Doggie Bags
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Lilith had already pooped twice when we got to the cemetery, and I had no
more bags. I looked up to see an African American man in a TALL MAN THEORY
tee...
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I have been wrong about 2020’s presidential election and I should say so. I
had expected that by the end of Super Tuesday (March 3rd this time around),
we ...
Philip Lamantia Day -- 2019
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*San Francisco *
*and*
*– say it LOUD, say it PROUD – *
*Frisco! *
*– yes, my friends, FRISCO! – *
*+++++ *
Hey now, today’s the 92nd anniversary of ...
“Not wholly useless, though no longer used”
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One of his last poems, published posthumously. Longfellow was never one for
violent contention so I find it hard to take his analogy too seriously, but
the...
The Year in Poetry, 2018
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A thanks to the poets whose work I had a chance to hear in Portland in
*2018*:
*Abel*, David
*Adams-Santos*, Stephanie
*Anastacia-Renee*
*Arterian*, Diana...
Border Poetry
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My 13th post at the Harriet Blog:
[Artemio Rodriguez, linocut]
In 2006, I spent two of the best months of my life in Marfa, Texas, thanks
to a residency f...
The Joys of Linguistic Faux Pas
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The other night at dinner at Beach Sucos, a regular spot, I was happy to be
handed the menu in Portuguese rather than English, as I always relish being
mis...
OVERBOARD: Resurrection!
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Hooray! Huzzah!
Overboard is back in print thanks to Antonia Pinter & Patricia No at Publication
Studio Portland. Gorgeous cover art by Colter Jacobsen.
...
Hip Hop Christmas: a Poem
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The boy lay in the manger
His name was Danger
No, his name was Danger C. --
He had a little Pee Pee
And was cranky
He didn't turn up-- from no hanky pan...
New Video
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This past week, I showed a new video piece at the &Now Festival of Innovate
Writing in Boulder, CO, at a panel with some of my favorite
writers/friends. Th...
Field Report on The Next Big Thing
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Thank you Steven Karl and Christopher Kondrich for tagging me for The NEXT
BIG THING. Here's the interview with myself.
What is the working title of the bo...
The Next Big Thing: Divya Victor
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*What is the working title of the book?*
*Things To Do With Your Mouth* is the title. Les Figues is the publisher.
*Who or what inspired you to write...
Hey! Update your links!!
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Lemon Hound has a whole new life...see Volume 2 and keep checking back:
more content added weekly. VOLUME 2* SAY DEMOCRATIC POETRY FOR ME POETRY
Jonathan ...
*hot off the presses*
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SMALL TOWN, X ... the press out of San Francisco Logan Ryan Smith, esq.
Jess Mynes (western, ma)
Susana Gardner (switzerland)
Gina Myers (brooklyn)
K. Lorra...
H.D.'s "Helen"
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Ron discusses H.D.'s short poem "Helen" today. It's interesting to hear the
perspective of a poet coming across this piece for the first time, as he
is; ...