Ancient City Poets will gather this month on January 29 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Gifts for Living located at 215 West King Street in St. Augustine, across the street from the Present Moment Café. Our readings are free and open to all. The theme for the poetry reading will be “End of the World New Year”. This is a reference to that fact that the Mayan calendar will end this year. The doomsday fears came about after the discovery of a stone tablet at a Mexican archeological site in the 1960s. The tablet divides centuries into 394-year periods, and the 13th period ends on December 21, 2012.
When poet Nina Córdova Ami found out about the theme she wanted to remind everyone that there was another archeological finding recently. “The scientists were able to decipher it, and, no, it is not the end of the world.” says Nina. “It will be a human consciousness development that will begin on December 21, 2012. The same was true for 11/11/11. Whew! That's a relief!” A sign-up sheet will be available 15 minutes before start time for all those who would like to share original poems or something from a favorite poet. Poems do not have to relate to the theme.
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