Reality stories
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Outside class, a student is locked into her device; I say hello. "I'm
having an argument," she tells me, and returns with busy thumbs to her
device. Out...
Tupelo Q interview
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I’m pleased and honored to have been interviewed by poet Lisa Olstein for
Tupelo Quarterly about Green-Wood, along with an excerpt from the book.
“The Book...
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Thursday, April 11th 5:30 – 6:30 PM Living Arts 307 E. MB Brady Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma (a part of Tulsa LitFest) Saturday, April 13th 2 PM
MainSite Contemp...
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...
Winter Solstice 2018 – keep the light burning
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This year, the winter solstice (which happened last night at 5:23pm) is
supercharged with a full moon. So it’s a good weekend to keep the spirit of
the sol...
Philip Lamantia Day -- 2018
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Love’s the thing in “The Talisman,” a four-stanza, nineteen line poem by
Philip Lamantia. The poem was first published in 1969 and is of course
include...
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...
Self-balanced in a mailed hand!
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A postscript to the other day’s mention of a torn-up copy of Democratic
Review found for a dollar… I focused on the editorial calling for a statue
of Andre...
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.
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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 ...
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; ...