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Jack Henry, Poet Provocateur
“jack henry’s large heart, a veteran of wars, accidents, fears, madness, disillusion, is, in these 80 different dance halls of image and sound, breaking invisible bread with jesus as the latter downs his meds with shots of tequila, while on the corner of 6th and Los Angeles streets the meteor of hope has crashed... »
Nick Laird the Novelist, Nick Laird the Poet: Glover’s Mistake
Tall, shy Nick Laird of the Irish Brogue, navy buttoned shirt and blue jeans. Nick Laird the novelist, and Nick Laird the poet: both were present in last night’s reading at McNally Jackson Bookstore in Soho celebrating the publication of Laird’s second novel, Glover’s Mistake. Noticing the microphone was too short to talk into without slouching,... »
Triptych Unites Komunyakaa, Pinson and Girmay for Night of Poetry, Blues and Beverage
Spring is a young guy on his back, underneath the green, ripe tree whose small fires we wear in our hair & on our dresses, the dogwoods & magnolias, the guy whose voice is changing from snow to donkey splay, sprawled out in his Avirex & doo-rag »