Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery facilitated the February salon on Zoom. The theme was “Listen to voices of peace in the world of conflict.”

Watch salon video here.

First, he introduced Yurii Sheliazhenko of the Ukrainian…

Is Said said

he dedicated his books

to dreamers while chasin a dream

and God bless the farmers.

Is Said said

lets drop our guns

and kill no more

and stop making life a mess

I got every right
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Legendary and much-loved Columbys poet Is Said passed away February 6, 2023

Author, mentor, community-based activist, and educator, Is Said provided sage leadership on a national level as well as in the greater Columbus arts community. He…