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		<title>&#8220;Butterflies&#8221;: A beautiful poem (and painting!) by Donna Williams</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10065/butterflies-a-beautiful-poem-and-painting-by-donna-williams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Auties & Aspies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donna Williams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Donna Williams, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies

By now, you all know Donna Williams. Here&#8217;s a poem called &#8220;Butterflies&#8221; that Donna wrote recently.
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if someone takes your disabilities and makes them your
gilded cage
then you take charge of your disabilities like never before
for they are your fallibility, the keys to your cage
a key you allowed someone else to call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Philip Patston&#8217;s truly jive live poetry!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9198/video-philip-patstons-truly-jive-live-poetry/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9198/video-philip-patstons-truly-jive-live-poetry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cerebral Ballsy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philip Patston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchairman of the Board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Philip Patston, Themes, Cerebral Ballsy, Wheelchairman of the Board, Irked Videos
By now, most of you already know the indomitable, the unsinkable, the mind-bogglingly entrepreneurial Mr. Philip Patston.
Here&#8217;s an October 20th video clip of Philip onstage at The Thirsty Dog, in Auckland, New Zealand reciting poetry (with Tony Lewis on blues harp):

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Check out Philip&#8217;s awesome work @ philippatston.com
Then&#8230;
Read Irked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A beautiful (and wise!) poem by Bethany Stevens</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8921/a-beautiful-and-wise-poem-by-bethany-stevens/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8921/a-beautiful-and-wise-poem-by-bethany-stevens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Uncategorized
Via GimpGirl&#8217;s Twitter feed comes this powerful poem:
&#8220;Disability is art,
pain,
beauty,
difference,
understanding,
humbling . . .


Disability is diversity.
It is everyone.&#8221;

—Bethany Stevens
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Join the community at gimpgirl.com
Follow GimpGirl on Twitter
Then&#8230;
Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;disability culture&#8221;
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		<title>Being funny about the unfunny: a lighthearted poem about dementia</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8519/being-funny-about-the-unfunny-a-lighthearted-poem-about-dementia/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8519/being-funny-about-the-unfunny-a-lighthearted-poem-about-dementia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Thomas]]></category>
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Dr. David E. Thomas is a 60-year-old male physician specializing in psychiatry. He was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) in October 2007, and currently runs this very active, very wonderful blog. Here&#8217;s a lighthearted poem about an utterly unfunny subject that recently appeared on Dr. Thomas&#8217; website:
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Forgetter Be Forgotten
My forgetter’s getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philip Patston, Tony Lewis &amp; Apple Garageband team up to make jive live poetry!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/7945/philip-patston-tony-lewis-apple-garageband-team-up-to-make-jive-live-poetry/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/7945/philip-patston-tony-lewis-apple-garageband-team-up-to-make-jive-live-poetry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cerebral Ballsy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchairman of the Board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Philip Patston, Themes, Cerebral Ballsy, Wheelchairman of the Board

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http://poetry.philippatston.com
http://thirstydog.co.nz
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		<title>Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/5085/peabody-a-comic-strip-about-depression-and-anxiety-by-jane-goetzee-22/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/5085/peabody-a-comic-strip-about-depression-and-anxiety-by-jane-goetzee-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 11:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Art Gallery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Jane Goetzee, Themes, The Wandering Agoraphobe, Art Gallery
Peabody: Special Edition
by Jane Goetzee
 
[Ed's note: Peabs is only one page this week...it's a magnificent take on one of William Blake's Songs of Innocence. Click image to see full size version. Enjoy!]
 

*All comic strips © Copyright by Jane Goetzee and are for viewing only.
The cartoons may not be reproduced in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/4893/peabody-a-comic-strip-about-depression-and-anxiety-by-jane-goetzee-20/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/4893/peabody-a-comic-strip-about-depression-and-anxiety-by-jane-goetzee-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Jane Goetzee, Themes, The Wandering Agoraphobe, Art Gallery
Peabody
by Jane Goetzee





*All comic strips © Copyright by Jane Goetzee and are for viewing only.
The cartoons may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
Jane Goetzee is an artist based in the UK. She holds first and Masters degrees in Fine Art at the University of Staffordshire and has worked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A poem by Joe Miller</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/3367/a-poem-by-joe-miller/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/3367/a-poem-by-joe-miller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Excerpted from the book Save the Earth, an anthology by Jonathon Porritt published by Turner Publishing, Inc.
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		<title>A Poem by Karen Flett</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/1205/a-poem-by-karen-flett/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/1205/a-poem-by-karen-flett/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bum Deal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal 

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		<title>Evolution of a cutter: From bad to worse to better</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/1152/evolution-of-a-cutter/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/1152/evolution-of-a-cutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shoutout from the Cutting Edge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Shoutout from the Cutting Edge 
Evolution of a cutter: From bad to worse to better
(My life from 2002-2007)
Submitted Anonymously


 
Early 2002
I lost myself five minutes ago. And got up from bed to wander and search for who I was. It turns out I was hiding under the bed with the dust bunnies and monsters of [...]]]></description>
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