Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Tomorrow night: Voices of the Voiceless at Amherst College, Amherst, MA. It's a ridiculously packed lineup of 16 po...um, spoken word artist-types, including Shappy, Ed Garcia and myself, along with some poets I like (Bonafide, Dennis Kim, Tyehimba Jess, Kevin Coval), one who's work I like (Danny Solis), and mix of performers I can't bear to listen to or am not familiar with (you figure it out). Interestingly, there's only four women on the bill, two I've never heard of. Since Helen Yum's coming up with us, I'm going to see if we can get her a couple of minutes…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Pumpkin Seeds: 10/15/2003

350 pages into AMERICAN GODS and I'm thinking of Stephen King's NEEDFUL THINGS. As in somebody desperately needs a good editor. The first two episodes of Smallville this season have been as good as anything on TV in the past decade. George Clooney has Parkinson's. Look for the announcement within a year. There's absolutely nothing sexy about Pink. And yet, there is. Cosmetic surgery for purely cosmetic reasons annoys me. As does relaxed hair, colored contacts and liposuction. People without kids should NEVER offer advice about how to raise them. What kind of upstanding business can you run in 1200…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Acentos was just what the doctor ordered last night - great turnout, several new faces (including one who heard us on WBAI last week), and a strong feature from the multi-talented Raymond Daniel Medina, with an admirable assist from Abena Koomson. Wrote this last night, during the show, but didn't finish it in time to drop it on the mic. It's Untitled but could just as easily be called Finally. My son paints pictures for my mother wears boxes on his head and likes the taste of medicine. He is an unfinished poem -free verse edited on an open mic.…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Your Weekly Horoscope for Oct 13 to 19 Dear Guy, Talking and getting your message across in the right way is of real importance this week, especially as Mercury, the planet of commerce and communication, makes some powerful aspects. At the start of the week, it trines Neptune and squares Saturn, which means you need to be extra vigilant when communicating with anyone about anything that is really important. There is a good chance that you could easily be talked into something that ties you into a long-term commitment, which is not really to your benefit. You would be losing…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

latter-day saints

For Willie Perdomo, with sincerest apologies for missing tonight's show. I just couldn't deal... Be sure to pick up his new book, Smoking Lovely, and catch him at Acentos next month, November 11th. latter-day saints for Willie Perdomo and Imani Springer I. 1996 -I am you. You are me. -I am you. You are me. perspective flipped god taps me on my right shoulder whispers in my left ear -I am you. You are me. We the same. his words communion wine his voice a deep, husky red -I am you. You are me. We the same. Can't you feel…

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