All new poets today too! Joseph Gordon Wilson starts us off with the help of our old artist friend Luis Lázaro Tijerina, It's the perfect time to visit Oddball Magazine.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Final E3 Thoughts
Flemmings Beaubrun has his post-E3 column for us today. Check out this week's Epic Autism Report at Oddball Magazine.
Here We Gooooo!
Joe Mills joins our Oddball ranks and is joined by my late friend, James Conant, whose work I'm determined to present for as long as I can. Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine.
Something from the Weekend
This past Friday, I checked out artist and friend Dexter Roberts' gallery show, "The uncomfortable Habits to change habits," held at the AAMARP Gallery in Jamaica Plain. He was there with his partner, fellow friend and poet about Cambridge Toni Bee. I was so happy to have chance to look at more new pieces from Dexter, especially one he named "Extinction."
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| "Extinction" © Dexter Roberts |
The painting seemed like the freshest commentary on race and the continuing marginalizing of (and profiting from) minorities since cartoonist John Backderf drew his comic swapping Chief Wahoo with Jesus.
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| © John Backderf. |
It's become a tradition of mine of to write poems based on the few art events I go to. I decided to take a picture of Dexter and Toni near the "Extinction" painting. At one point they chose a side-by-side pose, which helped with the poem below.
Halftime
For Dexter and Toni
Every agenda
hides end
for someone.
What teams
chosen if down
to logos.
Monday, June 18, 2018
Toni Bee and Dexter Roberts
Taken at the opening show this past Friday at Dexter's opening night at the AAMARP Gallery in Jamaica Plain.
Geoffrey Fallon Gets in The Paper (his way)
A very unusual week of Geoffrey Fallon's found medium comic strip. Read "The Secrets of Skinny People," up now at Oddball Magazine.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
I've been showing a lot of sticker art by the artist I only know as "Spion." I didn't want to show more again so soon, but this piece (seen in Southie) is pretty amazing.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
New Poem (New Project?)
A new poem. Maybe the start of some new series? Let's find out.
The Ballad of Eggy Allan
Eggy
Eggy
Eggy
Born in Boston
because Yankees suck.
Eggy
Eggy
Eggy
He doesn't sit down all day writing.
He has bigger things to crack.
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| Illustration by "Jewela" |
The Ballad of Eggy Allan
Eggy
Eggy
Eggy
Born in Boston
because Yankees suck.
Eggy
Eggy
Eggy
He doesn't sit down all day writing.
He has bigger things to crack.
Happy Father's Day
This isn't quite my day on a number of levels. I really want to write and publish more poems about my father. Until then, I have this to offer once again.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Friday, June 15, 2018
Annoying Thought of The Day
Sometimes I'm haunted less by the people no longer with me and more by the people who still are.
A day when I'm around no one is like a temporary exorcism. my soul feels cleaner, lighter.
On any given day, the living want to possess me far more than the dead.
A day when I'm around no one is like a temporary exorcism. my soul feels cleaner, lighter.
On any given day, the living want to possess me far more than the dead.
Stone Soup Croutons, 6-14-18, Treadbare
Another open mic happened last night. More people are coming, and I'm starting to get the feeling that this new location could work for Stone Soup. This week's poem is still dark, though. Maybe I'm still upset that I screwed up when I posted " Random Acts of Penitence" last Friday and used the word "pertinence" in the title instead. It's corrected now, and I like my made up word for this week's title. That was intentional. Thanks for reading.
Treadbare
What is more terrifying,
crocodile at the zoo
or mosquitoes in your room,
quality or proximity,
argument made meaningless
as all addicts wake to both
My Mid-Year Resolution
I have to try and get less hung-up about what time my work shows up. It's only "late" because of outside forces, not because I'm lazy. I can't worry if I can't post everything on line at "peak times." Then I'll get too obsessed and won't put anything out ever again.
Focus on the work. If it's good enough, and I'm as professional as I can be, people will watch it. I have to try to have faith in that.
Focus on the work. If it's good enough, and I'm as professional as I can be, people will watch it. I have to try to have faith in that.
Busy Morning
Busy enough to have my rings almost done by noon. And yet, I have nothing done. I hope I can catch up.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Oh, Man...
My Stone Soup Croutons poem "Random Acts of Penitence" was originally misspelled title "Random Acts of Pertinence." Good God.
The Gaslight Anthem
It's the 10 anniversary of their album The '59 Sound. Greg von Teig gives his thoughts on it with this week's Feedback, up now at Oddball Magzine.
Feel Good About The POTUS Yet?
This week's poem by Jmes Van Looy won't help, but it's still worth reading all the same. Read the latest It's All One Thing now at Oddball Magazine.
June 14: Stone Soup Poetry's Open Mic
Stone Soup continues on this Monday. With any luck, I'll be able to introduce features either by the end of the month or after the July 4th weekend. I hope to see you this Thursday.
#TBT Photo
Taken during the Republican National Convention. I don't know where the quote "It's better to study the living fact than to analyze history," came from. A search reveals nothing. Probably something an ad writer came up with. I liked it's juxtaposition amidst the chaos on the streets, including the "Goat with a Vote" performers, who I saw perform here and months later at the 2000 Debate protest at UMass Boston.
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