Imagine my surprise when I received word that I was one of two

authors to be featured in CTI in September.   I admire the publication so

much.  Aberjhani doesn't do anything halfway.   I cannot think of a poet

whose work I admire more.    It is not just that it is beautiful visually,

linguistically, and musically.  It is the Voice.  The Peace.  The

Justice.   The Love.    Sometimes subtle, sometimes in-the-face

drumming to turn the other cheek a n d stand up for what you believe.  Be

tough a n d gentle.   It is the message that Mohandas Ghandi, Martin

Luther King, Jr., Sojourner Truth,  Abraham Lincoln, and other great

leaders were put on Earth to deliver.

By extension, Aberjhani is a strong advocate for support for the arts.

No wonder CTI attracts artists from all over the world!  

The feature, as I said, appeared last month [i.e., September, 2011]. 

I planned to post the news right away, but. . .what is the expression?

People plan, God laughs?     But the stars finally seem to be aligned

in my favor, for the moment.   The Creative Thinkers International feature

and  a sudden increase in invitations to submit have lighted a fire

beneath  projects new and old.    I am grateful beyond expression.

Better wind this up.  Need to strike while the iron is hot!
 

Phyllis

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N:  UNC Professor/Author/Poet Ruth Moose is hosting our poetry

group Carrboro Poetica's first live reading this Sunday, October 9,

2011.  See Events for details.