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Life is cyclical

By On September 17, 2004 · 2 Comments · In Personal

Life is cyclical, a simple if debatable truism. Live long enough, you will begin to see the patterns. Stand still long enough and you might get trampled by your past.

I have no idea why but I felt the need to put that into words.

In other news, since I have nothing particularly interesting to [...]

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By On September 10, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

At the risk of being called a liar on two different counts, allow me to clarify:

in conjunction with Wanda Ortiz’s installation of Mercury/Mercurio

a reading with be held at the Hostos Art Gallery,

featuring Guy LeCharles Gonzalez and Jessica Torres

Wednesday, November 3, 6pm

Hostos Community College [...]

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By On August 11, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

John Rodriguez was a breath of fresh air at last night’s Acentos, dropping a solid mix of old and new work, as well as a nice little slam on half of the unusually weak open mic.

“Hey, Guy, remember when I used to yell all my shit? Waving my hands like I was conducting the [...]

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By On August 9, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

It’s been four days since my last confession, Blogger, but in a rare switcheroo, I was busy talking smack over on my little-used LiveJournal account, commenting on the debacle that was the 2004 National Poetry Slam. I won’t get into it here other than to say, while I feel bad for those who [...]

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Aniticpating Acentos

By On August 3, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

I don’t usually get nervous about a reading until 10-15 minutes before it starts so the premature butterflies that have been floating around since last night have me feeling really dizzy. I found out last night that my aunt, youngest on my father’s side and more like a cousin, is coming to the reading and [...]

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