Dear John,

Don’t miss out on a very special evening of poetry with Vietnam veteran and Co-Founder of Veterans For Peace, Doug Rawlings. Doug has published several books of poetry and has offered to do a virtual reading as part of World BEYOND War’s Global Skill Sharing. This event is open to a large group of people and the date will be determined and coordinated with Doug and the ticket holders. Poet Richard Sadock will also be reading his poetry.

Doug says this about how he found poetry: "I was first introduced to the idea of political poetry on October 18, 1970, about midnight, in an all-night Harvard Square corner bookstore. A few months before that encounter I had returned from the war in Viet Nam. To say that I was confused and angry is an understatement. I was also somewhat lost. Then on that fateful night I found this wonderful collection of poems by Denise Levertov that captured her journey to North Viet Nam as a peace activist. This was the first serious ‘discussion’ I had read from and about ‘my’ war. And true to what Robert Bly considers effective political poetry, Levertov used the personal to open up the universal. I was captured, and unlike my response to military ‘service,’ I did not want to escape. Instead, I sought out more of her work and other poets and, eventually, began to write my own poems."

Buy your tickets today while they’re still available and enjoy a night with other anti-war activists around the world being inspired by the work of these political poets—all while supporting World BEYOND War and our mission to abolish war.

And go here to see what other great offerings our supporters have donated including singing lessons, art lessons, a mindfulness session, relationship counseling, a medical consultation, and an introduction to improv—among many others. *Please note that due to a glitch in the system, the default listed date for all events says January 1st, but in reality all dates and times will be arranged by mutual agreement between you and the person(s) offering your workshop(s).

In peace,

Alex McAdams

Development Director

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