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  • For All My Lovely Poets A larf.

  • A Good Dose of Perspective Last night I saw a very poignant documentary called Which Way Home about immigrants riding on top of trains throughout Mexico headed North to try and illegally cross into the U.S. The document…

  • Out Sick Today is my second day home with a nasty, nasty cold, fever, and sore throat. Today I anticipate a lot more sleeping on my part. Yesterday I rested, but mainly laid down on my futon and watched movies. I have …

  • Judge, Jury, and...Elocution What? That's right: elocution. Elocution: a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public, including the control of both voice and gesture. Last week I got an email from a profess…

  • Putting My Poet Hat On It's been a while since I've written a poem. I guess, I'm using all of my creative energy on trying to write plays. In fact, the last time I earnestly tried to write a poem was when I was writing …

  • Weekend Roundup Friday Night Friday Night I attended a fundraiser party for The Eyes of Thailand, a film project by fellow Women Artists That Advocate (WATA) member Windy Borman. The location of the party was in a home …

  • Currently Reading The Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda I've become one of those people who read Neruda. I say "one of those people" because sometimes I wonder if some people read Neruda to be seen with one of his bo…

  • Mark Your Calendar January 23rd at 7:30pm my friend and fellow poet Baruch Porras-Hernandez will be the featured poet at the Queer Open Mic hosted at Modern Times Book Store. After the reading we'll be heading out to…

  • Surviving the Berkeley Poetry Slam Last night I trekked over to the East Bay to support friend and fellow poet Baruch as he debuted as a headliner for the Berkeley Poetry Slam. Bravo, Baruch! And what a true testament …

  • Putting On My Poetry Hat Yesterday evening I dusted off my metaphorical poetry hat and helped my friend Baruch figure out the content and poem order for his chapbook. He's going to be headlining at a poetry slam in a we…

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