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Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World

Web site for the increasingly popular novel described as a rock and roll metaphysical journey through the wonders of possibility.

Songs of the Angelic Gaze by Aberjhani

A collection of angel poems at Poet Seers. These started out as an unnamed series on AuthorsDen and then evolved into the Songs of the Angelic Gaze poem before developing further into the core of the Bridge of Silver Wings Collection.

Good Reads and Good Friends

Where some of the most serious bookaholics in the known universe, including Aberjhani, hang out to share literary interests, blogs, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and of course books. Features the ficiton series "Uncut Goodies" by Aberjhani.

The Creative Artistry of Luther E. Vann

Meet modern artist Luther E. Vann. Celebrated for his style of applying classic techniques to scenes of modern life, Vann's work will be showcased at the Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, Georgia, Spring 2008. His forthcoming book, ELEMENTAL, featur

Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World

"Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World" (ISBN 0966235673) combines popular music culture, science fiction fantasy, and horror to create a uniquely engaging metaphysical epic. The story takes us inside the world of Danny Blue, a young man struggling

Reading Rumi after September 11, 2001

What do we make of a Jungian therapist's approach to exploring the life of famed popular poet Jelalludin Rumi in the form of a novel? Quite a lot actually.

Creative Thinkers International

A free site for creative thinkers and artists of all persuasions. Features photo sharing, blogs, poetry, fiction, bios, news feeds, original articles, videos, links, music uploads, individual profiles, and much more. Trademark is positive slant on use of

The Smoking Poet Fall 2007 Edition

Online ezine special edition feturing authors Paul Levine and Aberjhani as featured writers. Section on Aberjhani includes new poems along with the 9/11 tribute "Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001."

The American Poet Who Went Home Again

Fiction, poems, essays, travel writings, history, Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, by an American Poet at large.

Bright Skylark Literary Productions

Authors Guild site for world author Aberjhani, author of "The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois" and "The Harlem Renaissance Way Down South."
 

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Savannah, Georgia
About Me:
Art, Education, Film, Military, Politics, Music, Reading, Romance, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, Travel, Wellness, Writing
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RECENT PUBLISHED WORKS
--March 2008, poem “Angel of Hope’s Persistent Flight,” in Poets’ Picturebook Ezine.
--Dec 2007, book of poetry titled THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS.
--November 2007, novel CHRISTMAS WHEN MUSIC ALMOST KILLED THE WORLD (Black Skylark Singing Press)
--September 2007, Launched Creative Thinkers International web site.
--September 2007, Featured Poet in SMOKING POET Ezine.
--July 2007, poem "In Regard to A Poet's Birthday" published in MISSISSIPPI CROW Magazine Summer edition.
--July 2007, foreword for the novel "Blood Kin, A Savannah Story" by Robert T.S. Mickles Sr.
--July 2007, the poems "Angel of War," "Angel of Peace," and "Holiday Letter for a Poet Gone to War" all published in POETRY LIFE AND TIMES online edition.
--June 2007, poem "My One Favorite City," published in ESSENCE Magazine.
--May 2007, extended article THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE WAY DOWN SOUTH, published as an Amazon Short on Amazon.com.
--March 2007, poem "Sunrise Elegy" published in MISSISSIPPI CROW Spring 2007 edition.
--February 2007, three poems published in POETRY LIFE AND TIMES: "American Widow: Song for Coretta Scott King"; "Angel of Hope's Persistent Flight"; and "Jigged and Jagged and Sanity Be Damned."
--December 2006, essay "The Bridge and the Monument: A Tale of Two Legacies" published on Writing Junkie.net.

MEDIA COVERAGE
--March 2008, novel “Blood Kin, A Savannah Story,” featuring a foreword by Aberjhani, hit number four on ESSENCE Magazine Best Sellers List.
--7 March, 2008, featured in news article “A Taxi Writer” in Savannah Morning News.
--12 January, 2008, subject of feature article “Words and Paint” in Savannah Morning News.
--2 December, 2007, “Chase Von Interviews Aberjhani” for the online Student Operated Press.
--Spring 2007, interview with Randall Barfield featured in online ezine POETRY LIFE AND TIMES.
--February 2007, photo featured in "Preview Magazine" feature commemorating exhibit of art by Sam Gilliam at the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia.

PRESENTATIONS, HONORS, & PERFORMANCES
--February 2008, presented with membership in the Telfair Museum’s Friends of African-American Arts Committee in Savannah, Georgia.
---Fall 2007, Featured Poet in the Smoking Poet Ezine.
--April 2007, joined the Academy of American Poets.
--January 2007, named The Writing Forum Poet of the Month.
--January 2007, presented anonymous sponsorship for Black Skylark Z-Ped Music Player web site on Authors Den.
--May 2006, named "Savannah Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the Year 2006" in CONNECT SAVANNAH Readers' Poll.
--October 19, 2005, joined The Authors Guild, Inc., and The Authors League of America, Inc.
--December 5, 2004, “Let The Arts Speak” Literary Cafe at Savannah State University, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation.
--August 28, 2004, “Significance of the Harlem Renaissance in Savannah” at Carnegie Library, Savannah, Georgia.
--September 25, 2003, “Celebration of the Book Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance” at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey.
--November 1998, performance poet for Black He
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(Original cover art by Luther E. Vann)


Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World (ISBN 0966235673) combines popular music culture, science fiction fantasy, and horror to create a uniquely engaging metaphysical epic. The story takes us inside the world of Danny Blue, a young man struggling to make peace with the death of his girlfriend, a gifted artist named Valerie Hyerman whose passing sparks the creation of a controversial spiritual movement. Was her death suicide, murder, or something completely different from either?

The stunning truth unfolds in Froggtown, a college community where many people are said to have “died dirty” and wander the streets in search of release from a spiritual limbo. Such a town seems an unlikely place for a superstar musician like Jimmy Redfyre to kick off his tour on Christmas Eve, or for his main rival Ruzahn to keep popping up in Danny Blue’s life. Moreover, how is it that both singers seem to have released songs about his life? Equally bizarre are the strange changes that Danny Blue himself begins to experience and that appear to be causing him to evolve from an ordinary human to something not so ordinary at all. Written with the visionary intensity of Franz Kafka, the mystical poetics of Khalil Gibran, and the psychological complexity of Philip K. Dick, Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World is a one-of-a-kind work of extraordinary modern fiction.

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Incredible Story of The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

(ELLE Magazin photo shoot scene from The Diving Bell and The Butterfly) After reading the former French Elle Magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby’s memoir, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, when it was first published in 1997, I couldn’t help wondering if it would be possible… Continue

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For Art, Love, and Soul: Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell

(Soulful art by Kahlil Gibran) The world’s abundant treasury of art and literature would likely be a lot less abundant if not for those famed, or sometimes secret, patrons of the arts who assisted many of our most celebrated creative artists at crucial points in their lives–… Continue

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Sunday Afternoon and the Jazz Angel Cometh (Honoring the birth and life of Duke Ellington)

One arm is a crystal-blue saxophone, the other a platinum-feathered keyboard— yours is the music that colors our dreams. Sunday afternoon and the jazz angel cometh tap-dancing philosophies of the drum-roll over a bebop-stay-cool bridge of silver wings. As history bleeds fo… Continue

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Angel of Earth Days and Seasons

A soft dream of green colors starlit intentions with sincerity. In your hands winter is a book with cloud pages that snow pearls of love. Your flight shines classic–– composed of symphonic nights and honey-hued days. Inside your laughter spring’s kiss animates the beat of su… Continue

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At 7:03pm on May 15th, 2008, Hannah said…
Thanks for the comment on my page. :)
At 2:09pm on May 15th, 2008, Tasha Coleman said…
HEY!!!
Just stop by to say hello
At 12:50pm on May 15th, 2008, michaela sefler said…
THE LOVERS

And the winds howl in the desolate land;
and he awaits,
the skies and sea awaken,
as a remote calling remembered he perceives.
And through nature
wonders proclaim the glory of the name,
continuance and possibility,
denoting.
And the fire glows,
yellow flame, in between
and the lovers awaken
for they are awaiting.
And when love bestowed,
received and told,
the fire will still be
warming.
And love awaited,
is a remote
calling,
being answered.











CONTROL

And they keep
in control they remain
for knowing demise and victory
was a day so long .
They respond,
and the name remains
as steel
guarding.
And through the fire
they walk,
for their faith remains
and keeping a kingdom
is still.
And strength is kept
their composure is still,
and the truth held
is admired.
The lovers attempt
and the wise man still hold
for fortune is bestowed
on the living.
Many awaited,
and their ritual alive
giving possibility
for the living.
And a true motive gives forth
and conspiracy constricts,
and mutual attempts brings them closer.
And the glory still shines
and the new city is transformed,
into elements that remind
of the victory that once was.
Numbers and forms
permutations and building blocks
even structures tall and complex in function,
still tell.





MANY AWAIT

Many await,
and their hour will come,
new responses are awakening,
this moment.
And they do strive
a life time, awaiting,
for the mysteries remain
and their time is right.
And the meaning remains within
for it is theirs to keep,
and choosing a way,
is within their reach, expression leading the way.
And the mysteries are concealed
yet a man still ponders
believing his life
and the gifts bestowed.
Living out their fates,
awaiting their destiny
are brave attempts upholding a lifeline
is the opportunity of man.























BY DEGREE
And difference, between;
the elements,
is the separation by degree,
deciphering of Aries.
For fine are the nuances
of differences,
transformation coming about
by variance of degree.
For space and placement
distance and time,
are combined
and creations vary .
Distinguishing among them
is the excellence of Aries;
and preference and choice
is the center of every creation.




























EQUAL WEIGHTS

Equal weights, fair exchange
he takes upon himself,
for many halls and chambers
await justice.
For he walks between
the spheres so diver;
and unifying a truth
is bringing together diverse part of a whole.
An instant of his sorrow
redeems
for he never lets go
and he upholds.
And through equality,
he brings justice
for all are judged accordingly,;
communication, for the people.
And guidance
is guarded,
and providence
prevails.
For wisdom,
allows for victory
and chances
are for all to believe.

michaela sefler
http://msefler-inspiration.net
At 12:47am on May 11th, 2008, Michael Guy said…
Thanks for putting my stuff on the Amazon Widget, especially the CD which is off to a slow start, but this summer I will be on a fast access network and will learn how to blog on A. Can you paste that widget to my website or one of my Jazz Networks? Probably too big. Your page looks great and you keep re-iventing it - don't know how you find the time.
Recording is going good and new compositions happening - don't know how I'll eventually migrate out of "Lake Stinkhole, Florida" NOT the place to be to play out!
Bye for now, Michael
At 8:04pm on May 8th, 2008, Cheryl Kaye Tardif said…
Hi Aberjhani:

Thank you for adding Whale Song to the Amazon widget! And for the text below it. :)

If you'd like to add my other two, they are Divine Intervention and The River. (Add "tardif' after the title when searching for them and they'll come up faster. lol)

And I hope that sometime in the next 6 months I'll be able to announce a new release. I'm working on a possible deal now. :)

Cheryl
At 3:09am on May 8th, 2008, Marne L. Kilates said…
Thanks, Aberjhani! And glad you like the cover of the new issue. I still have two poems from you for the ezine, looking for appropriate timing and art especially for the Savannah poem. All the best.
Marne
At 6:36pm on May 7th, 2008, Author-Poet Aberjhani said…
At 6:53am on May 7th, 2008, Romantic Poetess said…
Thank You Aberjani,
For All Your Visits & Words Of Inspiration & Encouragements
I Hope This Video Intrigues you as it does me
Embraced ~ Embrassé
Vickie
At 12:52am on May 6th, 2008, In Love With Music said…
Is there a way to make the Elysian Trumpet video one of the featured videos? Don't know why I feel so strong about it but I do :-) If I'd known about it before I would have put it up plus the Irvin Mayfield clips during Jazz Appreciation Month but this is a good time too because all times are good times for good music.

mlm
At 1:13am on May 4th, 2008, Shail Mohan said…
Thank you for stopping by my nest. That was so nice of you.

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CTI Spotlight Artist Robert M, May 16-31, 2008

Versatility is a quality we have come to associate with many of our members and Robert M, our new CTI Spotlight Artist, is one of the most versatile among us. The fortunate visitor to Robert’s profile page gains entry into a world of eclectic musical compositions ranging from classical European melodies and Indian ragas to jazz, rock, and blues. Moreover, as various commentators have noted, enough of his precision-crafted poems adorn the site to fill two or three volumes. We could go on quite a bit about his tailored background images, video choices, and the fact that he has established several groups at CTI. But rather than doing that, we invite you to explore for yourself his created wonders at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/RobertM

CTI Spotlight Artist Vickie L. McColley, May 1-15, 2008

Vickie L. McColley "The Romantic Poetess" As everybody knows, diversity is one of our primary strengths at CTI and the members of our community represent cultures from all over the world. They also represent individuals at different stages of their creative careers and development. One of those members is Victoria L. McColley, known to some as the Romantic Poetess, to others as Groovy Charmer, and to some simply as Vickie. It is our pleasure to present her at this time as the CTI Spotlight Artist for May 1-15, 2008. A long-time member at CTI, Ms. McColley has proven particularly adept at utilizing the site’s many features to enhance and present to the world her own unique vision of creative artistry. In addition to being a member of the CTI community, she also has more than 100 titles on AuthorsDen with more than 1,000 reviews of her writings there. The working title of her forthcoming first poetry collection is “Love Love Love: Poetry from the Heart, Soul & Voice of Love.” For more on the Vickie’s work and world, please visit her profile at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/RomanticPoetessVickieMcColley

CTI Spotlight Artist Poetry Life & Times April 16-30, 2008

Our friends at Poetry Life and Times have featured a number of CTI’s members in their e-zine and, on top of that, have now been one of the great champions of modern poetry for some ten years. They actually have the archives to prove it! Their current issue not only honors one of poetry’s nobler traditions with its dedication to our very challenged "brothers and sisters in Tibet, Burma and Darfur,” but remains true to its mission by providing a platform for some of the most vibrant contemporary poetic voices on the planet. It is truly our honor at CTI to present Poetry Life and Times as our Spotlight Artist for April 16-30, 2008. The image of the monk featured as their main page profile image is borrowed from their current issue. To learn more about Poetry Life and Times and how you may submit your own work for publication consideration, please visit them at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/PoetryLifeandTimes .

CTI Spotlight Artist Luther E. Vann April 1-15, 2008

(photo of Luther E. Vann by John Schmidt) Often described as a poet who utilizes visual art to write his poems, Luther E. Vann is an acclaimed artist who was fortunate enough to receive some of his first art instructions from recognized masters of the Harlem Renaissance. Like all artists of note, he shaped what he learned into a style of his own that fuses deeply spiritual imagery, metaphysical philosophy, and strong social realism. After a lifetime of dedication to his craft, his work will go on exhibit at the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia, from April 16-August 17, 2008, and his first book, ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love, is scheduled for publication in May. We’re honored for the opportunity to present Vann as the CTI Spotlight Artist for April 1-15 and invite you to visit his profile to learn more about him at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/Weallare111 Your Friendly CTI Admin Support Team

CTI Spotlight on Daughters of Destiny March 16-31, 2008

Miriam K. Center, Founder of MKC Daughters of Destiny (photo by John Zeuli) As most of you know, March is Women’s History Month on our side of the world. Considering that women make up slightly more than half the planet’s population, it seemed appropriate to step outside the box of our normal way of thinking when it comes to the bi-weekly Spotlight Artist for March 16-31, 2008, and this time acknowledge the work of MKC Daughters of Destiny. While there are a number of Daughters of Destiny organizations around the globe, it just so happens that Miriam K. Center is one of our very own members whose creativity includes her leadership within the organization, her work as a poet, journalist, and author of a somewhat notorious novel. We are honored to invite you to learn more about Daughters of Destiny and Ms. Center at: http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/ADaughterofDestiny

CTI Spotlight Artist Cheryl Kaye Tardif March 1-15, 2008

Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif has won the attention and admiration of readers worldwide with her uniquely compelling suspense novels, including the celebrated “Whale Song,” “Divine Intervention,” and “The River.” Those who have noted her blogs at Creative Thinkers International and elsewhere know the author is not one to simply rest on her five-star literary laurels, but often shares quality communication with her readers and lends humanitarian support to the causes and issues that concern her. We are honored to present Ms. Tardif as the CTI Spotlight Artist for March 1-15, 2008, and invite you learn more about this gifted Canadian author at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/CherylKayeTardif .

CTI Spotlight Artist Art Sun Hernandez Feb 16-29, 2008

We’re very fortunate at Creative Thinkers International to enjoy the online company of many talented, innovative, and generally dynamic individuals. One of them, Art Sun Hernandez, is the CTI Spotlight Artist for February 16–29, 2008. Through his strongly metaphysical poetry enriched by spiritual insight, political consciousness, and social responsiveness, along with the many thought-provoking images and encouraging comments he has shared with fellow CTI members, Art has become a familiar and celebrated presence at CTI. To discover more about our newest CTI Spotlight Artist, please visit his profile at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/ArtSunHernandez

CTI Spotlight Artist Mitzi K. Jackson Feb 1-15, 2008

Writers who effectively blend folk dialect with classic literary traditions and the music of their individual voice to accomplish contemporary literary art of substance are generally rare. However, at CTI, we’re fortunate to have in our midst just such a writer in the form of Mitzi K. Jackson, the CTI Spotlight Artist for February 1-15, 2008. Whereas many of us at CTI have gotten to know Ms. Jackson through her superb poetry and supportive comments on the profile pages of fellow members, she is also highly regarded in various creative circles as an author of fiction that fuses emotional drama, powerful artistic symbolism, and unapologetic urban realism. To learn more about this exceptional artist, please visit the profile for Passion of the Poets or that of Ms. Jackson herself at http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/Mizkaja

CTI Spotlight Artist Michael A. Guy Jan 16-31, 2008

There are a number of ways that members of CTI might be familiar with Michael A. Guy, the new CTI Spotlight Artist for January 16-31, 2008. Possibly he was among the first to welcome you to CTI when you joined, or it could be that you’ve spent time on his profile page relaxing to his superb style of new age jazz. You might even have spent an evening or two reading his acclaimed novel, “The Last Renaissance Man.” If, by some chance, you are not already familiar with Michael, we invite you to take this opportunity to visit his profile page and discover a uniquely talented “renaissance man” at this link: http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/MichaelGuy CTI Admin Support Team

CTI Spotlight Artist Kimmy Van Kooten Jan 1-15, 2008

It is our honor at Creative Thinkers International to announce that the first CTI Spotlight Artist for the New Year 2008 is Kimmy Van Kooten. A player of the congas, writer of stories and poetry, and visual artist with a style very much her own, Kimmy is as versatile as she is prolific. We invite you to learn more about her by visiting the main page and/or her profile page at: http://creativethinkersintl.ning.com/profile/KimmyVanKooten . CTI Support Admin

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The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) wrapped up its annual session today by emphasizing the need for ramping up investment in research and development in innovative and sustainable agricultural technologies and infrastructure in poor countries.

Growing violence in eastern Chad alarms UN refugee agency

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is voicing deep concern about the escalating violence inside eastern Chad, where two gendarmes guarding a refugee camp were shot dead earlier this week and an increasing number of vehicles have been hijacked by bandits.

Top UN envoy in Sudan welcomes deal to end deadly clashes in disputed town

The top United Nations official in Sudan today welcomed the agreement to end the deadly fighting between Government forces and the former southern rebels in the disputed Abyei area, which has forced thousands of civilians to flee this week.

Veteran Finnish diplomat named winner of prestigious UNESCO peace prize

The former Finnish president and current United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari was named today as the winner of the annual peace prize of the Organization’s cultural agency.

UN contributes $7 million for victims of deadly Chinese quake - Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that up to $7 million will be released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support United Nations relief efforts in the aftermath of Monday’s massive earthquake in China that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

UN humanitarian chief to arrive in Myanmar on Sunday

The top United Nations relief official plans to talk directly with the authorities in Myanmar in an effort to accelerate the relief effort for victims of Cyclone Nargis which may have left more than 100,000 people dead and severely affected up to 2.5 million others.

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today’s arrival in Burundi’s capital of a delegation from the Palipehutu-FNL, the rebel group involved in deadly fighting with Government forces in recent weeks, for a resumption of peace talks.

UN tribunal postpones trial of Serbian security figure due to ill health

The United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today adjourned the trial of a former high-level official with the Serbian secret service after ruling that he is not fit to stand trial on health grounds.

UN refugee agency provides aid to more than 40,000 Somalis who fled capital

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has provided aid to more than 40,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia who live in precarious conditions in dozens of makeshift settlements west of the capital, Mogadishu.

Focus in Myanmar on saving lives, not politics, Ban Ki-moon tells Assembly

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the United Nations is concerned with saving lives, not with politics, as he tries to ramp up aid efforts following Cyclone Nargis which struck Myanmar and has severely affected up to 2.5 million people.

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