In this stretch of the project of writing inspired by the classic Japanese poetry anthology, I start in memory and...
After The Japanese 25-28
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Four Hoarse Men Ride Again
A couple of years ago I became part of a group of poets that sought to explore poetry from the angle of pure sound in...
Hillman City Haibun 3 (Seattle Smells)
Just back from Miami where I had the good fortune to have access to the great Cuban poet José Kozer and do an...
After the Japanese 21-24
It's a very special time in Cascadia, mid-winter (almost typed "mind) with the signs of spring beginning to push up...
Slaughter Birds
I am a big city guy. Keep in mind there are almost as many people in my home town (metro area) of Chicago 9.52M as...
Hillman City Haibun 2 (Pink Floyd)
Pink Floyd, Soldier Field, June 19, 1977, Chicago, IL. One estimate suggests the crowd was 95,000 people. This is...
After The Japanese 17-20
This latest installment of After The Japanese, poems written after the classic Japanese poetry anthology, is below....
Call for Beat Papers
The next EBSN (European Beat Studies Network) Conference is in Brussels in October. I attended a conference at the...
Hillman City Haibun_1-(Dead_Cat_Magnet)
2014 was not an easy year over on Lucile Street. My cat Zappa died March 30. Meredith's beloved Tupelo died on October...
Police Presuppositions (Poetry in Columbia City)
Georgia McDade has invited me and a few other local poets to read on the subject of police abusing their authority...
FZ (From the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen)
Music has always been a huge part of my life. From a kid who heard my Dad playing records on the hi-fi (Xavier Cugat,...
The Future of Storytelling, Puebla, Mexico
This past August I had the good fortune to attend the 14th Subud World Congress in Puebla, Mexico, or the Congreso...