Remembrance; a poem
Philos 18 REMEMBRANCE by Loren Ruh Smith I was reading the Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini his writings of the `tradition’ revolutionary poetic tradition that it’s unknown, misunderstood, or forgotten by the revolutionary currents that are just noises in the streets, repetitiously. They’ve always been there, noises in the streets, the tradition reports but the fight goes on without remembrance without remembrance...
Martin Marks Declares Himself ‘Gladiator in Chief’
Martin Marks, the Interim Executive Director of the ManKind Project USA, declared himself “Gladiator in Chief” in a conference call held Friday, April 1st. It was the 8th of 10 conference calls that Marks was scheduled to participate in on Friday. He went on to lay out a plan for the total over-haul of the New Warrior Training Adventure, noting that for too long we have neglected Chariot racing as a means of transforming...
The Fisher King
Right out of Arthurian lore comes the famous Fisher King myth, a story about a wounded masculine feeling function and the subsequent healing of it by a fool. It comes in many forms, but the version told by Parry in this movie starts with a prince who has to sleep alone in a forest to […]
A Book Review: Choosing To Be
We receive our life-lessons in often less than comfortable or welcome ways. A good part of our suffering is created…
On Being a Man with Robert Bly and Michael Meade
Jason Schroeder, one of my readers, passed along this video series of Robert Bly and Michael Meade. As always, I happily pass along the information. It’s golden as usual. And a great opportunity for me to get to know Michael Meade a little bit. I have never seen him “in the flesh” before and I […]
Review of Little Princes
Lest you fear that this might be just another chronicle of do-good activity in a distant part of the world, let me assure you that it’s also an extraordinarily compelling human drama.
Introducing the KWML archetypes: The Warrior
After a long wait, the video for the Warrior archetype is finally ready. (note that the 3-4 first minutes drag on a bit and then it gets more fun) This video was recorded at the same time as the video for the King archetype (in Holland, December 2010) with Peter Kessels and Pelle Billing as […]
Michael Brown – You are a Gift to the World – Interview
EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the opportunities I would like to take advantage of this year is to interview some of the over 40 men in MKP who have published books. There is some seriously good stuff out there! To set a trend and to let you know that this is coming – I spoke with Michael Brown, who recently published “You are a Gift to the World; Blessings from my Mom”. You can purchase the book through Mike’s...
Get the chips, the wings, the beer – and a whole new way of being a man.
As you settle in to watch Super Bowl XLV – the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers … The men who ‘go to battle’ in the NFL give the game all they’ve got. Their coaches demand it, their teammates insist upon it, and their fans will accept nothing less. The players are driven up to, and often beyond, their physical limits and emotional thresholds. At MKP – we are driven to help...
LEARNING TO WEEP; a poem
By Eric Diamond Because so much depends on a walk around the lake, I take the long trail that circles the green and muddy water. Brown bees settle on tall field daisies. Lush moss blankets a fallen elm. Two deer startle in the brush and clamber up the hillside. Distant voices muffle through the forest. The air smells like bluegrass and butterflies. To each and all, I say this: You are not my son. If my son were here, he would spot...
I RELEASE; a poem
By Paul Goldman I release every single infinitesimal ion of my being: my thoughts, my emotions, my desires, and my beliefs, everything at once. In this glorious instant, my soul soars to heights beyond imagining, as I traverse the farthest reaches of the Universe. I am nothing, I am each quantum nano particulate of matter sailing the electromagnetic seas at the speed of light. I release, I release, I release… (c) Paul Goldman...
It Happens
By Joseph DiCenso “Where are you?” She sounds small and there’s an edge to her voice. “I’m on my way.” I smile, thinking I recognize the impatience or entitlement in her whine. “If you look up the street you’ll see my headlights.” I try to make my smile audible to mask my mild annoyance: I said it would take me about 5 minutes! I see her step to the curb and lean out, peering down...
BEAT POETS, T’ANG DYNASTY; a poem
By Gabe Heilig Damn! From the clouds’ soft cliffs cold winds keep rising. Li Po, you scribbling tramp, are you still out there, tracking with me? Send me a poem. Send it tonight. Hell, send me a bridge!— these snow-filled streams are too swollen to cross. Above us, squawking arrows of geese point to no answer. We earn only a poet’s wealth. Our words and wallets never were lovers. Only drunken ghosts watch over our restless...
Das Boot
By Larry Russick It was a long way for me to swim. My father was very proud of his boat. He was a very proud man—any chance he got, he would tell a story to brag about his kids or show off any advantage he had, like his boat. It wasn’t a new boat; he bought it used from a car dealer, who had it up on supports in the back of one of his showrooms in Fruitport. The boat originally cost $7,000, which was a lot of money back in 1966....
Daddy
By Kenny D’Cruz I know your hands. I know the shape of your fingers and your finger nails. I know how I feel when you open your face and laugh. I know the way you raise your right eye brow and talk from the side of your face when you are joking. How you hold your glasses when you laugh so much that you wipe your tears on the back of your hand. Your mischievous guilt when you let off a smelly windy one. How you used to hold my...
The Marriage Artist
The Marriage Artist is remarkable for its audacity and seriousness of purpose, as well as for its meticulous and lyrical delight in the English language.
Tiny Boxes Prompt: A Reflection on Tony Porter’s Presentation at TEDWomen
The messages and beliefs that we take-in during the course of our lives can place us into unhealthy boxes that enforce ways of being that are destructive to ourselves and to others. Continue reading →
I AM AN EARTHFOLK
by Francis X. Kroncke To understand my claim and its message about masculinity and spirituality, some background about the 1970s anti-war trials of the “Minnesota 8” draft board raiders is required. “…five years in a federal penitentiary.” I was indicted on “sabotage of the national defense.” Convicted of a crime of violence, I remain a felon for destroying government property-the 1-A files of...
Bridge of Sighs
by Michael Malone Enveloped in cool shifting shadow under the forest’s dense canopy, I scan the metal walkway ahead, gauge its distance. I slip the brochure from my pocket and read: ninety meters. This is the longest of the suspension bridges in this rainforest reserve. My wife, teen daughters and I have detoured here for the afternoon, part of our whirlwind visit to the central highlands of Costa Rica. We’ve spent the past hours...
NEW in the MKP Journal – Member’s Section
Many of you asked for a section on the ManKind Project Journal to share internal discussions about the ManKind Project or discussions related to the nature of Men’s Work and Initiation. **THE DOOR** You asked for it. Here it is. We’ve created a way for you to Register on the MKP Journal and have access to a ‘Behind the Door’ section of the journal. The login information is not the same as your Community...
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