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The American Poet Who Went Home Again (Book) - 8/2/2009 11:55:52 PM
Looks like a fascinating book !

The American Poet Who Went Home Again (Book) - 12/9/2008 1:02:02 PM
sounds like a great book and congrats on being a great poet of word and verse

The American Poet Who Went Home Again (Book) - 7/6/2008 6:16:43 AM
I have ordered "The American Poet Who Went Home Again" from AuthorsDen Book Store. I also have bought the Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, The Bridge of Silver Wings and I Made My Boy Out of Poetry. Good luck on your sales, Leonard Thomas Goslee, M.D.

The American Poet Who Went Home Again (Book) - 6/28/2008 1:26:56 PM
Dear Aberjhani, You are abounding in an astonishingly realistic interpretation of original work. You are a constant reinvention of meaningful, humanitarian, literary work, an artist whose influence on me personally plays a very significant role in my own literary volumes. The American Poet Who Went Home Again is a lifetime tour of a man's pursuit of the voluntary duty of human and spiritual relationships. It is for this reason in which you include your literary peers who are firmly and trustingly planted by your side that you are not friendless, homeless, or isolated. An enormous door into a spiritual world has been opened for you and in return, in loyalty, you have opened an enormous door in kind for others, me included. I wish you the best always Author-Poet Aberjhani...Blessed Be. Warmly, Sage

The American Poet Who Went Home Again (Book) - 6/25/2008 6:21:27 AM
CONGRATULATIONS Master Aberjhani! I am glad that one more of Your dreams is materialized! "The American Poet Who Went Home Again" is a reality today! If I had the seraphic words and the stylus of wisdom, I would write a note to You on the stone of gratitude to show the thankfulness of my heart. Thank You for allowing my name to be included in "The American Poet Who Went Home Again", and for the Essay on my works "Visions of the Poets: Part One". May You enjoy a long healthy creative life through a blissful living. In gratitude and cooperative attitude, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love (Book) - 6/24/2008 11:30:08 AM
The beautiful book graces the coffee table my living room, which displays on its walls other great artists I have known and admired. My life is enriched and surrounded by beauty of colors and words by Luther and Aberjhani

Literary Savannah (Book) - 2/14/2008 5:39:42 PM
Literary Savannah By multiple authors, including poet and writer Aberjhani, edited by Patrick Allen A Gem! Literary Savannah is the collection of multiple authors input on the beautiful city with a long and important history in Georgia. Having lived ourselves in this magnificent city and still calling it our home in our hearts, this book has not only charmed us, but has taught us much about the Savannah history as well as the history of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and partly Florida in general. The colonial cemetery was a large park crisscrossed with avenues where the finest trees in Savannah cast a constantly moving shade over paths of pink brick. Sycamores, catalpas, cork oaks, all bore in their foliage shreds of grey moss like long torn veils, stirring by the slightest breath of air. Originally from Barbados and borne by the wind, this almost ethereal vegetation added a melancholy element to even the most cheerful countryside land its strange attraction finally had its effect on the imagination. You could pull it out from the green depths, but it would come back, like some obsession…from Julien Green (1900-1998) The Distant Lands. Let us close our review with a few short strophes from Aberjhanie’s poem Return to Savannah, because, after all who would not want to! Memories: vicious Like a thicket made hot With cobras. The wrong step or erroneous beat of the heart and I could turn into a tower, bursting with death. Legends tell the tourists that specters roam this city but I’ve no need for tales to explain the red-eyed shadows hopping like squirrels through the greenless branches of my immediate apprehension. I remember when they died. Stand amazed, now, watching them haunt reflections of their former lives… The stories of the area’s history come to life as we turn the pages, read from the pen of Conrad Aiken, Sherwood Anderson, William Bartram, John Berendt, Emily Pilsbury Burke, Juliette Gordon Low, Johnny Mercer and Aberjhani and so many more. Of course even some ghost stories will be found, after all, Savannah is known to friends of the paranormal as the most haunted city in the South. Naturally, the South has always been of interest to us and our knowledge has been reasonable, but, after reading Literary Savannah, we felt truly educated and Savannah grew even dearer to our hearts. If you like the South, you should not miss out on this literary adventure, if you love Savannah, you really should include this exceptional work in your home library. © Birgit and Roger Pratcher, 2008

The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009 (Book) - 1/7/2008 6:55:03 AM
what is there to say about you ?!? You are amazing~ grace filling words lifted and your gift you give you share speechless *

The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009 (Book) - 12/21/2007 3:15:42 PM
Thank you friends for the beautiful comments and valued support. The experience of writing The Bridge of Silver Wings turned out to be a very special one and I hope the experience of reading it is the same. The words and the work took my pen in directions I never anticipated going but I'm glad I made the journey and am happy to share it through these pages. Aberjhani

The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009 (Book) - 12/10/2007 6:05:57 AM
First I send Salutations to Master Aberjhani, and to all that these letters may read. THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS is a BOOK that I wish to send to every American home. (If I could I would do that.) Its contents please the soul, enrich the mind ~ and enchant the heart. A treasure that the whole world should share. May THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS reach the hands of nine million Americans before THE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH, 2008... ~ (YES... IT IS POSSIBLE IF WE START PROMOTING THE BOOK NOW by calling our acquaintances and FRIENDS to buy the book! WHY DON'T WE START DOING IT NOW? Let us change the cliché that poets don't know how to sell. LET US MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO SELL (buy) TEN UNITS OF THE BOOK THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS. Let us change the CLICHÉ NOW. Let us call all our acquaintances and friends and ask them to buy the BOOK THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS Now. Mother Poet will smile to us! Much gratitude to Master Aberjhani for allowing this treasure to be released. THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS is a perfect gift for any occasion. In gratitude and reverent admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009 (Book) - 12/5/2007 8:30:56 PM
And what a perfect verse to throw such lovely light into this often dark world at Christmas. That excerpt's as pretty a garland on a Christmas Tree as you'll find this year. And this book's gonna get bought, but in my situation it will have to be after Christmas. Then I'll have the man and Poet of 10 years back and the Solitary Singer of today (to compare) PS: you and Luther are some Power Duo! blessings this season: michael

The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009 (Book) - 12/5/2007 5:19:52 AM
beautiful excerpt-and i love the idea of this book-

Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World (Book) - 12/2/2007 9:42:46 AM
“CHRISTMAS WHEN MUSIC ALMOST KILLED THE WORLD is a lot like an extended song on the nature of life, love, death, and music. Enter the world of Danny Blue and you enter one where few things are exactly as they seem and yet everything is filled with powerful meaning and significance. “Coping with the death of his girlfriend would probably be a lot easier for Danny Blue if superstar musicians, strange cults, and a certain ghost could just leave him to his pain. The only problem is that none of them will. The fact that he seems to be changing from an ordinary human into something very different doesn't help very much either.” --from PUBLICATION NOTES

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Book) - 11/30/2007 1:35:28 PM
Authors always welcome positive reviews of their work but one of the greatest indicators of a nonfiction book’s value and impact would have to be whether or not it shows up in the citations of other books dealing with the same subject. In the case of “Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance” (Facts On File) the evidence can be seen in the following list of books that cite the Encyclopedia in their reference sources: --"Belleville: 1814-1914” by Robert C. Fietsam and Judy Belleville. --“Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers 2004 Edition” (Recommended Reference Books) (hb) by Martin Dillon. --“Ebony Rising: Short Fiction of the Greater Harlem Renaissance Era” (pb) by Craig Gable. --“Millennium Folk: American Folk Music Since the Sixties” (pb) August 30, 2006 (University of Georgia Press) by Thomas R. Gruning --“Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 13th Edition (with CD-ROM): Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! (Writer's Guide) (pb)” by Jeff Herman. --“Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2004: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over!” (pb) by Jeff Herman. --“African-American Pride: Celebrating Our Achievements, Contributions, and Enduring Legacy” by Tyehimba Jess. --“Richard Wright: A Biography (Literary Greats)” (Library Binding) Twenty-first Century Books, 2007,by Debbie Levy. --"Music Musique: French & American Piano Composition in the Jazz Age" (hb) Indiana University Press, 2006, by Barbara Meister. --"Black France: Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism" Indiana University Press, 2006, by Dominic Thomas. Thank you fellow authors for the honor:-)

The Wisdom of W. E. B. Du Bois (Philosophical Library Series) (Book) - 11/18/2007 6:52:54 AM
The wisdoms of Mr. DuBois are profound and timeless. The fact that his words and insights to finding purpose have been immortalized in a book is genuis. This is another great work by this author that not only should be in eveery school, but every home as well for generations to come.

Visions of A Skylark Dressed in Black (Book) - 11/6/2007 6:20:44 AM
I'll try the download, but once you know me--I'm old school. I treasure truely great and new innovative hard copy books I can put on my shelf with pride. This looks to qualify Sounds full of music I'm gonna love. But then there is still "I made my boy..." You have long paid your dues, and thanks for keeping "books" alive! Almost too much to read on your site, but then I'll be mixing today and can fit some in! best...

Literary Savannah (Book) - 11/6/2007 6:15:30 AM
This sounds great. Including: John Muir! (from a book I've read twice) but so much else and I am intensely interested in Savannah and Georgia in general right now. So now I have 3 of your books or reccomendations I must buy! But I'll trade them all for a new volume of your poetry!

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Book) - 10/25/2007 9:55:24 AM
I clicked on your name, because I've heard it before (don't know where) I see you have established an incredible career as an independent writer! What books, and so many. As a jazz piano player, I want to buy this book badly, but I am broke this month due to being single and having to pay for a full house and insurance bills. But soon I will get it. Duke Ellington is my favorite Jazz Composer of all time (and pianist) Incredible that he could cross such musical and commercial bounderies at such a time in history for most Black Americans! Is the time period in you book , the time he was playing in Harlem? I love jazz, but my knowledge of its history is not complete. Again, I will struggle to read on your pages, but you have so much I don't know where to begin! Incredible acheivement for any writer; when did you first publish? Good luck, I will be back. michael guy

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Book) - 10/11/2007 10:39:22 AM
An excellent source of information during an extraordinary period in Harlem, USA. It is a perfect reference hand-book filled with excellent photos, amusing anecdotes, and marvelous characters.

Literary Savannah (Book) - 6/27/2007 1:23:36 PM
Try to find "By the Edge of Raven Pool" I think Hervey wrote this one too. Being a Savannah native, a Telfair baby, I am very proud of you my friend. Love, Susan

The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South (Book) - 6/8/2007 9:55:32 AM
Congratulations to a man well deserving. Continued love and enlightenments to you my friend, as the Lord continues to shine the splendorous light upon you. At peace and walking in love always, ~Gwendolyn

The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South (Book) - 6/3/2007 10:31:04 AM
Hi Aberjhani, I have just enjoyed your 'short.' What a wonderful book and rich in African-American history. It is an insightful project and I hope you consider putting your work into public schools. This is a great educational read for students about our African-American culture. It is very simple stated. I wish you continued success and I look forward to adding other work by you in my collection. Agnes

The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South (Book) - 5/31/2007 11:30:21 AM
Salutations, Benisons and CONCRATULATIONS to Author-Poet Aberjhani. I wish that "The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South" be read by many millions. (Yes, I am very modest!) Thank You for planting cultural trees on the prairies of our minds. Americans must be informed to be EDUCTATED and grow in Humanity and Justice. In gratitude and admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South (Book) - 5/21/2007 1:20:59 PM
All I got to say is "Go Baby Go!" blessin's best seller even if the literary world is still as blind by ambition as they come. When's the tour my Brotha? blessin's cynth'ya

The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South (Book) - 5/20/2007 11:53:59 AM
congrats to you sir-you are an incredible talent and i wish the best for you with this book

Come Walk With Me (Short Story) - 8/29/2009 12:17:59 AM
I actually felt that I was traveling down the streets of Savannah with you and your friend. Excellent write.

Come Walk With Me (Short Story) - 3/7/2009 3:22:27 PM
You took me there, Aberjhani - thank you. Well done. (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Come Walk With Me (Short Story) - 3/7/2009 3:06:39 AM
Thanks to mention my dear Painted Ladies of San Francisco, although if you have read some of my writings knew by now that my spirit was part of Savannah many many years ago. Who would believe that a boy from Sausalito would have a piece of his heart in Georgia? Georg

Come Walk With Me (Short Story) - 3/6/2009 3:07:11 PM
Wonderful writing, Aberjhani; just spectacular in every way! BRAVO! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Come Walk With Me (Short Story) - 3/6/2009 1:29:52 PM
The moment my eyes see *Aberjhani has added..." my world stops and I access AD. In my lifetime Aberjhani will be recognized as one of our time's best writers. Whether it's a poem, an article, or a short story it's always exceptional. When I red "Come Walk With Me" I felt as though I was also walking down the streets of Savannah. To pull the reader into your writing is the hallmark of a gifted writer. Suddenly I have an overwhelming urge to visit Georgia and Savannah in particular. BRAVO my friend, you did it once again. More, more, more.

Uncut Goodies Part 4: the Current Conclusion (Short Story) - 11/24/2007 12:26:02 PM
I would love a copy of your book, Aberjhani; these uncut goodies wree very good and well written! BRAVO! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Uncut Goodies Part 4: the Current Conclusion (Short Story) - 11/24/2007 9:35:51 AM
Aberjhani, I, too, am saving these Uncut Goodies; they're delightful. I, too, want the book! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Uncut Goodies Part 3 (Short Story) - 11/21/2007 1:28:41 PM
Aberjhani, Good grief, if this was cut from the book, the book has GOT to be fanTAStic! I want a copy!! Excellent! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Uncut Goodies Part 3 (Short Story) - 11/21/2007 12:43:45 PM
yes, a gift-truly wonderful to read-thank you for sharing

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 8:24:40 AM
THis is good stuff--find myself right in the throng, listening...

Uncut Goodies Part 1 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 8:23:29 AM
So, I read on....

Uncut Goodies Part 3 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 8:21:08 AM
You certainly have a gift for stroy telling. --Charlie

Uncut Goodies Part 3 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 7:00:20 AM
yes it was an excellent story now it really have me wondering if this was/is on the cutting floor what is store in the book!?! will keep reading

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 6:53:02 AM
okay interesting and the plot thickens....

Uncut Goodies Part 3 (Short Story) - 11/20/2007 3:59:59 AM
Excellent write, Aberjhani; very well penned! BRAVO! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Uncut Goodies Part 1 (Short Story) - 11/19/2007 9:43:37 AM
very captivating and if this is the cut verison wow....I remember the "Lost Angel" you posted and it is going to be very interesting letting the words find their place in my head I wish you the best

Introducing Uncut Goodies (Short Story) - 11/19/2007 9:28:32 AM
like all other hopelessly devoted fans of your writings i will be here peace

Is Your Life Still Your Friend: Excerpt 2 (Short Story) - 11/18/2007 2:20:26 PM
well done

Born of Tears and a Midnight Train (Short Story) - 11/18/2007 2:19:35 PM
enjoyed the read

Uncut Goodies Part 1 (Short Story) - 11/18/2007 2:19:13 PM
holds reader interest

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/18/2007 2:18:35 PM
enjoyed the read

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/17/2007 7:36:29 AM
Powerful offering Aberjhani!! Love Tinka

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/16/2007 7:32:02 PM
Aberjhani, Saving these nuggets...powerfully penned, no holds barred excellence! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Uncut Goodies Part 2 (Short Story) - 11/16/2007 6:06:17 PM
Excellent, hard hitting write, Aberjhani; well penned! BRAVO! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :)

Uncut Goodies Part 1 (Short Story) - 11/15/2007 8:55:24 AM
You had me captivated all the way through, my friend...I recall my own evacuation memories, four in one season to be exact, getting stuck on the Interstates, running my gas tank empty, bunking with strangers in a no name town church in Ga., the kids seeing cotton grow for the first time! yeah...imagine seven kids trapped for hours in one vehicle??? "Uncut Goodies" Great title! This was A+++++++! Love and Peace~ Kimmy~

Work and Soul in Michael Jackson's This Is It (Article) - 11/14/2009 8:24:09 PM
Great article Aberjhani and I have yet to see this but want to and even more so now! On a different note, I'm due to be interviewing someone and I want you to ask this someone a question and provide links so others can learn more about you. I'll need that as soon as you can get it to me so shoot me an email, (I'm not sure if the one I have is the correct one), and I'll explain more, the sooner the better... Again, Great post here and love and respect to you Chase:) PS (I know you always have something on your plate but I think you'll want to take the few minutes which is all it should take to do this) Trust me:) Heh, Heh:) (Sounds like some other famous last words huh)? :)

A Book Review is a Mirror in Another Writer's Hands (Article) - 10/20/2009 6:34:31 PM
well written article-i enjoyed it

Author Maya Angelou Long-listed for Nobel Prize in Literature (Article) - 9/30/2009 7:41:12 PM
thanks for this-i have loved her work and just finished "Letter to my Daughter" amazing woman and poet indeed

Musician-Artist Don Dean's Eclectic Human Condition (Article) - 9/13/2009 12:10:29 PM
Wonderful expose on Mr. Don Dean. I've learned crucial things here about Don that I did not already know. Mr. Dean, quite some time ago, sent me his autographed Family Portrait CD that I won as a prize in Aberjhani's Creative Thinkers International One Year Anniversary contest. Don Dean's Storm A Brewing and Chance Encounter are my absolute favorite selections. Mr. Dean also sent me a very sincere correspondence and one of his paintings that is absolutely gorgeous! Don Dean is a very, very talented individual who lends his unselfish time to those interested enough in his valuable work. It is quite apparent that Mr. Don Dean made the right choice in following his passion and heart in both the acoustic arts and the visual arts. Musician-Artist Don Dean's Eclectic Human Condition by Aberjhani is a work in which does indeed validate the human condition. It's nice, that when we finally arrive at the zenith of our artistic careers, that the scars we've left behind show up as "J-cards" aka CD album covers and screen credits along with the name of R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Afterall, this is the last place on earth where we compete, and only the survival of the fittest showcase in this harsh environment. Respectfully, to you Mr. Dean, may you have many more volumes to share with us. Thank you, Aberjhani. Sage

Michael Jackson: A Moonwalking Giant Lies Down to Rest (Article) - 9/6/2009 4:52:46 AM
thank you for this

Princes and Poets of the Realm (Article) - 8/31/2009 11:16:21 AM
Excellent article my friend. I wouldn't expect less from you. A great nation has lost a great man. "Thank You" sums it up perfectly.

Princes and Poets of the Realm (Article) - 8/30/2009 8:33:59 PM
wonderful write-i am glad you wrote it as i had a tough time not thinking of chapaquidick-thank you for the reminder of the good he did and how much he contributed

Princes and Poets of the Realm (Article) - 8/30/2009 6:05:54 PM
Wow! Good read. Glad I took the time to finish it. I didn't know the figure (2,500) but it's impressive. Really. Take care & keep going.

Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist (1) (Article) - 8/25/2009 9:19:35 PM
Mike is the greatest period, he will always be the greatest whether he is here or beyond. His extrodinary talents can't be compared! All the talk just propels him further. There was no one in front and will be no one after, thank you sooooo much for this

Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist (1) (Article) - 8/25/2009 8:30:30 PM
this is such a beautiful article-I miss his presence in the world, he possessed and shared many gifts

Supreme Court's Surprise Decision on Troy Anthony Davis (Article) - 8/21/2009 5:30:50 PM
thank you for sharing-well written and very interesting

Troy Anthony Davis and Mark Allen MacPhail: Flip Sides of Same Legal Coin (Article) - 8/14/2009 7:49:05 AM
Aberjhani - I remember reading about this case in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and wondering how the authorities could not review it. Glad they've decided to review it. It's tragic to think of all those who've been convicted by eyewitness testimony who have been proven innocent years later, even more tragic to think of those who have been executed. - David

Review of Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander's Body of Life (Article) - 3/7/2009 7:15:06 PM
I'm glad you shared this Aberjhani! I found it of GREAT INTEREST and being a poet was more powerful in her expressive words and giving heart and soul! Thank you for this Tribute! WRITE ON! Warmest of Blessings, Love and Light, Warrior Purple Lady SHEExooo Stay Positive! Through the warmth of your inner serenity... Psss...This is treasure for my library to read again, I found much here of interest! You researched so much and I appreciate, she sounds to have a warm and caring spirit!

Women's History Month 2009 Spotlight on Vanda Trappio Patton (Article) - 3/7/2009 2:54:48 AM
Those that dare always can say...Yes, we can. Congratulations to Ms. Vanda Trappio Patton. Georg

The Woman Who Lit the Smoking Poet's Cigar (Article) - 2/27/2009 2:46:29 AM
For a poet that hold at home...again, sure you move in ample circles giving us a peek to those literary souvenirs and information bits. We thank the Master Poet. Georg

Meeting Romance Author Beverly Jenkins (Article) - 2/22/2009 6:52:10 PM
Thank You for the introduction to Author Beverly Jenkins. I have enjoyed the reading of "Meeting Romance Author Beverly Jenkins" In admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Review of Toni Morrison's What Moves at the Margin (Article) - 2/22/2009 4:20:03 PM
I thank You for this "Review of Toni Morrison's What Moves at the Margin". It is a privilege to read this article, which makes the approach to Author Morrison's works a pleasant trip through the intellectual road. I have enjoyed the article, and have learned from its contents. In gratitude and admiration, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Review of Toni Morrison's What Moves at the Margin (Article) - 2/20/2009 4:49:11 PM
a wonderful review-i have truly enjoyed toni morrison

Review of Toni Morrison's What Moves at the Margin (Article) - 2/20/2009 1:48:00 PM
Some years back I meet Ms. Morrison at the Four Seasons in Chicago, I will never forget that voice, like a silver echo wrapped in velvet, peaceful, profound on its words, it should had belong to a woman ten feet tall, and thinking of it...she was. Georg

Meeting Romance Author Beverly Jenkins (Article) - 2/19/2009 6:24:54 PM
sounds like a wonderful meeting!

Meeting Romance Author Beverly Jenkins (Article) - 2/19/2009 5:31:46 AM
Is alway joyful to rub elbows with optimist authors dedicating their work to love, to lives that had gone over many hurdles, to focused in a good future poets, to pious writes that share with us their conversations with God...and you had that privilege my fried, you had the blessing of that privilege. Georg

Field Notes from the 2009 Book Festival Trenches (Part 1 of 3) (Article) - 2/13/2009 3:00:15 AM
Oh Brother! I got an invitation to send a book to Savannah among a half dozen others which I ignored of pure ignorance. I would like someone in Authors-Den, Creative Thinkers and The Writers Forum to validate the genuine ones from the myriad of those asking for 50 U$S participation fee with a death-line to submit just ten days before the "prize awards" Happy to see that Savannah was legit and regret I didn't participate. Maybe next year... Georg

Field Notes from the 2009 Book Festival Trenches (Part 1 of 3) (Article) - 2/12/2009 2:02:41 PM
How I would have loved to have been there. I'll betcha the muses gathered and asked Zeus to speak to God about a change in the temperature for just that day. Can't wait for Parts 2 and 3Aberjhani. Hugs, Marcia

Review of Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander's Body of Life (Article) - 1/27/2009 11:31:22 PM
I followed all President Barak Obama's Inauguration, and, although I have admiration for the works of Ms. Alexander, my heart was aching as my heart was imagining how could it had be if Dr. Luther Martin King could had told us that the dream was fulfilled, with tears in his eyes knowing that his little girl will be taken from now on for her virtues and not for the color of her skin. But, to be fair, Ms. Alexander brought echoes of freedom happiness that ignored grievances, happiness that at last all of us can be called Americans. A very good Review! Georg

Review of Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander's Body of Life (Article) - 1/27/2009 8:45:09 AM
interesting read

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 11/23/2009 5:48:51 AM
Wow. This is beautifully penned. I love the imagery in the second verse...the wind. Sheila

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 8:49:21 PM
God, this is beautiful. Alexandr is thrilled, I know. No one but you could design a tribute that fits like a dream, sounds like a dream, and looks like a dream. Love the shimmer. . .flash of the diamonds, wine of the rubies, golden laughter, dappled shadows, scent. . .make that two world's best poets!! Blessings! Phyllis

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:42:41 PM
Happy Birthday, Alexandra! A gift poem written for you by Aberjhani is worth more than rubies and diamonds. :-) You have captured the refulgence of this poetess well, Aberjhani.

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 3:10:37 AM
BEAUTIFUL POEM!!!!!!!!! ''The wind wraps her as a lover''... I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:58:00 PM
Delightfully rich tribute, Aberjhani, John

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:19:32 PM
this is so lovely!

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 12:07:20 PM
Amen! Such a fragrant scent this tribute leaves in the senses for a beautifully gifted soul. Blessings ... r

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 11:25:54 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXANDRA! To Portugal's Beauty on windborne wings soaring with magnificent grace! The wings get lighter as the years combine OneLight* Thank you for being the Author-Poet to which this beautiful tribute takes flight, Aberjhani. Love, Sage

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 10:47:10 AM
Beautiful gift you've penned, Aberjhani; well done! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 10:12:03 AM
Dear Aberjhani, What a splendid tribute ... what an awesome gift from a treasured friend! Love & Light always and in all ways, Joseph

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 9:57:58 AM
A fabulous capture of this beautiful lady and poet's mortality and immortality, AberJ; both of which stream from her inner being, her essence out of which she sparkles and speaks. She IS like a crystal stream whose life bubbles up from deep well-springs of life, erupting in magical, mystical and thirst-quenching fountains, flowing forever onwards to unimaginable open seas. You have well-imaged her poetic gifting and regal opulence here. She stands tall and gracious among women. This write will feed her spirit and soul to further resource her irrepressable rivers. Bless you, you're a birthday gift straight from the lap of the gods! :)) xx

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 8:53:06 AM
She will love this, as do I. Beautiful, Aberjhani. A true gift worthy of a Poet - your words. Well done! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

The Poetess Inside Her Years (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 8:50:06 AM
She is so beautiful inside and out and your poem is a perfect tribute Aberjhani.

Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001 (Poetry) - 10/6/2009 11:13:34 AM
Need to keep looking at history, don't we. Easier not to! Hard to find much upside. But surely -- surely -- we have the capacity to learn from s o m e of our mistakes. Thanks be to God for another intelligent, incisive, and thought-provoking piece that bears the stamp of one of the finest poets writing today: A b e r j h a n i !! Create ON!!! Always, and Then, Phyllis

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 9/5/2009 10:08:23 PM
This is as brilliant as the tributee. Stunning! You might want to consider submitting it to be included in the Michael Jackson Opus - they are taking submissions for the book. You can do so here (before Sept 30th!): http://www.krakenopus.com/family/michaeljackson I also want to mention that I've read your recent writings about Michael Jackson and also find them beautiful tributes. ("Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist") You are an immensely talented writer. I am only one year younger than Michael, so there has never been a time that there was no Michael Jackson in my own life - until now. He is truly a part of me, of who I am. His exit happened so suddenly and SO soon, my head went spinning into remembering what my heart never forgot about Michael, and the tears still haven't stopped. The memory of every song, every video, various interviews, essays and poems came flooding back like an ocean whose tide I could not stop, and I am still caught in the undertow. There were things we have learned about Michael now that none of us knew the full extent of, and probably still don't. With each memory, each new piece of knowledge about what we've truly lost, a piece of my heart went with him - until it's seemingly all gone. If it is still within me, then it IS Him. He is my Heart and part of my own Soul. I suppose he'll live on in that way but you know, it's just not the same as knowing he's still in this World. Thank you Aberjhani, for this most brilliant tribute to (one of) the most brilliant Angel(s) that we have been lucky enough to share among us on this Earth. "You and I were never separate It's just an illusion Wrought by the magical lens of Perception" -- Michael Jackson, "Heaven is Here"

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 9/1/2009 8:32:12 AM
Your poem elevates me beyond the depth of blak holes. This trubute to Michael Jackson is worthy only of a pen such as yours. Brother Aberjhani e-mail usabrowneagle69.aol.com, thank you. But above all keep up the excellent writing. Peace!!!

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/31/2009 12:35:35 PM
MJ will live forever in our hearts. A wonderful 5-7-5 composition, a fitting tribute.

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/30/2009 10:37:19 AM
Goodbye is perhaps inappropriate for someone who's phenomenon will never die, and I think your words wrestle with this ambivalence. We mourn the death of a percieved friend, like Princess Diana. yet we know that their essence will not diminish, fade or tarnish. He was almost like Christ (I mean no disrespect here) in the sense that he knew mess and ugliness well, yet sowed grace and beauty into others' lives and ignited their capacities to dream. And this is his legacy. Grace and beauty always conquer in the end, even amid all the turmoil that dogs his story still... and conceivably because of, and inspite of it. I have written quite a different Michael Jackson piece which I hope will not offend, because it asks of him quite simply "Well, Michael... what's it like to be dead?!" I mean no flippancy here, or cruelty. It's an honest question we want to put to those who impact us most, who share both our humanity and our divinity in some ways. Penned in your inimitable AberJ style whose life-blood ink always runs a deeper shade of regal red, blue and purple. Another write that transcends. TY xx

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/29/2009 7:19:40 AM
A fine tribute expressed in string of meaningful haiku; so well done, Aberjhani. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace to you, Regis

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/29/2009 4:03:12 AM
"Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I)" is flower of five hundred and ten petals (Grammatical syllables) in ten Vases (Stanzas) of diamond. When I read "Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist" (Part 1) (Part 2) I had a feeling that the author would follow that with great verses. I left a comment to that blog: http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1105089%3ABlogPost%3A59142&page=1#comment-1105089_Comment_59145 It takes a heart of a great maecenas and the Soul of a true Poet to Gift the Tributee with a constellation of thirty stars (Verse lines)titled, "Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I)". In appreciation, Dixie Dawn Michelle

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/29/2009 3:12:22 AM
BEAUTIFUL, VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/29/2009 12:21:00 AM
A beautiful tribute. Really enjoyed the read. I am a big fan of Michael Jackson.

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/28/2009 7:48:20 PM
beautiful tribute indeed! he is missed

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/28/2009 4:51:56 PM
Wonderful tribute to the king of Pop! He will be missed for years to come! Very well penned, Aberjhani; bravo! (((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears! < That he died so young: tragic! And I am fifty now! Scary!!

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I) (Poetry) - 8/28/2009 3:57:34 PM
Aberjhani, The legend that was Michael comes alive in beautiful lines of rememberance for whom he was: a dancer and singer extraordinaire. Grew up with Michael and loved his music all these years: the day he died (the day before my 50th birthday) was a shocker, indeed. Well done. (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.