Even when Death inhabits a poem, he does not own it. He is a squatter. In fact, Death owns nothing. – Todd Moore
In 1972 the Rotterdam Arts Foundation commissioned Gerard Bellaart, editor of Cold Turkey Press and Carl Weissner, editor of the magazine Klactoveedsedsteen, to compile an LP of contemporary American poetry.The LP was pressed in an edition of 500 copies that Continue reading 12 great americans | a cold turkey press special
A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CHARLES BUKOWSKI Start: Sat, 08/14/2010 – 8:00pm End: Sat, 08/14/2010 – 11:59pm Bukowski turns 90! On the occasion of what would have been his 90th birthday, Skylight Books in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles is Continue reading charles bukowski | a birthday tribute
OMEGA 7 “FROM HIVE THIS MIND” is designed, edited, and created by Michael Annis, senior editor and founder of Howling Dog Press. The Featured Artist for OMEGA 7 is Henry Avignon. OMEGA 7 is comprised of dynamic and visionary work Continue reading michael annis | omega 7
When I was a kid I used to know a guy who was good with his fists. In fact, I never saw anyone up close as good as he was. He had the footwork, a regular Gene Kelly, he could dance just beyond anyone’s right cross, he never got caught in an upper cut trap. He could see a left coming from a block away. But the real magic was in his fists. He worked them the way Picasso worked the paint brushes, he worked them the way Houdini did padlocks, he worked them the way Hemingway worked the shotguns. And, this guy took on the neighborhood and the best part of it was there was no one who could take him. The only problem was he was a sucker for the easy score. He got caught up in some kind of stick up and got sent to the pen. After that I lost track of him. But while he lasted he was good, he was the best I’d ever seen. Continue reading todd moore | taking on bukowski
was a great dark force, a black mountain of fire in the world of writing. And, when he died he left a huge, gaping hole in that world. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man though there are a few stories around to the contrary. He worked the L.A. scene pretty much the way Raymond Chandler did. He made Los Angeles his stomping grounds. And, I worked the midwest. Rockford, Chicago, the alleys, the diners, the creeks, the flea bags, the bars, the ditches. Continue reading todd moore | hustling for drinks, praying for lines
Call copyright 2008 by francEyE Some of these poems have appeared in various publications including Beyond Baroque Magazine and Pearl. Greatful acknowledgement is made to the editors. The poems Start In Art At One and Pitiful Song To A Pitiless Continue reading francEyE | call
