Category Archives: Art

Windows And Mirrors At The Coralville Library In September

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Paul Deaton

CORALVILLE, Iowa– An art exhibit titled “Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan” will be on display at the Coralville Public Library from Sept. 1 through 30. The exhibit is sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, Iowa Veterans … Continue reading →

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CD Review: The Ghost Of Woody Guthrie

Posted on August 13, 2012 by bfiatracykurowski

Bucky Halker channeling Woody Guthrie The Ghost of Woody Guthrie CD by Bucky Halker & Andy Dee http://www.buckyhalker.com/ Reviewed by Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Illinois Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-1967) is an American musical genius few people know, … Continue reading →

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Follow The Black Earth

Posted on January 31, 2012 by bfiajohnshumaker

Follow the Black Earth  In the Buffalo Commons west of East of Eden East of Hundredth Meridian In a Land Between Two Rivers In the Middle Way In the Upper Midwest In the Upper Mississippi Watershed Unfolding flowing rivers Out … Continue reading →

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Himaliowa Haiku

Posted on January 24, 2012 by bfiajohnshumaker

Himaliowa haiku by jonshu In Butterfly Morning we Rise UP and FLY AHO! Happy Chinese New Year In this Year of the Dragon 2012 Jonshu

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Happy Festival Of Lights, Etc.

Posted on December 27, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

Dear Folks, Happy Festival of Lights, Happy Yuletide, Happy Winter Solstice Merry Third Day of Christmas Look up, Stars are real close All around here, Let’s get ready for the Cruise, Peace that Passeth All Understanding to You and Yours, … Continue reading →

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No(h)el(l) For John Lennon

Posted on December 14, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

December 8 was the 31st anniversary. by John Shumaker No(h)el(l) for John Lennon no hell below us above us only Sky beyond Farewell Babylon wants to keep us in hell held in the throes of debt despair anxiety and depression … Continue reading →

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Sunyata Sun

Posted on November 7, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

by John Shumaker it’s in the wee hours the WE hours before cultural trance sets in and everybody does their learned behaviors and everyone does it all over again it’s a few days before 11~11~11 many folks have a different … Continue reading →

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Happy All Hallow’s Eve

Posted on October 31, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

by John Shumaker Dear One, Happy All Hallow’s Eve, And tomorrow… Happy Samhain, The Celtic, Druidic, Wiccan, Old Religion, Craft New Year This is the Night when the veils between the worlds are the thinnest, This is the Night when … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Trouble Book Review

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Some say Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life  is Michael Moore’s best work. Full disclosure: I’m a big Michael Moore fan.  I’ve read all of his books and have seen all of his movies. Picking a favorite is like … Continue reading →

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Rename Iowa City Ped Mall Chief Black Hawk Square

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Ascension of Chief Black Hawk by John Shumaker The Spirit is HERE Be of Good Cheer let’s get over the pain let’s make it plain we’ve come to reclaim our land in whatever form or shape it takes place let’s … Continue reading →

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