Category: in the news
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Shakespeare’s Face Reinterpreted: The Second Coming of Artist Rocky Bettis
(“Shakespeare Considered Sepia” 2024 digital painting by Aberjhani based on original 1623 First Folio engraving by Martin Droeshout.) “Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” – Stella Adler (from Stella Adler on America’s Master Playwrights) 1. Different Times and New Places Have you…
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Days of Midnight Madness 30 Years On
There are not too many living writers who can claim to have authored books which had the kind of impact upon a city which John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has had on Savannah, Georgia (USA). The boosts it provided for Savannah’s tourism and film industries…
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War-time Powers and Persuasions of Poetry
“Through metaphors, imagery, and rhythm, poetry can engage our emotions, intellect, and imagination in a manner that prose often cannot. It is this ability that makes poetry a valuable medium for exploring the intricate sociological and philosophical aspects of war…”
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A Quote for Suicide Prevention Month
“The sweeping melodies and harmonies gathered beneath him and held him. He couldn’t believe how kind they were.” (#Aberjhani) The above #quote is from the fantasy superhero novel Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player. It is available as a #Kindle #eBook download unload from September 9-12, 2023, in…