July 7th -
Voices in Wartime documentary on Free Speech TV
The feature-length documentary film Voices in Wartime
will be shown on Friday, July 7th on Free Speech TV, a
broadcast channel available nationally, 24/7, on DISH
Satellite Network, channel 9415. Selected programs are
available on 156 community access cable stations in 33
states. The film will be shown at the following times on
July 7th:
- 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
- 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Please help us spread the word! Organize
a broadcast party in your home. Buy a copy of of the DVD
and organize a public screening at a library, church, or
community center.
Forward this email to a friend!
Poem of the Month
The Poem in Time of War
by Sherman Pearl
Listen to this poem:
mp3 /
windows media
should wake the city shouting EXTRA! EXTRA!
then whisper the story behind the story
like a conspirator. It should be short, stirring
as the president's call to arms;
soft enough for a flag at half-mast;
strong enough to stiffen the bereaved;
spacious enough to serve as a body bag.
The poem should carry the news that men
die miserably for lack of. It is
a brief on behalf of the living, a paper megaphone
for the voices of the dead. It must be
the world's last will and testament, a listing
of what will be left. It steals from forebears:
Sassoon's doomed diary and Auden's call to love.
The poem would be a prescription for healing
but who could read such a scrawl?...or a bandage
over the wounds, except that blood
tends to obliterate words.
Maybe all the war poems could be sewn together
into a vast thick quilt we'd pull around
our shoulders; might warm us on nights like this.
(This poem, performed by Sherman Pearl, is part of
the documentary film Voices in Wartime. Share this poem by forwarding this e-mail to a
friend.)
DVD of the Film Available!
To Order the DVD, go to
http://voicesinwartime.org/dvd.htm
Voices in Wartime is a feature-length documentary that delves into
the experience of war through powerful images and the words of poets –
unknown and world-famous. Poets around the world, from the United States
and Colombia to Britain and Nigeria to Iraq and India, share their
poetry and experiences of war. Soldiers, journalists, historians and
experts on combat interviewed in Voices in Wartime add diverse
perspectives on war’s effects on soldiers, civilians and society.
See a Trailer of the Film: Go to
http://voicesinwartime.org/trailer.htm
Learn More about the Film: Go to
http://voicesinwartime.org/movie.htm
Featured poems from Voices in Wartime are now
available in MP3 and Windows Media audio formats on the web site. Visit
the
Poems in the Film page to download and hear the audio clips.
Go to
http://voicesinwartime.org/poems.htm
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