Image: Teepee

Poem: (Lo)ve

ecce homo
this Jew ex machina
who’s purloined Pauline
aphorisms
crashed the Whore
of Rome’s machinery

— a sudden stoppage
in the
constant(ine) gears
which had weathered
the (st)orms
of barbarism and buffoonery —

died on a tree
say it
(s)aint so
devoid of (e)motion
qui(e)t, silent even
as the public gawked
and prodded
pierced
b(lo)ody hands agape.

Agape! he cries,
Love!
through the tears
renting his b(lo)ody flesh
almost as ba(l)dly
as we have
rented his b(lo)ody
super(ficial) image
through the years

perpl(ex)ed
(conf)used
gored
in the
par(ox)ysm of death
he begged
his go(o)d forgive
those who
(k)illed him
with their fears

 

Image: Duck Intersection

Night Music: Just The Way You Are

Image: Yellow Red Blue Green

Night Music: Just Give Me A Reason

East Van Garden Tour 2024

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With Spring comes the opportunity to visit some of our best local gardens. This year’s East Vancouver Garden Tour will take place on Sunday, 16th June, and will include about a dozen gardens within walking distance of Figaro’s on Victoria Drive.

Tickets for the event are $20 and will NOT be available on the day of the tour itself. They can be purchased from today in advance at Figaro’s, 1896 Victoria, and from Eventbrite.

Visit the Tour’s website at http://eastsidegardentour.blogspot.com/ for full details.

Image: The City Paints Itself

Nakba Day 2024

On Nakba Day — the day of the catastrophe — we remember the millions of Palestinians violently displaced from their homes at the creation of Israel in 1948.

We remember this year with especial importance as the carnage continues in full force this week and every week, and celebrate the Palestinians who have survived almost 75 years of State-sponsored apartheid, genocide, and general brutality at the hands of a regime financed and supported by almost every Western government. and media organization

Night Music: Tired of Waiting For You

WISE Hall in Danger of Closing

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I am unhappy to read that the WISE Hall on Adanac is in danger of shutting down as a going concern.

Built originally as an annex to the Methodist Church on Venables, “time is running out for one of East Vancouver’s last cultural keystones. The WISE Hall, a cherished arts and community hub, urgently needs your help to survive,” the WISE Hall wrote in an Instagram post. “For years, we’ve been a home for vibrant discussions, artistic creativity, and community building. Now, we face the real threat of closing our doors forever. This is a critical moment, and every second counts. We need your immediate support to keep the spirit of East Van alive and thriving.”

To keep it operational, the Wise has set up a fundraising and membership drive with the goal of raising $700,000 and gaining 500 new members. Memberships are $10 per year; one-off donations can also be made. See more details here.

Image: Roofs

Poem: Instructions For This 3 Minute 15 Second Poem

Read each word slowly.  Think about each word for 15 seconds.  Read the next word.

resemblance

impression

façade

masquerade

exhibit

display

vase

vast

obscure

mist

hazy

remembrance

resemblance

Night Music: Ne Me Quitte Pas

Image: Red Wood

Night Music: Look What You’ve Done To Me

Image: Light At The End of the Path

Night Music: Against The Wind

Image: Street Art #2

Night Music: Teach Your Children