We over at the blog section here have mentioned before our appreciation of flickr, the photo-hosting site.  Now, at it again for a good cause, flickr has teamed up with World Environment day (happening June 5, in case you hadn’t marked your calendar), and is asking you (yes, YOU) to upload your pictures that have to do with the event.  From the flickr website:

World Environment Day is June 5 and we invite you to share photos that celebrate environmental awareness. This year’s World Environment Day focuses on climate change and low carbon economies and the host for this year’s UN event is Wellington, New Zealand.

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Planet Green, the new channel we discussed here, is filming the finale concert on of Battleground Earth (the show that with the obvious pairing of Ludacris and Tommy Lee), and wants you to be a part of it. And even better yet, our green friends at ecorazzi wants you to be a part of it for free. Read on from their webiste:

“Discovery Communication’s premiere of Planet Green, the first and only 24-hour eco-friendly lifestyle and entertainment television network, which premieres June 4 and a LIVE CONCERT. The event is part “green” carpet, VIP party and part concert featuring Ludacris, Tommy Lee and other musical performances. The concert is the backdrop of the final taping for the new Planet Green series, BATTLEGROUND EARTH: LUDACRIS vs. TOMMY LEE, which premieres on August 3rd. Proceeds from this event will benefit the fund created to restore areas destroyed by recent wildfires in and around Griffith Park.”

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It’s National Poetry Month. Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month (NPM) brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.

What I like about poetry is the vast definition of what makes a collection of words poetic. I like how poetry is found in the silliness of Shel Silverstein, in the deeply moving Maya Angelou, and in the innovative and lyrical Saul Williams (see the clip below). All of these artists take feelings and thoughts that seem unexplainable and translate them into something beautiful.

Poets.org has a great list of the top 30 ways to celebrate National Poetry Month, here are my favorite 5 from their list.

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