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periodic online letteR 3 winter 2006
Connections by Guest Poetry Editor James Downs
From the Publisher

Meditation on a Hard Freeze 2007 -
a Photo Essay by Kiirsti Peterson
Poems by SHADAB ZEEST HASHMI, Joseph
Milosch, Terry Hertzler, Brandon Cesmat, Kate
Watson, TOMÁS GAYTON, Lawrence Rouse,
Sylvia Levinson, Jon Wesick and Charlaine
Coleman; Mary Ellen Wilson, Christopher Vera,
Tim Donnelly, Daniel Williams, David Sharpness,
Ocean Jones, JC, Maw Shein Win, Nat Shazi,
and Joseph Zaccardi.


periodic online letteR 2 spring 2006
Poems by Christopher Barnes, Tyrone Graham,
Amber May, Lori McCray, Joyce Gardner, Joseph
Zaccardi, Richard Lighthouse, James Downs,
Maria Rosales, Sandra Stillwell, Rayn Roberts,
Cordelia Brown. MovieShort - John in the
beginning.
Nature Journal with John Muir and the John Muir
Conference. An Open Letter to Friends by Rayn
Roberts and response by Lori McCray.

periodic online letteR 1 2005
Poems by Richard Trent, Jonathon Levant,
Howard Prescott, Lyn Lifshin, Ellararine Lockie,
Raymond R. Cavanaught, Jr., Dounia Sadeghi,
Nicole Provencher, Sylvia Levinson, Brandon
Cesmat, James Downs, Marlene Brooks Brannon,
Vincent J. Tomeo. Beth Cagle Burt, Karolyn
Boudreault, Jane Stuart, Gail Rudd Entrekin,
Patricia Wellingham-Jones. SOUTH AFRICAN
SOJOURN Tomas Gayton.


from letteR 11
Mary Ellen Cavanaugh; Gail Rudd Entrekin; Karen
Jean Matsko Hood

from letteR 7
Jeff Mann; Grace Marie Grafton; Johanna Snow;
Lisa Haviland; Gayle Elen Harvey

from letteR 6
Tlingit Indian Grizzly Bear Song
Chiquita I by Joe Milosch
Song for Zintka 'la (the small birds)
byMamatoa
"Underneath the Word" by James Downs
Come hear the earth speak...by Susan Csaba

from letteR 3
River Murmur by Brandon Cesmat
Shadow Around the Ring by Brandon
Cesmat
Driftwood by Joe Milosch
Haywagon by Sylvia Levinson,
Articles
SPEECH BY AL GORE ON THE ACCEPTANCE
OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
DECEMBER 10, 2007, OSLO, NORWAY
&
Government study: Americans reading less
By HILLEL ITALIE

Comm Page #4
James Down on July 4th with poetry.  Note on
Paul Dolinsky Blog site

Comm Page #3
How Can Progressives Protect the “Atmosphere”
of a Democratic Presidency by John Peterson
Lawrence O'Neal Rouse on John Lennon's
birthday Dec. 8th.

SOUTH AFRICAN SOJOURN
by Tomas Gayton
from the first periodic letteR on-line journal 2005

Comm Page #1
The Tyranny of Race by Tomás Gayton and
Poetry, Poets, the Poem and the Political Process
Today by John Peterson

Comm Page #2
As a Vietnam Veteran by “John” Peterson

The Poetic Matrix by James Stewart
from letteR 10

Taking the Next Step by Mary Kwart
from letteR 8

Right Relationships by Jack Seileman
from letteR 6

The World Bank and Africa--Communities
Around the World  - A conversation with Poet
Dennis Brutus
from letteR5        

Poetic Elements by John Peterson
from letteR 4      

Meditation for Poetry and Poets by John Peterson
from letteR 3

Why Do This? by John Peterson, Publisher
from letteR 1
This short essay was written in 1997 for the first
issue of Poetic Matrix a periodic letteR in the high
mountain beauty of Yosemite as a short
statement about my intentions. It still holds
today. The piece, "Sierra Poem" was written on
the seat of a truck rolling at 65 mph on a trip
from San Diego to Fresno and back one wintry
day.

A Place In Which We Can Live
by John Peterson
Reprinted from The No-Street Poet's Voice
September 1987
The sonics in much of this
Archival material is
composed with
MusiNum 2.08 Beta Music
in the Numbers by Lars
Kinderman of Germany.
This is a program which
turns numbers into music
and is based on Fractal
concepts as applied to
sound. Compositions are
by this publisher and
others.
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