Godsmack Inspired

When the new Godsmack album, IV, came out, I purchased it with eager anticipation. I opened it and played it as soon as I was in my car. I listened carefully and absorbed as much as I could on the drive home. I was pleased. Out for another drive, I listened some more, like a...

Charles Bukowski was a cult literary writer who waned without excuse.

Bukoswki was a man who didn't savor life from a place of contentment. He didn't fight his demons because his suffering was him. This was his honesty and he made no excuses for it. He didn't color it with joy or happy endings. He fought his life by retelling it over and over....

A World Of Somalia Warlords And Worship.

"A conversation with a young Muslim refugee introduces Regina Lane to a world of Somali warlords and worship; a life full of poetry and pain; and a heart of kindness and compassion. In my recent work, I have been advocating for action on climate change. Recognising the...

Ferret King to Grace Jack the Pelican in Williamsburg

"Bill Etra is the Ferret King. The legendary and charismatic multi-media pioneer and cofounder of the Kitchen performs his outrageous Ferret poetry at Jack the Pelican on September 15, starting at 8pm."

Swayed Reality

I live my life based on you, telling me what I can and cannot do. Most of my knowledge is simply second hand and most of these things I don’t understand. We have stretched our arms too far and wide, when we come you had better hide. You’ll become our host and take our...

Expression and Depression

We all have our own way of escape and just like the 60’s & 70’s came and went with their fads, so our ways of dealing with life have changed. Some found their way of escape through simply repressing the daily burdens that come with life. In this era many became...

I Look in to a Grave...

I look in to a grave and pray that it's not mine. I look in to my soul for shelter and comfort sublime. Time will always pass by, though stop it we may try. There is a certain end for all, that will inevitably take us away. From our loved ones, our ambitions, our rituals we...

A Mother's Love

As my angel sleepsI listen close and waitTo hear a breath, a soundTo know that she is safe At night when we are apartAs my angel lays in bedI think about our dayAll the things we've done and said And at the end of the day I prayThat I have done my bestThat I am...

Blogging is the new poetry

"...more than half of all bloggers are doing it for themselves. (Always a good reason to do something). In other words, it's not for commercial gain or to find a large audience of strangers. Instead, it's a form of self-expression, a chance to be creative or share some...

Marine recruiter in 'Fahrenheit' mourned - Yahoo! News

He was a stern-faced sniper — and a soft-hearted Marine who handed out candy to kids in Iraq.  He was a warroir who wrote poetry about life and death.He was featured in Michael Moore's antiwar documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," portrayed as an overzealous...

Lord of the Dance

"I have blogged on Pan and Dionysus this week. And lo and behold he has appeared before me. As a half naked homeless man, a street person, with his shopping cart and his stark asiatic features of the Innu of the North. A Shaman who is out of place and time. On Whyte Avenue. "

Write_Stuff ... New Nigerian Weekly

The African writer should reflect his experienceFrancis Okechukwu Ohanyido is a Senior Executive Health Officer with the Central Medical Diagnostic Services, Kaduna. He obtained his Bachelor in Medicine from the University of Jos in 2000, Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and...

New Poem Published On Ritro

"A few years ago I was having a discussion with a friend about racism. Why? Because both of us had experienced treatment that was racially motivated. I’m talking about losing jobs and apartments. And no, this was not the 1960s but the 1990s. So there we were, having a chat...

Donald Hall Is America's New Poet Laureate

"Donald Hall Is America's New Poet Laureate The New Hampshire resident, and widower of fellow poet, Jane Kenyon, has been named as the United States' new poet laureate. Hall has won many awards, including two Guggenheim Fellowships and a Robert Frost Medal, and has served as...

Kenneth Patchen

" Kenneth Patchen was and is an underrated American poet, a surrealist, an anarchist, a founder of the Beat movement, a painter and illustrator."