My friend Pat's band is on Wikipedia for some reason: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Pressure_%28band%29Read more... )

the book launch went well. thanks to everyone who came. those who couldn't make it can still pick up copies of the books at mcnally-robinson, grant park, or from me, and can view some photos etc at http://www.jonathanball.blogspot.com

I am excited because rob mclennan just sent me a good chapbook and wants me to publish it. i can't believe that i just started this damn thing (hell, the launch is happening monday) and already i have two more chapbooks lined up from authors i respect and have read. mclennan's published something like 10 paperbacks, many of which i enjoy ( Read more... )

so i have been reading my henry rollins again, and as i do every time i read rollins, i have resolved to write in my journal more often. so here goes ( Read more... )

haven't posted here for a while. life is slowing calming down, a little bit. mainly because FUGUE NEFESH is WRAPPED!! it was such an amazing and yet crushing experience. i was the AD on this project, and it was Sol Nagler's new film and first film with a decent budget (around $30,000). so a lot of stuff to look after as AD, biggest film i've worked ( Read more... )

Dear Gwen Stefani/Billy Talent/etc.

You are no longer in high school. Please quit pretending that you are.

Sincerely,

The Listening World

I am writing a poem every day during the month of May, along with a few other poets. You can check it out here: http://maydaypoems.blogspot.com.

this has been a crazy week. among the many things i've done, I:

- went to a friend's book launch (Kimmy Beach's book fake Paul, which is a series of poems about a woman stalking a man in a Beatles cover band)

- did some work preparing for Sol's film (i'm assistant director for Nagler's new film, Fuge Nefesh- played street hockey ( Read more... )

So the new Pope is Joseph Ratzinger, to be known as Benedict XVI. Another ultra-conservative crackpot in a long line of ultra-conservative crackpots. Thank God for JP3, who I'm sure will continue to "saint" nutjobs like Mother Theresa and who probably was the one who bid on the cheese sandwich with the Mary apparition baked inside. God help the ( Read more... )

I finished editing my first book-length poetry collection, When I Am Hell (& other poems). You can read more about this on my blog at http://www.jonathanball.blogspot.com. It feels good to have the manuscript together. I'll give it a break then do a quick polish next week and ( Read more... )