Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 16 2014-04-18 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 literary forms, his childhood, and the conditions that enabled him to embark on so many remarkable adventures. (You can read the first part of this article here.) A Blessed Childhood Patrick credits his parents for preparing him for the unusual … Continue reading In Conversation with Patrick Woodcock, Part II

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In Conversation With Patrick Woodcock, Part I

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Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 15 2014-04-11 Patrick Woodcock is a Canadian poet who employs poetry to document the suffering of humanity in war-torn countries— a kind of poetic nonfiction. (See The Voice Magazine’s 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 poetry schools, his childhood, and what pointed him towards poetry. The Surrealist Influence Patrick doesn’t place himself within any specific school of poetry, which is not to say that he feels all poetry … Continue reading In Conversation With Patrick Woodcock, Part I

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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

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 wandawaterman@themindfulbard.com

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