Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The TypewriterGirls at Kerouac Fest '09 - part 5/5
Poetry by Gary Snyder as performed by Crystal and me
And that's the end! I hope you enjoy!
The TypewriterGirls at Kerouac Fest '09 - part 4/5
The rest of improv poetry! Hear the audience continue to shout about anal beads and Crystal continue to valiantly ignore them. Now with songs about the Bad Monkey Farm.
The TypewriterGirls at Kerouac Fest '09 - part 2/5
Part 2! This time it's the last Diane DiPrima poem, comedy as written by the lovely Crystal, and some sound poetry by Hugo Ball and a Dada manifesto by everyone's favorite Tristan Tzara.
The TypewriterGirls at Kerouac Fest '09 - part 1/5
Myself, Crystal, and Tracy Mortimer performing at Kerouac Fest 2009. More videos will be up soon!
In this video, we are performing Diane DiPrima's More or Less Love Poems. Future videos will have sketch comedy, some audience participation improv, and us performing some of Gary Snyder's work.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Of course, the real question here is why I can't get my husband to wear a skirt.
I sent out some submissions yesterday, something I haven't done in a few months. It feels good, primarily because submitting means that I have new poems that I'm happy enough with to send out into the world.
Worked on editing yesterday, so no new poem last week. I will write one this week.
I have (yet another) project idea bumping itself around in my head. The second chapbook manuscript I'm working on is taking itself in a different direction from where I thought it would go and is taking a much longer time to put together than I thought it would, so of course the best thing for my creative energies to do is to want to switch gears. Of course. Mid-project.
Perhaps (no, for sure) I should just be happy that my brain isn't devoid of ideas. I did go through a very brief period there where I had that terrifying thought of "oh god, what if I'm just out of ideas for poems?" It's funny, really, but because I'm not the fastest writer when I go through exceptionally long periods of poetic silence I do get that nagging voice in the back of my head. It's right up there with the "you're not really a poet" voice. Very silly in the light of day.
The TypewriterGirls' October hiatus is almost over and we will be coming out of it with a bang. Crystal and I are performing at the annual Chattering Bones party in Windber, and on the 10th we'll be taking our comedy to The Alternative Comedy Show at the Brillobox. Then, at the beginning of December we'll be holding a show as a benefit for the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh. Funding's been reduced and they're going through a difficult time, and we love an excuse to have a crazy show for a good cause.
I have decided to dress in drag for Halloween. It makes me quite happy, really, and Halloween is as good an excuse as any to do it. I tried to convince my husband to also go in drag and I almost had him, but he's decided against it, tragically. I swear, we would have been adorable.
Boo, husband. Boo.*
*not really. He's awesome.
Worked on editing yesterday, so no new poem last week. I will write one this week.
I have (yet another) project idea bumping itself around in my head. The second chapbook manuscript I'm working on is taking itself in a different direction from where I thought it would go and is taking a much longer time to put together than I thought it would, so of course the best thing for my creative energies to do is to want to switch gears. Of course. Mid-project.
Perhaps (no, for sure) I should just be happy that my brain isn't devoid of ideas. I did go through a very brief period there where I had that terrifying thought of "oh god, what if I'm just out of ideas for poems?" It's funny, really, but because I'm not the fastest writer when I go through exceptionally long periods of poetic silence I do get that nagging voice in the back of my head. It's right up there with the "you're not really a poet" voice. Very silly in the light of day.
The TypewriterGirls' October hiatus is almost over and we will be coming out of it with a bang. Crystal and I are performing at the annual Chattering Bones party in Windber, and on the 10th we'll be taking our comedy to The Alternative Comedy Show at the Brillobox. Then, at the beginning of December we'll be holding a show as a benefit for the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh. Funding's been reduced and they're going through a difficult time, and we love an excuse to have a crazy show for a good cause.
I have decided to dress in drag for Halloween. It makes me quite happy, really, and Halloween is as good an excuse as any to do it. I tried to convince my husband to also go in drag and I almost had him, but he's decided against it, tragically. I swear, we would have been adorable.
Boo, husband. Boo.*
*not really. He's awesome.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Catch up
My son will be spending the whole week in Cleveland and I have committed myself to doing some major catch up while he's away. There are many things to do;
It's good to know that even when I don't have a 4-year-old to worry about I can still run myself ragged.
Other Lovely Things
- Get issue 03 of Weave finalized and sent out to the printer (!!!)
- Work on my 4 drafted poems
- Write up an evaluation for one of my interns (this really should be the first thing listed)
- Do some housework. The husband would be so pleased.
- Read! I have a book on Allen Ginsberg's Buddhist poetry that I'm really enjoying, that whole literary theory thing to plug away at, and more poetry than I can realistically shake a stick at.
- Do my best not to go overboard purchasing books this week. I can only read so many at a time.
- Obtain cover art for my chapbook. Very important.
It's good to know that even when I don't have a 4-year-old to worry about I can still run myself ragged.
Other Lovely Things
- If you haven't done so yet, you should head over to the Tilt Press website and purchase their 2009-2010 chapbook subscription -- and not just because my chapbook will be a part of it!
- GUD is having a pumpkin carving contest. Had I any skills at all I would enter this. You may have skills. You could enter. You could win books.
- There's a nice review of Weave issue 02 up on New Pages.
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