To: Ram Devineni
I would very much like to participate in the Poetry on the Peaks Reading
series. I would use as my "base" one of the higher peaks of the Adirondack
mountain range in New York State to be followed by a large group reading in
nearby Albany, New York, (also the capital).
I feel it would be most important to focus on this particular mountain
range, since it has for so long been ecologically besieged by acid rain and
over-development.
I would welcome the opportunity to be a part of this essential project.
I thank you in advance for your attention in this matter.
Sincerely,
Gerald Schwartz
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From: "Ram Devineni" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: Poetry on the Peaks--Poetry readings on the Seven Summits and other
mountains
> I am working on another program called Poetry on the
> Peaks which will continue the UN's Dialogue Among
> Civilizations Through Poetry program started this
> year. Poetry on the Peaks will happen next year and
> will celebrate the UN's International Year of
> Mountains. The goal of the program is to setup at
> least 12-15 poetry readings on 12-15 mountaintops
> around the world and corresponding readings in cities
> nearby. The readings will happened throughout 2002.
>
> So far, I have commitments from Mr. Gordon Janow with
> Alpine Ascents International based in Seattle and Eric
> Simonson with International Mountain Guides based in
> Portland. Together they will read poems on most of
> the mountaintops listed below. Also, Pulitzer Prize
> winning poet and mountain-climber Gary Snyder may
> climb the Alps next spring 2002 and read a poem on
> behalf of this program.
>
> The preliminary list of mountains are:
> The Seven Summits (tallest mountains on each of the
> seven continents)
>
> 1. Aconcagua, Argentina
> 2. Carstensz Pyramid, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
> 3. Denali, Alaska, USA
> 4. Mount Everest, Nepal
> 5. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa
> 6. Vinson Massif, Antarctica
> 7. Elbrus, Russia
>
> 8. Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
> 9. Pico de Orizaba & Iztaccihuatl, Mexico
> 10. The Matterhorn, Switzerland or somewhere in the
> Alps
> 11. Banaff Mountain, Canada
> 12. Mt. Fugi, Japan
> 13. Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA (mentioned in Martin
> Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech)
> 14. Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, Israel (Site of the
> Temple Mount)
> 15. Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
>
> Someone from Janow's or Simonson's group will read a
> poem on the first 10 mountains on the list.
>
> We are working on setting up readings in corresponding
> cities to work in conjunction with the reading on the
> mountain. For example, we hope to have a reading at
> Windybrow Centre for the Arts, Johannesburg, South
> Africa for the reading in the Drakensberg Mountains. A
> reading in Atlanta sponsored by Five Points magazine
> for the reading on Stone Mountain and so on.
>
> If you have any questions or liked to be involved,
> please call me at 1-212-723-4125 or email me at
> [log in to unmask] . Information about
> Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry can be
> found at http://www.dialoguepoetry.org and information
> about the UN's International Year of Mountains can be
> found at http://www.mountains2002.org/
>
>
> Thank You,
> Ram Devineni
> Program Coordinator
>
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