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A portmanteau. A treasure trove. A time capsule. A poetry book. A diary. A photo album. Memories. Dreams. Wishes. Hopes. An open letter to an unsuspecting public. An intimate confession to close friends. A declaration of intent. A whisper of love. A personal record. An experiment in introspection. A performance space. A political rant. A wild yawp. Why do any of us publish our words and images online? Come, dream with me.Poetry and the young today
I meandered down to my first poetry gig for a long while tonight, mainly because good old Tim Hamilton (drzero) was featuring at the Spinning Room. He was as amazing as he ever was, and possibly even more so, with the new pieces about Paris and some of the Minor…
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Protected: My insanely long day by mordwen, aged 35
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The power of the Internet/abusive men still suck the big one
I read this yesterday on cavalorn’s LJ, who was repeating it from netgoth: I was just linked to this post about a violent attack perpetrated during Convergence 12 in NOLA. If anyone has any information about this jackass, please contact the New Orleans Police…
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Mr President? Have I got a drug for you!
Remember the “terrible side effects” of the “drug-trial gone wrong” recently? We’ve finally got some details:Mr Wilson and the five others were each paid £2200 ($A5275) for taking part in the trial, but suffered convulsions and organ failure minutes after being…

Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
