Two weeks from today, I will be taking part in a poetry reading at 7 p.m. at the Daily Grind Coffee Shop in Mount Holly, New Jersey. The event is being billed by the organizer, Maverick Duck Press (which published my chapbook, The Universe Comes Knocking), as "The Fantastic Four ( Read more... )

I know I've harped on the importance of finding the right words, including doing so by focusing on the sound of words. I've talked about technical things like assonance and alliteration and the use of nonsense words and kenningNone of this matters overly much if you don't take the time to read your poetry. Out Loud. Reading your poetry in ( Read more... )