Jim Sharp Poem/1090 [1]16/2011 We are the 99% a materialist concept of class struggle endures recurrently high & low “rise like lions after slumber in unvanquishable number- shake your chains to earth like dew which in sleep had fallen on you- ye are many- they are few” by Percy Shelley

Australian Poem
Now for a bit of “Australian culture” by the working persons poet Jim Sharp This has something for everyone – if you know the bush, it will appeal to you, if you work in the oil industry, there is something in it for you too, if you have a sense of humour – well, it [...]

OWS meets Brecht
Stacey Mickelbart: Brecht’s Imperfect Opera Meets OWS “If there’s one thing Occupy Wall Street demonstrates about most of us, it’s how desperately our minds seek order in civic affairs. That’s natural, since politics is the science of government. We demand clarity, and a movement as inclusive and haphazard as OWS throws us off balance. But [...]

Leonard Cohen alive
Sunday 1st february 2009, drove from Canberra to Bowral for a memorable evening at the Centtenial vineyards first Paul Kelly, then Leonard Cohen. Still the same in his 70′s, kneeling here and growling his classic lyrics and keeping his songs alive and the music was wonderful. From www.leonardcohen.com For four decades, Leonard Cohen has been [...]
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