NEWS, UPDATES, BOOKS & POETRY FROM
LINDA EVE DIAMOND & LISTENERS UNITE!
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JUNE 2010
Listening, Poetry, Education, Civil Discourse, and Dads! |
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Greetings!
In this issue, you'll find links to two commentaries, five poems, and quotations about great fathers posted in celebration of Father's
Day. (The comment feature seems to be working again, so please feel free to share your thoughts.) :)
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What's the "P" word, and what did Natalie Merchant have to say about it? Click here to find out at the Author's Pad Blog! |
"What do spelling lessons, productive dialogue, civil debate, and etiquette have in common? This post is a response to both a news story, You Can't Solve Global Warming With Spell Check, and the response to that story online. |
Back in April, I began a series of listening-themed poetry on the Have You Heard? blog. In this latest entry, you'll find links to five listening poems. To see the previously posted poetry of other listening poets, visit the blog archives. |
 This Sunday is Father's Day! To celebrate, the latest Have You Heard? blog is a collection of quotes by and about great, listening, loving fathers. |
Latest Weekly(ish) Quotes· "At the risk of sounding ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by feelings of love." ~ Chez Guevara
· "Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."
~ GK Chesterton
From Listeners Unite!
· "If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
~Mother Theresa · I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist. I played by ear."
~ Harpo Marx
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Wishing you love, laughter, listening and poetry,
& a Happy Father's Day to all the dads!
Linda
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