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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.
Happy Easter, you Christian types
Thought I’d give you a giant bunny for Easter: From Snopes and through __alana__
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Blessed are the peacemakers
There are certain moments that stand out after a political film about intense emotions, telling human gestures and moments of trust or intimacy or courage. In the case of I Know I’m Not Alone, Michael Franti’s new film, those moments include the way the Israeli…
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Don’t miss this gig!
Oh wow. Just got my regular Multicultural Arts Victoria newsletter and saw this: Diafrix & Daara J @ the Arts Centre, Sun 23 Apr, 5pm. “Rap, reggae, soul & Cuban music will be layered with traditional rhythms as Hamer Hall explodes in a blur of colour, sound movement…
Petition…
Someone anonymously pointed me at this (at least I assume that’s where they were thinking of, they didn’t actually leave a link). If you disagree with the death sentence, go sign it. 17-year old Nazanin killed a man, one of three who was trying to rape her and her…
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Eclipse
I can’t believe my parents are in Tunisia while there’s a total solar eclipse visible from Libya (just next door) and Turkey (just across the sea). Silly parents.1 Meanwhile, the webcast was pretty, I’m very jealous and I want to go to Russia for the 2008 eclipse.…
More scraps…
Written on an envelope: “You make your own community. You stop putting up walls and drawing lines in the sand and hope everyone else will do the same. You bushwack through insane media fear and full capitalist consumption and forge your own relationships.” – Henry…
Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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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.
