Updates December 2009

Happy and Safe Holiday to all.

I'm pleased to share with you two books: On the Island of Binga Bonga The War that Never Was
that is at - http://www.vermontpoet.com/books.html
It is a free download of a book and story for children. My friend and colleague Naomi Bennett has
made this into a play that she is performing with children in Cambridge. I saw the preliminary play
it was fun.

Also, Journal of the Plague: Living and Working with AIDS. The first chapter is on line. It is the story
of the patients and my work as a nurse working on end-stage AIDS ward at a Veterans Hospital.

Also, the new video, How to Make a Child a Suicide Bomber.

BEATNIK CAFE:http://www.vermontpoet.com/beatnikcafe.html. Will debut in NYC on 11 April 2010
Sunday 7 PM. At the Richmond Shepard Theater. Directed by Naomi Bennett. Buy tickets early!!!

Kulandia: Our space- sci fi ecological performance is on YOU TUBE at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0swEwNQf0
This has now been turned into a full length play that we are hoping to debut in 2010 it
is called LOVE FIRE REDEMPTION. Naomi directing this circus, sci fi eco story!

New Play FOUR PROPHETS is in the final stages. Part installation project, part play. Jesus, Mohammed, Moses,
and Satan meet in a public restroom to discuss what has failed - religion, the disciples, or humans.

Peace Garden/ Land Mine Project: Peace Garden installation fountain for Sarasota made of old military weapons
is in the early stages in Florida. Possible installation of Land Mine Garden in Cambridge.

$680 Billion Dollar Projects: Series of projects on the outrageous military US budget of $680 billion dollars. We actually
spend far more. Stay tuned. Looking for volunteers to help. We need to invest and rebuild America

Grace Cares: New projects at our not for profit http://www.gracecares.com/ new projects scheduled
for Morocco a reforestation project, on-going projects in India.

GREAT HOLIDAY PRESENTS: You can support Grace cares directly or purchase VERMONT ART POETRY http://www.vermontartpoetry.com/
posters, poems, books VERMONT MY HOME and GOD SEX POLITICS. GREAT CHRISTMAS/ Holiday presents. For every donation
to Grace Cares we will send you a book or poster!

On going updates at www.vermontpoet.blogspot.com

APPLE SEED HEALTH in 2010: Grass roots patient education for holistic health care modules. 20 top ailments
with common sense treatment, herbal, homeopathic. Cost of the course, each participant has to train 10 others.
Need volunteers to help. Please. Fun project.

Off to Jordan, Israel, Palestine December 26 to Jan 23.

Our Annual Holiday Letter
http://vermontpoet.blogspot.com/2009/11/2009-letter.html

A few updates and hope everyone is well, safe, and joyful in the new year

Namaya








Real Joy



Give me a *Christmas of joy

and keep all those useless toys.

Tinsel and wrap, just more trash,

now listen to my rap and stash



Forget Donner, Comet, Blitzen

and those other fancy kibitzens.

The elves are underpaid midgets

for sweatshops to make widgets!



Scrooge or curmudgeon my name?

Humbug!

Dig my crazy Christmas dream.



Every child who hungers would be fed,

loved and each night sleep well in their bed.



The homeless would wake safe and snug

with a sleepy contented smiled on their mug.

Every prayer of peace would be answered

and every single aspiration for hope heard



truly at last, through the land

we can call out



A merry Christmas to you all.



Ho! Ho!Ho!



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***Happy Christmas, Pagan Solstice, Hanukkah,etc.



namaya

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