Showing posts with label Blaine Hebbel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blaine Hebbel. Show all posts
Friday, May 06, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Arrived Yesterday
I thought the mail carriers had the day off, but yesterday my contributor copy of Reimagine America literally arrived at my doorstep. It also came with a wonderful letter from Mark Lipman.
It's a thrill to be included not only such friends and colleagues as Mark Rotherberg, Megha Sood, David Dephy and the late Blaine Hebbel but also with such names as Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and so many others I am meeting in print for the first time. My gratitude to Mark Lipman for the honor and my thanks to anyone who has already bought the book. Those who haven't can purchase the book in the link above.
Friday, January 14, 2022
SAFE DISTANCE EDITION - Stone Soup Croutons, 1-12-22: The Nation Convinces Itself
Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions picked from Stone Soup Poetry'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.
I also have a book collecting the best of my first year of poems. Click here to purchase it.
Megha Sood was our first feature of 2022. I'm glad I was finally able to showcase her voice. Buy her books if you can. It was also good to have Mark Lipman of Vagabond Books read from Reimagine America, reading a poem in the book from the late Blaine Hebbel.Political work like Sood's and Hebbel's fed into this week's poem. Of course being home sick added a lot. Sorry for how I sounded on the call.
I would dwell on the process of them poem more (especially as it almost feels unfinished, like there's an open micer I forgot to count), but I have my health and the health of others to think of. It's hard for even the sick to get rest. Hope you're all doing better. Thanks for reading.
The Nation Convinces Itself
People cough up ignorance into
buckets by the bed. All bodies
demand apologies from their handlers.
Butterflies tell the children to run
from the parents who try to prove
Darwin is stronger than the Earth.
Monday, January 03, 2022
Saturday, January 01, 2022
"Tower of Babel," a Poem by Blaine Hebel
From the poet's feature on October 14, 2013 at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery.
Monday, December 27, 2021
Tribute
Today, Timothy Gager pays respect to the late Blaine Hebbel in poetic form. I'm glad to have contributed another photo from Blaine's 2013 Stone Soup feature. Read it now at Oddball Magazine.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Blaine Hebbel: Poet and Occupant (1954-2021)
I've been trying to find things to look forward to in 2021. Haven't we all? Something on my list is the January release party for the Reimagine America anthology, where I'll be Zooming in and reconnecting with a bunch of poets. This included Blaine Hebbel, who I hadn't seen since way before the start of the pandemic.
Monday, December 20, 2021
Thursday, May 06, 2021
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Monday, September 23, 2019
Monday, May 06, 2019
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Saturday, May 06, 2017
Friday, May 06, 2016
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Happy Birthday, Blaine Hebbel
To celebrate someone who is known for keeping himself at arm's length from the internet, I recommend you do the following.
Read his poem at Oddball Magazine.
And order a copy of Wild Women of Lynn.
Read his poem at Oddball Magazine.
And order a copy of Wild Women of Lynn.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Counting Last Year's Blessings, Part Two
One of the reasons I started Stone's Throw is that I really wanted to be in print again. Maybe it was the thrill of having my book Patron Emeritus out in 2013 and I just wanted more. I got more. A lot more. It was great.
Blue Max Review was out during the summer and in my hands by year's end, all the way from Ireland.I thank Gene Barry and everyone else involved for whatever their part was in choosing to publish a poem that was a little on the crazier side of what I usually write. In fact I don't know if I've ever read "A Man Explains Why He Set Off Fireworks The Night Before Easter" more than once, if that. I will try to recite it at an open mic or during a feature at some point in the new year, so you can stop wondering what the poem is about.
Mo' Joe: The Joe the Poet Anthology was a fantastic opportunity to follow what I call a poetic meme of Joe the Poet poems. Click here for that story. I was so happy to not only have two pieces included but also incorporate a tiny bit of local history. First with "Joe the Poet and Billy Barnum," which touches on the legendary performer who late last year moved to New Hampshire, and "Joe the Poet at Occupy Wall Street," which borrows a line from friend and poet Blaine Hebbel. My only regret is that I never organized a release party at Stone Soup Poetry with John Roche and others. This was partly because I was uncertain of whether there was going to be a Stone Soup Poetry in a large enough venue by the year's end. Now that the location problem has been resolved, I would love to set something up to get this in as many hands as possible.
I've been trying to get into Off The Coast for years, ever since I heard that it was being taken over by former Cantab slam master Michael Brown and Valerie Lawson. Normally I send multiple submissions to journals, including Off the Coast. This time, I sent a single poem, "How to Write to Your Straw Man," and it was accepted. That so rarely happens, and I'm glad it happened with this poem. A print copy is available via their site, and you can read my poem as an excerpt by clicking here.
Multiverse blended the best of two of my worlds, poetry and comics. It was also an opportunity to be in a book by Write Bloody Publishing, which is a thrill. I owe a lot to editors Rob Sturma and Ryk McIntyre for including my poem "Ditko's Day" in the book. I haven't gotten a copy of it yet because I haven't been able to make it to any of the release party readings. My one solution is to make one at Stone Soup, which I wasn't able to do for the reasons stated above. 2015 is going to be a busy year with making up for 2014.
Blue Max Review was out during the summer and in my hands by year's end, all the way from Ireland.I thank Gene Barry and everyone else involved for whatever their part was in choosing to publish a poem that was a little on the crazier side of what I usually write. In fact I don't know if I've ever read "A Man Explains Why He Set Off Fireworks The Night Before Easter" more than once, if that. I will try to recite it at an open mic or during a feature at some point in the new year, so you can stop wondering what the poem is about.
Mo' Joe: The Joe the Poet Anthology was a fantastic opportunity to follow what I call a poetic meme of Joe the Poet poems. Click here for that story. I was so happy to not only have two pieces included but also incorporate a tiny bit of local history. First with "Joe the Poet and Billy Barnum," which touches on the legendary performer who late last year moved to New Hampshire, and "Joe the Poet at Occupy Wall Street," which borrows a line from friend and poet Blaine Hebbel. My only regret is that I never organized a release party at Stone Soup Poetry with John Roche and others. This was partly because I was uncertain of whether there was going to be a Stone Soup Poetry in a large enough venue by the year's end. Now that the location problem has been resolved, I would love to set something up to get this in as many hands as possible.
I've been trying to get into Off The Coast for years, ever since I heard that it was being taken over by former Cantab slam master Michael Brown and Valerie Lawson. Normally I send multiple submissions to journals, including Off the Coast. This time, I sent a single poem, "How to Write to Your Straw Man," and it was accepted. That so rarely happens, and I'm glad it happened with this poem. A print copy is available via their site, and you can read my poem as an excerpt by clicking here.
Multiverse blended the best of two of my worlds, poetry and comics. It was also an opportunity to be in a book by Write Bloody Publishing, which is a thrill. I owe a lot to editors Rob Sturma and Ryk McIntyre for including my poem "Ditko's Day" in the book. I haven't gotten a copy of it yet because I haven't been able to make it to any of the release party readings. My one solution is to make one at Stone Soup, which I wasn't able to do for the reasons stated above. 2015 is going to be a busy year with making up for 2014.
Monday, May 12, 2014
May 12: The Wild Women of Lynn at Stone Soup!
A new anthology. Some amazing contributors. A stalwart publisher. All of the together tonight at Stone Soup. ALL of Them (fingers crossed). Not to be missed. I'm going to love tonight.
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
A Celebration of the American Voice III, May 8-10, Hall-Haskell House, Ipswich
A
Celebration
of the
American Voice III
3 nights of Poetry& Art Installations
in support of the 99%
On Thursday May 8th, Friday May 9th& Saturday May 10th I will be hosting the 3rd “Celebration of the American Voice”,three nights of poetry & art installations in Ipswich at the Hall–Haskell House. Last year’s event was amazing with 38 poets performing over the 3 nights, raising money for the Ipswich Food Pantry & My Brothers’ Table in Lynn. This year there are slots for 36 poets. (10 minutes each). If you have books for sale you can sell them throughout the event. Please consider donating a portion of your sales for the charities. Artists can display & sell artwork during the 3 days of the event. Please contact me for further details.
$5.00 Suggested Donation
to benefit the Ipswich Food Pantry &
My Brothers’Table of Lynn
May 8, 9& 10 @ 7:00pm
Hall-Haskell House, Ipswich
Occupy Everything
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