THINGS HAPPEN
Thank God these days I sleep and dream!
Things happen
…it is inevitable!, this angry wrangling
of the nerves
in a place that feels like Hell
or a paranoid respite
full of anxious passion
which can die down …{read more}
Four Poems by Sam Silva
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L.G. Hertz site includes poems about the arts & music
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The poet L.G. Hertz’s website www.lghertzpoetry.com has been recently updated with poems excerpted from his upcoming collection, “Vitruvius, Jr.” as well as a spotlight on poems about music. Hertz’s formal, traditional rhyming poems focus on science, the arts (sculpture, music, …{read more}
Poetry Review: Waterloo, by J.T. Welsch
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Waterloo
J.T. Welsch
Like This Press
Saddle-Stitch, 36 pages
The twenty-four numbered but untitled poems, and almost as many monochrome images, of J.T. Welsch’s Waterloo begin with a wake. The first poem quickly makes clear that though a death may …{read more}
In Remembrance of Poet, Novelist & Editor, James D Quinton
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Amy Quinton writes to us, “It is with deepest sorrow and regret that I have to tell you that my husband, James D Quinton, took his own life on 6 September 2012.”
James was a British poet & fiction writer, …{read more}
New Poetry Collection: Visions of the Drowning Man by Dee Sunshine
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Dee Sunshine’s third poetry collection, “Visions Of The Drowning Man”, has recently been published.
What other writers are saying about the book:
“His work reminds me of Blake’s proverb about the road to excess leading to the palace of wisdom”. …{read more}
How to Publish Your Poetry – Some Advice. (Find Poetry Publishers)
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Though the focus of this article is on poets & poetry, many of the tips below are appropriate for writers of fiction and nonfiction as well.
Where should I publish my poems?
Poet’s Market
My best suggestion for locating publishers …{read more}
On Writing Poetry
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Here are some tips on learning about poetry, finding your unique voice, and writing terrific poems.
Preparation & Inspiration for Writing Poetry
Read as much contemporary poetry as you can.
Those who read little poetry rarely succeed as poets. (Just …{read more}
A.D. Winans on A.D. Winans
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I was born in San Francisco, and have lived here almost my entire life. I was born at home, premature. My mother said the doctor told her I would not live a long life. Now I’m 71 and the doctor …{read more}
Lawrence McGaugh
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Bay Area poet Lawrence McGaugh was the author of “A Fifth Sunday” and other volumes.
Lawrence McGaugh Selected Bibliography
A Fifth Sunday
Berkeley: Oyez, 1965. Beautifully Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh in an edition of 500 copies. Stapled in …{read more}
Howard Hart
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SOME LINES FOR YOUWRITTEN UNDER A REDWOOD IN THE CITY PARKNOT YET THREE MONTHS SINCE YOU DIED IN MY ARMSIN OUR HOME ON CHESTNUT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
Drawn to the Temple where you worshipped
I slink along the edges of …{read more}
A. D. Winans Looks Back at the Beat Generation
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Generally speaking, counter-culture describes the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group or subculture in conflict with those of the cultural mainstream of the day, a visible phenomenon that reaches critical mass and persists for some time.
The …{read more}
A.D. Winans Remembers Jack Micheline
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Jack Micheline, a poet of the Beat generation, died of a heart attack on Friday, February 27, 1988 aboard a Bart commuter train. The transit police at the Orinda Bart station discovered his body, which ominously was the end of …{read more}
A.D. Winans Remembers Bob Kaufman
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Bob Kaufman, known in France as the American Rimbaud, was one of the original Beat poets to come out of the Fifties. He is rightfully regarded as one of the most influential black poets of his era, but his poetry …{read more}
Remembering Poet Kirby Doyle
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Kirby Doyle & the Snows of Yesteryear by Michael McClure
In 1958 Kirby Doyle’s menage on Sacramento Street, in a basement apartment of the no-man’s land between the wealthy on the Hill and the Black Fillmore District, had a Francois …{read more}
In Memory of Poet Alan Ansen: Biography, Books & Links
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Alan Ansen passed away in Athens, Grece on November 12, 2006. A poet, playwright, and author, he was associated with both the Beat Generation & New York poets. Ansen served as secretary to W.H. Auden for a number of years. …{read more}
Review – Who was Sinclair Beiles?
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Who was Sinclair Beiles? / Gary Cummiskey & Eva Kowalska, editors / Dye Hard Press / 2009 / 978-0-620-42792-0
Before I opened Dye Hard Press‘ new volume, its title, Who was Sinclair Beiles? was a question I certainly didn’t know …{read more}