Morpheus

"Morpheus" is a poem from my collection Sojourner set to image. Do you have your copy yet? Click here. Or buy it at Paperback Exchange in Florence or at Green Apple Books in San Francisco.

At the Stork Club

Me performing at Paul Corman-Roberts series "Crows in the Stork's Nest" at the Stork Club in Oakland, CA on August 14th, 2013.

For a full Write-up and film of the entire event see this page of the LITSEEN Blog.

Death Trap Bachelor pad

I lost you, Stella,

in icicles, overburdened,

you collapsed, hearing horns

in unheralded cold.

For you pointed North,

Pole-ward you pointed,

a five-sided arrow

of non-directional desire.

The furniture, damnit,

wants your blood;

you beat it off with a stick.

I won’t be here in the morning.

9/9/2013

Florence

An Update

It's been a long, hectic and wondrous summer focused upon publicizing, launching, and performing from my first published book of fiction and poetry, Sojourner. So much emphasis on travel and performance--and now the preparation for a second book I hope to publish this coming spring--meant not much new creative work posted here. Now that I'm back in Florence ("Tanned, rested, and ready" as Dan Aykroyd's Nixon) I should be back to my work-in-progress with new tales soon. In the meantime, I'm now writing a literary column and reflections on books for Florence News and Events, and English-language newspaper here in Italy. You can read three (count 'em, THREE!) articles by me here on page 27. As always feedback and/or suggestions welcome--what have you read about Italy lately that might interest my readers?

Also, coming up, I'll be Inaugurating The Florence Writers and St Mark's Cultural Association's first literary season with the inimitable M. Elizabeth Evans at 6:30 PM on Monday, September 16th, upstairs at St. Mark's English Church at Via Maggio, #16 in Florence, Italy. Drinks and nibbles will be served and a festive atmosphere guaranteed. Hope to see you there! (I'll be reading from Sojourner and I'll be happy to sign one for you!)

On the Radio this Sunday

This Sunday evening, Aug 11th, from 6 to 8pm, I will be featured on the hipest literary radio show ever: Frank Andrick's Pomo Literati w/ Rachel Leibrock & frank andrick performing w/ David Houston and String Theory, William S. Gainer (all live!), plus recorded rarities from Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Beth Lisick, Joey Ramone, Lee Ranaldo, and Diane di Prima. Listen in!

 Click on the text to listen to KUSF in Exile.

Reading / Book Signing

My West-Coast book promotion tour begin this coming Thursday evening at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. I will perform texts from Sojourner in the spirit of artistic anarchy with my trusty Dada drum. Come have a glass of wine, say hello, listen, shout back, sing along, and get a book signed.

Full Book Tour info here.

A Poem for the Past

Naugahyde remains, sometimes

lost childhoods retrieve

old world series victories

when we win a tough

one. The sun is enough

sometimes to spark

that Proustian reflex

Pontifically infallible

of knowing who you once

were.

6/22/2013

Spokane, WA