SIDEWAYS EIGHT PROJECTS

APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

Thursday, April 5th, 2018 – Poetry Reading – Sundance Books

A Weekly Series across the month of April

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Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 – Open Mic/Slam – The Holland Project

Spoken Views Collective’s monthly presentation and competition

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Saturday, April 21st, 2018 – Lit at Nite: Spring Edition – Headquarters Bar

Sierra Literary Cooperative’s Seasonal event w/ Spoken Views Collective

https://www.facebook.com/events/2505223479703491/?ti=icl

Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 – Performers Showcase – The Holland Project

Buddy Wakefield, Brendan Constantine, Anis Mojgani, & Derrick Brown

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Saturday, April 28th, 2018 – Sierra Poetry Festival – Sierra College (CA)

Hosted by Sierra College of Grass Valley, California

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We do not heal in isolation and solitary confinement. We heal through relationship, through open communication, through community. Through ministry, through belonging, and through love. That is how we are rescued from its snatches. That is how we can help to avoid the snares. Let the healing begin.

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Someone somewhere believes that you’re special. Your world is full of possibilities. Their reason for feeling you’re special is the full and complete knowledge of your uniqueness. They’re right you know. The folks that think this of you.

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These hours. Wasteful hours wasting away. Dying slowly, day by day. Sharing the same eventual fate. Do we leave, or do we wait? Like an unending play which leaves us in suspense until the very instant our character is gone. Only the remaining audience watches on. Is there more to this charade? There should be more that can be done and made. There is more, and all the parts are being played.

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The signs may appear, and yet someone might not be able to read them or see them. Perhaps one was looking for a different message or aid to reveal itself. Perhaps one will learn the language necessary to read and see the signs. Perhaps the signs will change in their desire to be known. Perhaps they’re waiting for the perfect moment to change a shade, a line, or a shape. Let the mystery be as it is.

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From the inception of your experience you were chosen. The time has come for you to beckon the fog to lift, the doubt to recede, and the focus to thrive. This one life awaits the greatness within you.

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Now that spring has sprung, we have gardening on the mind. There is just something therapeutic and rejuvenating about running your hands through nutrient rich soil.

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It can be stressful meeting new friends. It can produce anxiety to meet the new neighbors. But sometimes, when the day finally ends, together we share the fruits of our labors.

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Spring is in the air after we marched out like a lamb. The sun falls softly on bare skin, outdoor seating is available, and laughter is abundant. There is a sense of renewal and rejuvenation within grasp. We reach collectively for warmth and grace in our days. May we open our fingers to find both in our clutch after a swipe at greatness.

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One view of the city is that it is an epicenter of energy; a finger on the pulse of existence. Another view is that people get lost in cities. Whether you feel the pulse directly, or can’t find it, the heart keeps beating. My city has a heart a country mile wide, and a voice that echoes its heartbeat.

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