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Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:50 AM
I'd like to announce a great exhibition of visual poetry opening on Monday, April 9 at the Addison Center for the Arts. The show includes amazing work by many visual poets from the Chicago region and beyond, and is curated by Francesco Levato. I provided ten pieces from my series "Natural History," though I don't know if all will be in the show. All the info is here, along with a nice image of one of my pieces, as a sample of what will be shown! The gallery's info page is nice too as a source of info about visual poetry, its types and techniques. |
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Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011 11:57 AM
The release party for ARTIFICE issue 4 was warm, crowded and energetic. We had an amazing crowd--thanks to Elegant Mr. Gallery and all that came to celebrate and support ARTIFICE and contributors like me! And of course, thanks to Tadd, Ian and the others who put together this great event.
Here are some of the photos I took of the space. I have a somewhat odd, cat-like habit of exploring the entire space of any venue in which I read or perform, well before I step before the audience or start my set. |
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Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:37 AM
Now With More Video!
 For more details, visit the ARTIFICE blog here!
ARTIFICE 4 features a multi-piece visual/collage poem from my project Trade (Series 1).
I'll be reading at the event, as indicated--and one of the videos screened will be a video adaptation of my contribution to issue 4.
It will be swell! |
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Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 2:47 PM
Paraphrased and image-quoted from Larry Sawyer's blog:
Visit the site to get all the necessary information on course offerings, types, cost and payment options.
The School "seeks to offer an alternative to, and a community beyond, the Creative Writing MFA."
YES!
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Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 6:56 PM
This is a link to an audio recording of the reading Tim Armentrout and I did last night as part of the Chicago Calling Arts Festival (still ongoing!). We read The Earth Is What Happens, the chapbook we wrote together for the festival. Tim did his part all the way from West Virginia--via phone. That's why the photo has me holding my phone up in the air.
Thanks to Dan Godston, Larry Sawyer and Tim for a great event!
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Posted on Wednesday, October 05, 2011 10:09 AM
This Saturday at 7 p.m., in conjunction with the Myopic Poetry Series, Chicago Calling Arts Festival presentsLong Now and Thenfeaturing poetry by prominent Chicago poets in collaboration with poets from all over the country.
2011 is the 15th anniversary of The Long Now. Long Now and Thenincludes poetry collaborations that creatively explore themes that pertain to time, nowness, eternity, the moment, etc.
Long Now and Thenparticipants and projects include: Jen Besemer (Chicago) and Tim Armentrout (West Virginia) |
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Posted on Friday, September 30, 2011 10:18 AM
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:26 PM
I have been sitting on some announcements of upcoming events in which I'll be participating in the (fairly) near future:
Bad Date America(Chicago satellite):In conjunction with theRed Roverseries and 100 Thousand Poets for Change, I will join a bunch of my friends on September 24 for a unique take on poetic activism and community. Specific time information is forthcoming (when I get it), but info about the project and the series is accessible through the above links.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:59 PM
Last Friday night I met a hero of mine. They say you should never do that, but I had a much better experience meetingGeof Huththan "they" must have had when coining clichés! I certainly did my share of fanboy tail-wagging, and took a little bit of friendly ribbing for it, but none of that was bad.
Geof's performance was calledforty-nine, referring to (I suppose) the "Experiment" number it was assigned in the Red Rover series, of which it was a part. |
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Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:09 AM
Not all these tributes are
tales of loss or regret. I'm also grateful to many editors and
curators with whom I'm still in active contact--or with whom I've
resumed contact.
The
"Web Publications" page on my website mentions that I have
worked with Eric Lorberer, ofRain Taxi Review of Books,for about ten years. There's a reason for the durability of this
partnership: Eric lets me write as I write, and then makes whatever
tiny changes are needed to allow my words to be even more true to my
own voice and vision. |
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