to enhance the quality of life for all humanity.
2. Materials posted by Members of CTI are their sole responsibility and not that of CTI management or any other member of the CTI site.
3. While recognizing that the work of creative artists is often controversial by its very nature, CTI prohibits and discourages the posting of any overtly obscene and intentionally inflammatory material. These include overt pornography, racist diatribes, religious slander, and any postings promoting discrimination against or the oppression of other human beings.
4. In the interest of stimulating creative growth, we encourage dialogue and even debate. However, Members should avoid leaving intentionally offensive or antagonistic remarks on the pages of Fellow Members. We can disagree and still remain a harmonious community.
5. Explore, grow, share, and enjoy your creative success.
Please remember, these guidelines are likely to evolve as the site itself continues to evolve and develop. We welcome and encourage your input. After all, yours are some of the best minds on the planet so we would be very foolish not to listen to what you have to say.
The CTI Admin Team
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CTI SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS
CTI Spotlight Artist Marne L. Kilates, August 16-31, 2008
Marne L. Kilates, the CTI Spotlight Artist for August 16-31, hails from the Philippines and is the highly regarded editor of “Poet’s Picturebook,” an ezine of exceptionally fine art and literature. He is also a translator and the author of several books, including Mostly In…
CTI Spotlight Artist Tasha Coleman, August 1-15, 2008
Creative disciplines of virtually every type, from filmmakers and actresses to environmentalists and jazz musicians, are represented at CTI. The poets among us comprise a fairly large number and one of them, Tasha Coleman, is our new CTI Spotlight Artist for August 1-15, 2008. Th…
CTI Spotlight Artist Georg Edvard Mateos, July 16-31, 2008
The CTI Spotlight Artist for July 16-31, 2008, Georg Edvard Mateos, is the celebrated author of four books, including “The Man on the Grassy Knoll” Trilogy, and “Portrait of a Sad Man.” In addition, since December 2005, he has been among the most prolific and popular members writ…
CTI Spotlight Artist Marina, July 1-15, 2008
One of the traditions at CTI that has helped us form a meaningful and yet flexible sense of community is the Spotlight Artist. It is not a competition or popularity contest of any kind but simply a way of drawing greater attention to the creative offerings presented so generously by…
CTI Spotlight Artist BlackBirdHyperdrive, June 16-30, 2008
One thing that has not changed at Creative Thinkers International is the sheer abundance of creative individuals and types that populate the CTI community. One of those individuals is the poet known as BlackBirdHyperDrive, our CTI Spotlight Artist for June 16-30. A visit to BlackBir…
CTI Spotlight Artist Marlive Harris, June 1-15, 2008
Our CTI Spotlight Artist for June 1-15, 2008, Marlive Harris, not only maintains a powerful literary presence on Creative Thinkers International but through her Grits.com site exercises such a presence all over the Internet. Among the many qualities that make Ms. Harris unique, valued…
CTI Spotlight Artist Robert M, May 16-31, 2008
Versatility is a quality we have come to associate with many of our members and Robert M, our new CTI Spotlight Artist, is one of the most versatile among us. The fortunate visitor to Robert’s profile page gains entry into a world of eclectic musical compositions ranging from classic…
CTI Spotlight Artist Vickie L. McColley, May 1-15, 2008
As everybody knows, diversity is one of our primary strengths at CTI and the members of our community represent cultures from all over the world. They also represent individuals at different stages of their creative careers and de…
CTI Spotlight Artist Poetry Life & Times April 16-30, 2008
Our friends at Poetry Life and Times have featured a number of CTI’s members in their e-zine and, on top of that, have now been one of the great champions of modern poetry for some ten years. They actually have the archives to prove it! Their current issue not only honors on…
CTI Spotlight Artist Luther E. Vann April 1-15, 2008
Often described as a poet who utilizes visual art to write his poems, Luther E. Vann is an acclaimed artist who was fortunate enough to receive some of his first art instructions from recognized masters of the Harlem Renaissance.…
News from the United Nations
Pacific island nations at UN meeting call on world to fulfil aid commitments
Fourteen island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean wrapped up a United Nations-backed meeting today with a call to the global community to honour its commitments to help them weather the fallout from global economic crises and recent natural disasters.UN crime watchdog helps Iran set up unit to combat money-laundering from drugs trade
Iran has teamed with the United Nations anti-crime agency to set up a financial intelligence unit tasked with tackling the spread of money-laundering in the country, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced today.Curbing sexual violence in conflict is ‘mission irresistible’ for new UN envoy
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s newly appointed Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict promised today a more coherent and effective battle against the scourge, citing recent mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and calling her new task "mission irresistible."Humanitarian crisis for Pakistan’s displaced far from over - UN official
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Pakistan has called on the international community not to forget the vulnerable civilians displaced in the country’s northwest, urging donors to contribute to a $537 million appeal launched to meet immediate relief needs.Needs of Haiti’s disabled must not be forgotten, says UN expert body
A group of United Nations experts today stressed that the needs of Haitians with disabilities must be included in the relief, recovery and reconstruction processes following the earthquake that battered the small Caribbean nation last month.Sri Lanka: UN chief urges due process for arrested opposition leader
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities in Sri Lanka to ensure the rights and safety of the defeated presidential candidate and former army chief who was arrested yesterday, and said he intends to speak to the country’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the issue.In Kenya, UN partners with MTV to dramatize stories of love - and HIV infection
The United Nations and MTV are reaching out to young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence though a new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi.UN seeks to restore Haiti’s weather services to prevent further disasters
With the rainy season and its flood risks due in April and hurricanes shortly after, Haiti urgently needs operational meteorological services to forestall further disasters after last month’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations weather agency reported today.UN uses nuclear technology to improve child nutrition
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is working to boost the nutrition of children at risk of malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases through state-of-the-art nuclear technology.UN faces race against time and weather to obtain hazard-proof shelters for Haiti
The United Nations said today it is racing against time to bring in hazard-resistant tents for Haiti’s earthquake victims before the rainy season starts, provide sufficient agricultural input to save the next planting season, and raise greatly increased funding to support the effort.© 2010 Created by Aberjhani on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
