Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 and 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 within 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 YOU ARE IMPORTANT
THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF
EMPIRES
Pop Festivals bloat as they steal
public parklands
McMansions bloat as they make tiny new
slums
Newspapers slim as an iphone as
forests go online
Economies do not grow with austerity
guidelines
Police are not occupying murdering
armies
Free speech has become an endangered
species
Bibles are not dropped like Bombs in
North Korea
Censorship means we need both
Wikileaks and Wikipedia
Politics still stuck between DIVIDE
and CONQUER
Bicycle lanes and pedestrian
precincts.Positive solutions
mean we negotiate .Lay down arms and
hug and cuddle./civilians
Release all the innocent writers from
solitary confinement
Let TRUTH BIRDS sing each uncensored
morning in
Bookstores on every corner.Libraries
and public transport 24 hours
All you need to remember-your dreams
have power..
Iran: Golrokh Ebrahimi
Iraeea, a young female writer and activist, was sentenced to
six years in
prison for writing a story about the act of stoning. What’s even more
frustrating about this form of censorship is that she didn’t even publish the
story: a draft of the fictional story was said to have been found in her
home.
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