found political poem

The government must awaken
that this is the Hong Kong people.
 These are not their enemies,
these are the people.






                  Kevin Chan...part of the hong kong police reform movement
                                           (  chase them into common sense...)
















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those damned irish

Irish musical culture seems to excel in exploiting music’s power as a social oil,
and it sees no point in waiting until we are inside a music venue.
It sees it as a power that can be deployed anywhere, anytime, anyhow.


Secondly, the concept of transmission or ‘passing on’ is valued:
at traditional music sessions, I am regularly struck by the status that a child playing music can have. An eight-year-old playing the simple ‘Kerry Polka’ on the tin whistle will command rapt attention from both musicians and audiences. The standard is not important;
the fact that they are expressing themselves is.
Musicians do not hesitate to share their knowledge or skills with someone younger,
regardless of whether they are their ‘teacher’ or not; it
is the way they learned and they instinctively realise the importance of continuing on this act.
 Many Irish traditional musicians describe themselves as ‘self-taught’,
but it is only in a musical culture in which everyone is your teacher that this could happen.












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___________________________  Toner Quinn


































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autumn paints herself in russet and gold


her perfume the sweet intoxicants of earth

let's get real

      HOMO     EVEHO
































      

ushering the snakes back into ireland

"It's about time.
Discrimination has no place on America's streets,
least of all on Fifth Avenue."


                          sarah kate ellis  -    green goes gay









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