It was with great sadness yesterday that I learned, from a brief Facebook post by Michael Rothenberg, that Joanne...
Joanne Kyger 1934-2017
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In Search of Color Everywhere
My planned 12N presentation for World Poetry Day was In Search of Color Everywhere and other African-American poetry....
World Poetry Day (Seriality)
At the 11am presentation as part of my World Poetry Day/Free Coffee celebration at Caffé Umbria (Tutta Bella), I...
#IdesofTrump Report
On March 15, 2017, people gathered around the United States to write postcards to the 45th President of the United...
World Poetry
Any self-respecting World Poetry Day would not be complete without poetry from around the world, so in the second...
Cinquains
SO, World Poetry Day is under way and my 8am lecture is in the bag. We had an inspired participant who took on the...
Paul Interviewed by Ethelbert Miller
I was delighted to be interviewed today by legendary poet, literary organizer and radio host E. Ethelbert Miller for...
Free Cup of Coffee
Did you know March 21 is World Poetry Day? Yeah, UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations decided that in...
RIP Darius Brusaferro
I was fortunate enough to meet Darius Brusaferro, a long-time Subud member, at one of the first Subud Menucha...
Resist Much/Obey Little
I am thinking of it as the most important anthology of political poetry since Sam Hamill's "Poets Against The War."...
Once in Blockadia: Stephen Collis Interview
On my way north to the Comox Valley to assist organizers of the Cascadia Poetry Festival to be held in Cumberland,...
A Few Postcard Notes
I'm just about finished with the 2017 Peace Postcards project. There are 28 poets on my list and without sending a...