Monthly Archives: January 2015

Seeing America in a Clothesline: Allen Ginsberg Revisited

Posted on January 27, 2015 by admin

From the first time I read “Howl” as a teenager until the most recent the other night, I’ve found this launched rocket of prophetic imagery and generational solidarity to be a thrilling invitation to write for myself. Somehow, Ginsberg made … Continue reading →

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The Leslie Gerber Mashup Poem

Posted on January 12, 2015 by admin

Leslie Gerber has published a chapbook, Lies of the Poets. Here’s a mashup I’ve assembled from words and phrases. Call it my first Cubist Gerber: Yesterday I Was In The World of Tomorrow The canned air smelled of Styrofoam. The … Continue reading →

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OUTDATED: The Coffee Cup Poem

Posted on January 10, 2015 by admin

One of my fantasies has been to publish a poem on a coffee cup. So I was in luck over Thanksgiving weekend when I treated my visiting cousin and nephew to breakfast at the Outdated café in Kingston. A flier … Continue reading →

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Praise for The Pocket Perkins

Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin

A small book fifty years in the making The Pocket Perkins offers brief writings on Life as a Writer, Walker, Pagan, Poet, Philosopher, Flaneur, Provocateur, Libertarian, and Libertine. As Michael Perkins writes, “To make a perfect sentence is a hard … Continue reading →

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