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HOPE!I have been hospitalized for complex post traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and I fell into deep depression. For me depression felt like being in total darkness. An oppressive darkness stuffed with sorrow and all the negative, debilitating and depressing things one could possibly imagine. I, a child of the light, hated the light. I kept my room dark and lay listless in bed. I wanted my life to end. I could not see or remember my purpose. I attempted suicide.I know what the opposite of hope is. Absolute despair. A crippling sense of the ‘what is the point - I am better off dead!’If I had not had people who had hope I would have succumbed to my mental illness. Depression is a mental illness. One needs to treat it as such and get the appropriate treatment. I am the embodiment of hope.Hope is a mixture of faith, grace and a healthy dose of science and medicine. I needed psychiatric drugs to rebalance my imbalance. I needed therapy. I also needed community, prayer and encouragement.I am a poster child for recovery. I am off my psychiatric medications and am maintaining a sustainable level of health. It means I have the tools to manage my health needs and now can self regulate instead of relying on psychiatric medication. That is what hope does. Despite all evidence to the contrary hope said you will make a full recovery.The news is dire. There are rumours and rumblings of war. There are people at war. There is much despair globally. We need a good dose of HOPE. Something that says inspite of all evidence to the contrary good will conquer evil, cool heads will prevail and ultimately Ubuntu/Hunhu - humanity in its basest most beautiful form will overcome the hopelessness and despair. Remember only the strongest survive and human beings are amazingly strong, intuitive and innovative.Submit your poems of hope please. This is for UN poets and as Danijela Milić says for like minded people. So not just staff of the UN, but all peoples of the world. Remember the UN represents all member states and any person in those member states is part of the UN.Submit your poems and flood the world with hope. The deadline is June 30 2024.

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LSE HE Blog FellowSam Illingworthis exploring the impact of using poetryto illuminate and enrich our collective understanding of higher education. Here he delves into the poems submitted to the Poetry Amnesty to discover what they tell us about the halls and hearts of academia today https://lnkd.in/eAmZZEM4

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Bringing Brazilian poetry to China!Seven esteemed Brazilian poets have been invited to represent Brazil at a prestigious poetry event in China, highlighting the global reach of Brazilian literature. The poets invited were Ana Rüsche, Cida Pedrosa, Júlia de Carvalho Hansen, Lubi Prates, Luiza Romão, Rodrigo Luiz P. Vianna and Thiago Ponce de Moraes.This event not only celebrates the richness of Brazilian poetry, but also fosters international dialogue and cultural exchange, offering these poets a global platform to present their unique perspectives and contributions to the literary world.For more information about the event and the poets, visit: https://bit.ly/3yzVrXH#brazilianpoetry #poetry #poets #literature #brazilianliterature #china

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"Poetry is the most beautiful, impressive, and powerful way of expressing thoughts.Embracing the essence of this art form, the students of Grade II participated enthusiastically in a poetry recitation competition, showcasing their talent and confidence. This platform inspired our young poets to take the stage and express themselves creatively. Each student delivered poems on diverse themes, reciting them with passion and enthusiasm. The event celebrated the beauty of expression, the harmony of thoughts and emotions, and the rhythm and melody in their words. #JGS #CBSE #GradeII"

Poetry that will make you say, "Woah." Check out the launch of the HELLO KEANU! poetry anthology by Emily Sun and Sarah Yeung. Details below!

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Busra KaleMAKING LEARNING VISIBLE: Society & Culture - Blackout PoetryEarly in the Year 11 Society and Culture course, students explore the definitions of the five fundamental concepts. Here our Social Sciences Learning Coordinator Busra Kale discusses how she uses the technique of 'blackout poetry' to explore student understanding of the fundamental concepts of Society & Culture:https://lnkd.in/ghcyvGTUIf Year 11 Society and Culture are looking at this and wondering when this happened, fear not, you haven't forgotten. This is our Year 12 Society and Culture class - this time last year. Do you recognise your blackout poem here?Thankyou Busra for sharing your thoughts with us, and thankyou to the class, for allowing us to observe you at work. On the one year anniversary of this class exercise, may all your understanding of the fundamental concepts come rushing back.#societyandculture#bradfieldseniorcollege#tafensw#socialsciences#blackoutpoetry#creativeteaching#studentengagement

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"The Confederation Poets" by James Deahl- Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2023 by Deborah A. Morrison "The Confederation Poets" by James Deahl, Canadian Author, is a masterful rendering of Canadian Confederation poet's lives and poetry. As James Deahl states in this outstanding book "these poets connect with the general culture of their era ... they all arise from it whether they agree or disagree with it, whether they embrace or reject it ... whether in agreement or not with one's era, time, place, circumstance, the POET does respond to it." Furthermore, James Deahl includes Archibald Lampman's quote, "Poets influence Canada's new national self-consciousness in the direction of a culture uniquely Canadian." Here we can see how the tension of poets and their poetry is not only a response to society but also has impact on influencing society in terms of Canadian culture and Canadian identity. There's a Dialectic of the Truth of one's unique individuality in tension with the cultural influence, 'where one is' in relation to time/place/circumstance. It is through this Dialectical process that the reader becomes aware of how Poets and poetry are significant! This significance of Poets and poetry is highlighted in the progression of both individual Canadian identity, as well as the transformation of Canadian culture as a process. James Deahl's book "The Confederation Poets" is eloquently written, abundantly educational, and an absolute delight to read. https://lnkd.in/gPAMqtUE#confederationpoets

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There have been significant improvements to the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards since Creative Australia began delivering them in 2023 – especially, removing the rule that judges make recommendations to the Prime Minister, who then has the final say. The reputation of the awards will continue to improve in future years. Still, I would welcome further changes to help make these awards the centrepiece of excellence in Australian writing, including:* Change the name: the ‘Prime Minister’s Literary Awards’ is thoroughly unappetising (no offence intended, Albo) and is not an apt way to celebrate some of our most spirited, penetrating thinkers. I favour the Hazzards (after the writer Shirley Hazzard) or The Wright Stuff (after Alexis Wright, Australia’s finest living writer). * Provide clarity about the rule that ‘[t]he judging panels will make recommendations to Creative Australia, with decisions to be endorsed by the Creative Australia Board’. Creative Australia should provide a written, public explanation about why the board might exercise this power. Or just scrap the rule and trust the judges to do their work.* I note with amusement/bemusement the rule that ‘biographies of, or works by, current (at the time of entry) members of an Australian or foreign parliament or executive’ are ineligible. There goes my bio of future President Trump. * Also ineligible are ‘books generated wholly by AI’. The wriggle room left here is enormous, even allowing for the fact that AI-generated text is likely to be flat and banal.#auslit #PMLitAwards

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Unlocking Harry Hooton's Anarcho-Technocracy: Exploring the Rebel Poet's Impact on Australian LiteratureDiscover the captivating life and literary contributions of Harry Hooton, a cult figure in Sydney's libertarian circles. Unveiling his philosophy of anarcho-technocracy and the dictatorship of art through poetry and essays, this video sheds light on his influential magazine and its role in bridging the gap between Australian and American writing. #HarryHooton #AnarchoTechnocracy #LiteraryRebel #AustralianLiterature #PoetLife #CultFigure #LiteraryInfluence #ArtisticDictatorship #BridgingCultures #LiteratureLegacy

Brown Bamboo is pleased to introduce itself as a small poetry book club. The club dedicates its attention to the rejuvenation of poetry spirit, celebration of language, and aesthetic innovation. Committed readership can highlight the power of imagination in addressing the most pertinent issues in Africa and the new Black Diaspora. Brown Bamboo derives its name from a gathering place for the elders called Bómpé. Bómpé is made of brown bamboo originally neatly arranged up to ten feet. Bamboo sticks are lined horizontally beside each other with little space in-between. Bómpé is an assembly, is a place of poetry as much as a place of politics.In the last one and half decades, African poetry has taken a new leap. A new-generation of African poets has emerged in the African market and the new Black diaspora. The intervention of publishing markets such as the African Poetry Book Fund cannot be underestimated. Yet, these griots have little place of gathering in African space. Readership of African literature today has overemphasized a prose genre above other literary genres as the cumulative sum of African literature. Brown Bamboo is an attempt to retrieve the place of African poetry in African literature. We are gathering readers of African poetry.Join the club at,https://lnkd.in/g4ybU3-f

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