This is Rosalee Thompson reading her poem, "Everyone Gets Everything".Don Kingfisher Campbell has a poetry blog (who am I kidding, he has a bunch of poetry blogs) for the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly that he publishes. You can amble on over to check it out the poets listed in the Summer 2010 edition.For the record, all of the poems are owned and copyrighted to the original poets. I encourage you to support poets and buy a chapbook or audio mp3 whenever you get a chance.What Else Have I Got?Well, this morning I was listening to a podcast...
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
I have a few spare minutes this morning so I'm trying to clear out my Drafts. Stuff I meant to post but forgot or was distracted. I don't have children but I have to interact with people 3x generations after me and have been raised different than I was.There is no longer a cultural permission to be quiet. Each device, phone, portal connects with the other. Engagement is conditional. Maybe it is cellular communication. If you are not in the cell group you and your thoughts don't exist.This is video from Edutopia on how parents can understand and...
Terry McMillian is coming to Vroman's Bookstore to promote her new book "Getting to Happy." It is the continuing story of the characters from the book "Waiting to Exhale. A quick visit to her web site shows me that she has moved on from turbulence to the next level. This generally happens when you work through it instead of staying stuck and swimming in it long after the event has passed.VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & GossipFor those who need a little Shoop Shoop therapy this is your opportunity to engage in some...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
I got sprung from the Salt Mine earlier than expected today so I actually can spend time doing what I want to do. I was looking at my Blogger Dashboard and I noticed the new to me blog statistics feature.I'm happy if one person gets value or enjoyment from my blog posts. I have a lot of things I'm interested in. I was curious what folks read or glance through. The stats have been active since May 2010, but I think they just slapped them on everyone's...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
If you need something to do and don't have a lot of cash there is a way to groove and be frugal. The Luckman Jazz Orchestra is having a tribute to Lee Morgan on October 2nd at 6:30pm. Who is Lee Morgan you ask?The free concert is being held at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at 5151 State University Drive in Los Angeles. It is on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. The event is free but you should RSVP, you can do that old school by calling 323) 343-6600. For more info on the many doings of The Luckman Fine Arts Complex visit...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Yes, let your freak flag fly high on Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, or any dang day of the week. Shake it to the left, shake to the right, shake it all around, that what's it all about!Take off that vestige of conformity; you are off the clock. If you have teenagers who have friends in the house your should especially fly your freak flag and embarrass your offspring.Ok, maybe just have them groan in utmost shame or something.To help you get in the mood this is the Laura Love Band plucking away on Let Your Freak Flag Fly.Now if you observe the video...
Sunday, September 12, 2010
This is video by artist/vlogger Margaret Fabrizio. I guess the main take away from the video that I got was to go ahead and live your life to the best of your abilities.I'm trying to strip away the filters that bind me to in-action. I need reminders like this to keep on moving forward.Margaret has her website where you can view more videos, check out her art work, quilts, her collages absolutely rock; I love collage art so I am extremely biased but this is good stuff. She has music for listening or downloading.Margaret is starting to making me...
Michelle is a long time poet in the Los Angeles area. Represented in this poem is a love of animals and of nature. This is a poem from her chapbook, Resurrection, A collection of poems, drawings and designs.This is Michelle reading her poem, What Is Airborne:Michelle has two places to check out her work. Her photo blog has photography about animals, that is located at http://cheetaahhspot.blogspot.comShe also has a place at the Pathetic.org poetry site. Pathetic.org is a collection of poets and poetry community. Long before Facebook it has had...
Friday, September 10, 2010
This week I have mentally been Xena, Warrior Princess. I have been the Hulk without David Banner's control. I have been Thinker when I could get a word in edgewise. Mainly I have been the imaginary great, great, great-granddaughter of Walter Mitty. The visualizations have been astounding. There was blood in the saddle. There was blood on the ground. Hey, that might make a catchy song! Courtesy of Mr. Tex Ritter here is his rendition of that most expressive tune.Culturally I am not supposed to talk about blood in the saddle. I'm not even supposed...
Monday, September 6, 2010
This is a holiday two for one deal folks on account that I ran out of money before I could buy Marvin's chapbook. The first poem is titled A Warm Glow of Lust and the second poem is Do You Know What I Mean.As a side note having nothing to do with Marvin's poem, I was watching a video the other day about a man who was not threatened by being the submissive receiver of affection by a woman.There were no whips or leather involved. She was not a Drill Sargent of Love. It wasn't violent or a stereotypical displays of affection. It was like it was all...
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The circular felt onto my desk, my eyes paused in disbelief. $99 for a Netbook? At CVS? I went into a logic loop.No, yes, impossible, really? I went to the CVS web site but they had bupkis, that is more like the CVS I know. Separation of drugs from any knowledge of what is in the retail store.It took a bit but I tracked the sucker down. The Sylvania Netbook is for real. The retail price is $99 plus sales tax plus the CA e-Waste fee if you live in...
One of the reasons I wanted to start documenting poets is to discover the poetic history of Los Angeles. I'm reading the introduction to Lynne Bronstein's chapbook, Border Crossings, by Julia Stein. It is an eye opener. I learned that her poetic voice shook up the old school poetry audiences of the 1970s. There seemed to be a problem about being able to listen to poems expressing woman's sexuality, enjoyment or transforming the Great Whore image.Come to think of it that is still a problem.These days the battles are closer to home. In fact this...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Well, it is almost done, this summer. The Los Angeles drivers are hell bent for leather this weekend, as in if you are a pedestrian you are at extreme risk, even when crossing at a green light. There is enough cheap gas to make them forget about conservation or frugality. They are wired for the internal mantra "We just gotta get away." If, as I witnessed, one of them rascals in a VW almost side swiped a Metro bus to do it then so be it.I don't need a roller coaster, I ride Metro.It has been a week of mixing female hygiene products with resumes...
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