I was offered the feature slot at Urbana on the Tuesday before my Page Meets Stage gig there the next night, and I accepted without pause. I love reading there. It's a place I feel like I can take risks in, and that can be hard to come across depending on how you're wired.

Oh! I FINALLY got to meet Bob Holman! I've sent him emails once or twice ( Read more... )

If you didn't get your copy of my last book, "Watering Hole: Juke Joint Poems", you can now buy it as a pdf download!

Get it instantly on your computer right now through Poetry Slam, Inc., and for the low price of $4.95!  It prints out to 8.5 x 11 inch paper for convenience.  Text downloads are awesome, especially if you're an educator in need of a ( Read more... )

Not counting my vacation time last week, this week has been the first "get 'er done" week of the year.  So far, I've been firing on all cylinders.  Recent developments first:

- The World Literature Today magazine is officially out in stores!  It looks awesome sitting next to all of those other real magazines.  Jack McCarthy wrote me a cool email ( Read more... )

I've always felt bad that I did not give the gigs I did in Georgia earlier this year extra attention here.  I don't always do write-ups for gigs I've done, but when I have the time and my work cycle hits just right, I do.  Usually when I come back off the road something's happened that needs addressed immediately - poetry never sleeps - so I get ( Read more... )