When I was living in Spain, I sang in a lot of jam sessions. When I first started going to the jams, I improvised my poems and lyrics to punk music. There was one jam session where the organiser often sang this song to introduce me, whether it was because he identified me as Canadian... Continue Reading →
V is for Video Poem
Dave Bonta, from Tyrone Pennsylvania publishes an excellent blog/website featuring what he considers to be the best video poems from around the web. Moving Poems aims to publish "...one every weekday, most weeks." "What's a video poem?"you may well ask. In 1988 I made an art video, as it was called in those days; a video... Continue Reading →
U is for Underwear
When I was growing up my mother insisted I change my underwear everyday. If I suggested that I could wear the same pair two days in a row because they weren't dirty, I was told it wasn't only for hygienic reasons, but also for a 'what would they think' reason. "You never know when you might... Continue Reading →
