EDITORIAL
A STRONG FOUNDATION
We have a strong foundation, a long dream and the certainty of what we know; we have the power of friendship, the strength of truth and the courage of belief. These are the things that tend to define us, make us who we are, stand us firm in the uncertain hour. These are the things that drive us to the microphone to sing and to speak of those things we know and believe. There is much to uncover, much to do. The race is not over. We cannot be silent and we will not leave quietly, even while “the winds of changes shift.”
So take your place either behind or in front of, the microphone this month at one of our fabulous open microphone sessions. We have a few to choose from. Speak your heart, sing your soul. Stake your place. Love the community that is gathering on these occasions – we gather so that we know we are not alone. See you at the microphone!
Peace
Mark Raffills
Golden Bay Live Poets Society
We were ‘old friends’ bathed in the endless glory of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘American Tune’. Me and Kennedy, talking about faithful songs, faithful friends, getting older and holding joy to the times we knew, knowing still that all things shall we well. To friendship. Thanks again to Dr Jeff Obadiah Simmonds for putting the video together.
ACID ON THE MICROPHONE gives ya this month
Redwood, spoken word artist, NZ Poetry Slam finalist, Golden Bay faithful and all round stunning poet, will entertain and challenge with a woven tapestry of words and images. Colm and Sol, accompanying live with percussion and strings, will deliver a few surprises, including a couple of vocal embellishments!
Yeah. Daylight saving comes to an end for another year and the 5.30 pm evenings at the Dangerous Kitchen are becoming a little more cosy, a little more defiant, a little more Dangerous!
