January 2008 page 2

More artwork and poetry fusion from Don Schaeffer Don Schaeffer is a Canadian residing in Winnipeg Manitoba, born in the Bronx, schooled at the City University of New York. His work as a poet is in the contemporary genre, mostly evidenced by the range of cultural praxis explored and use of free verse. Don's poetry is quite often identified by it's simplistic construction and psychographic nature of the text. Text from 'Bingo' by Don Schaeffer We notice how you pay attention to the game, you know when your number comes up. It is still your world, dimly, silently leaking into your eyes Text from 'Face Prophet' by Don Schaeffer She screams because she needs, proving that she is. Her laugh grows out of her cry like an errant branch that should have been pruned. I see edges of it rising from the mass of tears. Her face, contorted with the being of want stops. And lumps of articulation grow. At first, her sounds blossom out of a knot of sobs, consonants with cries between instead of vowels. But it takes leisure, a free breath to practice speech. more of Don's artwork can be viewed at http://www.photoshow.com/watch/mZ2VC5CS his poetry can be found at The Ink Blot http://modernpoet.proboards98.com/index.cgi publications at Enthalpy Press http://members.shaw.ca/enthalpypress