Britney Spears’ Father Invalidates Obama’s Superdelegate Baby Car Wash | Poetry At The Blue Dragon in Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 7, 2008 at 5:35 pm | In Academic Poetry, Albuquerque New Mexico, Cheyenne Silver, Clinton, Comedy, Culture, Election, Feminism, Ken Gurney, Life, Living, Margaret Atwood, Middle East, NASA, Newark, Delaware, Obama, Poetry, Slam Poetry, The Blue Dragon, War in Iraq | 2 Comments
So Brooke and I went to the newly-reopened Blue Dragon last night for their [re]inaugural poetry reading. I understand on very good authority that the Blue Dragon was a great venue and a wonderful home for performers of all kinds in this city. I really like the place. It’s a little place, very charming on the outside, and on the inside, where the performances happen, is a great, great room. Great stage positioning and sound. Mr. Ken Gurney hosted a two-hour poetry open mic and I heard a lot of very good work from quite a number of new faces. I’d say at the height of attendance throughout the night there were close to 20 people there. In the first hour, I read “Quite Contrary” (my IWPS one-minute poem, the one about answering the random call at the payhone? have you heard me do it?) and ”Maiden Forms“, and, in the second hour, I read “Paramecium” and then I debuted a new poem, a parody/commentary on the deluge of new drug/pharmaceutical commercials called ”Maybe It’s Time“. The crowd, which seemed predominantly “non-slam” in its bent (I heard one woman remark after someone brought up poetry slams that “they have medications for that”), seemed to like my work. I can’t wait for the next poetry event due at the Dragon: the poetry slam. I think it’s going to be very cool.
DRUNK WOMEN SUCK
January 16, 2008 at 1:46 am | In Anger, Bear, Culture, Culture Clash, Delaware, Drunk Women Suck, Feminism, Feministing, Life, Manifesto, Newark | 3 CommentsDrunk women SUCK.
This has been a formal announcement by Apocalyptic Rabbit Speaks.
It is from this moment a fact, and a truth.
One of my favorite people in the world…
December 12, 2007 at 4:01 am | In Animal Crossing, Bible Slash, Coca-Cola, DART transit system, Delaware, Fanfic, Feminism, Fudge, Jerri Blank, Life, MP3's, Miscellaneous, Mitzi, Musings, Newark, One of my favorite people in the world, Poetry, Random, Strangulation, Sweetness, The Cat, Trish Stratus, Variety is the Spice of Life, Which One?, Who?, Will Ferrell, Wilmington | Leave a Comment
…..Mitzi, the friendliest cat in the neighborhood, told me earlier today that she’s moving away.
Don’t go away, kitty.
Stay.
Where is Poetry
November 27, 2007 at 6:29 pm | In 2840508, Erotica, Feminism, Life, Mohammed, Pink, Poetry, Rants, St. John the Baptiser, Teddy Bears, The Police, Where is poetry, XXX | 1 CommentOn a Wednesday night in Delaware?
Tonight At the Crimson Moon
November 14, 2007 at 10:14 pm | In Christian Bale, Christy Turlington, Culture, Delaware, Fat Albert, Feminism, KISS, Mario Bros, Miscellaneous, Newark, OJ Simpson, Perfume, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Slam, Richard Simmons, Rudy, Shannon Leigh, Super Mario, Value Meal, Vera Wang, Wilmington | Leave a CommentPlease come out tonight to the Crimson Moon for the Poetry Night! Tonight we have a special feature poet with us, we have Shannon Leigh coming to be with us, all the way from Atlanta, Georgia! Shannon Leigh is a hip-hop/spoken word artist out of Austin, TX. She is the 3-time champion and 4-time team member of the U21S Slam, 4-time finalist in the Austin Slamoff, has performed in Austin, San Antonio, Conroe, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Cambridge, Atlanta, and Cape Town, South Africa, and has shared the stage with the likes of Saul Williams, Jared Paul, Sage Francis, Taalam Acey, Matthew John Conley, Da’Shade Moonbeam, Earth Raiders, Blacklisted and Public Offenders. She has performed with Sage Francis in Las Vegas, NV and featured at DemocracyFest 2005 in Austin, TX at Stubb’s BBQ, performed at the National Poetry Slam and is featured on Season 6 of Def Poetry Jam. Shannon made it all the way to the Finals stage at the 2007 National Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas. And to think that only a measly $2 at the door, and a measly $5 minimum purchase will get you in! Where else are you going to get a cultural value meal like that on a Wednesday night in Wilmington, seriously?
DelaWhere? Poetry Open Mic & Slam
@ Crimson Moon
1909 W. 6th Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
haiku
November 6, 2007 at 10:47 pm | In 7 Deadly Sins, Anorexia Nervosa, Delaware, Delaware Poetry, Delaware Politics, Feminism, Florida, Fortitude, Freedom of Speech, Fruit Cups, Haiku, Intestines, Iraq, Jellyfish, MP3's, Miscellaneous, Moby, Newark, Nintendo, November, Pakistan, Poem, Poet, Poetry Slam, Purgatory, Random Thoughts, Shak 3, Shakti Butler, Shredded Cheese, Underwood Deviled Ham, Vitamins | Leave a Comment
these feelings I have
tearing my heart to pieces
it’s probably gas
Has anybody….?
October 25, 2007 at 6:41 pm | In Blackwater, California Wildfires, Code Pink, Delaware, DelawareWatch, Down With Absolutes, Feminism, Haiku, Jablonsky, Kylie Minogue, Music, Newark, Poems, Sasha Grey, Slam Poetry, The Flaming Lips, Truthers, Updates, Wilmington | Leave a Comment…..heard the Flaming Lips cover of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”?
Well, why haven’t you heard it?
Britney Spears Gives Congressman Ike Skelton A Milf Bronsky; WWE Superstar John Cena Puts Gen. David Petraeus Up In The F5
September 11, 2007 at 2:30 am | In Britney Spears, Creativity, Culture, Delaware, Dreams, Feminism, Gen. David Petraeus, Iceland, Iraq, Iron Man, Literature, Madeleine McCann, Performance, Peru, Poems About, Poetry, Poetry Slams, Sarah Silverman, Slam Poetry, Slow Food, Taiwan, Talaam Acey, Wilmington, Writing, XXX | Leave a Comment
I hope that I’m getting this word out with enough time for some of you to show up for this, but there is going to be a great poetry show happening at the reading this Wednesday night. Amazing poet Talaam Acey will be giving us a powerhouse feature set of poetry that night, and if you’re in the area on Wednesday night, and you’re looking for something cool to do, then this is where you need to be! Here is a little bit about Talaam: He may be the hardest working spoken word artist of his generation. He’s published a novel, a comprehensive collection of poems, an award winning memoir and 9 spoken word CDs. Taalam has been a full time traveling poet since 1999. Tens of thousands of people own his work and many, many more have seen his performances. Acey performs regularly in more than 50 cities in the US and abroad. On average, he is on a plane once every 3.5 days. That’s 100 flights per year to promote spoken word. So, what I’m saying is, please come. You will not regret it. It’s only a couple of bucks, less than half the price of a national brand pack of cigarettes, less than the cost of one day pass on the bus – be there or be square!
In other news, I watched MTV’s Video Music Awards show* the other night with some friends. Here are some notes that I took:
1. If rhythm-and-blues and dance-oriented music have degenerated to the point where the lip-synching morons I saw are being called “artists”, then I fear for the future of music. I heard a lot of stuff onstage, but I didn’t hear many songs, or music. That much I do know.
2. I read a bunch of crap online today about how Britney Spears did not “look good’ on stage and that she had a “mushy tummy”. Wrong! While it’s true that Britney Spears is irrelevant to actual music, to say that she didn’t look good? I liked her little belly showing up, but then again, I’m not brainwashed into thinking that the stick figures who grace fashion magazine covers are realistic depictions of actual human female beauty.
3. I have a huge, pointless and futile celebrity crush on Sarah Silverman. And her microphone time right after Britney’s performance was the best moment of an otherwise lackluster funeral for music.
In other news, if you’re not a comic books reader, fan, or if you’ve never been one, you might not know who that is in the picture at the top of this post. It’s Iron Man. He’s coming to theaters next summer, and he’s awesome. You need to check out this trailer. ASAP.
POETRY ON TV IN DELAWARE: BIG EXCITING NEWS ALL OVER THE PLANET! COME TO THE CRIMSON MOON TAVERN WEDNESDAY, JULY 11TH AT 8 PM!
July 10, 2007 at 3:16 am | In Announcements, Art, Blogdom, Blogging, Blogs, Books, Bush, Cheddar Cheese, China, Creative Writing, Delaware, Delaware Poetry, English, Feminism, Friends, Gardening, Literature, MTV, Newark, Delaware, Performance, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Slam, Reading, Salman Rushdie, Shakira, Slam Poetry, Spoken Word, Sports Illustrated, The White House, UK Terror, Wilmington, Delaware, Writing, iPhone | Leave a Comment
So. I’ve got confirmation that we have a local television company coming to film us at the reading for a big profile this Wednesday, July 11th at the Crimson Moon Tavern in Wilmington, Delaware! I’m so excited about this reading that I’m practically ready to lose continence (will keep you all posted). I’ve been hoping for so long that we could catch back some of that momentum we had going a while back, and this is our chance. So, any of you people out there within reach of downtown Wilmington, Delaware who like to read poetry, who like to write poetry, who NEED to read or write poetry, if you like to listen to poetry; PLEASE come. Be a part of the true beginning of a new area in the local culture.
I expect there to be a lot of poets there. I expect there to be a lot of sexy men and women there getting their good time on. And to all of you Delaware bloggers, the ones who read my little corner of TEH INTARWEBS, please come and check it out! Maybe you’re not into poetry so much. Maybe you are. But please, this could be a special night. Please help me make this a special night and come to the reading! Dress your best! We’re gonna be on TV!
please come to the reading -
The Crimson Moon Tavern is located at:
1909 W 6th St
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 654-9099
Oh! And, hey! I’ve been published online! Three poems of mine can now be found at (a very nice-looking website indeed) www.depoetry.com. Please go there and check it out!
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July 3, 2007 at 7:29 pm | In Delaware, Dreaming, Dreams, Feminism, Greece, Mime, Mysticism, Newark, Delaware, Pantomime, Photography, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Supermodels, Women | 4 Comments
I had a dream this morning that I was walking somewhere on some college campus (The University of Morpheus?) and I saw this piece of outdoor guerilla theater where these college boys and girls were naked and posing as mannequins frozen in the middle of various dance steps. At one point, I stood next a girl and began to mimic her pantomime and she smiled at me and she and I began to do a sort of pantomime routine together. She would do one sort of serious of poses, and I would follow suit. Without saying a word. Only smiling at each other at the end of each successful coordination of moves.
When we were done, she and a couple of the other people in the troupe asked me to join them on their tour of various Greek fraternity and sorority houses.
If anyone has any Earthly idea what a dream like this can mean, please let me know.
The girls in the dream were naked but painted as though they had bikinis on, by the way.
Which was nice.
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