The more I stare at the Bowdoin Polar Bear sports logo...
the more I think of nuclear holocaust.
the more I think of nuclear holocaust.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
The E.A.R. Is Off
Flemmings Beaubrun is taking an extra, extra long weekend off and
should be back next Tuesday. Until then, check out his Epic Autism
Report archive here at Oddball Magazine.
From Picture to Page: Two Loons
Monday was a fail all around for posting. Spent most of it on the road coming back form a trip. At least it's going up today. Look close, and you can see the biker who soared past me on Sunday. Titled the poem after the name of the farm I walked by in China, Maine.
Two Loons
Lonely biker,
brave beautiful bastard
on bare Maine road.
Two Loons
Lonely biker,
brave beautiful bastard
on bare Maine road.
Starting Off
Poet Donny Barilla comes back alongside photography by Jennifer Matthews. Here we go at Oddball Magazine.
The Bear!
The first college on our tour for Molly was Bowdoin College. I found myself being a little intimidated by the logo for their sports team, The Polar Bears.
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Haiku
From my time up in Maine this weekend, visiting colleges for Molly and sites like the Kennebec River.
River reflections
bounce green-gold doubloons
back onto treetops.
River reflections
bounce green-gold doubloons
back onto treetops.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Thanks Geoffrey
Geoffrey Fallon's newest storyline begins today over at Oddball Magazine's own 'The Secrets of Skinny People."
Later Today
My From Picture to Page poem (and other stuff) will like be up later. I’m in transit for most of the day.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
Because Trump in the news right now has a way of making us forget what he did five minutes ago.
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Your Weekly Dose of God
I went to church with my Mom a couple of weeks. ago. During mass, she nudged me and pointed out this prayer of contrition in the church's prayer book.
She pointed to it and whispered, "You should say this."
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She pointed to it and whispered, "You should say this."
Saturday, October 12, 2019
While I Was Away
My poem "Kurdish Jesus Tanka" was published in What Rough Beast from Indolent Books. Thank you again, Michael Broder!
Friday, October 11, 2019
We Did It For You! - Coming to Needham in November
Information courtesy of Thea Iberall.
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Wisdom as a Closer
Bruce Wise is back with his Wise Words poem column. Thanks for visiiting Oddball Magazine this week. We'll be back Monday.
Stone Soup Croutons, 10-9-19, Spell
Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions picked up from poems overheard from Stone Soup's open mic readers and features. I figure out a title (and sometimes the rest of the poem) later. You can read the other ones I've done since 2015 here. To paraphrase Lorne Michaels, this poem doesn't go up because it's ready, it goes up because it's Friday morning.
April March Penn came by on Wednesday to feature at our new venue and offer Tarot readings. She was nice enough to give me a reading as well, which I appreciated. I incorporated some of that time in the poem below.
Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this poem in no way implies an understanding of the occult. I just like the imagery.
Thanks for reading.
Spell
Grind up bird skeletons
into aphrodisiac dust.
Rub it into your neck
between irregular heartbeats
Thursday, October 10, 2019
SOUND & FURY by Sturgill Simpson
Read a review of his latest album in the latest Feedback column by Oddball Magazine's Lizi von Teig.
James Van Looy and Cousin Charlie
James Van Looy is back with his regular poem column. Check out Oddball Magazine for the newest It's All One Thing.
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
And a Wonderful Finish
Longtime collaborators Mark Blickley and Amy Basin return to Oddball Magazine with another collaboration. We may see them back sooner than you expect. Thanks for stopping by this Wednesday.
I Had Issues! My Review of Diabetes Is After Your Dick
It's a small review, but I love Cathy Leamy and it's been too long since I've promoted her work. Plus you can read the minicomic reviewed here on her website. She's made great strides in her medical comics work since this review,which is great. Originally published October 24, 2012. Edited for clarity. Let's face it, I straight up rewrote this to make sense. Yes, even a short post like this needed it. As I've mentioned before, I wrote way too quickly back in the day.
Wednesday Couldn't Get Here Soon Enough
The first Wednesday poet is John Grey, joined by artist Judson Evans. Thanks for joining us today at Oddball Magazine.
Thanks to Zachary Bos and Pen and Anvil Press, we will be presenting boadsides of April Penn's poem "Original Love" during her feature tonight.
We are hoping this is going to be a regular thing but don't want to jump to conclusions yet.
I am so grateful for changes happening at Stone Soup Poetry. Announcements will be made soon.
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