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Herland is pleased to send you this Special Poetry Issue of the Voice, containing works by many local poets, plus cartoons by Sue Clancy of Norman.

Our poets are both recognized and published; unpublished and unsung — but we were impressed with all of them, and hope you will be too. They are: Dorothy Alexander, Chris Cristoffels, Richard Dixon, Denise Fox, Peggy Johnson, Deidre Murray, DN, Peggy Malone, Judith R, Diane Trout Harwood, LaRue Starr, Lynnsey Weber and Coleen Woody.

Their poetry speaks of love, angst, social justice, standing naked in the desert night, love lost and refound, hotdogs, strawberries, chocolate, death, guilt, stained glass, the sky-side of clouds, and honkytonk memories - everything, in short, that poetry should bring to us.

Sue is a well-known artist whose cartoons are published bi-weekly in The Oklahoma Gazette; we are delighted to publish these. If you have been to Herland, you will have seen Sue’s murals decorating our brick garage/storage building.

Click here to see the special poetry (and art) section.

�The Sober Truth�, an art exhibit of the works of Deborah Dukes. Saturday, November 13, 2004, 3 - 6 pm.

Deborah earned her Fine Arts degree in 1988 from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, worked as a graphic artist for many years thereafter; she was not interested in “art for art’s sake” until she discovered black & white photography many years later. From there she started dabbling in collage work and mixed media and found real joy in abstract art. Deborah says, �Throughout my life I have battled alcoholism and in 1998 I took my last drink. I am free of the physical action of picking up the bottle but sometimes still battle with the demons that plagued me during my 17 years of addiction. What I cannot express in words, I can try to express on canvas. There is pain & joy, fear & Courage, despair & hope. This is who I am and what I believe. This is the “Sober Truth”.

There will be a reception at Herland beginning at 3pm on Saturday, November 13, 2004, to unveil these impressive works. They will be available for purchase, with a generous percentage of the proceeds going to Herland. We hope you will stop by. The reception will be followed by:

Poetry Night at Herland, Saturday, November 13, 2004, 8 pm - following the Reception for �The Sober Truth�.

The evening of poetry reading will be anchored by dynamic slam poet Lynnsey Weber from Norman. You may remember Lynnsey from Herland�s anniversary concert last year when she opened for Tret Fure, and totally wowed the audience. In addition to Lynnsey, all of our November Voice poets are invited to attend and read their poetry, as well as a few others who missed the deadline for submission.

Both events are free and open to the public.

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Herland is helping to organize a train trip to Ft. Worth the first weekend in December - the 4th and 5th. Amtrak tickets for trip are $46 roundtrip, and the train leaves OKC about 8:30 a.m. There is parking available at the station, though not an excess of it, so carpooling is recommended to the station. We will arrive in Ft. Worth about 12:30 pm, and can choose from any number of hotels downtown that are within walking distance. There are several world-class art museums and lots of good places to eat in the downtown area also. We will leave Ft. Worth around 5 pm on Sunday, and arrive back in OKC about 10 pm.

We will be choosing a hotel soon, and will put the announcement on our e-list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/herland. Also, you can call us at 405-521-9696 and leave a message or better, email us at herlandsisters (at) cox (dot) net. You are responsible for making your own hotel and train reservations. If you would like to share a room, your best bet is to check out the e-list for others who are interested. We currently have a “show of interest” of about eight people, and the more the merrier.

Native American Women

OKC Two-Spirit Society is having meetings for lesbian and bi-sexual women of Native American descent. Please call the OKC Two-Spirit Hotline number at (405) 317-7283 for information.

Monday, November 8: OGLPC Monthly Meeting at the Center, 2135 NW 39th, 7 pm.

Saturday, November 13: Herland Hike at Martin Nature Park, 5000 W. Memorial, 10 am.

Saturday, November 13: Herland Supper Club will meet at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 13th at the Belle Isle Brewery. If you wish to carpool, meet at Herland at 5:45 pm. Then it’s back to Herland for Poetry Night at 8 pm. See front page of the Voice for full story.

Saturday, November 13: The Sober Truth Art Exhibit -at Herland-3 pm to 6 pm

Saturday, November 13: Poetry Night at Herland-8 pm

Saturday, November 20: Herland Video Night 7 pm - Film to be announced at event.

Saturday, November 20: Peace Festival 2004, 10 am to 4 pm at Civic Center Hall of Mirrors. This event celebrates groups working for PEACE, justice with compassion, human rights, civil rights, economic justice, environmental sustainability, rights of nature, animal rights, sufficiency for all-a better, more livable world. This is a socially conscious holiday shopping opportunity.

Sunday, November 21: Herland Board Meeting, 4 pm, everyone welcome.

Thursday, November 25: Herland Thanksgiving Potluck - 4:30. Meat and bread will be provided. Please bring a vegetable or desert. Also, please bring a new item of women’s clothing or shoes for the YWCA Sexual Assault Program. Women who have been sexually assaulted usually must leave their cloths and shoes at the hospital for evidential examination and therefore are in need of clothing to leave the hospital. Or bring a new non-violent toy for children from birth to 13 years of age for the Y’s battered women’s program.

Saturday, November 27: Herland Scrabble Night - 6 pm