<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:31:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Splash Poets Cafe</title><description></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/</link><managingEditor>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>15</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/116077191407533938</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-13T16:38:34.090-04:00</atom:updated><title>Poets That Like To Rhyme - Fixed Meter Contest At SplasHall Poetry Forums</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Help us introduce our  New Poetry Forum of Rhyme, &lt;strong>Poems That Make You Go Rhyme&lt;/strong> located &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=bd3adb20d936f2111668fcee550724a6;act=SF;f=77">Here At SplashHall Poetry Forums&lt;/a>. SplashHall Poetry has long been known for its award winning free verse poetry, among many other styles both academic and street or beat. Now we have also brought back the forgotten art of the rhyme poem. So whether your name is Freddy or Betty check out the new &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=bd3adb20d936f2111668fcee550724a6;act=SF;f=77">Poems That Make You Go Rhyme&lt;/a> forum...&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;em>and win yourself a little pocket money and bragging rights&lt;/em>.&lt;br />&lt;br />..if you want &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=c9e6dc676d249f67665e14f700a8c3ec;act=ST;f=76;t=6383;st=0;&amp;#entry51753">Click and Go Directly To The Fixed Meter Contest and More Info&lt;/a>. &lt;strong>ITS FREE&lt;/strong>!!  &lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Guidelines are simple&lt;/strong>:&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>1&lt;/strong>.You may submit one poem only and submission must have a title.&lt;br />&lt;strong>2&lt;/strong>.Verses are limited to six, four line verses on the subject of your choice.&lt;br />&lt;strong>3&lt;/strong>.A Panel of Judges will score the poems.&lt;br />&lt;strong>4&lt;/strong>.&lt;strong>Deadline&lt;/strong> for submission is 8:00 AM (PST) Monday,&lt;br />November 13, 2006.&lt;br />5.&lt;strong>First prize&lt;/strong>...&lt;strong>$30&lt;/strong>, &lt;strong>Second prize&lt;/strong>...&lt;strong>$20&lt;/strong>, &lt;strong>Third prize&lt;/strong>....&lt;strong>$10&lt;/strong>&lt;br />6.Prize money sent via money order.&lt;br />7.Prizes may be donated to SplashHall on behalf of the winner.&lt;br />&lt;br />..if you want &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=c9e6dc676d249f67665e14f700a8c3ec;act=ST;f=76;t=6383;st=0;&amp;#entry51753">Click and Go Directly To The Fixed Meter Contest and More Info&lt;/a>. &lt;strong>ITS FREE&lt;/strong>!!&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/10/poets-that-like-to-rhyme-fixed-meter.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/115832501534042988</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-09-15T08:56:55.353-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Beauty Of Tattoos Poetry Contest - A SplashHall Poetry Member Created Contest</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">New at SplashHall: Poetry Contests Run &lt;span style="font-style:italic;">By and For&lt;/span> the SplashHall Poetry Membership&lt;/span>&lt;br />&lt;br />Ideas for a poetry contest? Guidelines in mind? Want to step up and take the challenge?&lt;br />&lt;br />Run your very own Poetry Contest. You decide what the guidelines are. You find the judges. You supply the prizes. Have fun within the community spirit. The forum is open for questions and comments. Contest organizers please drop in regularly for encouragement.&lt;br />&lt;br />Try this novel and vigorous approach to poetry contest.&lt;br />&lt;br />No prize is too big or too small. Give Your Creative a Whirl...&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">&lt;span style="font-style:italic;">And now for the first member run Poetry Contest at the &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi">SplashHall Poetry Forums&lt;/a>&lt;/span>&lt;/span>..&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.splashhall.org/uploaded_images/tattoo-728117.jpg">&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.splashhall.org/uploaded_images/tattoo-722656.jpg" border="0" alt="" />&lt;/a>&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">Champagne_Shoes  &lt;br />THE BEAUTY OF TATTOOS POETRY CONTEST&lt;/span>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">Guidelines&lt;/span>:&lt;br />&lt;br />1. No mention of the word "love" anywhere in the poem.&lt;br />2. No more than thirty lines.&lt;br />3. No mention of the word "tattoo" or "tattoos".&lt;br />4. All submissions must have titles.&lt;br />5. Submit only one poem.&lt;br />6. Judges may not submit poems.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">Deadline&lt;/span> for submissions is&lt;br />Sunday, October 1st, 11:59 pm EST. The winners will be announced shortly thereafter.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">Please submit&lt;/span> your poem in &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=e5a776e55b3254a079f2a1ecbedffc55;act=ST;f=76;t=6067;st=0;&amp;#entry49109">this forum&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">First prize = $30&lt;br />Second prize = $25&lt;br />Third Prize = $ 20&lt;/span>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;">To Enter Is Completely FREE!&lt;span style="font-style:italic;">&lt;/span>&lt;/span>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/09/beauty-of-tattoos-poetry-contest.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/115755603808473139</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-09-06T11:20:38.096-04:00</atom:updated><title>Nasty, Biting, Clever Critiques, Just Another Day At The Poetic AX - SplashHall Poetry</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">There's a million stories at the SplashHall Poetry Forums. Below are &lt;span style="font-style:italic;">just a few&lt;/span> in discussion about the poetry workshop Poetic AX...&lt;br />&lt;br />"Why not post 'I Have A Vagina' where we can bring our plates and utensils?" Champagne Shoes&lt;br />&lt;br />"I'm not sure how one languishes a cigarette, but I sure can languish "with" one." - Witt&lt;br />&lt;br />My motto is: Slap my face, don't slap my back. The thing I hate most about forums are the gutless critics who say: "good job," "wonderful poem," "wish I'd written that." - Diana Trees&lt;br />&lt;br />"...it reads as an admonition, and I'm not sure if those are the words that "entered her" in the previous stanza, the poetic voice upbraiding Miller (which kind of defeats the otherwise detached, omniscient quality of the voice), or another voice entirely, maybe a flashback (the writer recalling his father, perhaps?)." - MikkiRat&lt;br />&lt;br />"..this makes me feel like I reading the inside front of a dust jacket for a new novel. Very intriguing and well written, but it just don't do it for me poetically. Not enough umph or statement or shock or emotion, etc." - DublinSteve&lt;br />&lt;br />"Six years ago I was told that if I insist upon writing, to kindly confine myself to sharing my work with my Mother.&lt;br />&lt;br />I told the ass what he could do with his group and sought out places where I could get the feedback that I needed. I found SplashHall Poetry." - Wordfaery&lt;br />&lt;br />"The hardest part about critic of any kind is the fact that poetry is art, and as art is not only a means of expression but, a form of entertainment.&lt;br />&lt;br />Add in the fact artist/poets feel a connectedness to their creation, and any negative feedback usually meets with opposition." - Fragments&lt;br />&lt;br />"i begin my remarks by recognizing the tensiled backbone and the sleepy river (no pun intended) flow of your poem.  the movements seem to take us along the contours of our inspired coffee maker.  &lt;br />&lt;br />on the soft edges of her banks we take the brewing process like a tour across her fertile knolls and hidden inlets." - Cy Street&lt;br />&lt;br />"sensitive story, but what is the word when we attribute human characteristics to animals?  probably not a nice word.&lt;br />&lt;br />maybe attribute all these things to a hiker, solitary figure (wordsworth above tintern abbey) who is prompted to muse as he spies on antelope, aware of but indifferent to his presence?" - Mojave&lt;br />&lt;br />"I am infused with a pungent scent of coming across a patch of wild leeks. The leek can be said to be a cross between garlic and scallion. Imagine fresh picked garlic and scallions sautéed in rich creamy butter. ..This is the Poetic AX in a patch of wild leeks. The pungent scent of creativity and friendship. This is SplashHall Poetry. SplashHall is poetry." - cafeRg&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center> &lt;span style="font-style:italic;">&lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=b470a16d1afcc12f0de4b0a1e8d3eace;act=SC;c=16">Come join us. If your serious about poetry&lt;/a>&lt;/span>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;blockquote>The Poetic Ax is just that, the AX --[unspoken] if you gonna put your poem here we are going to cut it up. Our AX is sharp baby, so dont start wining [sic] unless you bring the cheese--&lt;/blockquote>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/09/nasty-biting-clever-critiques-just.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/115561102083525036</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-14T23:03:40.846-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Poetic AX @ SplashHall Poetry - Can You Handle The Truth?</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;blockquote>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;">The Poetic AX ~ Sharp Critique&lt;/span>&lt;br />The Poetic Ax is just that, the AX --[unspoken] if you gonna put your poem here we are going to cut it up. Our AX is sharp baby, so dont start wining [&lt;span style="font-style: italic;">sic&lt;/span>] unless you bring the cheese--&lt;/blockquote>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi">SplashHall Poetry&lt;/a> is proud to announce the &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=8ec65d6b4a129516478d33248e0e45a1;act=SF;f=57">Poetic AX&lt;/a> -- a workshop to enhance your poetry. Make your poem sizzle. Our critique editors will review your poem to the bone. They are seasoned, accomplished poetry editors. They mean serious business.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=8ec65d6b4a129516478d33248e0e45a1;act=SF;f=57">The Poetic AX&lt;/a> is exclusively at SplashHall Poetry Forums. It's absolutetly free. Our critique editors are professionals. This is your opportunity to have your poetry critiqued free - nada, no charge.&lt;br />&lt;br />If you're not a SplashHall Poetry Forum member, you will have to register. It's quick, easy and free. You will be glad you did; it will be well worth your time. You will be back time and time again to polish that special poem and it will always be free. Click now and meet the SplashHall Poetry award winning critique editors in the&lt;br />Poetic AX -- Witt Wittman, Cy Street, Diana Trees and  Champagne Shoes&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-style: italic;">That is if you can handle the truth&lt;/span>?&lt;br />&lt;br />Don't like the sight of blood in poetry? Then try our &lt;span style="font-style: italic;">Lite Critique&lt;/span> in the &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=75db4616dadac8cee24fa84ae9be7d78;act=SF;f=63">Poetry Wax&lt;/a>. We'll take care of those grammatical, technical and metric errors. Bandages available at the bar.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=8ec65d6b4a129516478d33248e0e45a1;act=SF;f=57">The Poetic Ax&lt;/a> and the &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=75db4616dadac8cee24fa84ae9be7d78;act=SF;f=63">Poetry Wax&lt;/a> exclusively at &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi">SplashHall Poerty&lt;/a> for the serious poet in you.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/08/poetic-ax-splashhall-poetry-can-you.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/115420017738417379</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-07-29T15:11:54.683-04:00</atom:updated><title>Live Online Spoken Word BZoO Radio's Red Brick Bistro Featuring Allen Ginsberg</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">How about a solid hour of Live Online Streaming Poetry - Spoken Word?&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;font face="verdana" color="red">&lt;strong>Red Brick Bistro&lt;/strong>&lt;/font>&lt;br />&lt;br />You will hear &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi">SplashHall's&lt;/a> own AlluraD, Wordfaery, Sartor and Cy Street. Others included by special permisson from the Allen Ginsberg Trust, Allen Ginsberg and Award Winning Spoken Word Poets - Lisa Martinovic, Janet Kuypers, Roo, Belinda Subraman, Kamal Supreme, Karen Gibson and many others.&lt;br />&lt;br />Tune in to the &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/?page_id=7">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> SplashHall Poetry's Online Streaming and Podcast Radio for Audio Poetry..&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Show Starts at 9 PM EST&lt;/strong> followed by the popular jazz and blues music show &lt;strong>BZoO After Hours Club&lt;/strong>. Tonight featuring &lt;strong>BeauBlues and The Alilbi Blues Band&lt;/strong>.&lt;br />&lt;br />Once at BZoO Radio site, just click on your favorite music player on the sidebars and your 'own' player will pop up.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Here's Tonights&lt;/strong> &lt;font face="verdana" color="red">&lt;strong>Red Brick Bistro&lt;/strong>&lt;/font>&lt;strong> Line Up&lt;/strong> &lt;span style="font-style:italic;">Some Poems contain strong adult language.&lt;/span>&lt;br />&lt;br />1. Allen Ginsberg - City Midnight Junk Strains (For Frank O'Hara) (4:48)&lt;br />2. AlluraD - For loves own sake (2:18)&lt;br />3. Belinda Subraman &amp; Ken Clinger - You Said Yes (1:09)&lt;br />4. Celestial Dancer - Tea (5:01)&lt;br />5. Cy Street - DaDa Hank - a glass into your half bottle (3:30)&lt;br />6. Janet Kuypers - I Dreamt About You Last Night (5:55)&lt;br />7. Kamal Supreme - You A Armchair Revolutionary! (4:09)&lt;br />8. Karen Gibson Roc &amp; Fluid - SWEET LIFE (4:26)&lt;br />9. Lisa Martinovic - Awash In The Aftermath Of A Telephonic Tryst (3:20)&lt;br />10. Lisa Martinovic - Ego on a Rampage (3:23)&lt;br />11. Maximus Parthas Featuring NuEshe - Get It Straight (3:56)&lt;br />12. Maximus Parthas - Youth, I Used to Know You (5:44)&lt;br />13. Economic Equation Michael Ricciardi (4:54)&lt;br />14. PoeTic SunShyne - Can I Love You (Wanna Mix) (1:47)&lt;br />15. Roo - - Simply Trying (3:52)&lt;br />16. Paul Marshall - I Might Get Stabbed (3:57)&lt;br />17. Sartor - Graveyard (4:27)&lt;br />18. WordFaery - Equinox (0:34)&lt;br />19. Wordfaery - Extra (0:43)&lt;br />&lt;br />Would you like to have your Audio Spoken Poetry heard on the BZoO HomeGrown Radio's &lt;font face="verdana" color="red">&lt;strong>&lt;/strong>&lt;strong>Red Brick Bistro&lt;/strong>&lt;/font>? Contact:cafeRg@gmail.com or add DJ Rg to your MSN Messenger Friends List as (MSN User ID) bzooradio@gmail.com&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/07/live-online-spoken-word-bzoo-radios.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114729055409577895</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-10T15:49:14.106-04:00</atom:updated><title>Toni Award Winning Georgia Me Thursday Presented By Poetic SunShyne ! BzoO Homegrown Radio Special</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.bzoo.org/GeorgiaMe.jpg" />&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />Your cordially invited  to join Poetic SunShyne and Georgia Me this Thursday, May 11, 2006 as SunShyne interviews Toni Award Winner, Queen Of Spoken Word - Georgia Me. If you have never heard of her now is your chance to enjoy the beautiful presence in which this talented sista brings with her.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Who Is Georgia Me&lt;/strong>:&lt;br />7x HBO Def Poet&lt;br />Toni Award Winning, Russell Simons - Def Poetry On Broadway&lt;br />Def Poetry - European Tour&lt;br />Featured On Showtime At The Apollo&lt;br />&lt;br />The show will AIR LIVE on CafeDeSoul Radio&lt;a href="http://www.cafedesoulradio.com" target="new"> www.cafedesoulradio.com&lt;/a> and BZOo HomeGrown Radio &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org">www.bzoo.org&lt;/a> just click a lsiten link on the above sidebar!!&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Call In Information&lt;/strong>:&lt;br />What: Rhyme Or Reason w/Poetic SunShyne&lt;br />When: Thursday, May 11, 2006&lt;br />Time: 10:00 PM EDT 9:00 PM CDT (come early and jive a bit)&lt;br />Call-In Number: 605-772-3001       Access Number: 627049#&lt;br />Featured Guest: Georgia Me&lt;br />&lt;br />I truly hope you will join me on this very special evening!&lt;br />&lt;br />Sincerely,&lt;br />&lt;br />SunShyne&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/05/toni-award-winning-georgia-me-thursday.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114666178919385316</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-03T09:09:49.206-04:00</atom:updated><title>Get Yourself A Piece Of The Mother's Day Prize Pool</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Have you entered CafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Contest? Poems need to be in by Friday May 5, 2006. Hey thats 2 days away! Look at what you could win. More details can found at the &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi">SplashHall Poetry Boards&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/slamnation.jpg" alt="Win SlamNation DVD"/> &lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/kingsgate_diamonds_sm.gif" alt="Diamond Solitaire Necklace in 14 Karat Yellow Gold from Kingsgate Diamonds"/>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />A "Beautiful Diamond Solitaire Necklace in 14 Karat Yellow Gold which is Bezel Set with a very well Cut, High Clarity, Colorless Quarter Carat Diamond" for Mom from &lt;a href="http://kingsgate-diamonds.com/" target="new">Kingsgate Diamonds&lt;/a> a $850 retail value, &lt;a href="http://www.slamnation.com/" target="new">SlamNation's New DVD&lt;/a> and a Splash Poetry Challenge Award Banner.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://artvilla.com/" target="new">ArtVilla&lt;/a> fron Nashville Tennessee has donated four (4) sets of a Spoken Word Five CD Collection. CDs are professional quality with 5 of top Spoken Word Artist:&lt;br />&lt;br />1. Jared Smith&lt;br />2. Belinda Subraman&lt;br />3. Janet Kuypers and the DMJ Art Connection&lt;br />4. Summer Breeze&lt;br />5. Modern Music Nashville&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />If you're a blogger you will also win blogging credits from the following blogging communities:&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;a title="Rollin Thunder Poetry ~ Poems, Challenges, Commentary,  Creative Insights" href="http://www.splashhall.org/thunder_blog.html">&lt;img alt="Rollin Thunder Poetry ~ Poems, Challenges, Commentary,  Creative Insights" src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/begal2.jpg" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title="HomeGrown Spoken Word &amp;amp; Indie Music Radio ~ BZoO HomeGrown Radio" href="http://www.bzoo.org/">&lt;img alt="HomeGrown Spoken Word &amp; Indie Music Radio ~ BZoO HomeGrown Radio" src="http://www.splashhall.org/zooradio.jpg" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title=" SplashHall Poetry ~ Showcasing ~ Workshops ~ Competitions" href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi" target="new">&lt;img alt=" SplashHall Poetry Boards ~ Showcasing ~ Competitions ~ Wokshops" src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/splashhallmini.jpg" target="new" />&lt;/a>&lt;br />&lt;a title="BlogAzoo ~ Cool Free way to build you visitors to your blog ~ Prize Pool 2000 Credits" href="http://blogazoo.com/?rid=143" target="new">&lt;img src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/blogazoo2.jpg" target="new" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title="Blog Explosion ~ Prize Pool 1000 Credits" href="http://www.blogexplosion.com/index.php?ref=cafeRg" target="new">&lt;img src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/capture2.jpg" border="0" height="31" width="88" />&lt;/a>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />Top poems are  also published on our syndicated blogs including &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/thunder_blog.html" target="new">Rollin Thunder Poetry&lt;/a>, &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/" target="new">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> Blog and &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/" target="new">SplashHall Art &amp; Poetry&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />Mother's Day Poems must be submitted and posted in &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=698c5f70046b8d0f1d8f6372a33d7ab6;act=ST;f=8;t=4808" target="new">this forum&lt;/a> by Friday, May 5, 2006 8:00 PM EST. Scoring and voting will begin. Winners will be announced on Thursday May 11, 2006.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/05/get-yourself-piece-of-mothers-day.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114632867380642297</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-29T12:50:23.043-04:00</atom:updated><title>CafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Contest Judges</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Mother's Day is getting close, even closer is the deadline for poems (Friday May 5th) in CafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Contest. Prizes include a Beautiful Diamond Solitaire Necklace in 14 Karat Yellow Gold which is Bezel Set with a very well Cut, High Clarity, Colorless Quarter Carat Diamond" for Mom from &lt;a href="http://kingsgate-diamonds.com/" target="new">Kingsgate Diamonds&lt;/a> a $850 retail value,, &lt;a href="http://www.slamnation.com/" target="new">SlamNation's New DVD&lt;/a> and SplashHall Mother's Day Poetry Challenge Award Banners. More details on the Mother's Day contest can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.themountainsplash.com/splashchallenge/" target="new">CafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Competition&lt;/a> page or at &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi" target="new">SplashHall Poetry Boards&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>Here Come The Judges&lt;/strong>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;strong>Poet and Poetry Facilitator Dick Bakken&lt;/strong>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center> &lt;img alt="Dick Bakken" src="http://www.bzoo.org/podcast/dickbakken.jpg" />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />Photo courtesy Mimi Ferraro &lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />Dick Bakken’s latest book is Greatest Hits (Pudding House Publications, 2005), which features his 12 most influential poems 1967-2002. It is a volume in the invitation-only Gold series that includes hits books by over 200 American poets. Bakken did a 20-event new book reading tour of the West—El Paso to Seattle, San Francisco to Santa Fe—to promote this book. His two months on the road were nearly an exact repeat of his 20-event circuit the year before for Twin Towers (Carrington Press, 2003), a limited edition offering on special papers presenting his reaction to the WTC attacks. To piggyback that tour, Bakken’s sold-out audio cassette was reissued in spiffy new packaging to make The Other Side: Dick Bakken Live (Brushfire, 1986, 2003) selection available again. And during that same loop Bakken’s earlier Feet with the Jesus (Lynx House Press, 1989) sold down to its last box of copies. You can check this poet out by clicking Belinda’s BZoO interview with him on the player icon at &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/?p=70">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> from Gypsy Art Show and more deeply by Googling Orson Welles Interviews Poet Dick Bakken. Bakken’s Greatest Hits, The Other Side, and Feet with the Jesus (contemporary poetry not for the uptight of heart) are available signed and postpaid from the author for $10.00 each at &lt;a herf="mailto:dickbakken @yahoo.com">dickbakken@yahoo.com&lt;/a>. &lt;br />&lt;br /> &lt;center>&lt;strong>BZoO Radio And SplashHall Poetry Judges&lt;/strong>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/belinda.jpg" />&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/witt.jpg" />&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/sunny.jpg" />&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />Left to right BZoO Radio Host Belinda Subraman, SplashHall Poetry Director "Witt" Wittmann, SplashHall Host D. "Sunny" Porter.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>BZoO Radio Host Belinda Subraman&lt;/strong> Belinda’s own writing has grown to span a vast array of subjects, styles and publications.  She has traveled in over 20 countries, lived in Europe for 6 years and was part of an East Indian family for 22 years.  These cross-cultural experiences often inform her work as well as her experiences as a Registered Nurse.  These days her poetry, stories, and art can be found in hundreds of journals, reviews, anthologies, books and chapbooks. Since 1994 her archives are housed at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in the Center for Southwest Research.  Her daily updated web site is &lt;a href="http://www.belindasubraman.com/" target="new">Belinda Subraman&lt;/a>  She also is Editor/Publisher of a multi-media ezine at &lt;a href="http://www.gypsymag.com/" target="new">GypsyMag&lt;/a> and is &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/">BZoO Homegrown Radio Host&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>SplashHall Poetry Director Witt Wittmann&lt;/strong> a recipient of the James A. Rodgers Creative writing award, was born and reared in Lake City, SC. She has attended the the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education. Recently retired from the public school system, she now spends her time editing and illustrating books for others. She also the Poetry Directory at Splashhall Poetry. Wittmann is a self-taught, award-winning author and artist. Witt's work has been recognized and displayed at &lt;em>South Carolina's Artisans Center&lt;/em>, and her tatted treasures have been exhibited throughout the state. witt has published two books: &lt;em>TatWitt: What I learned When I Learned To Tat&lt;/em> (Union County Writers Press 2002) and &lt;em>Musing at La Poulaille&lt;/em> (D-N Publishing 2002). &lt;em>TatWitt&lt;/em> is an inspirational book with essays and poetry to motivate people to pursue their love for the arts. &lt;em>Musing at La Poulaille&lt;/em> is a humorous collection of poems delving into the extraordinary world of chickens. You can see some of her tats and books at her &lt;a href="http://www.geocities.com/wittsc/TatWitt.html" target="new">&lt;em>WebSite&lt;/em>&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>SplashHall Hostess Debbie "Sunny" Porter&lt;/strong>  lives in sunny Florida. Sunny dabbles in all type of arts and crafts.  From panty hose dolls, dream catchers and quilts, each unique, never two alike.  "When I was a teenager my favorite hobby was making necklaces, and poetry. I enjoy doing digital art, Cin(E)-Poetry, and spoken word Poetry". Sunny has  published &lt;em>Skating on Saturns Rings&lt;/em> &amp; &lt;em>Sensual Lavender Dreams&lt;/em>  available through &lt;a href="http://www.lulu.com/SunShineGirl" target="new">LuLu&lt;/a> . You can visit one of her blogs at &lt;a href="http://ladiesunshine.blogspot.com/" target="new">Lady SunShine's Aura&lt;/a>   Sunny has been a SplashHall Hostess for the past 5 year and loves helping others.&lt;br />&lt;br />Enter your Mother's Day poem for cafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Contest. More details at &lt;a href="http://www.themountainsplash.com/splashchallenge/" target="new">CafeRg's Splash Mother's Day Poetry Competition&lt;/a> page or at &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi" target="new">SplashHall Poetry Boards&lt;/a>.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/04/cafergs-splash-mothers-day-poetry.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114165282289653146</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-23T09:02:29.123-04:00</atom:updated><title>Win A Gold Diamond Necklace In CafeRg's Splash Poetry Mother's Day Competition</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Win a "Diamond Solitaire Necklace in Solid 14 Karat Yellow Gold which is Bezel Set with a very well Cut, High Clarity, Colorless Quarter Carat Diamond" for Mom from &lt;a href="http://kingsgate-diamonds.com/" target="new">Kingsgate Diamonds&lt;/a>, &lt;a href="http://www.slamnation.com/" target="new">SlamNation's New DVD&lt;/a> and a Splash Poetry Challenge Award Banner.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/mothers_fantasy_post.jpg">&lt;br>&lt;a href="http://www.themountainsplash.com/splashchallenge/">Click for larger version&lt;/a>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/slamnation.jpg" alt="Win SlamNation DVD"> &lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/kingsgate_diamonds_sm.gif" alt="Diamond Solitaire Necklace in Solid 14 Karat Yellow Gold from Kingsgate Diamonds">&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />Enter cafeRg's Splash Poetry Picture 'Mother's Day' Challenge. The top two poems will be decided by a SplashHall Poetry Members Poll and the Judges score.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>How It Works&lt;/strong>&lt;br />&lt;br />Judges will award 4 poems a score of 1 to 4. SplashHall Members will then vote for those 4 poems and, based on most votes, each poem will be scored 1 to 4. Ties, should there be any, will be broken and decided by the Judges.&lt;br />&lt;br />A Diamond Solitaire Necklace in Solid 14 Karat Yellow Gold which is Bezel Set with a very well Cut, High Clarity, Colorless Quarter Carat Diamond from Kingsgate Diamonds, will be given to First Place. Both First Place and Honorable Mention will also be awarded the sensational DVD "SlamNation" and awards banners.To enter your Mother's Mother's Day's poem in CafeRg's Splash Picture Poetry Mother's Day Challenge, muse Edward Hughes' MidSummer Eve Art, and post your Mother's Day poem&lt;/span> &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=698c5f70046b8d0f1d8f6372a33d7ab6;act=ST;f=8;t=4808" target="new">In The SplashHall Forum Here&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />Top poems are  also published on our syndicated blogs including &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/thunder_blog.html" target="new">Rollin Thunder Poetry&lt;/a>, &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/blog/" target="new">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> Blog and &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/" target="new">SplashHall Art &amp; Poetry&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />There is a limit of 1 poem per person per challenge. Poems need to have a Mother's Day theme to be included in the voting and scoring. &lt;em>SplashHall Host and Staff including Rollin Thunder Staff and BZoO Homegrown Radio Staff are not eligible to enter&lt;/em>. There is no enter fee. The Mother's Day Competition is absoluting FREE!&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;">Poems must be submitted and posted in &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi?s=698c5f70046b8d0f1d8f6372a33d7ab6;act=ST;f=8;t=4808" target="new">this forum&lt;/a>&lt;/span> by Friday, May 5, 2006 8:00 PM EST. Scoring and voting will begin. Winners will be announced on Thursday May 11, 2006.&lt;br />&lt;br />If you're a blogger you will also win blogging credits from the following blogging communities:&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>&lt;a title="Rollin Thunder Poetry ~ Poems, Challenges, Commentary,  Creative Insights" href="http://www.splashhall.org/thunder_blog.html">&lt;img alt="Rollin Thunder Poetry ~ Poems, Challenges, Commentary,  Creative Insights" src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/begal2.jpg" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title="HomeGrown Spoken Word &amp;amp; Indie Music Radio ~ BZoO HomeGrown Radio" href="http://www.bzoo.org/">&lt;img alt="HomeGrown Spoken Word &amp; Indie Music Radio ~ BZoO HomeGrown Radio" src="http://www.splashhall.org/zooradio.jpg" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title=" SplashHall Poetry ~ Showcasing ~ Workshops ~ Competitions" href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi" target="new">&lt;img alt=" SplashHall Poetry Boards ~ Showcasing ~ Competitions ~ Wokshops" src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/splashhallmini.jpg" target="new" />&lt;/a>&lt;br />&lt;a title="BlogAzoo ~ Cool Free way to build you visitors to your blog ~ Prize Pool 2000 Credits" href="http://blogazoo.com/?rid=143" target="new">&lt;img src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/blogazoo2.jpg" target="new" />&lt;/a> &lt;a href="http://www.blogexchange.net/" title="Blog Exchange The Free No-Click Exchange ~ Prize Pool 800 Credits" target="new">&lt;img src="http://www.blogexchange.net/images/bxbutton.jpg" />&lt;/a> &lt;a title="Blog Explosion ~ Prize Pool 1000 Credits" href="http://www.blogexplosion.com/index.php?ref=cafeRg" target="new">&lt;img src="http://www.themountainsplash.com/capture2.jpg" border="0" height="31" width="88" />&lt;/a>&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />Top poems are  also published on our syndicated blogs including &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/thunder_blog.html" target="new">Rollin Thunder Poetry&lt;/a>, &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/" target="new">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> Blog and &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/" target="new">SplashHall Art &amp; Poetry&lt;/a>.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/03/win-gold-diamond-necklace-in-cafergs.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114505380514443695</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-14T18:30:05.160-04:00</atom:updated><title>Poetry of Sartor Book Release ~ Special Offer</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.splashhall.org/uploaded_images/Book Cover for Splash Ad-703142.gif">&lt;img style="float:left; margin:20px 10px 0 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.splashhall.org/uploaded_images/Book Cover for Splash Ad-702226.gif" border="0" alt="" />&lt;/a>&lt;br />The Poetry of Sartor, with lilting lyrics and mesmerizing rhythms, reminiscent of Victorian verse but with a modern twist, is fifty-six pages in length and contains thirty-three poems, edited by Witt Wittmann and published by D-N Publishing. &lt;br />&lt;br />It has a handsome cover design and is printed on heavy duty book stock.  It will be a very nice addition to any poetry collection.  The book carries a list price of 13.95, although a special price of $10.00 is offered to Rollin Thunder Readers and SplashHall Poetry Members.  The $10.00 fee also includes  the wrapping and shipping charges plus it will be personally autographed, if requested.  &lt;br />&lt;br />Anyone who wish to purchase may contact the author via email at &lt;a href="mailto:hoagland13@cox.net?subject=Poetry of Sartor">hoagland13@cox.net&lt;/a> to work out the arrangements.  Please include the words POETRY OF SARTOR  in the subject line of the email.&lt;br />&lt;br />Sartor is an accomplished and award winning poet from &lt;a href="http://www.splashhall.org/cgi-bin/boards/ikonboard.cgi" target="new">SplashHall Poetry Community&lt;/a>.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/04/poetry-of-sartor-book-release-special.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114477995646237110</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-11T14:25:56.816-04:00</atom:updated><title>BZoO Radio EXCLUSIVE: Locals Live From The Student Union Palomar College San Diego</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;center>&lt;img src="http://www.bzoo.org/livelocals.jpg" alt="Live BZoO Radio &amp; KKSM Locals Live Exclusive" />&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;blockquote>&lt;center>Tune In Tomorrow Wednesday 1PM to 5PM EST for Live Streaming Direct From Palomar College Student Union in California. Also available on KKSM 1320 AM in the San Diego Area.&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center>Exclusive Presentation From Your Free and Independent Radio!&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>&lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org">BZoO HomeGrown Radio&lt;/a> &lt;/strong>&lt;/center>&lt;/blockquote>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/04/bzoo-radio-exclusive-locals-live-from.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114357262447821828</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-03-28T14:03:44.490-05:00</atom:updated><title>Vote!! Indie Musician &amp; Spoken Word Artist And More</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Tell us which Indie Musician, Band and Spoken Word Artist  you want to hear more of. Even vote for your favorite BZoO HomeGrown Show and Show Host.&lt;br />&lt;br />Check out the BZoO HomeGrown Radio &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/?page_id=19" title="Vote BZoO Radio Playlist"  target="new">&lt;strong>Playlist&lt;/strong>&lt;/a> or the BZoO HomeGrown Radio &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/?page_id=7" title="BZoO Radio ShowList" target="new">&lt;strong>ShowList&lt;/strong>&lt;/a>. Then click the &lt;strong>&lt;a href="mailto:votebzoo@gmail.com?subject=VOTE! BZoO Radio">VOTE BZoO&lt;/a> link below&lt;/strong> and fill in &lt;strong>up to 5&lt;/strong> Musicians, Bands, Poets, Shows or Show Host who you want to hear and hear more of.&lt;br />&lt;br />Dont see who you want to hear more of? Just fill in their name and where we can contact (if you know) them. We'll do our best to get them on the BZoO Radio.&lt;br />&lt;br />It's just that easy. &lt;strong>&lt;a href="mailto:votebzoo@gmail.com?subject=VOTE! BZoO Radio"> Click Here &amp; VOTE BZoO&lt;/a>&lt;/strong>. Link dont work? Send us your Top 5 Indie Musician, Band, Spoken Word Poet, BZoO Radio Show, or BZoo Radio Show Host at votebzoo@gmail.com&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;strong>&lt;a href="mailto:votebzoo@gmail.com?subject=VOTE! BZoO Radio"> Click Here &amp; VOTE BZoO&lt;/a>&lt;/strong>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/03/vote-indie-musician-spoken-word-artist.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114332690456094882</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-03-25T17:48:24.573-05:00</atom:updated><title>Belinda Subraman Presents Gypsy Art Show With Scott Docherty</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;p>&lt;a target="new" href="http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/podcast/gypsy_art.xml">&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/blog/podcast/bzooxml.jpg" />&lt;/a>&lt;/p>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center> &lt;img alt="Scott Docherty" src="http://www.bzoo.org/podcast/scott_docherty.jpg" />&lt;br />&lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;blockquote>&lt;p>&lt;a title="listen to on-demand podcast" class="podcast" href="http://www.bzoo.org/podcast/Gypsy12.mp3" target"new">Interview Scott Docherty&lt;/a>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;/p>&lt;p>&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/scottdocherty" target="new">Visit Scott's MySpace Website&lt;/a> &lt;br />&lt;/p>&lt;/blockquote>&lt;br />&lt;br />Belinda Subraman interviews and discovers the many talents of Scott Docherty. Scott is a singer, songwriter, keyboardist, poet, and artist. &lt;br />&lt;br />Long one of L.A.'s musical treasures, Scott Docherty was born on the 20th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7th, Docherty has written and performed some of the most heartfelt and beautiful music ever to be born in the Golden State, such as his song "Living Water," a masterpiece of songwriting that is one of the most divinely-inspired songs ever devoted to the divine. Born in beautiful Brooklyn, Docherty was raised in Southern California, where he started playing piano and writing music as a kid. &lt;br />&lt;br />Scott worked with the late, great Jack Segal (the lyricist of such standards as "When Sunny Gets Blue" and "Scarlet Ribbons") then the VP of AGAC (the American Guild of Authors and Composers). His first song was published in 1982, and at about the same time he started playing keyboards for many artists and bands, including Paul Zollo &amp; The Ghosters, with whom he wrote many beautiful and fun songs, including "Noelle," "Season of Grace," and the ebullient reggae fest "African Mask." (Zollo and Docherty continue to collaborate to this day, and are working on many songs for their respective upcoming albums.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/index.php?cat=2">BZoO HomeGrown Podcast&lt;/a> are MP3 files that allow for viewing and listening through RSS Readers, iPods, iTunes and other podcast players, though anyone that can listen to a MP3 file can also listen, such as Media Player, WinAmp and Quicktime.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/03/belinda-subraman-presents-gypsy-art.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114139993478557489</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-03-03T10:32:14.796-05:00</atom:updated><title>BZoO HomeGrown Radio Is Now Listed At iTunes In The Radio Section</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Good News! &lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org">BZoO Homegrown Radio&lt;/a> is now listed directly within your &lt;a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/" target="new">iTunes Music Jukebox&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />What does this mean? For you, the Independent Musician and Spoken Word Artist, a quicker link to your CDs if they are available at the iTunes Store. Even if your CDs are not available at iTunes your craft will get more exposure from music fans looking for music both for their listening pleasure and to purchase. &lt;br />&lt;br />BZoO HomeGrown Radio is honored to be one of the 'privileged few' radio stations listed directly within iTunes, as well as representing you the Independent Musicians and Spoken Word Artist. iTunes is available for both Apple and Windows operating system. Of course BZoO is always striving to be and getting listed at more relavant websites and our search engine, like Google, Yahoo and MSN, ranking keeps climbing to the top.&lt;br />&lt;br />Lets all move upward as a family.. Please include a link back to BZoO from your website. Once you have a link back to the BZoO Homegrown Radio, lets us know and we will link back to you. The correct URL to point to is http://www.bzoo.org .&lt;br />&lt;br />If you have any questions or suggestions Please let usknow. As part of the BZoO Family your feedback is valued very much as is your support. Thank you for the space.&lt;br />&lt;br />See ya on the radio   ;-)&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/03/bzoo-homegrown-radio-is-now-listed-at.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8652067/posts/full/114079098778229536</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-02-24T09:23:07.796-05:00</atom:updated><title>Belinda Subraman Presents Gypsy Art #10 Interview With Dick Bakken</title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;p>&lt;a target="new" href="http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/podcast/gypsyart.xml">&lt;img src="http://www.splashhall.org/blog/podcast/bzooxml.jpg" />&lt;/a>&lt;/p>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;!-- Change picture name -->&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;center> &lt;img alt="Dick Bakken" src="http://www.bzoo.org/podcast/dickbakken.jpg" />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />Photo courtesy Mimi Ferraro &lt;/center>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;!-- Change MP3 name -->&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;blockquote>&lt;p>&lt;a title="listen to on-demand podcast" class="podcast" href="http://www.bzoo.org/podcast/GypsyArt10.mp3">Interview Dick Bakken&lt;/a>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;!-- Change Website URL -->&lt;br />&lt;/p>&lt;/blockquote>&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;!-- Change short bio -->&lt;br />Dick Bakken of Bisbee, Arizona, did a 20-reading new book tour of the West in 2003—El Paso to Seattle, Berkeley to Santa Fe—to promote Twin Towers (Carrington Press, 2003), his response to the 9/11 WTC attacks, then again in 2004 to promote Dick Bakken: Greatest Hits (Pudding House Publications, 2005), which features his 12 most influential poems 1967–2002. To catch this relentless pioneer voicing poems without MS, mic, or podium, which has defined Bakken’s delivery—coast to coast—since 1973, long before “performance poet,” “spoken word,” and “slam” were labels anywhere near in vogue, hear his audio stereo cassette, The Other Side: Dick Bakken Live / Selected Voicings 1978–84 (Brushfire Publications, 1986). And check out “Orson Wells Interviews Poet Dick Bakken, Copper Queen Hotel Saloon, Labor Day, 2005,” at '&lt;a href="http://p072.ezboard.com/ftheforbiddenstoryfrm63.showMessage?topicID=54.topic" target="new">The Forbbiden Story Boards&lt;/a>'. Greatest Hits, The Other Side, or his not-for-the-uptight-of-heart Feet with the Jesus (Lynx House Press, 1989) are available each $10.00 postpaid and signed from the author at &lt;a href="mailto:dickbakken@yahoo.com">dickbakken@yahoo.com&lt;/a>.&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;!-- Leave alone -->&lt;br />&lt;br />&lt;a href="http://www.bzoo.org/bzoo/index.php?cat=2">BZoO Homegrown Podcast&lt;/a> are MP3 files that allow for viewing and listening through RSS Readers, iPods, iTunes and other podcast players, though anyone that can listen to a MP3 file can also listen, such as Media Player, WinAmp and Quicktime.&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.themountainsplash.com/poets_cafe/2006/02/belinda-subraman-presents-gypsy-art-10.html</link><author>bzooradio@gmail.com (CafeRg)</author></item></channel></rss>