“May you live in interesting times” is an old Chinese proverb [a fancy word for “saying”] that has been expressed a lot the last couple of years. Some people say this proverb is actually a curse, since “dealing” with interesting times generally interferes with our ability to live our lives the way we would like to. Wars, weather disasters, pandemics are all examples of times that feel much more “cursed” than “interesting”. So what is in it for us? How do we push against conflicts, big and small, to discover…
California Poets in the Schools, Mendocino County Office of Education and the Arts Council of Mendocino County announce the 2022 Youth Poet Laureate, Point Arena High School Sophomore Sidney Regelbrugge. Sidney Regelbrugge is so excited to start on her term as Mendocino County’s Youth Poet Laureate. Sidney has spent her entire life between the forest and the Pacific Ocean. Poetry has been a passion for her since grade school…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, December 2 when host Blake More will interview the Ladies of BAM – Book Arts Mendocino – Theresa Whitehill, Felicia Rice and Zida Borsich. They will be discussing BAM and its series of exhibitions, readings, talks, demonstrations, and workshops, all devoted to the wide ranging & varied arts of the book…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, November 4 when host Blake More will interview Shugri Said Salh about her recently published memoir “The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert”. Honest and tender, The Last Nomad is a riveting coming-of-age story of resilience, survival, and the shifting definitions of home. Topics for discussion include Salh’s personal history of trauma, civil strife, asylum and ultimately triumph as she
On Saturday, November 6 , 2021 from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky (always the first Saturday of the month) will feature Vallejo poet Jeffrey Kingman. His poetry collection, BEYOND THAT HILL I GATHER, was published by Finishing Line Press in June of 2021. His poetry chapbook, ON A ROAD, was published by Finishing Line Press in December of 2019. He is the winner of the Red Berry…MORE
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, October 7, when host Blake More interviews New Orleans filmmaker Tom Roche. Currently working on a documentary about pianist Professor Longhair, Tom will share some insight into the life and motivations of this NOLA treasure, and why his wildly creative contributions have had such a lasting impact…
On Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky (always the first Saturday of the month) will feature a tribute to former coast resident and legendary poet Janet DeBar. Janet DeBar began reading and writing poetry during her childhood in Beech Bottom, West Virginia. She studied English Lit at the college of Wooster in Ohio…
On Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky (always the first Saturday of the month) features the poems and process of SF Poet, Professor and legend Dan Langton! Dan Langton was a longtime Creative Writing Professor at San Francisco State University. He arrived in SF during the burgeoning beat movement, and he held a poetry gathering (he hates the word “salon”)…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, September 2, when multi disciplined alchemist, Randolph Masters. Masters is an award winning composer, a professional, mutli-instrumentalist musician, frequency and sacred geometry consultant, and university music teacher, and show topics include the future of healing as it pertains to music, frequency and architecture…
Mendocino Poets in the Schools and the Arts Council of Mendocino County seek applications for the position of Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate. The person selected will strive to advance awareness of and appreciation for literary arts and humanities within Mendocino county…
On Saturday, August 8, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky (always the first Saturday of the month) features the poems and process of Chico poet Susan Wooldridge. Susan has held workshops on creative language and process with thousands of adults and children. Her book poemcrazy: freeing your life with words is now in a 32nd printing…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, June 3 when host Blake More will interview Sound Healing author, teacher, researcher and practitioner David Gibson. They will be discussing vibrational healing and its connection to science, healing, consciousness, nature and the Universe – now and in the future! David Gibson is the founder…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, May 6, when host Blake More will interview author, philanthropist and spiritual teacher J. Jaye Gold, who founded the Center for Cultural & Naturalist Studies, a California non-profit organization that offers disaster relief in the US and works with underprivileged children worldwide. They will be discussing his work…
Created just because. This poem pretty much came to me in a single sitting, just as is, at 2am on the night before my featured reading at Sacred Grounds in SF. I always want a new poem when I feature, just so I don’t get bored with myself. Obviously, these thoughts had been brewing for a while, and when I mentioned “Big Daddy Patriarchy” to a friend earlier in the day, we both were like, “this has to be a poem title”, and the rest, shall I say, is history…
A hangout for most of today’s youth, social media is a mixed bag, especially when it comes to the effect of social media on teenagers, those pros and cons are particularly significant. On the plus side, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat can be lifesavers for teens who feel isolated or marginalized. These groups include LGBTQ teens and teenagers struggling with mental health issues. In addition, researchers have found…