Poetry Bomb No. 1

Monday, December 29 at Victorian’s Midnight Cafe at the corner of Fifth and Neil, 7.30 PM.
This poetry bomb will be themeless.
This note includes an assignment: Write a eulogy for that bar of all bars: Larrys.
Yesterday, I got calls, texts, and emails from several people. It took me a while to accept the [...]

Stage fright at the poetry open mic

This is a poem written by Nathan Moore and I over two drunken nights at Larry’s Bar…
Stage Fright at the Poetry Open Mic
Shine on me your blinding light
I’ll twist and fight and still find the sound
at once too fast, too slow. Pain encumbers, but desire
shouts. It’s megaphone fires at my ear.
When I stand in [...]

Poetry Bombs

I am thinking of starting a reading/writing/critiqu group here in Columbus, Ohio. Here are a few things we will do
* Meet in local bars, coffee shops, and resteraunts once every two weeks
* share recently written or discovered poems
* offer critique when asked for
* divvying out of poetry assignments
* offer chances for collaboration
* bring poetry [...]

Like condoms for your head

Sometimes, it is not enough
to protect ourselves only
from sperm, from vaginal
secertion, from precum. Sometimes,
we must also protect ourselves
from damaging thoughts
our loves may have. They may be
unartistic, or Republicans, they may
consistantly tell us we are wrong,
but the rythm and soul of the sex
is so good, we cannot leave. When this
is the case, please
protect yourself.
for [...]