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HPD. PLATAK - SENIORI, RIJEKA


PROGRAM IZLETA ZA PROSINAC 2007. g.


Nedjelja, 02.12.2007.
POKLON - GORICA ( 710 m ) – DOBREČ - IKA

Polazak prigradskim autobusom s Trga Bana Jelačića za Opatiju u 810 ili 855 sati, a iz Opatije za Poklon u 930 sati ( zona 5). Povratak za Rijeku s Poklona u 1545 sati, a iz Ike ( zona 4 ) svakih 40 minuta.
Grupa „C“ : Pješačenje po Poklonu prema vlastitom nahođenju i mogućnostima.
Grupe „B“ i „A“ : Poklon – Gorica - Dobreč - Ika. Oko 4 - 5 sati hoda. Vodiči su V. Šekulja i P. Sekulić.

Nedjelja, 09.12.2007.
VALBISKA – PICIK – SVETI JURAJ - KRK

Polazak posebnim autobusom s Delte u 7 sati u pravcu: Rijeka - Krčki most – Valbiska. Povratak iz Krka za Rijeku u 17 sati. Cijena prijevoza je 60,00 kn.
Grupe „C“, „B“ i „A“ : Valbiska – Picik – Sveti Juraj - Krk. Oko 4 – 5 sati laganog hoda.
Vodiči su Josip Jurasić i Dražen Štifter.

Nedjelja, 16.12.2007.
POKLON - VELA UČKA – MALA UČKA – GRABROVO - MOŠĆENICE

Polazak prigradskim autobusom s Trga Bana Jelačića za Opatiju u 810 ili 855 sati, a iz Opatije za Poklon u 930 ( zona 5). Povratak za Rijeku s Poklona u 1545 sati, a iz Mošćenica u 1605 ili 18 sati.
Grupa „C“ : Pješačenje po Poklonu prema vlastitom nahođenju i mogućnostima.
Grupe „B“ i „A“ : Poklon – Vela Učka – Mala Učka – Grabrovo – Mošćenice.
Vodiči su Vojo Podgorac i Pero Sekulić.

Petak, 21.12.2007. : TRADICIONALNI DOMJENAK „SENIORA“ U PROSTORIJAMA UDRUGE ANTIFAŠISTIČKIH BORACA I ANTIFAŠISTA GRADA RIJEKE ( Demetrova 6A – blizu kazališta).

Nedjelja, 23.12.2007.
LABIN – SKITAČA – CRNA PUNTA - KOROMAČNO

Polazak posebnim autobusom s Delte u 7 sati u pravcu: Rijeka – Opatija – Lovran – M. Draga – Brseč – Plomin – Labin. Povratak iz Koromačna za Rijeku u 16 sati. Cijena prijevoza je 60,00 kn.
Grupa „C“: Razgledanje Labina i šetnja po Skitači.
Grupa „B“ : Labin - Skitača. Oko 4 sata hoda. Vodič je Pero Sekulić.
Grupa „A“ : Labin – Skitača – Crna Punta - Koromačno. Oko 6 sati hoda. Vodič je Marija Rikel.

Nedjelja, 30.12.2007.
POKLON - BREST POD UČKOM - LUPOGLAV

Polazak prigradskim autobusom s Trga Bana Jelačića za Opatiju u 810 ili 855 sati. Iz Opatije za Poklon u 930
( zona 5). Povratak iz Lupoglava za Rijeku u 1605 sati.
Grupe „C“, „B“ i „A“: Poklon – Brest - Lupoglav . Oko 4 – 5 sati hoda. Vodiči su V. Šekulja i P. Sekulić.

IZLETI POSEBNIM AUTOBUSOM TREBAJU BITI PLAĆENI NAJKASNIJE 10 DANA RANIJE!
SVAKI IZLETNIK PUTUJE NA VLASTITU ODGOVORNOST !

Petak, 07.12.2007. - radni sastanak ( Usvajanje programa izleta za I mj. 2008. godine )
Petak, 14.12.2007. - Predavanja uz dijapozitive - Gosp. Bruno Bontempo - „Island“

Petak, 21.12.2007. - DOMJENAK - Demetrova 6A – blizu kazališta


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HKD ''OSVIT'' U AKCIJI

12.12.2007. u 18 sati književno-poetska večer u suradnji sa
Makedonskim Kulturnim Društvom ''ILINDEN'' - Rijeka.
U dvorani kulturnog društva ''Ilinden''
Gostuju riječki književnici , članovi HRVATSKOG KNJIŽEVNOG
DRUŠTVA ''OSVIT'' koji su prevedeni u makedonskom časopisu
Sovremenost- Skopje…
KROZ GLAZBENI PROGRAM ĆE NAŠ VODITI ''BOEMI''


13.12 2007. u 18 i 30 sati književna večer na
KRNJEVU u dvorani Mjesnog Odbora ''Sveti Nikola''
Nastupa Josip Eugen Šeta i razni gosti
pjesnici i književnici – članovi OSVITA

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14.12 2007. u 19 i 30 u OPATIJI
U KULTURNOM HRAMU ''ZORA''
Promocija zbirke pjesama ''Opatijo hvala''
mlade pjesnikinje NIKOLINE MARČELJA,
Zbirka pjesama na čakavštini, ujedno je i prva knjiga
objavljena u nakladi; Hrvatskog književnog društva''Osvit''
- u biblioteci ''Književno pero''-(prvijenac)
gosti večeri
- ženska klapa KAMELIJA iz Opatije
- glumci Č- TEATRA
- autorica Nikolina MARČELJA
- gradonačelnik Amir Muzur
- predsjednik HKD-OSVIT Valerio Orlić
- dopredsjednik Osvita, Erni Gigante Dešković
- recenzent B. Kukurin
- i ostali
- dođite u ''ZORU'' na večer čakavske poezije
- na zakusku i ugodno pjesničko druženje….

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Subject: REVIEW

GEERT VERBEKE: An enigma, a modern master and a spellbinder.

Literary criticism of the poetry and prose of Geert Verbeke (Flanders-Belgium), based upon “Brother Buddha”, 2007, Cyberwit (India), ISBN: 978-81-8253-094-2; “Frogs Croak”, 2007, Cyberwit (India), ISBN: 978-81-8253-091-1; “Rain”, 2005, Cyberwit (India), ISBN: 81-8253-021-0; “Jokerman”, 2005, Cyberwit (India), ISBN: 81-8253-038-5; and “Sweeps of Rain”, 2006, Cyberwit (India), ISBN: 81-8253-068-7.

The poetic artistry of Geert Verbeke.

It is not an easy process to become reviewed by “yours truly”. I do make several demands that have to do with professionalism and publishing achievements, as well as my commitment to raise awareness regarding small press published books written by international, bilingual/multilingual, and/or trans-cultural authors of poetry, prose and photography. I aim to re-enact a “renaissance” of literary criticism especially, which is critical, analytical and a subjective (yet professional) assessment of literary achievement and room for further development/improvement.

I write this review of the works of Geert Verbeke both in homage .. and in protest. It is simply “unfair” to challenge a reviewer with five books of such literary and philosophical quality and professional craftsmanship as is here the case. To be blunt, it is maddening .. to be sucked into the world and thinking of Geert Verbeke so easily – even though I consider myself to be a good critic in my area(s) of specialization – and to suddenly take on the role of ‘The Fool’ (in the Tarot) .. spellbound by the ‘magic’ of a master, who is both adept in his craftsmanship with regard to tradition and the expert ‘blasting’ of ever-developing contemporary expressions of haiku, tanka, senyru and haiban. He managed to “rope me in” .. despite several readings to double-check .. and I must simply declare Verbeke as a contemporary master. Damn!

Did I find no faults in these five books? Certainly, there are small issues that have to do with the occasional caesura placement or alternative suggestions in regard to how bilingual and multilingual versions of his haiku are presented on each page (sometimes I would prefer to have more space – i.e. to have each poem and its bilingual or multilingual versions on a page by itself), and the occasional typographical error .. but these things are trivialities. The man is a genius .. or/and ‘mad’ (in terms of artistic genius the two often go together).

Firstly, his understanding of the history and traditions of the art forms he employs is quite evident; and this understanding affords him the ability and the ‘right’ to experiment and further develop the literary forms he specializes in (including further development of the English haiku derivatives).

Secondly, he masters not just the haiku, but in addition tanka, senyru and haiban. And as if that is not provocative enough for a literary critic, he dares to go so far as to combine several literary styles in several of his books. Most dramatically in “Sweeps of Rain”, where he combines haiban with haiku in a way that reads as a complete novel.

And finally, Verbeke is so cheek and daring that he takes his readers and himself to the absolute maximal limit: he writes his masterpieces in several languages, including Flemish, English, French, German etc.

Already, as you can well understand, I am livid as a literary critic .. With some extremely-talented authors I sometimes secretly wish that I had written this or that particular work of literature instead of him/her. However, in the case of this man Geert Verbeke I feel that he is so completely ‘superior’ – not only in regards to his understanding and craftsmanship, but also because he manages to access the inner reaches of philosophy, spirituality, humanity, social consciousness and frivolity .. all at once. AND he pumps these works out effortlessly; as if he is practicing za-zen (continuous meditation). Effortlessness is – of course – the mark of an ‘artistic master’ – the point where “simplicity” and “difficulty” become indistinguishable because the level of mastery makes the distance between point zero and the ‘unreachable dream’ as short as possible. And that is the essence of Geert Verbeke’s literary genius: not only to achieve the impossible but also to transform literary dexterity into a literary and visual masterpiece at its lowest common denominator.

Geert Verbeke is impressive .. and he is scary. He can take any topic (for example: frogs or playing cards .. nature .. or political/social issues) and ‘spin his magic’.

Okay. You have understood that the man is now highly-regarded by me. Let me illustrate just a few of the many fine examples of his craftsmanship and genius:

memorial day –
a lot of grasshoppers
on the stupa

between
gravel and duneland –
an oasis

along the river
a row of singing monks –
dew on their hats

(from “Brother Buddha”)


terraced rice fields –
the annual frog concert
and her hangover

in the evening
croaks are getting louder –
a downpour

(from “Frogs Croak”)

half-naked sadhus
at the ritual cremation
click-clack Kodak

sweet-and-sour
the taste of mango
on her lips

anti-terror
a flow of body bags
back to the USA

rising tide
the sky is the sea
outgoing tide

lasting for days
the singing of the rain
composing sad songs

(from “Rain”)


I am afraid that I must stop here ... most publishers have a maximum word limit, and I have already surpassed the standard commercial literary review limitations. But this is also relevant to my experience of the literature of Geert Verbeke: he knows the traditions, he knows the standards .. and he possesses the genius and the integrity to know when to use the traditional .. and when (and how) to surpass it. And I have a strong intuition that it is “art” which guides him, rather than “commercialism”.

GEERT VERBEKE:

Born in Kortrijk, Flanders (Europe). Geert began writing haiku in 1968. The decisive factor to study haiku was the discovery of the Himalayan singing bowls and the travels to Kathmandu, the Sinaď-desert, Istanbul, Tunisia, Djerba, France, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. Geert has also written a few books about singing bowls. He has, in addition to have published several books on haiku, haiban, senyru and tanka and singing bowls, recorded 11 cd's with singing bowls, gongs and percussion.

ADAM DONALDSON POWELL (Norway) is a literary critic and a multilingual author, writing in English, Spanish, French and Norwegian; and a professional visual artist. He has published five books (including collections of poetry, short stories and literary criticism) in the USA, Norway and India, as well as several short and longer works in international literary publications on several continents. He has previously authored theatrical works performed onstage, and he has (to-date) read his poetry at venues in New York City, Oslo (Norway), Buenos Aires and Kathmandu (Nepal).

Copyright 2007, Adam Donaldson Powell.
powell@online.no


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sasa vazic, beograd.................wrote:

Re: Calicio Cat


Sasa, if you would like to take a look, this is the site with all the previous contests: http://origa.livejournal.com/tag/calico+cat+contest

I have just posted the announcement for this 6th contest -- http://origa.livejournal.com/

All my best to you,
Olga.