November 1, 2009
Visual Poetry – Conception @ West End Poetry Festival
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Complications
This is a poem from Complications of Life, Art, and Love. “Complications” was inspired by my journey of what I’ve used to write poetry. I’m back with my pencil these days.
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October 30, 2009
If I Could Find Her and Hear Her Speak
“If I Could Find Her and Hear Her Speak” from my chapbook Complications of Life, Art, and Love. It’s about one of my favorite poets Elizabeth Bishop.
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If I Could Find Her and Hear Her Speak
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October 11, 2009
October Updates
So far, so good. I read at the October poetry reading hosted by Word Salad Poetry Magazine (which I was published in last month) and on October 17, 2009 I’ll be in Carrboro, NC for the West End Poetry Festival. I’m also applying to work with a mentor poet as part of the NC Poetry Society Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Series. This could be a big month for me. The Word Salad reading went well, I kept it short reading only the two poems that were published in the magazine. I filmed the reading, so I’ll post videos soon.
I also launched the Port City Poetry YouTube Channel which will feature poetry in Wilmington, NC and Wilmington poets reading in other places. I hope to not only post the videos I record, but those of others.
I’m working on a series of poems right now about pregnancy and childbirth. I can’t wait to finish, but they are coming very slowly. I’m going to need to work on these a lot. I’m hoping the poems will eventually turn into my first collection.
Well, if you happen to be in the Chapel-Hill/Carrboro, NC area around 5:00pm on Saturday October 17, 2009 feel free to stop by the The Carrboro Century Hall and see me read. If not, I’ll post video footage later.
Have a good day!
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September 20, 2009
September Readings
September has been a busy month for me. I’ve written new poetry, workshopped three poems, and partcipated in two poetry readings. One in Wilmington where I was a featured reader alongside other Port City Poets and another in Raleigh as part of the North Carolina Writer’s Network and the Poetry Spark Convention. I’ve been follow the advice of Jean Jones (a great poet and mentor) and reciting more of my poems from memory instead of reading them from pages and aside from a few memory flubs, it’s been okay.
More Videos to Come Soon
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