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Some Things

I had the swine flu (unconfirmed) last week and missed a lot of work I needed to do and readings I wanted to see. Ah well. Some things on the horizon: 

I’ll be reading and handing out broadsides of my work this July 4th along with CA Conrad, Frank Sherlock and others as part of a FREEDOM FROM CAPITAL celebration. There’s a picture below of what one of my broadsides might look like. There will be lots of different ones. Broadsides I mean. The celebration starts at noon in the streets of Philadelphia, just like our country. 

I’ll be reading at a benefit for Wooden Shoe Books July 24th. I’ll probably read from BASIC COLOR, which is a chapbook I’m working on. 

I’m hosting a reading by Emily Kendal Frey and Zachary Schomburg on August 18 at Fergies pub. Their poems will knock you out. You should plan on coming. 

There’s probably some other things you should know. I’ll tell you about them later. When we’re alone.

Lisa Frank, I have good news for you.

It’s in my trapper-keeper. I’ll bring it with me when we meet. We can meet in the food court. It doesn’t matter which food court— Lisa, it’s up to you! You’ll recognize me because I’ll be the guy wearing 1,200 unicorn/dolphin stickers and a red Phillies cap. It’s the complete dolphicorn set you released in ‘97! I’m not afraid to use them because you come out with such cool new stuff all the time. It’s impossible to keep up with… but it’s really fun to try! God bless America, don’t you think so Lisa Frank? I’ve always believed America is a fashion statement and you’re its hottest purple Golden Retriever. That’s a fact AND how my dog died, Lisa. But we can talk about that later. I have so many questions for you. Like, which line of stickers works best on a resume? Is it true you invented fluorescent pink?! What do you do with a kitten that’s become a cat? I could go on forever, Lisa, but I have to get to Toys R’ Us. See you at the food court soon, I’m looking forward to sharing the good news! 

  

I'll Be a Year Older In One Month

Murder Mystery Party, Scavenger Hunt Party, Bonfire Party, Barn Party, Survivor Party, Luau Party, Beading Party, Tie Dye Party, Limo and Event Party, Spa Party, Makeover Party, Hollywood Party, Talent Show Party, Sports Party, Laser Tag Party, Roller Skating Party, Miniature Golf Party, Bowling Party, Paintball Party, Time Travel Party, Grown-up Party, Decade Party, Astronaut Party, Baby Einstein Party, Barbie Fairytopia Party, Batman Party, BMX Party, One Is Fun Party, Ocean Party, Spy Party, Summer Fun Party, Top Secret Party, Tropical Party, Unicorn Party, Western Party, Zoo Party, Rock and Roll Party, Pizza Party, Sleepover Party, Party Cat Party, Pool Party, Magic Party, Fire Truck Party, Olympics Party, Gardening Party, Fashion Fun Party, Farm Animals Party, Elvis Presley Party, Dinosaur Party, Cheerleading Party, Dress-up Party, Dog Lovers Party, Happy Bunny Party, Circus Party, Car Party, Horse Party, Karate Party, Movie Party, Rodeo Party, Shark Party, Robots Party, Cowboy Party

Food Is Thinking

Somethings I’ve eaten over a four day period: asparagus crab pizza, a crabcake sandwich, crab fries and two pounds of dungeness crab.

And just now I finished a kiwi. 

Last night Brian & I watched Killer of Sheep - a 1977 neorealist film from Charles Burnett that explores the community surrounding a brooding, “middle class” black man who works at a slaughterhouse. Holy shit it was amazing.

Here’s a screenshot:

Next week I’m going to see End of The Line: Imagine A World Without Fish (Free at the The Academy of Natural Sciences) and then Food, Inc. 

I imagine I won’t eat much of anything after that. 

Venezuela just right now banned Coke Zero for unspecified health reasons. I’m drinking a Coke Zero at the moment. 

I’m about to read Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Maybe that will help. 

It’s all a bit much. Eating. Thinking.

For That Minotaur in Your Cochlea

The Dirty Projectors are playing June 17th at the First Unitarian Church. I’m not too pumped about the venue- seeing a show in the church basement is kinda like going to a PTA meeting. But it’ll be worth it. The Dirty Projectors (current lineup) are the best live band I have ever seen. 

And their new album, Bitte Orca, is heaven. That’s the album cover above. 

Sorry to gush. 

The nice weather...

… means the random blowjobs have started up again in the alley behind our studio. Not quite the same as tulips, but. (via Fishing Engine)

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Also my puppy and I recently had a pretty scary run-in with a pit bull and her leash-less, man-can wielding, crackhead owner. Read about it over at Fishing Engine.

 

MAY 23: Poetry Double-Header

Come see Brenda Iijima, Yedda Morrison, Frank Sherlock & Simon Pettet on Saturday, May 23!

Details over at The New Philadelphia Poet’s site. 

IN PUBLIC

I mean stop I mean stop I mean to stop and pray

in public and public and to public to stop I stop

and pray I stop and pray in public I mean to

stop and pray in public I mean to stop and pray

in public I mean I mean to stop I mean to pray 

I mean to pray in public to stop and pray in public

to stop I mean to pray in public to pray in public to

pray in public to stop I mean to stop and in public

pray in public I mean public to stop and to stop in public 

Note

I keep coming back to Brandon Holmquest’s new blog, Spiterature. 

This in particular was a great post. I was hoping I’d check back in and there would be a raging war (passionate discussion) in the comments. No such luck. Yet.  

ANIMAL PLANET A YEAR BEFORE GUANTANAMO CLOSES (022609)

 

UPPER TEETH

Hold and Saw

 

23 FEET

 

TECHNIQUE 

Hold and Drown

In Progress

A collection of vispo work titled WILLIAM for con/crescent press

A chapbook-length erasure poem about identity & modern war

A collaborative video adaptation of NO, YOU KNOW THE VAGINA, THE NEVER ENDING TUNNEL? with Brian Melton

A Fringe Festival performance project with the New Philadelphia Poets

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also: I was recently quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the city’s poetic happenings (edit: link removed until the Inquirer reverses its decision to give John Yoo, author of the Bush administration’s Torture Memo, a monthly column)