I've read a lot of Daphne's stuff in the last few years, but this poem remains memorable to me. Maybe it's because I've never seen her live - but her voice makes this real, makes it matter more to me.

I wish I knew the title. I've looked a lot and cannot find it.

(Warnings for possible sexual assault triggers)

Daphne Gottlieb in Big Sur, ( Read more... )

One of the most amazing poets that I know of is someone I know because a friend of a friend told me to add her on livejournal.

Seriously. How fucking cool is THAT?

Also, she has a new book of poetry out - Kissing Dead Girls - which you all should buy.

why things burn
Daphne GottliebMy fire-eating career came to an end ( Read more... )

A woman from the audience asks: 'Why are there so few women on this panel? Why are there so few women in this whole week's program? Why were there so few women among the Beat writers?' and [Gregory] Corso, suddenly utterly serious, leans forward and says: "There were women, they were there, I knew them, their families put them in institutions, they ( Read more... )

Hey, ya'll ( Read more... )

the space between, by elena georgiou

stuck in an unnamed place
half way between love and in love,
you call me late at night and ask
if i'm sleeping. i tell you, i'm writing.
you ask about what? love, i say.
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Yeah, I'm probably going to spam you tonight. It's that kind of night, maybe ( Read more... )

Song to Myself at Seventeen
-Gerard Wozek
a poem from Bend, Don't ShatterI didn’t know how to save you then ( Read more... )

Dear Ms. Winfrey,
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Choicesby Nikki Giovanni ( Read more... )