*[Enwl-eng] Poetry Reading with VFP Poet Laureate Doug Rawlings!

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                        Dear Vladimir,

                        Don’t miss out on a very special evening of poetry 
with Vietnam veteran and Co-Founder of Veterans For Peace, Doug Rawlings. 
Doug has published several books of poetry and has offered to do a virtual 
reading as part of World BEYOND War’s Global Skill Sharing. This event is 
open to a large group of people and the date will be determined and 
coordinated with Doug and the ticket holders. Poet Richard Sadock will also 
be reading his poetry.

                        Doug says this about how he found poetry: "I was 
first introduced to the idea of political poetry on October 18, 1970, about 
midnight, in an all-night Harvard Square corner bookstore. A few months 
before that encounter I had returned from the war in Viet Nam. To say that I 
was confused and angry is an understatement. I was also somewhat lost. Then 
on that fateful night I found this wonderful collection of poems by Denise 
Levertov that captured her journey to North Viet Nam as a peace activist. 
This was the first serious ‘discussion’ I had read from and about ‘my’ war. 
And true to what Robert Bly considers effective political poetry, Levertov 
used the personal to open up the universal. I was captured, and unlike my 
response to military ‘service,’ I did not want to escape. Instead, I sought 
out more of her work and other poets and, eventually, began to write my own 
poems."

                        Buy your tickets today while they’re still available 
and enjoy a night with other anti-war activists around the world being 
inspired by the work of these political poets—all while supporting World 
BEYOND War and our mission to abolish war.

                        And go here to see what other great offerings our 
supporters have donated including singing lessons, art lessons, a 
mindfulness session, relationship counseling, a medical consultation, and an 
introduction to improv—among many others. *Please note that due to a glitch 
in the system, the default listed date for all events says January 1st, but 
in reality all dates and times will be arranged by mutual agreement between 
you and the person(s) offering your workshop(s).

                        In peace,

                        Alex McAdams

                        Development Director


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                        From: Alex, World BEYOND War
                        Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 5:31 PM
                        Subject: Poetry Reading with VFP Poet Laureate Doug 
Rawlings!


                        Don’t miss out on a very special evening of poetry 
with Vietnam veteran and Co-Founder of Veterans For Peace, Doug Rawlings.





 
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