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President Barack H. Obama Inauguration Speech and Oath Text and Video
Added by Aberjhani on January 21, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
Barack Obama's Address at Grant Park in Chicago Revisited
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And the Lucky CTI First Anniversary Funtest Winners Are
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The Answer is YES!
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Two Entertainment Icons: Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes
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Open Letter to the CTI Community
The New Poet's Picturebook
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The Widget and the Candidates 2008
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The Wonderful Musical Weekly Widget May 15, 2008
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Poets' Picturebook Marks Tenth Issue Milestone
Added by Aberjhani on March 4, 2008 at 8:04pm — 2 Comments
David C. Hightower Selected Writing Forum Poet of the Year 2007
Poet David C. Hightower, author of The Hanging Man Dreams and one of our very own members her
Added by Aberjhani on December 31, 2007 at 4:50pm — 2 Comments
Juan Ramon Jimenez on the Art of Writing
“When we feel the impulse to write, let us not reason whether or not we ought to write this or that, but simply write it, for to write is to create.
Added by Aberjhani on October 1, 2007 at 3:07pm — 2 Comments
Welcome to Creative Thinkers International
Hello Fellow Members of Creative Thinkers International—
The CTI admin team would like to take this time to thank you for joining our site and to discuss some issues related to it.
Added by Aberjhani on September 27, 2007 at 1:40pm — 1 Comment
On Achieving One's Destiny through Creative Action
“Take any step toward our destiny through creative action (it may be as simple as lifting a pen over a blank sheet of paper), and we know intuitively that we are giving up whatever cover we had. Tiptoeing like the unwitting souls of classical myth who blundered into Pan on the mountainside, we have ventured into the sacred temenos of our own desiring and startled a god. The universe turns toward us, realizing we
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The Smoking Poet Factor
The brilliant writer and editor Zinta Aistars shares the following in the newly-published Fall 2007 issue of the SMOKING POET: "Life is growth. To stop growing is to stop living. The same principle applies to a literary ezine. It, too, is a living being, breathing new life with each and every submission that is chosen to appear in these pages. And surely this issue – our fourth – is breathing deeply! The voices here are many and diverse. Each one has given a breath of li
Added by Aberjhani on September 20, 2007 at 1:18pm — 1 Comment
Creativity Coach Eric Maisel on "The Intention to Matter"
"Your ability to create is intimately connected to your intention to matter. If you don't really think that you, your ideas, or your work matter, you won't have the motivational juice to create. So I would like you to say, 'I intend to matter' or, 'My creative work matters,' or 'I matter' twenty or thirty times to today."
--Eric Maisel, from Coaching The Artist Within Continue
Added by Aberjhani on September 18, 2007 at 4:22pm — 1 Comment
Vaclav Havel on the Nature of Hope and Joy
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”
--Czech playwright and former president Vaclav Havel ContinueAdded by Aberjhani on September 17, 2007 at 2:30pm — No Comments
The Marvelous Musical Magic of Jon Lucien
“His voice is rich and expressive, his best songs are perceptive poetic tales of devotion, trust, hope, harmony and spirituality. Three dimensional parables of love lost and love found and relationships filled with the promise of a new day.” –Jon Lucien.com
Added by Aberjhani on September 11, 2007 at 12:15am — 2 Comments
Tina Turner on Freedom and Creativity
“Sometimes you've got to let everything go--purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
--creative thinker Tina Turner, singer and spiritual visionary.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Art
"Art is not simply works of art; it is the spirit that knows Beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its headkerchiefs; that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance, tool." --creative thinker W.E.B. Du Bois, sociologist, historian, leader, educator, and author.
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- Open Letter to the CTI Community
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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.
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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
Ban calls on States to ensure climate change deal has broad support
Holding out for a 'perfect' deal at next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen could result in there being no agreement at all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today, calling on all States to get behind a deal that is as ambitious as possible but also has broad international support.Upcoming Afghan conference will help promote post-election dialogue – Ban
The international conference on Afghanistan that will be staged in London early next year provides “a very timely” opportunity to discuss the country's agenda in the wake of its recent presidential elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.Momentum for climate deal strong and growing, Ban tells Commonwealth
The momentum for a deal at next month's United Nations climate change summit is strong and growing, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging world leaders to make the extra push to achieve a firm foundation for a legally binding treaty as early as possible in 2010.UN agency calls on Iran to halt work on recently-disclosed facility
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called on Iran to immediately suspend the construction of a recently-disclosed uranium enrichment facility, and cooperate more fully to resolve all outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme.Top UN official urges probe into 'monstrous' Philippines attack
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today urged the Government of the Philippines to investigate the 23 November attack on a convoy in the province of Minguindanao that left over 55 people, including at least 27 journalists, dead.Ban deplores attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the shooting attack on a United Nations helicopter on Thursday in Dongo in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that left three peacekeepers, a civilian pilot and one member of the Congolese national police wounded.Winners of UN prize for use of technology in education unveiled
The Rector of the Moscow Institute of Open Education and Jordan's Ministry of Information and Communications Techonology have been chosen as the winners of an annual United Nations prize for the use of ICTs in education.Somalia: UN expert urges end to inhuman practices after recent stonings
An independent United Nations human rights expert today condemned the series of stonings that have been taking place in Somalia, and called for an urgent end to such “cruel, inhuman and degrading” practices.UNICEF official draws attention to plight of children in northern Yemen
Children in northern Yemen have little to celebrate on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha, a senior official with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has stated, drawing attention to the plight of the youngest victims of the ongoing conflict between Government forces and rebels.At Commonwealth meeting Ban drums up momentum for climate change summit
On the final lap of the years-long marathon to the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon takes his call for urgent action to a meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, the last global gathering before the summit.© 2009 Created by Aberjhani on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
