Lorna Dee Cervantes

MURALISTAS! CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: FIRST FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE DE YOUNG Friday, March 5, 2010 5:45pm - 8:45pm de Young Museum, Golden Gate ParkOn FRIDAY MARCH 5TH, the de Young Museum presents another night of music, performance, lectures, and programs in the ongoing series MISSION MURALISMO, in conjunction with the...

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Lorna Dee Cervantes reads for the Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series at the University of Oklahoma, TONIGHT, Tuesday March 2, at 7pm in Norman, Oklahoma. The reading will be held at the National Weather Center Auditorium (NE Corner Jenkins and Highway 9, OU Campus). A reception and book signing will...

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AND THE CITY NOW HAS GONEHow the clock moves on, relentlessly,with such assurance that it eats the years.The days are small and transitory grapes,the months grow faded, taken out of time.It fades, it falls away, the moment, firedby that implacable artillery-and suddenly, only a year is left to us,a month,...

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(in progess, will be updated as we go)Lorna Dee Cervantes Reading Calendar 2010Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 am"Building Bridges: The 1st Annual Latino Summit"Intensive Poetry WorkshopSt. Ignatius College Preparatory SchoolSan Francisco, CATuesday, March 2, 7pmMark Allen Everett Poetry SeriesPoetry ReadingDavid L. Boren Auditorium at the National Weather CenterOklahoma University (NE corner...

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251711/Every-dolphins-gone-surfin-Stunning-pictures-hundreds-glide-monster-waves.htmlOn HappinessDolphins taught the apes to speakTo take comfort in the wait for wavesTo flow together in an arch of forgivenessTo pay attention to the past, pastEnvy into the hilarity of a new revelationJoy is the natural state, a constitutionWritten with the rags of war, the pangsOf indecision and a...

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Statement on the occasion of Mission Latina/o poets honoring Diane diPrima's inauguration as Poet Laureate of San Francisco, 2/20/10I suspect I was invited to participate for my connection to The Mission, poetry, and the early days of MCC, and as soon as I was asked I said to myself: "Oh,...

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POEM FOR DIANE"When spoken (poetry) cuts a shape in time"~ Diane di PrimaLa Loba, you taught me well,how to survive the hellof an intelligent woman.Taught me to spellmy way to her-story, taughtme the world was a wordwith out El_Otro, Loba,you taught me to cherishmy whiskers, my attuned ears,my long smokey...

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Come to my intensive yoga/poetry/Spirituality wkshp TODAY, 1-4, 510 S. First in SJ. Bring $25, 15-20 copies of a poem to wkshp, writing materials for poems & notes, comfortable clothing to sit, recline or stretch. Uh, & tip$$ for the poet as this is an unpaid gig & a benefit...

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Fog In PacificaNoisy neighbors. NowStarlings replace hermit thrushNesting. I miss you.2/18/10...

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ST. VALENTINE'S DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO (more Mission Haiku)Happy JapaneseGuy dances and composesDown 24th Street___New red CamaroHangs a left because it canHome for Mom today!___Love HurtsCouples walk their dogsHot capuccinos in handKissing and dripping___People think real hardOn this street days before payMen sell red roses___RedondoSunday's best in SpringEveryone's a flower...

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I am now officially 100% on Mission, in the The Mission and on a mission. Exciting news in the last week. Major breakthroughs in all areas. True serendipity. What treasures you find when you least expect it, when you aren't even looking: the power of intent. "God is alive; Magic...

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... and I resolve to be a better blogger in the future with a whole new look. (Heck, I may even reclam my domain name.) Meanwhile, join me on Facebook for work and play and edumacation. Peace on Earth. Good will to women and all the men in their lives....

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Join me, Lorna Dee Cervantes & Francisco X. Alarcón who will be reading his poems from the new book featuring Precita Eyes Muralists & maestra muralists Susan Cervantes & JuanAlicia, San Francisco Street Art: Mission Muralismo TONIGHT, 8 pm. Come MAPP crawl, stop into The City's only neighborhood Visitors Center...

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Nov. 20Sonoma State University, Friday, 11/20, 1:00 - 3:40 pm, Stevenson Hall, room 2001; Rohnert Park, CA.Nov. 28 Rosas en el Mar: Lorna Dee Cervantes, MamaCoatl, Avotcja, and others. 6-10 pm, Dance Mission Theater, 24th Street & Mission, San Francisco, in honor of INTERNATIONAL MONTH FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE...

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Lorna Dee Cervantes Readings:Nov. 6• Kickoff Extravaganza: “Mission Muralismo: The HEART of the Mission, A Celebration of Art and Community” celebrates Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo, edited by Annice Jacoby with a foreword by Carlos Santana, in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists; this will be one of the...

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...my one and only baby was born. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May all your passages be smooth.I'm back in Boulder, feeling odd and strange to be back for a few days after 2 years and a few months away. Looking at my office again, I'm trying not to feel overwhelmed at the...

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September 19, 2009, Susan Kelk Cervantes Day in San Francisco!My step-mother, Susan Kelk Cervantes, was awarded a proclamation from Mayor Newson Gavin at the Precita Eyes Muralists Gala, "Community Art From the Heart" for her many contributions to the culture and quality of life in San Francisco. You can sign...

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100-Word Love Poem to Javier for Francísco X. AlarcónI was alone in shadows,a thief in the shadows,a regiment of one inthe shadow of you onthe night you appeared. Yougrasped me from the shadowslike the migra grabs livesout of the transatlantic water.I am no...

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Top poetry BlogsThanks to The Daily Reviewer and all who nominated me and voted....

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Please Join Precita Eyes MuralistsSaturday, September 19, 20096:30 - 9:30 PMSOMArts Cultural Center934 Brannan Street (near 8th Street)San Francisco"Community Art from the Heart" Book Premiere: "Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo"Silent and Live Auction, SS Participatory Musical PerformanceContributing Celebrities: Mayor Gavin Newsom,Peter Berg, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Judy Goldhaft,Charlie Varon, Geoff...

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Come on out and get your own original personalized love poem to you or yours written by Lorna Dee Cervantes for her book, 100 LOVE POEMS TO STRANGER. $10+--------------------------------Writers With Drinks, the city's most alternative reading series according to American Airlines' inflight magazine, is back!When: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:30...

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A Love Poem To El Tecolote On The 39th Anniversary for Eva Martínez/Juán Gonzáles?/you?/auction?/in honor of Her Honor, Sotomayor?El Tecolote means deathto some. It's hoot to take youaway. For the people of this landit brings life, life lessonsfrom the dead. Messages fromthe ancestors within this ground.For the othersMinerva's...

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Thanks to Sesshu Foster for the following meme. Spread it around!My Life According to Pablo NerudaUsing only POEM titles from ONE POET, answer these questions. Pass it on to 12 (or a million) people you like. You can't use the poet I used. Do not repeat a title. Repost as...

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