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poet. performer. activist. teacher.

ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND PEOPLE I SUPPORT:

DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAMS:

National Resources

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org

National Resource Center on Sexual Violence
www.nrcsv.org

Stop Family Violence
www.stopfamilyviolence.org

Eve Ensler's, creator of The Vagina Monologues, organization:
www.vday.org

The Institute on Domestic Violence in The African American Community
www.dvinstitute.org

National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
www.dvalliance.org

Sacred Circle - National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women
www.sacred-circle.com

Faith-Trust Institute
An inter-religious educational resource on Domestic and Sexual Violence
www.faithtrustinstitute.org

The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network:
www.rainn.org

Angela Shelton
Filmmaker of Searching for Angela Shelton
www.angelashelton.com

Statewide Resources in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.pcadv.org

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
www.pcar.org

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
www.pccd.state.pa.us

The Women's Resource Center of Scranton, PA and
The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center
www.wrcnepa.org

County Resource Centers

The Centre County Women's Resource Center, serving Centre County, Pennsylvania
www.ccwrc.org

 

POETRY NOW

The Poetry Slam home site
www.poetryslam.com

Marc Kelly Smith, Slampapi, the father of the Slam
www.slampapi.com

About Poetry
www.poetry.about.com

Poems.com: a great resource for poems
www.poems.com

E-Poets Library
www.e-poets.net/library/slam

Poets Against The War
www.poetsagainstthewar.com

SOMOS - The Society of The Muse of The Southwest
This organization is an amazing supporter of literary arts throughout the Southwest, run by a phenomenal group of people
www.somostaos.org

OTHER GREAT PEOPLE AND GROUPS

Webster's Bookstore Café, 128 South Allen Street, State College, PA
The LAST independent bookseller in State College, the CENTRAL community gathering, the BEST coffee in town! Owned by one of my best friends, Elaine Meder-Wilgus. Elaine has been a force in my life, and has supported me along the way, from the very first steps I took to doing the work I do as an activist. Gratitude doesn't cover it.
www.webstersbookstorecafe.com

Chris Nelson - Web Master, Designer, Photographer, and Truly Wonderful Person
Chris is responsible for my website, and it is his work, dedication and generosities of spirit that have made my site possible, and keeps it looking the way that it does. Huge gratitude to Chris for making this all happen, and for making the world a better place.
www.cnelsondesign.com
www.christophernelsonphotography.com

Lenny Foster, Award-Winning Photographer, Writer, and Gentle Spirit
Lenny is often jokingly referred to as “The Unofficial Mayor of Taos” because of his willingness to be completely present and open with people, a quality that has allowed him to know so many people after so many years of living in Taos, New Mexico. His photography seems to capture that one moment, piece after piece, when spirit has paused, so briefly, to fully appear.
www.LennyFoster.com

The Mighty-Mighty-Wiggus, Bill Wilgus - Producer, Guitarist, Designer, Amazing Person
Mighty-Mighty is responsible for the design of the compact disc the scorched earth: spoken, and for the support and encouragement that he offered to help me release it. Bill has been one of my best friends for years, and like his wife, Elaine Meder-Wilgus, he has supported me along the way, from the first steps I took to own my life the way I do now. I wrote the poem, The Dream Before Us (on the poems page) for them on their wedding day. The two of them have taught me more about love than I can even explain. And no one plays a guitar the way Bill does.
http://www.myspace.com/wiggus

Bob Klotz - Producer, Sound Engineer
Bob is responsible for my compact disc, the scorched earth: spoken, which is the companion to my first chapbook, the scorched earth. Bob recorded the live tracks on this compact disc, and handled all of its production, in addition to the MP3 page on the books/CDs/films page of this site. Bob is one of the people for whom I am most grateful.
www.klotzaudio.com

Judy Walgren DeHass, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photojournalist, Warrior-Woman
Judy, like her photography, is amazing: Bared, utterly honest, and compelling. Judy took a few of the black-and-white shots on my site during a trip we took to NYC in 2003. The cover photo of the documentary short film about my work, One Woman’s Voice, taken in front of the New York Public Library, was one of those shots. Judy remains an inspiration to me, as she was when we first met in Taos, NM years ago.
www.judydehass.com

Diana Rico, Author, Producer, Journalist, and Pilgrim
Diana is one of the blessings that arrived in my life during my Poet-In-Residence Fellowship at The Helen Wurlitzer Foundation during 2007/2008. Our sense of connection was immediate and multi-layered, and our friendship has offered insight, support, encouragement, and a tremendous sense of adventure not only in terms of writing, but also in terms of life as a spiritual unfolding. Diana’s way of being in the world, living and working, exemplifies the combination of the arts and social issues and integrity that I so respect.
www.dianarico.com

Andy Tollins - Bluesman of the highest order
Andy also recorded the majority of the compact disc, the scorched earth: spoken, and has supported me over the years with a huge heart. Huge gratitude for that support and for his music, which makes me want to only dance. Check him out with one of his bands at www.porkchomoney.comm

Paul Pascarella - Artist
Paul is one of the finest artists I know... painter, motorcycle-racing mad man, wicked good cook. He is the Paul for whom the poem He Paint Buffalo was written, which is published in Earthships: The New Mexico Poetry Anthology, 2007.
www.paulpascarella.com

William J. Cobb, Author, Full Professor, Department of English, Penn State University
Bill is the author of The Fire Eaters, The White Tattoo, and his latest novel, Goodnight Texas. My poem The Road To Dora was written about Bill and his wife, Elizabeth May, who is also a great poet, novelist and short-story writer, taking me to a ghost town in southern Colorado, called Dora, during my visits to their home in West Cliffe, Colorado. What they both bring to their writing, their teaching, their marriage and lives together perpetually amaze me.
http://www.williamjcobb.com/
http://unbridledbooks.com/goodnighttexas.html

Paul Devlin - Independent Filmmaker
Paul is the force behind two international award-winning films, Power Trip and Slam Nation, and a multiple Emmy Award-winner for his work with CBS Sports. Check out:
www.powertripthemovie.com

Greg Klyma - Singer-Songwriter
Greg is an original - great music, great fun, great adventurer.
www.klyma.com

K-TAOS Solar Radio - The Largest Solar-Powered Radio Station in the World
K-TAOS was founded by Brad Hockmeyer, who still owns and operates it, and DJ's every day of the workweek, from the base of Taos Mountain, in Taos, New Mexico. And you can stream it live and listen anywhere in the world.
www.KTOA.com

The State Theatre, State College, PA
www.thestatetheatre.org