Rob Ayling writes: "Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
AMAZONIA
11 Women's Bookstores survive in these Ununited States
BORDERS(long
crossed,long gone)
Barnes&Noble
flickering like the light on a NOOK
Independent
as a bookstore in Austin-
Monkey
Wrench and Brave New Books run by volunteers
do
fundraising to keep doors open.Resistencia gets Council funding.
Boutique
bookstores flicker into life,adapt,morph,disappear like open mikes
Art
bookstores open on the cheap East Side,until rents rise
Half
Price Books recycles our reading pasts
charging
half full price and buying for pittance.No wonder Kickstarter
no
wonder Indiegogo.Open a bookstore /meet rent to keep doors open
Watch
as folk browse and buy nothing.
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