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3 – 12 – 2026 Sacred Grounds Newsletter
Contact Dan Some of the
more common links related to Sacred Grounds Sacred Videos from the Zoom
Room Cafe Days Videos
at
Sacred during the years prior to my becoming host. Poetry
Circle at Sacred Grounds Cafe ______ Plans for the future ________ Update regarding the live mic on March 15th and Zoom on March 18th Sacred Grounds will be continuing on! This
newsletter will be the primary source of information about how Sacred Grounds
evolves during the transition to new
hosts and scheduling. The link to this newsletter will be in Facebook
postings as well as a series of emails
sent out during the transition. One can also email me, see the link at
the top of the newsletter, should that be necessary. March 15th There will be a live open mic! On Sunday, March 15 a pilot
event will take place at the CafŽ.
If you are interested, arrive before 12:30 when it starts and it will conclude
at 2:30. Karen Pierce Gonzlez,
Antoinette Vella Payne, and Brett Benson are part of this effort. A description of the debut live event
follows on: Antoinette Vella Payne (host of 1428 Poets) will host this event
at Sacred Grounds Coffee House (2095 Hayes, SF 94117) Antoinette will be
reading from What Happens When You
Live on Haight Street and from her latest work in progress, The Way to Brave Things; a View from
Grace to Bliss. The open mic sign-ups will be available at start time
– 4 min. max including commentary. March 18th There will be a ZoomRoom! Richard
Ivanhoe will be hosting a
zoomroom on the third Wednesday of every month. The first show is slated for
March 18 at 7 pm PST. The usual zoom
information will be used for this
meeting while Richard will create
new zoomrooms for all those that follow. The zoom information will be posted
on SacredÕs Facebook
postings and you may contact him via his email which is: richardivanhoe@sbcglobal.net Feature
- Alan Harris Mini-Feature - Tommi
Avicolli Mecca ______ Notes from the Grand FinaleÕ ________ The Wonderful
event at the Page Street Library on February 25th!
This is just
a bit of a summary of the evening with some important updates. We began
setting up at 5pm; the library staff was very helpful, as was Karen Melander
Magoon, the first to arrive. Wendy Wolters and Richard Ivanhoe also helped
get the venue ready. I did not record the event wanting to keep things easy
and simple. I had a chance to talk about why I chose
to retire, essentially it is a part of my trying to simplify my life, free up
more time, allowing for more possibilities, a focus on my personal life as
well as the health and well being of myself and my family. I spoke about the
nature of poetry, the spoken word, Truth, eternity, and infinity all in but a
few minutes. Hear Ye; hear ye, indeed! David Erdreich then came to the mic and
read a special piece honoring the venue and how I managed things. He also
presented me with a communally funded set of gifts, some very tasty
chocolates, I mean to say wow— as well as a gift certificate to Chez
Panisse, a high end establishment in Berkeley, did I say wow? Wow! I will be
sending out my thankful regards to everyone involved with that effort, David
you were the utmost in considerate graciousness. Wendy Wolters followed on presenting a fine piece of
poetry honoring poets, poetry, SacredÕs Community and myself – perfect! Then we began the poetry. Antoinette,
the eveningÕs keynote, read from one of my books, a collection of Sci-Fi
short stories, Tales of Earth, which also has some poems in it. She selected
a favorite poem of mine, ÒYou mustnÕt be afraid of Death.Ó I couldnÕt have
been happier, well done, my friend. There then followed the open mic where
many fine moments blossomed, infusing us all with inspired examples of
compassion, caring, love, warmth, memories, gratitude and more. Attending the
evening and or reading: DavidE
and NicoleM, MartinJ, JackM, AntoinnetteVP, MelodyAB, via zoom, RobertR,
TommiAM, via zoom, ClaraH, BarbaraS,
DanO, who wanted to listen, DanielB, WendyW and RichardI who all read before the Mini
Feature Kitty Costello who honored Leonard Irving, Richard Sanderell, Marsha
Campbell and one of hers about Carlos Ramirez called "St. Carlos the
Melodious: A Found Poem." The other poem I read of mine is called
"Who Has the Mic?" - After her we heard from Don Altadena, CarolB,
and Revolt who gave us a beautiful rendition of ÒWhat a Wonderful World.
NicoleA attended but wanted to support and listen on. Somewhere in the mix I read a couple of
my favorite pieces, ÒYou are not BrokenÓ ÒWhere is your Heart?Ó and a humorous haiku. All in all, it was a memorable event and
we were able to conclude in accord with the needs of the library. Richard
Ivanhoe actually read the final piece, having had the Last Word as a door prize
from the last zoomroom event on February 4th. ______ Prior Posts ________ The
next event will be on February 25th - we will gather in the
meeting room of the Park Branch Library, 1833 Page Street and begin setting
up between 5 and 5:30pm. While this is not a Library sponsored program,
it will be one where those interested can share their thoughts, poetry,
music, and we can have some conversation about what is to come. The evening
will conclude at 7:30pm. Nicole Azalee, who lives in the east bay is willing
to give disabled poets a ride to the event, please contact me, via email and
IÕll send word to her. This is a link to the Park Branch: https://sfpl.org/locations/park Because
I am retiring, IÕd like to say something about SacredÕs future. For some
time I envisioned a process for this change would be similar to what happened
before I became the host of Sacred Grounds – when Johanna Wedgwood, the
long time host, passed on. Back then a group of poets, met, talked, and, eventually,
I volunteered. This time, having time to plan, IÕve been talking with many of
those who have co-hosted or helped out in other ways so as to make this
transition easier. There are some plans being discussed and between now and
February 25th, IÕll keep the community apprised of developments via email,
this newsletter, and the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/203539673028715/ |
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