I made my way back in to Los Angeles tonight to hear Suzanne Lummis and Lynn Emanuel read at The Ruskin Art Club. Suzanne is always endearingly self-effacing and charming. She also really knows how to engage with an audience. Strangely, many have labeled her a performance poet for this reason when, in fact, I …
I assumed my local library would be scant on contemporary poetry; a catacomb of the canon. Shame on me! In addition to stocking some great contemporary poets, my quaint local library had an amazing video series produced by the Lannan Foundation featuring dozens of great contemporary poets reading thier work at length. I checked out …
I had the opportunity to chat with my former teacher, Suzanne Lummis, at the Café Solo celebration. It is always stimulating to talk shop with her, but in this case something she said really got my wheels spinning. She mentioned that she is currently using the Open Windows anthology in her introductory poetry classes. Because …
One of the most interesting aspects of the difference between on-line and on-page publication is the element of time. No matter how long one works on a piece of writing, the time to publish it online (and in general the whole pace of the internet at large) is much faster than in the print-publishing world. …
My wife and I were recently discussing that J.S. Bach would often start off his composing sessions by playing someone else’s work for awhile, then move on to his own composing. I have found this to be an extremely successful technique for writing poetry as well. I recall that Emerson quoted an obscure poet in …
That’s me … evoking beautiful imagery and describing the most.intense.heartbreak.ever (omg!)–all without wearing pants. I like to sit by the window to show off my poetic long legs. Thank goodness for this online confirmation. I was starting to doubt my artistic integrity. You Should Be A Poet You craft words well, in creative and unexpected …
