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Author-Poet Aberjhani's Blog – July 2008 Archive (7)

The Great Priceless Perks of Human Interaction

(Jepson Center for the Arts seen through tree branches. Photo courtesy of Flickr.com)

The primary objective of a book signing might be to sell books but one of the great priceless perks of such events is the opportunity to meet people from all over the world. So it was Sunday, July 27, when I signed copies of ELEMENTAL The Power of Illuminated Love (along with the title’s co-creator… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 29, 2008 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

USA and World Citizen Barack Obama in Berlin

The concept of a U.S. presidental candidate presenting himself as a world citizen as well as a citizen of the U.S.A. is novel, refreshing, and bold. Yet that seems to be what our times call for in 2008 and the crowds he addressed in Berlin, Germany, appear to… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 25, 2008 at 5:08pm — 2 Comments

Vincent and Theo: Brotherly Love of the Intense Kind

I have one favorite scene in the film VINCENT AND THEO, the late Robert Altman’s highly acclaimed masterwork on the life of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is a short brutal scene in the first half of the movie when Van Gogh’s model and mistress is leaving him: she slaps him witless, and then kisses him hard on the mouth before storming out of the apartment. That double action of pained frustration and loving adoration seems a sad…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 24, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

"Come Home": Carmen Lundy's Musical Journey through Style and Grace

It’s a special event when a singer of Carmen Lundy’s vocal prowess and dramatic gifts releases a CD boldly entitled “Jazz and the New Songbook,” then successfully substantiates that title with a solid two-disc set recorded live. It’s even more wonderful when that same singer follows such a grand performance with COME HOME, a winning collection of twelve songs that further demonstrate Lundy’s artistic finesse and very impressive musical…

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Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 21, 2008 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

The Long Dark Knight of the Batman's Soul

I grew up gorging myself on comic books. Consequently, I am among those who get a huge kick out of seeing the current popularity of hero genre films.

I'm also a fan of the late Heath Ledger and am looking forward to seeing the Dark Knight because I suspect he emerges brilliantly triumphant from its shining frames. That he died so young remains a painful tragedy for many, particularly those who knew and loved him best. That he is so extraordinary even in… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 18, 2008 at 5:24pm — 3 Comments

In the Company of Banksy, Proust, and It Looks Like Me

(Urban wall art by the brilliant and elusive British artist known as Banksy)

One of my favorite thirty-second pastimes is to click on major websites for books and find out which titles customers are purchasing in addition to a specific book of my own. I was particularly curious about what the results might be in regard to ELEMENTAL The… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 12, 2008 at 4:34pm — 2 Comments

Home and the Wanderer (Part 2 of 2)

From The American Poet Who Went Home Again

In my life as a poet, change meant employing my pen to acknowledge the deaths and lives of people I had loved for as long as I could remember but who suddenly were gone. I noticed for the first time how closely the word… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on July 3, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

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