OK, here’s the deal.

Duende has a gig on April 25 in Richmond, VA.  I’ll be doing a workshop in the afternoon, we’re performing at the slam that night, a Saturday.

I’d love to find us a gig for Friday night, somewhere very roughly halfway between Worcester and Richmond, so we don’t have to do the marathon drive with equipment from here to there at a godawful hour of the AM for one show.  It would be good to maximize earnings against expense, y’know?

Anyone got any thoughts or contacts in the general area of South Jersey, Delaware, Philly, etc., for a Friday night gig?  It would be most appreciated.  Even NYC would be OK as an outside possibility…anything to cut a long drive down a bit.

Thanks!

Woman burned to death in Papua New Guinea on suspicion of being a witch.

Thank God nothing like that happens here, right?  Only in those benighted countries overseas…and in Florida…

Teacher accused of wizardry let go from job.  I remembered seeing the story when it came out and looked it up.

I especially love the last line of the story…"Wizardry was only one of the reasons he was let go."  There was that pesky rumor about necromancy, too.  I bet he was also a terrorist…maybe even one of those homosexuals.

I know, I know — old news, right?  I mean, it was back in May…we’re much more enlightened now. 

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Tonight at GotPoetry Live, Morris Stegosaurus (who is sitting on my couch as we speak) will be our feature!  Come down and bask in the poetic goodness at Blue State Coffee, 300 Thayer Street, Providence, RI from 7:30 (sign up) to 10.

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My poem "Carve" will be appearing in the Winter 2009 issue of Ballard Street Poetry Journal.  Yay!

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And, in the "the irony is not lost on me" category…this guy, this one, the one who proclaims the death of traditional publishing on a regular basis, has had a poetry manuscript accepted for publication from Pudding House Press. 

Yup. 

Over and out.

where my poem “Chrysler” is the current featured podcast, along with some wonderful words from our favorite pusher of the soundfiles, mongobear. Thanks, man.

It’s here: http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=416834

In addition, the article I posted on Gotpoetry.com regarding the current state of slam is mentioned in the podcast, and there’s some good discussion going on right now regarding the whole issue of persona and personal testimony in poems. Jeff Stumpo, in particular, has some great thought on it all, and also has some thoughts on the topic in his own Indiefeed podcast, which you can access here:

http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346455

Love to have you check it all out. The article, again, is here:

http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=23988.html

The event started out well; a good dinner followed by early crashing on the couch, not a drop of alcohol to drink, and a dramatic waking up at 3 AM vomiting session caused by a massive migraine for me.

Today is all about taking it easy and recovering.

Here’s to hoping that 2009 is not presaged by the events of the Last Evening, and more by the spirit of the First Day.

Back to vegging.