The second issue of Angry Old Man was unleashed on the world last night. A massive issue of experimental works in many media, this one contains my text poem “In the Engine Room with Bettie & Andrea” and six video stills. You can check out the full poem here, and the vispo here.
On of my favorite places for online inspiration, The New Post-Literate is a literary blog dedicated to asemic writing (that is, it appears to be writing, but may not have semantic function). Today five of my video stills with strong asemic elements appeared on the site. These come from an as-yet-unpublished piece, with text drawn from an older poem called “Shit on a Stick Corporation” published by Zombie Logic Press. You can check out all the images here.
My poem “Once Upon an Island” appeared in online poetry journal Black Poppy Review today. You can read the whole piece here.
Just discovered that my poem “The Wait” appeared in In Between Hangovers on Dec 7. You can check it out here.
Poetry blog Your One Phone Call published my poem “The Last Dance” today. You can read the full text here.
I’m very pleased to announce that online lit blog Experiential-Experimental-Literature published three of my poems today: “All You Can Eat,” “Second Comings,” and “Remember the Meme.” You can read them here.
I’m very pleased to announce that online poetry journal Unlikely Stories published three of my poems today: “Five Horsehairs and the Soul of an Afternoon,” “Big American Horn,” and “Saving the Day.” You can read them here.
Each of these has a genesis in real life events from many years ago. “Horsehairs” describes an unsuccessful attempt to earn money by busquing at the metro station on Dupont Circle in DC. I convinced my friend David Craig it was a good idea, but we literally made $1.02. Another bandmate, Finn McCool, loaned me his bowed psaltry, as I figured an “exotic” looking instrument would net more money. Another theory shot down.
“Big American Horn” was written during my Henry Miller phase, when I was reading a lot of his work. Not just Tropics, but everything–over 20 books.
“Saving the Day” comes out of my experience as a stay at home dad. I was feeling pressures to find work, stay creative and not lose my mind. Basic self-pity stuff. But then I realized what was really important.
Online poetry magazine Streetcake released their 55th issue today. It includes my poem “Marginal Utility.” The first stanza is shown below. You can read the whole thing here.
Today, online poetry blog Mad Swirl published my poem “Commercial I Wrote.” This one beats up on advertising. Commercial propaganda is always an easy target. You can check it out here.
Since this is the third poem they published from me, it looks like I earned my own author page on the site. The link above will get you there.
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