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In Conversation With Patrick Woodcock, Part III

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Wanda Waterman Volume 22 Issue 17 2014-04-25 Patrick Woodcock uses poetry to document the suffering of humanity in war-torn countries—a kind of poetic nonfiction. (See Voice review of Echo Gods and Silent Mountains: Poems, his book of poems based on his time in Iraqi Kurdistan.) Recently he took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions about his formal and informal education and some of the close calls he experienced in Iraq. (Also read the first and second parts of this interview.) Unwitting Mentors As with many poets, university wasn’t a great fit for Patrick, who openly admits to having despised … Continue reading In Conversation With Patrick Woodcock, Part III

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The Great Beauty: The Visual Feast at the Wedding of the Sacred and the Profane

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Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 16 2014-04-18 Film: The Great Beauty Director: Paolo Sorrentino Writers: Paolo Sorrentino & Umberto Contrarello “Rome is a place where, more than any other city, the sacred and the profane go together.” -Paolo Sorentino in an interview with Larry Rother for The New York Times Have you ever experienced that peculiar astonishment that follows profound loss, that sense of surprise at the fact that the people around you are carrying on as usual? If so, you may have asked yourself, “How can they continue like this? Don’t they know the world has … Continue reading The Great Beauty: The Visual Feast at the Wedding of the Sacred and the Profane

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Recommended Reading: Overqualified

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The Mindful Bard: Books, Music, and Film to Wake Up Your Muse and Help You Change the World Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine: Volume 22 Issue 15 2014-04-11 Book: Overqualified Author: Joey Comeau Publisher: ECW Press “The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.” -Stanley J. Randall There’s something so captivating about stories told through a series of missives. Just hark back to Up the Down Staircase, an utterly engaging novel manifested in a series of inter-office memos, notes, and teacher’s reports in an inner-city high school. And who could forget … Continue reading Recommended Reading: Overqualified

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Maghreb Voices: Birds Requiem by Dhafer Youssef

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A Thousand Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground Wanda Waterman Volume 22 Issue 14 2014-04-04 Album: Birds Requiem Artist: Dhafer Youssef “Today, like every day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t go to the door of the study and read a book. Instead, take down the dulcimer; let the beauty of what you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground, there are a thousand ways to go home again.” – Rumi Here we have one of the most remarkable recording achievements of 2013. This decade’s masters of world-classical-jazz musical … Continue reading Maghreb Voices: Birds Requiem by Dhafer Youssef

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In Conversation With Marc Vella, Part II

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Wanda Waterman Voice Magazine Volume 22 Issue 14 2014-04-04 “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then there will be true peace.” ~Sri Chin Moi Gosh Marc Vella is a French classical pianist and a composer who for the last two decades has traveled with a baby grand in a bus across more than forty countries, giving impromptu performances for locals and inviting local musicians to join him. His mission is to share love and to celebrate humanity as part of the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children … Continue reading In Conversation With Marc Vella, Part II