Asemic writing blog The New Post-literate posted six of my asemic poems today. These come from a large stash (85+ pieces) of this alien script, all rendered with a brush and black ink. You can check out the NPL group here.
“Asemic” writing is any text that doesn’t have a semantic value for the reader. For more examples, just browse around the images and other resources on the New Post-literate site!
Online poetry journal Mannequin Haus focuses on surreal and experimental poetry. Their recently released Issue 12 includes my poem “The Second Hand of God is a Beautiful Foot” (excerpt below). You can read the whole piece here.
Each day since 2009, online literary journal Oddball Magazine has covered “poetry, art, and entertainment for the masses.” Today, one of their offerings includes my poem “Waiting for a Blueberry at the End of Time.” You can read it here.
Online poetry journal BlazeVOX is known for publishing a wide variety of contemporary experimental work. Their Fall 2018 issue brings together a huge number of writers around the loose theme of “the idea of ‘public space’ and more specifically on spaces where anyone can do anything at any given moment.”
The issue includes five poems from my “Civilization’s Lost” series: “Frozen in Babylon,” “Upon the High Castle,” “No Guiding Light,” “The White Grave,” and “Schools of Drift.” The pieces in the series were inspired by lost civilizations from around the world. Under the current American regime, it seems important to examine the fragility of languages, cultures and nations. “Upon the High Castle,” for instance, is based on the cliff side city of Mesa Verde in Arizona. You can read my contributions here.
Online Experimental poetry journal Brave New Word‘s Issue 12 is a tribute to Ernest Hemingway’s experimental, pre-Dada poem “Blank Verse.” You’ve probably seen it somewhere. BNW editor Volodymyr Bilyk describes it this way:
You can read his full examination of the piece (and view Hemingway’s original) on Volodymyr’s personal blog here.
All the pieces in BNW #12 are responses in some way to Papa Hemingway’s piece. There are contributions from many artists in the international experimental poetry scene, including Mark Young, John M. Bennett, Sacha Archer, Andriy Antonovskiy, and many more. Lots of amusing remixes, re-dos, and re-visionings. Who knew one could do so much with punctuation! If you like your poetry concrete and a little silly, this issue is for you.
My own response is a concrete poem called “Grawlix Grid,” an 8×10 construction of various punctuation marks. You can view it online here.
Another video still appeared in experimental poetry journal H& yesterday (Oct 9). This one’s from an unpublished video. You can view the journal and image here.
Slipstream literary magazine’s print version for Issue #38, the one with the Water Theme, has been released and is ready for purchase from their website. I know this, because my contributor’s copy arrived in the mail last week. This issue contains one of my poems, “Bleeding in the Cracks.” Very exciting to see my work in an actual printed journal, a real rarity these days. Slipstream exclusively releases printed copies.
You can read more samples from #38, view the list of contributing authors, and order copies from this webpage.
Another video still appeared in experimental poetry journal H& on Sept 24. This one’s from an unpublished video. You can view it here.
EZ P-Zine Issue #4 was recently released; the theme is “resolve,” and covers “closure, epiphanies, personal solutions, contentment, and new paths.” My poem “Rabbit Makes His Living” is included; it’s one of a few pieces following the rabbit character in his mischievous antics. You can check out EZ P-Zine in a number of formats, both print and digital. You could order from the Pyre Publishing website, or using the links on the Goodreads page. A print copy costs $5, while the digital version is free. You decide!
Here’s a taste of my piece below; the full version is in the zine.
Online poetry journal The Rye Whiskey Review focuses on works related to booze. I only had one poem in stock that fit the theme, “A Pirate Only Knows,” and fortunately it was good enough to make the blog. Today is the first appearance. You can read the whole poem here.
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