I gave a performance Saturday night at the Playgroup Festival as part of the Forest of Thoughts Bedtime Stories and Poems. I don't know what ever possessed me to accept a slot at 12:30 AM, immediately following a burlesque act, but there you go. Sometimes we make choices that don't support our higher goals, perhaps... Continue Reading →
Dialogue about Spoken Word/Poetry Audio Tracks
Following on from my last post where I discuss a bit of the creative process - both technical and artistic - when creating audio tracks for my poems, I've heard back from the other person in this dialogue that it's cool to publish her part of our correspondence. Have a read and feel free to enter... Continue Reading →
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L is for Love and Baking Cakes
At a poetry reading last week, I asked the audience for topics. A young man seated with what was obviously his girlfriend asked for 'Love'. So I read a poem I wrote in 1989. Here's the opening of that poem, set to beats and loops. Even though I mixed it with vocal presence, and it... Continue Reading →
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