Though on the word for the day.

Hum... I'm kind of thinking that Ron Silliman would fall into the catagory of a wonk.

Heartbeat Poetry

Heartbeat Poetry - verse speaks to matters of the heart - literally.

Another Kansas City area Reading this week

Writer's Place

Monday - Sept 27th

Open Mic - 8:00 p.m.

3607 Pennsylvania

Kansas City MO 64111

B&N @ Zona Rosa Last Night

Very nice Reading last night - twenty some in attendence. I think I was most impressed with Missi Rasmussen and Terry Weide last night.

Since it was a new venue for me I was able to do some stuff I’ve read before. Four repeaters and one new piece.


1. Channeling Sylvia
2. File Folder
3. Rewrapping the Flag (new)
4. Sweet Revenge
5. Retirement

The PR person at this B & N is great!

Terry did some short story stuff that was very different from what I have normally seen him do. Missi had a Sharon Olds quality about her last night.

BANNED IN NY CITY

Eileen Tabios has gone and got herself banned in the Port Jefferson High School. How great is that? The textual mention of her latest poetry book MENAGE A TROIS WITH THE 21ST CENTURY in flyers promoting one of here Poetry Readings evidently was just too much for the Victorian school administration to handle. It must have been the 21st Century part that they had trouble with.

At any rate, I'm sure Eileen must be feeling quite full of herself, being a banned poet and all. [no jealousy here] I'm just hoping that her Filipino twist to "Yadda, yadda, yadda.." is not going to earn her a spot on the "No Fly List" too...

October Post Cards

I've taken Ivy up on her offer.... post card poem every Tuesday.

Reading - Wednesday - Sept 22

I am planning to join some Northland writers at the Barnes & Noble booksellers in the new Zona Rosa Shopping Center at 8625 N.W. Berry Road in North Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday 22nd for an Open Mic.

Sign up starts at 6:30 - Reading I believe begins at 7:00 PM