<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><center style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="bodyTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 3093px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1514px; background-image: none; background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="left" valign="top" id="bodyCell" style="height: 3073px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px; width: 1494px; border-top-width: 0px;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; border: 0px; width: 600px !important;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templateHeader" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><div class=""> </div><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Power of Poetry 2021 Newsletter 10</div><div class=""><br class="">Finally, it is the week of Power of Poetry 2021 performances. 7 PM EDT both Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. An amazing lineup of poets, writers, musicians, visual artists and actors. We’ve practiced and hope to bring you a memorable event. I am a firm believer that one antidote for tragedy is the infusion of beauty. As the cloud of covid begins to lift, please immerse yourselves in this flood of beauty our performers and support people will make available.<br class=""> <br class="">Here is how to connect to the performances:<br class=""><br class="">How to Watch Power of Poetry 2021<br class=""><br class="">We feel the best way to experience the virtual Power of Poetry programs is via Youtube. This will allow you to activate youtube on your smart tv and watch on a larger screen in comfort.<br class="">Here is how to access the programs:<br class=""><br class="">Go to this link of some old guy giving an ad lib promo for the event:<br class=""><a href="https://powerofpoetry.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c454910742266f23692d12e03&id=558206b565&e=41ee009acc" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://youtu.be/DwSA2iV3Vw8</a><br class="">Watching is optional.<br class="">Scroll down and under the video screen you will see a subscribe button on the right. Click on it to subscribe to this youtube channel.<br class="">Scroll up to the top of the page.<br class="">Click on the red Youtube icon<br class=""><img alt="youtube.jpg" border="0" height="73" width="161" src="" style="border: 0px; outline: none; height: auto !important;" class=""><br class="">This will take you to the Youtube home page<br class="">On left left side of the page you will see a category called Subscriptions<br class="">You should now see Ravensun Poetry on this list<br class="">To watch the performances, simply go to Youtube on March 19th and/or 20<sup class="">th</sup><br class="">Click the Ravensun Poetry channel which will take you to the live stream and enjoy.<br class="">It may be good to do this before the night of the event to familiarize yourself with this<br class=""> <br class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(178, 34, 34);" class="">These events are free and we welcome donations. You can make them through Paypal on our website.</span></span><br class=""><br class="">On March 20<sup class="">th</sup> former students who participated in Wellspring will be featured. We are so proud of them and the program. We are hoping that you will donate to the next Wellspring, which is scheduled for July 2021, conditions willing.<br class="">Please visit our web site and be stunned with the lineup of performers and artists: <a href="https://powerofpoetry.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c454910742266f23692d12e03&id=efa6257dfc&e=41ee009acc" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">www.ravensunpoetry.com</a><br class=""><br class="">St. Patrick’s Day is this week and in the spirit of Celtic beauty here’s one of my all time favorite poems. Aengus is the Celtic god of beauty.<br class=""><br class="">THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS<br class=""> <br class="">I went out in the hazel wood,<br class="">Because a fire was in my head,<br class="">And cut and peeled a hazel wand,<br class="">And hooked a berry to a thread;<br class="">And when white moths were on the wing,<br class="">And moth-like stars were flickering out,<br class="">I dropped the berry in a stream<br class="">And caught a little silver trout.<br class=""> <br class="">When I had laid it on the floor<br class="">I went to blow the fire aflame,<br class="">But something rustled on the floor,<br class="">And some one called me by my name:<br class="">It had become a glimmering girl<br class="">With apple blossom in her hair<br class="">Who called me by my name and ran<br class="">And faded through the brightening air.<br class=""> <br class="">Though I am old with wandering<br class="">Through hollow lands and hilly lands,<br class="">I will find out where she has gone,<br class="">And kiss her lips and take her hands;<br class="">And walk among long dappled grass,<br class="">and pluck till time and times are done<br class="">The silver apples of the moon,<br class="">The golden apples of the sun.<br class=""> <br class="">W. B. Yeats<br class=""> <br class=""> <br class="">One of our storytellers, Will Hornyak will be presenting his annual St. Patrick’s day performances via Zoom this week. He weaves a powerful spell with his words and stories.<br class=""> <br class=""><br class=""><strong class=""><em class="">From Lusty Queen Maeve and Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley to the Hag of Beara and the White Witch of Feakle, storyteller William Kennedy Hornyak celebrates the Wild Celtic Feminine with Tales, Myths, Poems, History and Lore in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, 2021 </em></strong> <br class=""> <br class=""> <br class=""><strong class="">Three <em class=""><u class="">live </u></em>Zoom performances:</strong><br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">St. Patrick’s Day March 17 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time <em class="">Mature audiences</em></strong><br class=""> <br class=""><strong class="">Friday March 19 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time <em class="">Mature audiences</em></strong><br class=""> <br class=""><strong class="">Sunday March 21 2 p.m. Pacific Time <em class="">Family Show</em></strong><br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">Zoom Link: <a href="https://powerofpoetry.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c454910742266f23692d12e03&id=2acc169c24&e=41ee009acc" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal;" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82659078275</a></strong><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">The Event is Free but Donations are Welcome</strong> <br class=""><a href="https://powerofpoetry.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c454910742266f23692d12e03&id=b60468413e&e=41ee009acc" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://paypal.me/WillHornyak?locale.x=e</a><br class="">or mail to Will Hornyak 11375 SE 33rd Ave. Milwaukie, OR 97222</div><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px;" class=""><br clear="all" class=""> <br class=""> <br class=""> </h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templateBody" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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