Ana Ribeiro

Meu Deus quanta maldade!

Nào tem cabimento este homem conseguir audiencia com uma máquina de tortura para os bichinhos.Eu jamais colocaria minhas bebes nessa máquina.

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In this poem, beautiful for its simplicity, love and honesty, Jean Jones recalls one of those perfect moments that come in life so rarely and make us appreciate even more deeply our surroundings and the people close to us.

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Faced with the Angel of Death, poet Ann Bailey-Willis chooses life -- to embrace the moment, and who she is. Thus, she manages to break away from the dark lady's magnetic, binding gaze.

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That's right. There will be no poetry open mic at Wilmington's Brown Coat Pub this Sunday (because of the Oscars). But it's back on the Sunday after (March 14), so hope to see you then! It's usually a weekly thing, and usually a blast!

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It's tonight, Monday, March 1 -- The Blue Monday Spring Poetry Slam! It's 7 p.m. at the Burney Center, on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Should be very lively and fun!

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On Valentine's Night, my excellent poet friends Zack Rearick and Sarah Howell hosted an open mic dedicated to bad love poetry at Wilmington's Brown Coat. Hilarious! Lucky for you, here are some of the videos from that night.

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The poet uses the news story of three girls found dead after going star-gazing to explore the nagging human hunger to reconnect with nature -- in this case an unobstructed, splendorous sky -- in a world of so much clutter. Stunning poem.

2 weeks, 6 days ago onWordpress in poets.blogs.starnewsonline.com

Poets walked out of UNCW Monday night with moolah and the sweet sound of sincere applause. The Blue Monday Spring Poetry Slam was a big success, with more than 20 poets performing, all of them good. If you'd like to see it for yourself, watch the video in this post.

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Poet talks about her relationship with the mirror intertwined with phases in her life -- and how she has grown, deepened her relationships with people, gotten new priorities and come to see herself in different, more positive ways.

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Another weekend, another poetry open mic! Come out to the Brown Coat, 111 Grace St. in Wilmington, to watch some poetry and read your own if you feel up to it. Kevin Dublin hosts with his soothing, pleasant voice and good poetry.

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