Return to the Nuyorican Poets Café
Hello Guy, Here is your Free Daily Horoscope Service for today, Feb 17. You might need to connect with Mother Earth, Guy. Lately, you’ve been feeling less than grounded. You might have the sensation that your mind is drifting somewhere above your body. If your work is mostly of the mental variety, and if you
Just to get it out there so it’s not an issue when I run for President somewhere down the road, I admit to being AWOL from the New Jersey National Guard quite frequently during my enlistment from 1993-1999. Of the 5-1/2 years I served, only two of them were counted as “good years,” and that
My Acentos Roundup
Of the “blogs of note” on the right, there’s a group of them that I think of as my Acentos roundup, even if some of them aren’t technically Acentos regulars or, in Nina’s case, I haven’t even officially met yet. It’s more that Acentos is like my second home and these are the people I
Can’t get this damn Jessica Simpson song out of my head: With nothing but a T-shirt on I never felt so beautiful Baby as I do now Now that I’m with you With you, with you, with you Now that I’m with you Grrr… February 25th will mark my one-year anniversary at this job and,
It wasn’t just the scene that had changed
When I asked for suggestions for non-political topics last week, I got some great feedback. Three of the suggestions were actually closely related so I figure what better way to end the week than with some exhibitionistic introspection? “…your first experiences with poetry/performing/and your growing pains in the scene.” “How has becoming a father changed
I Get Around
create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide Of these, I’ve lived in NY, NJ, TN, FL and VA. The majority of the other states were solely thanks to poetry gigs as I would otherwise have never visited them at all. Specifically, California, Colorado, DC, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas,
Wow! Thanks for all of the feedback. Didn’t expect this much of a response, especially over the weekend. Keep it coming. Non-poetry books: The only one so far that I’ve already read is Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, though that was a long time ago. I went through my Hemingway phase somewhere in the
It’s 2004 and we’re back home
So far so good… Tomorrow afternoon, I’m hosting the second half of the Rev. Pietri fundraiser at the Bowery Poetry Club. Lot of great poets coming out including Amiri & Amina Baraka, Quincy Troupe, Emily XYZ, Bob Holman, Willie Perdomo, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Danny Shot and many others. Come on out and support a good
Kucinich, Sharpton Shine in Debate
Rushed home last night after an amazing Acentos (Alixa and Naima absolutely blew me away with a provocative and political performance piece that went way beyond simple poetry!) and some interesting political discussions to catch Niteline‘s airing of highlights from the debate in New Hampshire. From the news reports I’ve read this morning, and the
Back to work this morning and no pink slip waiting for me. Couple of snarky comments, though. Considering I don’t remember the last 2-3 hours of the night, including the train ride home, that’s a good thing, I guess. I’ve always been a little coy about my drinking – for a long time even joked