Monthly Archives: July 2010
A Roomful of Love
Graham’s book came out in a roomful of love / the art of creating good vibes as fine a gift as uplifting a rainy night w/ poems — emily xyz These few words by Emily XYZ, so beautifully capture … Continue reading
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Sleepers
salt-spray floats for days sweet & heavy on black night winds all along the beach washed-up logs will lie like us trying to sleep this is how it always is this time of year December days end with storms as … Continue reading
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Ocean Hearted pre-launch sale
Well, this Lost Shark is gearing up for a massive week… My fifth collection, Ocean Hearted will be launched at two very special gigs. First up Sheish Money and I will be playing a set at Confit Bistro, 4/9 Doggett St, … Continue reading
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Throw your words in the river…
The good people over at Pool have put the call out to poets far and wide to submit poems about rivers. This is what they are looking for: Rivers call to people’s souls. Managing rivers is a fine art, but … Continue reading
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Legging It
the falcon was too slow you insisted so we walked sharing breath footsteps more resonant than words me with sick fascination for rest & cappucino you talking to beggars coins pressed into palms flashing siren smile like a regular saint … Continue reading
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The Question of Culture – responses welcome!
Workshop #1 with Emily XYZ hit the mark, with each of the participants selecting a poem that they believed worked well to read to the group. The voices were diverse in style, content and experience which made for some really interesting discussion … Continue reading
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all these sudden triangles
all these sudden triangles Hokusai’s wave crashes to the floor skipping stones my wife’s reflection cubed by the ripple at dusk the river throws back the heron’s stillness
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Another hole in the ‘Beat Fabric’
Beat Poet, Bohemian, Activist, Founding Fug and self-confessed ‘Worlds Oldest Rock Star’, Tuli Kupferberg passed away on July 12 aged 86, tearing another hole in the Beat Fabric… With the recent deaths of artists such as Peter Orlovsky and Lenore Kandel, … Continue reading
