November 2007 Newsletter
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In This Issue:
A thought for the Month by Stan Almendro
Whisper Poetry News by Giselle Visser
Aesthetica - The Cultural Arts Magazine
Poem: Its in between the spaces I like it best by Kate Cherry
The City Which Is Inside You by Üzeyir Lokman
Who Am I?
Ever wondered who you really are & how do people perceive you?. o Well don’t we all do that?
It is true that we are ever searching to find the “Real Me” & it is overly important what others think about us. This must not be ignored because we need some measurement to see that we remain in touch with life BUT it can be not only damaging but also a tireless exercise to adjust to every opinion of ourselves.
You might already be asking where is this man going or where is he trying to take us.
Let me explain with a simple yet beautiful phrase.
“It is not what is around me, BUT what is in me, it is not what I have, BUT who I am that makes me a joyful man with peace in my heart.
If our searching is for status and recognition in a world whose value system has become warped we could be pursuing & adjusting our lives to something that while power driven ends up being destructive to others & one’s self.
We all have, or should have, that quiet inner voice that warns & prompts us to do & be the people we are. We need to develop & have a moral & ethical sense of values that will be for the good of others & for ourselves.
Let us remember that life is fairly short & if we want to have a joyous trip we need to become still see our real selves & seek to change. The inner examination is always a good thing BUT too much of it could be destructive.
Let us strive to do this BUT let us never forget that there is so much fun in life that is there to be enjoyed & as we dance through the corridors of life let us grab a hand of someone who has tired & is sitting, downcast & pick them up to run & frolic in the joy of just LIVIN
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Here we are, at the end of another year!! Looking back on this year some people might regret some of the things that they have done or said or even regret that which was never said or done at all. Some might look back on this year with pride, joy and gratefulness, thinking of the achievements, goals and aims they have accomplished and shared throughout the year, and then there will be some people looking back on this year with a sigh of relief, thankful that it is almost over. Whether you are looking back on the years gone by or just living for today or maybe dreaming about the future, just remember:
Only As High As I Reach Can I Grow,
Only As Far As I Seek Can I go,
Only As deep as I look Can I See,
Only As Much As I Dream Can I Be
In which ever way you choose to look back on this year never forget that for each valley you have gone through a mountain top awaits you. For it is in the valleys we learn to grow and experience the things in life, BUT it is on the mountain tops we accept and appreciate the things we have learnt and gone through in the valleys (life). Life is short and very precious, spend time looking back on this year, begin to look forward to your future and all the wonderful years that still lie ahead, BUT most importantly:
LIVE, LAUGH AND LOVE -TODAY!!!!!!
Regards
Giselle
The Cultural Arts Magazine
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Aesthetica Magazine is rising steady and fast
Aesthetica Magazine is the UK's cultural arts publication. The magazine provides a current up-to-date 21st century perspective on British arts and culture. Founded in 2002, Aesthetica Magazine is the only British arts magazine to cover literature, visual arts, music, film and theatre in one single issue.
Aesthetica Magazine has an expanded readership of 45,000, a new bi-monthly publishing schedule, and national distribution through WH Smith and Borders, the magazine from Yorkshire extends far and wide.
Providing readers with current information from the arts world, Aesthetica Magazine is here to stay. Issue 19 (out 1 October 2007) features: Caryl Phillips, John Pilger, Thurston Moore, Jackie Kay, The Future Can Wait: The New School London, The Turner Prize preview, and much more including new artwork and writing.
Editor, Cherie Federico, says “Aesthetica Magazine has come a long way, in a short space of time. The magazine looks at the interdisciplinary nature of the arts, and brings together some of the best creative talents in the country. I started this publication nearly five years ago, and it’s wonderful to see what it has become. I am excited about the future. “
In May 2007, the Guardian, said, “Aesthetica is going from strength to strength”. With an ethos of creativity and diversity, Aesthetica Magazine demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of the arts, and embodies that very concept within its pages.
At £4.50 an issue, get involved. Check out a copy of Aesthetica Magazine today. www.aestheticamagazine.com
You live in your own inner city, which you bought in a silent auction.
You were again unable to cancel your debts.
Under your blackening eyelids you try to feel certain things.
Without noticing your withdrawal from self, you leave for distant parts by using your ropes of thought like a ski-lift.
Your shudders increase as you touch the numberless elements.
In your screams at the moment when you feel the jolts from the echoesof your words crossing the threshold of your thought, you send birds fleeing before you.
As you breathe, your roses wither.
In your moments of madness, crystals fall from your roof.
As your field of thought shrinks, your city expands.
You exhaust yourself from running down the streets and avenues.
As the lamps of your voltage machines alight upon your nights, your humans robotize themselves.
The toads in your dirty waters frighten even the crocodiles.
Your inner journey makes you grow older.
Your internal cries amplify themselves.
You manifest difficulties with forty paws.
The auxiliary cells of your laboratories do not give you the opportunity to live any pleasurable moments.
While the fear indicator inside you slackens you through and through, you have not even the possibility of speaking.
With each movement of the clock,the seasons rip themselves out of your heart.
Your solitude traverses your spirit without cease.
by Üzeyir Lokman ÇAYCI
Mantes la Ville - 22.09.2002
Üzeyir Lokman ÇAYCI
Mantes la Ville - 22.09.2002
Traduit par Yakup YURT
Bruxelles, le 23.09.2002
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