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March 4
Pondering poetry, profundity, power of words
By Ellen Steinbaum, Globe Correspondent |
Ever since Boston City Councillor John Tobin proposed the idea of a Boston poet laureate, I've been wondering why the idea exists at all. Don't get me wrong -- I'm glad it does. It's just that I'm curious about the concept: Why a poet laureate rather than, say, a teacher laureate, a lawyer laureate, a hedge fund manager laureate? Or, staying with the arts, why not a novelist or sculptor laureate? Why is poetry the way we articulate our civic life? As I guess I'm often asking, what is it about poetry? . . . .
Reprinted here is a calendar of upcoming literary events,
courtesy of the Poets' and Writers' League of Greater Cleveland.
CALENDAR OF LITERARY EVENTS JANUARY 2007
presented by the Poets' and Writers' League of Greater Cleveland For
more extensive listings, visit www.pwlgc.com, and click on "Events."
Please call the number listed prior to attending an event, as dates
and times may change following publication of the calendar. All PWLGC
Literary Center classes are held in Townhouse 3A of the Fairhill
Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland. Visit www.pwlgc.com or call
216.421.0403 for more detailed class and presenter descriptions.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 1
7 p.m.
POETRY FORUM AT LARRY'S with featured poet and
open mic at 2040 N. High St., Columbus. Funded by the
Ohio Arts Council. editor@pavementsaw.org
7:30 p.m.
MONDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION at Olmsted
Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 7850
Main St. 440.235.1150
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
3 p.m.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION at
Olmsted Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public
Library, 7850 Main St. 440.235.1150
5 p.m.
NIA COFFEEHOUSE open mic poetry and jazz at Coventry
Village Library, 1925 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.
216.321.3400
7 p.m.
FIRST TUESDAY POETRY READING with featured poet
and open mic at Bertram Woods Branch of the Shaker
Heights Public Library, 20600 Fayette Rd. 330.296.8778
8:30 p.m.
BLACK PEARL POETRY at The Brownstone On Main,
122 E. Main St., Columbus. 614.222.3005 or
http://blackpearlpoetry.blogspot.com
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
12:30 p.m.
WORDPLAY on WJCU, 88.7 FM featuring local poets and
hosted by George Bilgere. gbilgere@jcu.edu
6 p.m.
READING with Robert Stinson, author and award-winning
Oberlin News-Tribune columnist, at Oberlin Public Library,
65 S. Main St. Rmod50@yahoo.com or 440.774.6337
OBERLIN WRITERS GROUP Open Mic Night & Guest
Reading at the Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St.,
Oberlin. 440.774.2792 Rmod50@yahoo.com
8 p.m.
RHYMES AND RHYTHMS OPEN MIC POETRY at On
The Rocks, 4059 St. Clair Ave. Hosted by G Styl The Bare
Foot Poet with DJ Q-Nice. $5. 216.235.9803 or
TMH@GStyl.com
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
6 p.m.
READING with Leena Nevalainen-Smith, author of "Soulful
Silence", at Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd.
216.795.9800
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
9:30 a.m.
EUCLID FIRST SATURDAY WRITERS meet at Euclid
Public Library, 631 E. 222 St. Bring six copies any genre.
440.942.8092 or bnspeer@hotmail.com
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
STORYTIME at Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd. Cincinnati.
513.943.0068
STORYTIME at Borders, 2040 Miamisburg Centerville
Rd., Dayton. 937.434.3800
12 p.m.
JUNIOR HERON BOOK CLUB at Blue Heron Bookstore,
1593 Main St., Peninsula. www.blueheronbookstore.com or
330.657.2575
GALLERY 324 POETRY READING SERIES with featured
poets followed by open mic at Gallery 324, 1301 E. 9th St.
marcus@designerclass.com
1 p.m.
READING with James Renner, author of "Amy: My Search
for Her Killer", at The Blue Heron Bookstore, 1593 Main St.,
Peninsula. 33.657.2575
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MONDAY, JANUARY 8
1 p.m.
WRITING WAYS WINTER WORKSHOP, including limited
manuscript response, near Cedar and I-271. 5 weeks.
$129. www.writingways.com
7 p.m.
POETRY FORUM AT LARRY'S with featured writer and
open mic at 2040 N. High St., Columbus. Funded by the
Ohio Arts Council. editor@pavementsaw.org
SOUTHEAST SIDE WRITERS GROUP meets at Solon
Library. All genres welcome. Diane Ferri: 440.349.1435 or
diane.ferri@sbcglobal.net
7:30 p.m.
MONDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION at Olmsted
Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 7850
Main St. 440.235.1150
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
3 p.m.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION at
Olmsted Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public
Library, 7850 Main St. 440.235.1150
7 p.m.
TUESDAY BOOK DISCUSSION at South Euclid-Lyndhurst
Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 4645 Mayfield
Rd. 216.382.4880
BOOK DISCUSSION at North Royalton Branch of
Cuyahoga County Public Library, 14600 State Rd.
440.234.3600
HEIGHTS WRITERS WORKSHOP 04 with Kelly Harris and
John Panza discussing "Applying for Cleveland Heights
Poet Laureate" at Heights Arts at Lee Road Library.
216.371.3344
POETRY BACK IN THE WOODS with Jim Wolpaw,
discussing and showing his Academy Award-nominated
film "Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date" and some of
his documentary on Emily Dickinson, "Loaded Gun: Life,
death and Dickinson" at Bertram Woods Branch of the
Shaker Heights Public Library, 20600 Fayette Rd.
330.296.8778
8:30 p.m.
BLACK PEARL POETRY at The Brownstone On Main,
122 E. Main St., Columbus. 614.222.3005 or
http://blackpearlpoetry.blogspot.com
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
12:30 p.m.
WORDPLAY on WJCU, 88.7 FM featuring local poets and
hosted by George Bilgere. gbilgere@jcu.edu
2 p.m.
THE POET'S NOOK meets at Cuyahoga Falls Library,
Third and Broad, Cuyahoga Falls. All poets and visitors
welcome. HAFLORIA@cs.com
6 p.m.
OBERLIN WRITERS GROUP workshop at the Oberlin
Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Oberlin. 440.774.2792
Rmod50@yahoo.com
7 p.m.
BOOK BEAT book discussion group meets at Fairview Park
Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Rd. 440.333.4700
MEMOIR WRITING with Linda Goodman Robiner at
PWLGC Literary Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. Learn to
mine your experiences and write compelling memoirs. We
will explore our lives and create rich stories told with the
finesse of fiction. Discussion and writing exercises will lead
to several finished vignettes. If you have work in progress,
bring up to 5 pages to share (not required). Four
Wednesdays. Members $85/Non-members $95.
www.pwlgc.com or 216.421.0403
8 p.m.
RHYMES AND RHYTHMS OPEN MIC POETRY at On
The Rocks, 4059 St. Clair Ave. Hosted by G Styl The Bare
Foot Poet with DJ Q-Nice. $5. 216.235.9803 or
TMH@GStyl.com
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
6:30 p.m.
WRITING WAYS WINTER WORKSHOP, including limited
manuscript response, near Cedar and I-271. 5 weeks.
$129. www.writingways.com
7:30 p.m.
THE DARK ROOM, presented by Cleveland Theater
Collective, open mic for new short performance work at
Orthodox, 6203 Detroit Ave. Suggested donation $5, $2 for
CTC Members.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
STORYTIME at Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd. Cincinnati.
513.943.0068
STORYTIME at Borders, 2040 Miamisburg Centerville
Rd., Dayton. 937.434.3800
12 p.m.
JUNIOR HERON BOOK CLUB at Blue Heron Bookstore,
1593 Main St., Peninsula. www.blueheronbookstore.com or
330.657.2575
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MONDAY, JANUARY 15
7 p.m.
POETRY FORUM AT LARRY'S with featuring Katie Daley
and open mic at 2040 N. High St., Columbus. Funded by
the Ohio Arts Council. editor@pavementsaw.org
7:30 p.m.
MONDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION at Olmsted
Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 7850
Main St. 440.235.1150
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
3 p.m.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION at
Olmsted Falls Branch of Cuyahoga County Public
Library, 7850 Main St. 440.235.1150
5 p.m.
NIA COFFEEHOUSE open mic poetry and jazz at Coventry
Village Library, 1925 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.,
216.321.3400
7 p.m.
INTRODUCTION TO THE PWLGC LITERARY CENTER
with Darlene Montonaro, Executive Director, at PWLGC
Literary Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. Let us introduce
you to the services provided by the Poets' & Writers'
League. This evening will be devoted to investigating the
many programs and projects we sponsor that will benefit
you as a writer. FREE. www.pwlgc.com or 216.421.0403
8:30 p.m.
BLACK PEARL POETRY at The Brownstone On Main,
122 E. Main St., Columbus. 614.222.3005 or
http://blackpearlpoetry.blogspot.com
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
12:30 p.m.
WORDPLAY on WJCU, 88.7 FM featuring local poets and
hosted by George Bilgere. gbilgere@jcu.edu
6 p.m.
OBERLIN WRITERS GROUP workshop at the Oberlin
Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Oberlin. 440.774.2792
Rmod50@yahoo.com
6:30 p.m.
YOU CAN FIND TIME TO WRITE with Deanna Adams at
PWLGC Literary Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. Don't have
time to write? To be a successful writer, you don't have
time not to. How can you fit it in? This class will give you
pointers and ways to carve hours a week into your writing.
Included will be ways to beat writers block to make the
most of your writing time, and fun writing prompts to get you
writing now! Members $18/Non-members $22.
www.pwlgc.com or 216.421.0403
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP at
Strongsville Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library,
18700 Westwood Dr. 440.238.5530
8 p.m.
RHYMES AND RHYTHMS OPEN MIC POETRY at On
The Rocks, 4059 St. Clair Ave. Hosted by G Styl The Bare
Foot Poet with DJ Q-Nice. $5. 216.235.9803 or
TMH@GStyl.com
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
6:30 p.m.
HAIKU with Joshua Gage at PWLGC Literary Center,
12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. This class will explore the difference
between the traditional assumptions about haiku (5-7-5
syllable count, nature focus, etc.) and the reality in modern
Western haiku, especially in the United States. We will
then write our own haiku. The workshop in the second
week will focus on reading, critiquing, and revising haiku.
Two Thursdays. Members $20/Non-members $25.
www.pwlgc.com or 215.421.0403
7 p.m.
NOBS FORUMS with Jim Best on "Illustrated Books" at
Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd. 216.795.9800
THURSDAY FOR BOOKS discussion group at Southeast
Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 70 Columbus
Rd. 440.439.4997
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING
with Ted Schwarz at PWLGC Literary Center, 12200 Fairhill
Rd. #3A. This class will introduce new writers (and those
who wish to broaden their sales) to the full range of
magazine, book, newspaper, and television film writing. It
will take the participants from understanding the basics to
working on individual projects with instructor assistance.
Ideally, the students will either be publishing at the end of
the session or have the tools needed to work on their own.
Four Thursdays. Members $70/Non-Members $80.
www.pwlgc.com or 216.421.0403
7:30 p.m.
TRI-C/JAVA CITY WRITERS' JAM at Cuyahoga
Community College Western Campus, Java City (lower
level Galleria), 11000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma. Free.
Sign up in advance: Amy 216.987.5496 or
amy.cruickshank@tri-c.edu
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
7 p.m.
POETRY WORKSHOP sponsored by the Poets & Writers
League of Greater Cleveland at Mac's Backs on Coventry,
1820 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts. 216.321.2665
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
STORYTIME at Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd. Cincinnati.
513.943.0068
STORYTIME at Borders, 2040 Miamisburg Centerville
Rd., Dayton. 937.434.3800
12 p.m.
JUNIOR HERON BOOK CLUB at Blue Heron Bookstore,
1593 Main St., Peninsula. www.blueheronbookstore.com or
330.657.2575
1 p.m.
READING with Becky Dice, author of "A Test of Courage",
at The Blue Heron Bookstore, 1593 Main St., Peninsula.
330.657.2575
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
3 p.m.
MONTHLY READERS' REVIEW, a free one-hour exchange
for adults, at The Blue Heron Bookstore, 1593 Main St.,
Peninsula. Register to discuss fiction or non-fiction at
330.657.2575. Host is Barbara Youel.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 22
2:30 p.m.
MONDAY AFTERNOON DISCUSSION GROUP at
Strongsville Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library,
18700 Westwood Dr. 440.238.5530
7 p.m.
POETRY FORUM AT LARRY'S with featured poet and
open mic at 2040 N. High St., Columbus. Funded by the
Ohio Arts Council. editor@pavementsaw.org
7:30 p.m.
MONDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION at Olmsted Falls
Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 7850 Main St.
440.235.1150
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
6:30 p.m.
FOURTH TUESDAY POETRY FORUM Bookstore on West
25th. Free. Bring 10-15 copies of a one- to two-page poem.
gtabasso@hotmail.com
THE ESSAY with Miriam Carey at PWLGC Literary Center,
12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. Starting with an overview of what
makes a compelling essay, this class encourages
attendees to develop and write an 800-word essay that's fit
for print. We will focus on elements of the essay and group
critique with the goal of each participant completing at least
one essay over the course of four weeks. Four weeks.
Members $70/Non-members $80. www.pwlgc.com or
216.421.0403
OVERCOMING WRITERS BLOCK with Darlene Montonaro
at PWLGC Literary Center, 12200 Fairhill Rd. #3A. If you
are stuck, want to write but don't know where to start, or
simply want to create a fresh body of work using
"beginner's mind," this workshop is for you. Exercises in
free writing and "starters" will be used to help find your
strengths and weaknesses. Techniques can be used
writing in any genre. Five Tuesdays. Members $85/Non-
members $95. www.pwlgc.com or 216.421.0403
8:30 p.m.
BLACK PEARL POETRY at The Brownstone On Main,
122 E. Main St., Columbus. 614.222.3005 or
http://blackpearlpoetry.blogspot.com
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
12:30 p.m.
WORDPLAY on WJCU, 88.7 FM featuring local poets and
hosted by George Bilgere. gbilgere@jcu.edu
6 p.m.
OBERLIN WRITERS GROUP workshop at the Oberlin
Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Oberlin. 440.774.2792
Rmod50@yahoo.com
8 p.m.
RHYMES AND RHYTHMS OPEN MIC POETRY at On The
Rocks, 4059 St. Clair Ave. Hosted by G Styl The Bare Foot
Poet with DJ Q-Nice. $5. 216.235.9803 or
TMH@GStyl.com
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
7 p.m.
BUSINESS BOOK TALK with Tim Zaun and Friends
discussing "Never Eat Alone" by Keith Ferrazzi at
Lakewood Library Main Library Auditorium, 15425 Detroit
Ave. 216.226.8275 or www.lkwdpl.org
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
8 p.m.
AT HOME WITH THE ARTS (AHA!) fund-raiser for the
Shaker Heights Arts Council full of performing artists:
music, poetry, dance, and singing at Loganberry Books,
13015 Larchmere Blvd. 216.795.9800
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
STORYTIME at Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd. Cincinnati.
513.943.0068
STORYTIME at Borders, 2040 Miamisburg Centerville
Rd., Dayton. 937.434.3800
12 p.m.
JUNIOR HERON BOOK CLUB at Blue Heron Bookstore,
1593 Main St., Peninsula. www.blueheronbookstore.com or
330.657.2575
1 p.m.
READING with Mary Zelinsky, author of "Something Very
Wicked", at The Blue Heron Bookstore, 1593 Main St.,
Peninsula. 330.657.2575
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
2 p.m.
READING with Keith Beauchamp, documentary filmmaker
and writer, at Cleveland Public Library's Main Library, Louis
Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th Street and Superior
Avenue.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 29
7 p.m.
POETRY FORUM AT LARRY'S with featured poet and
open mic at 2040 N. High St., Columbus. Funded by the
Ohio Arts Council. editor@pavementsaw.org
7:30 p.m.
MONDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION at Olmsted Falls
Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 7850 Main St.
440.235.1150
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
11 a.m.
STORYTIME at Borders, Deerfield Towne Center, Mason.
513.770.0440
STORYTIME at Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave. Cincinnati.
513.245.9898
8:30 p.m.
BLACK PEARL POETRY at The Brownstone On Main,
122 E. Main St., Columbus. 614.222.3005 or
http://blackpearlpoetry.blogspot.com
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
12:30 p.m.
WORDPLAY on WJCU, 88.7 FM featuring local poets and
hosted by George Bilgere. gbilgere@jcu.edu
6 p.m.
OBERLIN WRITERS GROUP workshop at the Oberlin
Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Oberlin. 440.774.2792
Rmod50@yahoo.com
6:30 p.m.
BLUE HERON'S BOOK CLUB led by Barbara Youel, Ph.D.,
with BHBC book selections available for 15% off. Space is
limited. $45/year. www.blueheronbookstore.com. The Blue
Heron Bookstore, 1593 Main St., Peninsula. $45/year.
8 p.m.
RHYMES AND RHYTHMS OPEN MIC POETRY at On The
Rocks, 4059 St. Clair Ave. Hosted by G Styl The Bare Foot
Poet with DJ Q-Nice. $5. 216.235.9803 or
TMH@GStyl.com
july 25, 2006
praise for deep cleveland / three deep cleveland press books get a plug and a review on the website www.litkicks.com. russell salamon's "woodsmoke and green tea," andrew lundwall's "klang" and this piece of wood pulp called "e40th & pain," by some guy named markk are all reviewed by levi asher, majo domo of this important literary site. i LOVED the stiv bators comment. check it out!
july 24, 2006
newspapers suck / read an article in the new york review where the author laments that newspapers don't include a poetry section. plenty of other garbage, but no poetry. no wonder their circulation is declining. It's called the demise of western civilization. only poetry can save the world, and these idiots don't even recognize it.
july 19, 2006
levy rocks new york / there will be a d.a. levy event in new york next week: Boog City presents: d.a. levy lives: celebrating the renegade press, tuesday July 25, 6:00 p.m., free, at the ACA Galleries, 529 W.20th St., 5th Flr., NY, NY. The Event will be hosted by Narrow House Recordings founder and creative director Justin Sirois. Featuring readings from: Buck Downs, Amy King, Rodrigo Toscano and Rupert Wondolowski. With music from: Old Songs. There will be wine, cheese, and fruit, too. Curated, and with an introduction by Boog City editor David Kirschenbaum, whom i have spoken with on the phone before. This sounds like a nice event. If anyone goes, let me know how it went down.
july 17 , 2006 . . .
sufi poetry / here aren't many places in the United States that can count poetry societies run by Afghan cab drivers. Washington has two. And they don't like each other. "An Evening with the Dervishes" prefers what it calls the serious, scholarly pursuit of poetry. The group views itself as a literary clique focusing on masters such as Abdul Qadir Bedil, a 17th century poet and Islamic mystic, or Sufi. Its gatherings feature top scholars and poets. "An Evening of Sufism," notwithstanding its name, brings all forms of Afghan poetry to large audiences. It also treats attendees to free refreshments and pop-music performances. read the article here.
january 5, 2006 . . .
new address/deep cleveland has gone deeper into cleveland. our new address is: p.o. box 14248, cleveland, OH 44114. oh and i made a new year's resolution: to post here more often.
august 15, 2005 . . .
great article in new yorker/For lovers of james wright or theodore roethke, this story from the new yorker makes great reading. the author references the rademacher-patterson fight at the beginning of the piece. rademacher lives in the same town as me. he always rides this wacky unicycle type thing in local parades. i'm sure there's a poem there somewhere.
july 28, 2005 . . .
poets in prison/what was it that helped prisoners at guantanamo bay, cuba, get through the long days and nights of captivity? poetry, says a pakistani man who has since been released. he wrote 25,000 lines of poetry while incarcerated in that paranoid period following 9/11. jail has served many writers well, from o. henry to oscar wilde. i think i'd rather stick to my apple laptop, thank you very much.
july 25, 2005 . . .
i'm baaaaaack/after a year of having my weblog serviced by the good people at LitKicks, i've decided to take back my content. you can always get the LitKicks content direct at their site. stay tuned for news, info and other goodies here. hot enough for ye? har har har.
june 7, 2004 . . .
kerry chooses hughes/on the campaign trail, john kerry has been using the words "let america be america again," the title of a great poem by cleveland's langston hughes. of
course, bush wouldn't know a poem if one bit him in the ass.
check it out.
may 6, 2004 . . .
so long, daniel/with great sadness the cleveland poetry
community mourns the loss of daniel thompson, poet laureate
of cuyahoga county, champion of the downtrodden, helper of the
homeless, bard of the streets, junkstock wordsmith, the hero
of hessler street, there are not enough words available to us
to celebrate him. daniel's work and legacy,
as well as the brave fight with the leukemia that ultimately
took his life, will be remembered here for ages. godspeed, friend.
april 22, 2004 . . .
d.a. levy memory project/cleveland state university has
launched the d.a. levy memory project, a digital portal
highlighting the life and work of cleveland's late legendary
poet, publisher and artist. kudos to joanne cornelius
and the csu library special collections for spearheading this
important work-in-progress.
april 15, 2004 . . .
where levy lived/dr. larry smith of bottom dog press has
pieced together an outstanding web page that details all of the places in
cleveland where d.a levy lived. he even went into the
condemned 1744 wymore property. kudos to larry for this incredible
project.
march 29, 2004 . . .
speaking of lew welch/ every now and then i get to thinking
about lew welch, vanished into the mountains with his
poems & verbal savvy, never to be heard from again. read
a bit about him here.
march 8, 2004 . . .
r.i.p pedro/it was sad to hear of the death of pedro
pietri, one of the main cogs in the nuyorican poetry wheel.
his poem "puerto rican obituary" is an absolute
classic, both as a poem and as a performance piece.
feb. 23, 2004 . . .
the rain poet/the work of cleveland's poet laureate,
daniel thompson, has just been released in a new chapbook
entitled "the rain poet," compiled by bree of green
panda press. bree lovingly creates some of the best poetry books
in the city, & her outstanding work is directly descended
from the work done by d.a. levy & his counterparts in the
1960s mimeo revolution. buy a copy of the this book! e-mail bree
at GreenPandaPress@yahoo.com,
or just mail yr check for 7 bucks plus 2 bucks shipping made
out to bree (not green panda) at 14314 superior ave., cleveland
heights, ohio, 44118.
feb. 9, 2004 . . .
announcing the debut/i'm pleased to announce the
debut of deep cleveland press, and the
publication of its first two titles: wet sand, raven tracks:
new haiku, by ray mcniece; and compassionate imperialism
(& its links to terror), by terry provost. l've been
so busy launching these titles that i've neglected the weblog.
(hope to change that soon.) check out ray & terry's books
today.
dec. 22, 2003 . . .
going live/poetic inhalation and the tin lustre
mobile will present their first live reading at the thursday
reading series...a joint series of the arlington county public
libraries and the arlington county cultural affairs divsion on
thursday january 29, 2004 at 7:30 pm., 1015 n. quincy street
arlington, va 22207. perry lindstrom is scheduled to tape the
event through arlington independent media for the first segment
in the development of a public-access poet series which will
include poets and performance artists as they perform and also
in settings that they choose as personifications of their muse.
readers wil include hosts, andrew lundwall and star smith,
dan campbell, h. amador, perry lindstrom, lyn lifshin, kevin
fitzgerald, clay "lightning rod" january and doreen
peri. contact: andrewandstar@poeticinhalation.com
dec. 9, 2003 . . .
Aanother poet in need/On November 19, a fire on Monitor
Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn destroyed the home and possessions
of Soft Skull poet
Todd Colby, his wife Elizabeth Zechel, and their neighbor and
friend Melissa Piechucki. Friends are sponsoring night of music
and poetry Sunday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m. to help them
create a new home at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (across
from CBGBs), New York, NY. Suggested donations at the door: $5,
$10, $25, $50, $100. Plus $2 raffle tickets to win pairs of tickets
from the Joyce Theater, the Bowery Poetry Club, CDs, books and
more. MUSIC by... King Missile III with John S. Hall;
Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes; Rebecca Moore; Alice B. Talkless;
Matthew Wascovich & Brian Straw with Todd Colby; Tobi Joi.
READINGS by... Hal Sirowitz, Maggie Estep, Edwin Torres
and many others. If you are a small press or magazine and would
like to donate copies to sell, contact: shanna@softskull.com.
To make a donation on behalf of the other families affected by
the fire, contact the NY Red Cross.
dec. 1, 2003 . . .
ray of light/ ray mcniece's latest book of poetry, "song
that fathoms home," has just been released by bottom
dog press. pick up a copy of this book from one of cleveland's
most dynamic voices.
nov. 10, 2003 . . .
french dressing/ check out this french site that features a performance of d.a.
levy's epic " suburban monestary death poem " set
to music, with visuals. the composer of the piece, arnaud mirland,
has really gone the extra mile.
oct. 20, 2003 . . .
larry's inspiration / lawrence ferlinghetti has not developed
a neat writing "exercise" he's doing with anyone
who is willing to participate. the owner of the writing site
is co-opting larry's name. check it out here. you can check out my contribution here.,
although i regret doing it now.
oct. 13, 2003 . . .
slow toe on the go / Slow Toe Publications will
be holding a special book-release event for "FEBRUARY
03"on Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 - 11:30 p.m. at
The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery St., New York, NY 10012, phone
212.614.0505. Readers include Todd Colby, Alex Gildzen,
Thurston Moore and Cleveland's own Matthew Wascovich.
For more info go to: www.bowerypoetry.com or www.slowtoe.com
. . . oct. 6, 2003 . . .
hunter & gatherer / robert hunter is best known for
his grateful dead collaborations with jerry garcia --
hunter's lyrics & jerry's music made mad magic for many years.
but hunter is underrecognized and deserves greater appreciation
for his poems. check them out, you dire wolf you.
. . . september 29, 2003 . . .
a poet in need / Allen Cohen, poet, & publisher of
the anthology "An Eye for an Eye makes the Whole World Blind:
Poets on 9/11," is preparing for a liver transplant
soon and needs yr prayers and healing. Also, the necessity of
keeping up with the expenses of the medical treatments and the
general costs of the material world have left him with dwindling
financial resources. Please send contributions to Allen Cohen,
399 Orange St., Oakland, CA. 94610. There will also be a
benefit in San Francisco on oct. 29, featuring music from a liver-transplant
survivor, phil lesh of 'the dead,' as well as others. The benefit
will take place at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco,
859 O'Farrell Street, www.musichallsf.com for more details.
. . . august 24, 2003 . . .
drumplay / one of cleveland's most creative live acts
is the percussion ensemble drumplay. the group's cd " under the
map of the world where i sleep" features cleveland's poet
laureate daniel thompson reading his extraordinary work.
if you love the world beat rhythms championed by the dead's mickey
hart, you'll love drumplay.
. . . august 18, 2003 . . .
blackout / is it any surprise that the largest blackout
in u.s. history had its origins in cleveland? we have an
energy vortex here, a reverse electrical montage, the perpetuation
of decades of pent-up frustration & suspended alarm. i'm
not sure you realize it, but i control the entire thing. &
unless i receive one meeeelyin dollars in unmarked bills by next
week, i'll do it again. peace to you in yr time of crisis.
. . . august 17, 2003 . . .
long time gone / damn, has it been a month since i threw
down a weblog entry? that sucks. i'll have to get better about
it. hope you liked the new deep cleveland llc homepage,
with a variety of new links. this literary venture is evolving
in weird new ways. it's all part of my plan to take over yr mind.
enjoy the ride.
. . . july 14, 2003 . . .
an oliver twist / she's won the pulitzer prize
for poetry & the national book award, she's from cleveland
& she gets WAY too little credit in her own home town. mary
oliver's reclusiveness sometimes takes a back seat to her poetry,
but her extraordinary verse, steeped in a mystical examination
of nature, merits her a select place in the local literary pantheon.
let's take a minute to celebrate the work of mary oliver.
. . . july 9, 2003 . . .
a splendorous movie / cleveland's harvey pekar, author
of the magnificient cult comic (& i use that world lightly)
book series "american splendor" is the subject
of a new movie to be released aug. 15. the film already
won the sundance grand jury prize. this one is a must-see.
. . . july 7, 2003 . . .
making chaos / one of cleveland's most extraordinary publishing
ventures is steve smith's artcrimes series. the latest
edition -- his 20th -- is called "sea of forgetfulness,"
a veritable overflow of expressive poetics, engaging art &
killer surprises. for more information, sail over to smith's
website: agentofchaos.com.
. . . june 24, 2003 . . .
tooting my own horn / a chapbook of my poems has been
published by seven beers & a hedgehog press (i love
that name). you gotta get a copy. the chapbook is entitled "acrobats
in catapult twist" & it contains a variety of my
character-based poems. thanks to josua gage of 7bhh for the compilation.
. . . june 23, 2003 . . .
levy in chronological order / larry smith of bottom dog
press has compiled a chronology of d.a. levy's life complete
with historical and cultural context. this is an extraordinary
piece of work. a must-read for fans of d.a. levy.
. . . june 19, 2003 . . .
the truth about sonic youth / the cover story in
this week's cleveland free times features an article written by dcjo contributor matthew
wascovich. his article on thurston moore & company focuses
in part on moore's love of d.a. levy -- and it even gives a plug
to deep cleveland. great reading here. and congrats to matt for
a nice piece.
. . . june 17, 2003 . . .
the cleveland san fran connection / sparkle street books in san francisco features
the writing of michael and ray decapite, a father and
son combination with a wealth of stories to tell. a couple of
books there you just may want to buy.
. . . june 16, 2003 . . .
poems of spirit /a great collection of mystic &
spiritual poetry by Rumi, Hafiz, Kabir, William Blake, Rainer
Maria Rilke Rabindranth Tagore, Ramana Maharshi, J. Krishnamurti,
Nisargadatta Maharaj, and many others can be found at allspirit, a great u.k. site. check it out.
. . . june 9, 2003 . . .
a list of note / check out eye peasant, a great
list
of mags, e-zine, web sites and other cool tidbits. great photography
too.
. . . june 2, 2003 . . .
deeper underground / frequent dcjo contributor andrew
lundwall has been named poetry editor of get underground.
e-mail him at undergroundpoetix@yahoo.com.
also, check out his novel-in-verse "donor."
. . . may 20, 2003 . . .
notes from get underground / check out a very cool culture
and arts site, get
undergound. billed as creative resistance designed
for the emancipation of the human spirit, there's something for
everyone here.
. . . may 12, 2003 . . .
old hippies never die / great stuff, in a wide variety
of forms, can be found at hippyland. insightful articles, loving references
to music & literature (a great image of a psychedelic
vw bus) & a whole lot more. check it out.
. . . may 5, 2003 . . .
poetry news network / okay, maybe it's not PNN,
or the poetry news network, but poetry news and reviews may be the closest
thing to it. check back regularly for news about new books, stories
on poetics & more.
. . . april 21, 2003 . . .
doing denver on a dime / if you're making the trip to
denver, don't miss the denver beat poetry driving tour. "...Denver,
it's all rickety fences and backyards and incinerators smoking
in that blue morning air, but also soft sad dusk at dark...I
came to feel that the alleys, the fences, the streets were the
"holy Denver streets" I called them, and just because
of this particular softness." -- Jack Kerouac, Visions
of Cody
. . . april 17, 2003 . . .
all cool, all the time / cool cleveland, a newsletter
by thomas mulready, points out everything about town that's
cool, hip, happening or making waves. check it out, sign on up, & stay in the know.
. . . april 14, 2003 . . .
we're bad, we're nationwide / april is national poetry month. there are a lot of
events planned around the country, as well as locally here in
the belly of the cleveland beast. go out of your way to support
poetry this month, especially around april 15, when we all
finally quit procrastinating & do the damn taxes.
. . . april 7, 2003 . . .
going to the jim / jim carroll has always been a very
distinct -- and very new york -- american voice. both his poetry
& music are compelling, highlighted by a quivering, anxiety
stricken vocal quality. check out this evolution-of-a-poem piece
from web site, www.catholicboy.com.
. . . march 31, 2003 . . .
pere ubu / check out a very cool inner-view with david thomas of pioneering
cleveland art punk band, pere ubu. an exclusive at tin lustre
mobile.
. . . march 24, 2003 . . .
viva la poetry / interesting to read the work of many
latin american poets, who have spent lifetimes navigating the
horrors of war, revolution, politics & human misery. fellow
ohio poet marko-x turned me on to nicaraguan poet ernesto
cardenal. his work is powerful, even when his subject is
a 'star
found dead on park avenue' in new york.
. . . march 21, 2003 . . .
city light closes / although it is closed today, as it
was yesterday, as a gesture of support to local anti-war activities,
city lights
is one of the greatest bookstores in the country. lawrence
ferlinghetti's oasis -- located right next to jack kerouac
alley -- is a cultural gem. check it out if you're headed to
san francisco (with flowers in yr hair.)
. . . march 20, 2003 . . .
the oil war starts / doesn't matter what so many americans
think; who cares what the vast maority of world opinion is --
ge-ogre w. bush was going to have his oil war one way or another.
well, former attorney general ramsey clark has drawn up articles of impeachment. maybe that will
get the commander-in-thief's attention.
. . . march 11, 2003 . . .
russian symbolism / it's an interesting study to consider
the work of the russian symbolists, who's work appeared in
the tumultuous period of the early 20th century in that country.
poets like bely & blok wrote against a backdrop of civil
unrest, war & political revolution, and their work is
brilliant. check it out.
. . . march 10, 2003 . . .
a little pope-etry / the pope just came out with a book of poems. bet you didn't know that john
paul II was a poet. some excerpts i've read reveal that --
he ain't too bad a wordsmith either. more importantly, james
twyman is trying to get john paul ii to personally intervene
to stop the bush cartel from staging an oil war in iraq. twyman
wants one million names to take with him when he visits the pope.
go to his site
& sign up. as i said long ago, it's the poets that will
save the world.
. . . march 3, 2003 . . .
a ray of light / cleveland is full of great poets. ray
mcniece is among the best. check out his web site. jack kerouac is looking down from
the dharma ashram in the sky & he smiles.
. . . february 27, 2003 . . .
can't beat this art / if you've never had the chance to
check out the web site for the american museum of beat art, you're missing
a very cool site. word of advice: it's about more than art.
. . . february 24, 2003 . . .
translated from the arabic / read this poem, part of America, America written
by Khaled Mattawa. it is beautiful & heartbreaking.
. . . february 21, 2003 . . .
hello again / it's been a tough couple of weeks. problems
with my old web host, conversion to a new web host. who thought
something so small would take so loooooooong. but here
i am, back in biz. next week i'll jump back into it, get a new
poem o' the week going, & a new update. onward & upward.
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. . . february 3, 2003 . . .
downloadable protest / There is a great downloadable book
caled "100 Poets Against the War," which you
can access by clicking here. It's a pdf file organized so that by
simply copying on two sides and folding it over, you have a book.
& there's some great, thought provoking poems in there as
well.
. . . january 30, 2003 . . .
white house chickens out / the white house was scheduled
to hold a poetry symposium on feb. 12 featuring the works
of cleveland's native son langston hughes, as well as emily dickinson
and walt whitman, but now the event has been postponed
over fears that it might turn into a protest event over bush's
war plans. the white house makes me sick to my stomach.
. . . january 27, 2003 . . .
new mysticism / if you like rumi, you'll love hafiz.
the work of this sufi mystic has been lovingly translated by
daniel ladinsky
in a volume called "the gift (although some have questions
about the accuracy of the translations). hafiz is required reading.
his poem "cupping my hands like a mountain valley"
is like thunder & lightening crashing through yr skull. i
intend to lead the charge for a new poetic mysticism as a way
to combart the negative energy of bush's dirty war. only a vast
positive can erase the negative energy about to be unleashed
upon the world.
. . . january 23, 2003 . . .
hear them live / if you're like me, you not only like
to read a poem, you like to hear the poet that wrote it read
the poem his or herself. check out the academy of american
poets audiotape archive to find out how to order
tapes of great poets such as john ashbery, stanley kunitz or
william stafford reading live.
. . . january 17, 2003 . . .
sandburg revisited / carl sandburg is one of those poets
you want to dismiss, mostly because he was forced down your throat
in high school. but sandburg might be considered the first
beat writer. early on, he spent time as a creative drifter,
and as an advocate for workers' rights before settling on a career
in journalism. as his poetry began to emerge, he became world
famous. he wrote a great poem called "honky tonk in cleveland, ohio,"
and if you've never read his final published poem, the long epic
"timesweep," you've missed one of the greatest poems
ever written. it's a veritable, all-encompassing cosmology of
nature & wonder. go find a copy today.
. . . january 15, 2003 . . .
let's be frank / the thing that intrigues me about frank
o'hara, other than the fact that he died after being run
over while on a beach somewhere, is that he wrote poems on
the go. after his death, they found poems written on envelopes,
napkins, scraps of paper, restaurant receipts. he left a trail
of words behind him for everyone to discover.
. . . january 13, 2003 . . .
get yr application in / regular dcjo contributor matthew
wascovich has just published Application Counter,
a collection of new poems. the book (Slow Toe Publications, 2002,
36 pages, stapled, limited first edition of 100 copies, $6) is
available at the Soft Skull store or by emailing slowtoepublic@yahoo.com.
Todd Colby, author of Riot in the Charm Factory (Soft Skull Press), says: "He has given
his gift to words and the words are better for it. He uses words
as tools invented to tickle the machine that is my brain."
. . . january 10, 2003 . . .
30 words of protest / it's been a long time since 30 words
could cause such an uproar. but UK poet laureate andrew motion
did just that by penning the poem Causa Belli (which means
pretext for war). It goes like this:
"They read good books, and quote, but never learn
a language other than the scream of rocket-burn
Our straighter talk is drowned but ironclad;
elections, money, empire, oil and Dad."
. . . january 9, 2003 . . .
alias andrew / the poems of karl rockwell, which appeared
on deep cleveland junkmail oracle in december, were actually
written by wisconsin poet andrew lundwall. karl rockwell
is a literary alias he uses. it's a mystery to me (& andrew)
who sent them to me. i like the damn things tho. you can read
andrew's very cool electronic chapbook elsewhere on this site,
and a review of it is forthcoming at sidereality.
. . . january 8, 2003 . . .
a peace of my mind / check out the poets for peace web site, and especially
the world peace poem. in this time of national
political ignorance and mass media collusion, maybe the poets
are all that's left to articulate the calling to a higher consciousness
in this country.
. . . january 7, 2003 . . .
meeting of theminds / when garrison keillor meets up with
lawrence ferlinghetti, it can only lead to good things.
read the article, written by keillor, right here. (thanks to john stickney).
. . . january 6, 2003 . . .
getting the clap / have you always wondered what the "sound
of one hand clapping" sounded like? yeah, it's zen
thing. or maybe not. read on.
. . . january 4, 2003 . . .
national champs / okay, so i didn't go to ohio state university.
but my wife did, & since i spent most of her junior and senior
years down there, scouring long's bookstore and sbx for
obscure poetry books, and writing a movie screenplay called "team
cleveland," i got all geeked up watching the ohio state buckeyes take down the miami hurricanes
to become national champions.
. . . january 1, 2003 . . .
happy new year / determined to keep your new year's resolution
this time? here's a site that can help you. i especially like
the part about hangovers.
. . . december 30, 2002 . . .
patchen it up / i missed kenneth patchen's birthday on dec. 13. the
ohio native is required reading for anyone who believes in truth
& justice, as well as the eternal nomenclature of love.
check out his work.
. . . december 27, 2002 . . .
don't panic! / after you read "the hitchhiker's guide
to the galaxy" it's very hard to take science fiction seriously.
douglas adams created a masterpiece when he created the
hitchhiker trilogy (a trilogy that runs for five books). in chapter
7 of the first book, the discussion of vogon poetry is completely surreal. check
it out.
. . . december 26, 2002 . . .
for the sake of a single verse / one of the most profound
things anyone has ever said about poetry comes from ranier maria rilke in his book, the notebooks
of malte laurids brigge: "For the sake of a single verse,
one must see many cities, men and things, one must know the animals,
one must feel how the birds fly and know the gesture with which
the little flowers open in the morning. One must be able to think
back to roads in unknown regions, to unexpected meetings and
to partings one had long seen coming; to days of childhood that
are still unexplained, to parents whom one had to hurt when they
brought one some joy and one did not grasp it (it was a joy for
someone else); to childhood illnesses that so strangely begin
with such a number of profound and grave transformations, to
days in rooms withdrawn and quiet and to mornings by the sea,
to the sea itself, to seas, to nights of travel that rushed along
on high and flew with all the stars-and it is not yet enough
if one may think of all this. One must have memories of many
nights of love, none of which was like the others, of the screams
of women in labor, and of light, white, sleeping women in childbed,
closing again. But one must also have been beside the dying,
must have sat beside the dead in the room with the open window
and the fitful noises. And still it is not yet enough to have
memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many
and one must have the great patience to wait until they come
again. For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not till they
have turned to blood within us, to glance and gesture, nameless
and no longer to be distinguished from ourselves-not till then
can it happen that in a most rare hour the first word of a verse
arises in their midst and goes forth from them."
. . . december 25, 2002 . . .
merry christmas / or whatever holiday you celebrate. peace
on earth indeed.
. . . december 18, 2002 . . .
spontaneous thought, surreal revelation / hey, check out
andrew lundwall's new weblog. a spontaneous mad hip surreal
poem, for your reading pleasure (nearly) every day, sometimes
twice. http://www.andrew-lundwall.cjb.net/
. . . december 16, 2002 . . .
discovering jean toomer / i always get excited when i
discover a new poet from the past. if you've never heard of american
mystic poet jean toomer, you should check out his work.
his long, classic poem "the blue meridian" is
quite simply required reading. parts of it have been excerpted
here and there under the title "brown river, smile"
but you have to read the entire thing. toomer's vision is gigantic.
. . . december 11, 2002 . . .
this just in / trent lott really let his true colors fly,
didn't he? if faulkner was alive, he'd be hitting the
bottle pretty hard right now down there in mythical yoknapatawpha country. when he wrote: "a
tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,"
he said a mouthful.
. . . december 10, 2002 . . .
more lang for the buck / for 30 years, edward miller,
a 57-year-old retired court reporter, had tucked away in a closet
his late father's files on an old family friend, papers that
included handwritten notes signed "lang." at the suggestion
of his wife, miller pulled out the old briefcase full of files
and took it to the huntington library in san marino., calif.
turns out the millers had a small but rich cache of letters,
manuscripts and other material by one of cleveland's favorite
poetic sons, langston hughes. While hughes only spent
his high school days in cleveland, that experience was a critical
part of his creative upbringing. check out the story by scrolling
down to dec. 4 after you click here.
. . . december 9, 2002 . . .
get a literary kick / Back in 1994, when the web was in
its infancy, levi asher had a vision. he saw this internet
thing as something that could be a real killer idea. so he fired
up a web site called Literary Kicks, at www.litkicks.com. that idea is now about
a billion pages big, featuring bios of key writers, mad chat
space, original articles, poetry forums and much more. levi asher
is a damn genius. check out his site, bookmark it, and spread
the love.
. . . december 8, 2002 . . .
read "the clevelanders." / in the 1960s,
cleveland was a hotbed of poetic revolt. while d.a. levy grabs
most of the headlines, many fine poets made their mark here.
some stayed, some moved elsewhere. among these talented poets
are kent taylor, russell salamon, ingrid swanberg, tom kryss,
robert j. sigmund (rjs), douglas blazek, dr wagner, grace butcher,
steve ferguson, geoffrey cook and others. kirpan press has just
released a 46-page anthology called "the clevelanders"
featuring the work of da levy, rjs, geoffrey cook, kent taylor,
tom kryss and james r. lowell, who operated the asphodel bookstore
in downtown cleveland for many years. the book is limited to
75 hand-numbered copies. cost is $20 plus $2 shipping and handling,
payable to alan horvath. kirpan press is at p.o. box 2943,
vancouver, wa 98668. no web site or e-mails. if you've never
seen a kirpan press book, you gotta nab one. they're way cool.
. . . december 7, 2002 . . .
get hyper / i freakin' love the hyperdictionary.
check it out. enter a word. dig the magic. hyperdictionary
. . . december 6, 2002 . . .
always rumi for more / i don't know what kind of herbals
they were smoking in the 13th century, but rumi just rocks. he
was just plain plugged in. check out this poem, and go to a rumi
web
site, like the one where i grabbed this poem:
confused & distraught
Again I am raging, I am in such a state by your soul that
every
bond you bind, I break, by your soul.
I am like heaven, like the moon, like a candle by your glow;
I am all
reason, all love, all soul, by your soul.
My joy is of your doing, my hangover of your thorn; whatever
side you turn your face, I turn mine, by your soul.
I spoke in error; it is not surprising to speak in error in this
state, for this moment I cannot tell cup from wine, by your soul.
I am that madman in bonds who binds the "divs"; I,
the madman,
am a Solomon with the "divs", by your soul. . . . .
. . . december 5, 2002 . . .
beat a fast path / there are hundreds of beat generation
pages out there. the beat page has a lot of great links, like
a direct connect to the charles bukowski home page, or where
to download a mp3 of kerouac reading in that smoky, tokay-laced
voice. check it out.
. . . december 4, 2002 . . .
and they're off / okay, okay, so it's not a weblog using
one of those fancy sites out there. it's close enough. this space
will be MY place to say what i want to say, suggest a link or
two, or just rant about whatever. yeah, whatever. i may write
something every day, i may take a day off. there are no rules
of engagement here. since i have to start somewhere. it may as
well be here.
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