Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

I can?t be objective or dispassionate when writing about [tag]Tony Mims[/tag], because I am neither when it comes to him. That?s why I married him. If we hadn?t tied the knot, there wouldn?t be a Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf?. Since we opened our doors, there?ve been folks who read his column, Metaphysical Muse, [...]

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We discovered [tag]Geechi Taylor[/tag] when he joined Howard Wiley at the Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf?. He returns as leader this time on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 9pm, with guess who? Howard Wiley, not on sax but drums, and Eric Vogler on bass. Geechi Taylor lives in the East Bay. A Graduate of the [...]

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If Charles Dickens were alive and writing CD reviews and music columns, I would expect them to be similar to his novels: dense, witty, contemporary, well-rounded, full of surprises and information, and a reference source for a reader?s great expectations. He would be able to use the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as [...]

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Early 8/2006 – Hear a rumor that I?m nominated for an [tag]Arty Award[/tag] this year for playing Mrs. Potts in Solano College Theatre?s (SCT?s) Beauty and the Beast (B&tB). Would definitely be an honor but seems kind of unreal. That show was magical, and I loved the cast and design team. Must find out who [...]

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Hello Everybody- Yes, yes and yes! It’s time for another rousing and lively writer’s group at the L&BH poetry Cafe. This Monday night at 6:30 pm…Please RSVP before Sunday so I know if we’ll have a quorum. Thanks- Hunter Austin bbqsmoke@yahoo.com Here is an Update on AB 2987: In a fast-moving week that left little [...]

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if you couldn’t see the thread she was hanging by it would seem like magic seeing the white spider descend into a deep, deep hole as if she were spiraling downward in a slow motion spectacle of plunging into the depths. what did she want to see there in the bowels of the earth? maybe [...]

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