Category Archives: bookings and gigs

July 24, 2023

The new solo album is OUT.

By Tony Brown

https://tonybrown2.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-couch

There’s the link to my first and probably only solo album, “Songs From The Couch.”  Out right now on Bandcamp. $10 US dollars.  Not currently planning on putting it out on the other streaming services. 

If you happen to be a member of my Patreon site, I will be happy to send you a code to help you download the album and get unlimited streaming on the site for FREE. 

I’m finishing work on my full length manuscript and then that will be searching for a home…

Starting a new job next week — gave up my business as not giving me enough to live on anymore.  The volume of poems here will likely diminish for a while at least.

Thanks in advance for your interest and support. 

Tony

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June 24, 2023

Nothing in this post is about poetry.

By Tony Brown

Just putting this out there.

I’m a really good training and development professional.

I’ve designed, developed, and delivered literally hundreds of interpersonal skills courses to audiences from the C-suite to line staff in industrial, corporate, governmental, and non-profit settings. I have extensive experience as a platform trainer in person and have done similar programs virtually for longer than just the pandemic era. (I don’t develop eLearning myself, but I know and have worked with folks who do.)

I can work with you and your organization to adjust my content for your needs, or we can develop something from the ground up.

I don’t believe in gimmicks, buzzwords, and slogans of the moment. I believe in doing the right thing and keeping things simple, real, and ethically sound.

I never talk about this stuff, but I need work, and I think I’ve shortchanged myself in not making that part of my career more public.

There are people on here who can testify to my skill level; I won’t put them on the spot, but feel free, folks. (In some cases they are bound by corporate policies to not say anything about my performance. No pressure.)

Anyway, if this is interesting to you, or if you think I might be able to help you with an issue? Hit me up and we can talk.

I’ll also entertain questions here in public if it makes sense.

30+ years of experience is available for your use. I’d love to talk to you.

Thanks.

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May 8, 2023

Patreon / Workshop information

By Tony Brown

This blog will always be free to read.

But if you like what I do here, you have a couple of options to support the Work. 

First off, I have a Patreon site where I host exclusive readings and offer eBooks, recordings, and videos of and about the Work. As little as $1 a month will get you there. Any amount is appreciated. 

https://www.patreon.com/TonyBrown

Second, I periodically run workshops for both Patrons and the general public. There were a lot of folks who wanted to attend my workshop on “Voice, Craft, and ‘the Line’ ” who couldn’t. I’ve decided to offer it again twice in August. Choose from:

Saturday, August 12, 1-3:30 PM EDT
Sunday, August 20, 4-6:30 PM EDT

Non Patrons — $35 via PayPal (tony.w.brown@gmail.com), Venmo (@Anthony-Brown-95), or CashApp ($DuendeProj).

Free to Patrons at the 10$/month tier or above who have been patrons at least two months prior (hence the very early announcement today).

I hope you’ll consider joining us for one or both. I’m working very hard to make my poetry a larger part of my life and a bigger part of my support income.  If you like what I do, these are ways to help make it all happen. 

 

Thanks,
Tony

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April 28, 2023

Workshop — last call

By Tony Brown

Here is a link with information about the workshop I’m running on Sunday.

If you are interested, you may use one of the payment options outlined there to get to a link for the workshop itself. I’ll take payments through Saturday. 

If you join my Patreon site at the $10/month tier or above, you get access to this and other workshops for free, along with other rewards.  

I hope to see some of you there.

Thanks, 
T

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April 17, 2023

Patreon and Workshop info

By Tony Brown

If you like what I do here, you have a couple of options to support the Work. 

First off, there’s always the Patreon site where I host exclusive readings and offer eBooks, recordings, and videos of and about the Work. As little as $1 a month will get you there. Any amount is appreciated. 

https://www.patreon.com/TonyBrown

Second, I periodically run workshops for both Patrons and the general public. Here’s a workshop I’m running to close out National Poetry Month…

https://www.facebook.com/events/616902663639634

I hope you’ll consider becoming a part of one or both. I’m working very hard to make my poetry a larger part of my life and a bigger part of my support income.  If you like what I do, these are ways to help make it all happen. 

Thanks,
Tony

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April 11, 2023

Taking a break

By Tony Brown

I hate to do this to you all in the middle of National Poetry Month, but I feel that for my mental and physical health, I need to step away briefly from the practice of writing daily. 

Extreme financial, hard emotional, and low-grade-getting-stronger physical stress are making it hard for me to focus on anything other than getting solvent and feeling better. It’s very hard to write right now.

I’m a little surprised that this is the thing that needs to be set aside right now. But I do feel like it’s the right thing. I feel like my entire being is saying “enough for now.”  I’m going to listen to it.

I’ll be back. As it is, I’m doing a feature reading this week and running two poetry workshops via Zoom (on the 16th and 30th), so I’m not abandoning poetry work completely. (Contact me if you want more information on any of that.)

Until I see you again, be well. 

T

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March 31, 2023

Patreon goals, new poetry/music album, and poetry workshops

By Tony Brown

I know I’ve posted all this before but I’m trying to consolidate info into one post and keep it current. So…here we go.  Includes a new payment option for the workshops.  

1.
I’ll be releasing an initially exclusive album of poems and music to Patrons subscribed at the $25/month tier on my site whenever I reach the goal of $1000/month in contributions (less than $200 to go now).

If you join or upgrade to the $15 dollar/month or above level by end of Saturday, tomorrow, April 1 — you’ll get it too. Little incentive for all.

Link to join: https://www.patreon.com/TonyBrown 

2.
I’m running Zoom workshops on: April 16 (The Poetry Of Place) and April 30 (Voice, Craft, and the Line)
that will be free to patrons of the site at the $10/month level and up.

Time for both: Sundays, 5 to 7 PM EDT.

If you want to attend without being a Patron, it’s $35 for one, $50 for both, payable through PayPal or Venmo. Links to both are now available and will be sent upon payment.

PayPal: tony.w.brown@gmail.com
Venmo: @Anthony-Brown-95
CashApp: $DuendeProj

Thanks in advance.

T

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February 15, 2023

Once again, the Patreon/live performance info

By Tony Brown

On February 22 at 7:30 PM EST I’ll be doing a live via Zoom reading of a special set of poems. (You’ll have to be there to understand why it’s special.)

I’d planned this to be a Patrons-only event but am opening it to the general public on a pay per view basis. 

It will be $10 USD for the performance, payable through one of the online functions.  Message me here and we can work through the details. I’d love to have some of you attend. 

Would also like to extend, once again, an offer to become a patron of the site, which in many months is my only reliable income source. The link provided above will get you to the site for more information. 

Thanks,
T

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March 20, 2021

Publication

By Tony Brown

Two of my poems have recently been published here:

livenudepoems.com/2021/03/tony-brown.html

Good online journal, and overall worth your time and consideration.

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October 24, 2020

eBooks available!

By Tony Brown

I have eBooks/PDFs of my work available for sale to those who might be interested. All were previously offered as rewards to various tiers of my Patreon subscribers (a program I will be continuing there, btw). If you want access to the most recent collections as they come out, I’d go there. Just sayin’.

The titles include:
Annual “best of the year” collections. Currently available: 2017 — 2023.

“Then Play On,” a chapbook of poems about music

“Pushpins and Thumbtacks,” a volume about icons and cliches of American culture

“Noted In Passing,” a revised eBook of a chapbook from 2012 that was a limited edition written for a single feature

“White Pages,” my collection of poems related to race and its role in my life

“Decay Diary,” a collection of poems about aging

“In the Time Of Contagion,” a collection of poems about you-know-what

“The Wrong Flowers,” a prose/poetry meditation on the state of the USA in 2020

“Show Your Work,” an eBook version of an earlier, out of print chapbook.

“The Day,” a selection from 20 years of poems about 9/11/01.

“Ideation,” a short collection of poems old and new about living with depression and suicidal ideation.

“Long Winded,” a collection of longer poems.

“songs for reluctant warriors,” poems for the US political moment of early summer, 2022.

“3 Quarters” released in October 2022. Random and recent.

“Owner’s Manual” released in December of 2022. Poems in the form of directions.  

“Worksongs,” March 2023. Poems about the world of work.

“3” or “Tercets.” July, 2023. Poems with stanzas of three lines. An experiment in craft.

“Missing.” October, 2023. Another craft experiment. A chapbook that’s missing…something. Or a couple of things. Up to you to figure out what…


Minimal # of repeats among the collections.

All are available as both PDF and ePUB formats.

If you are interested, let me know with a comment on this post. Right now? They are 1 for $8 through Paypal, Venmo, or Cashapp — 3 for $16. We can talk about larger quantities and discounts if you want more. Message me for the details.

Thanks.

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March 15, 2020

Repost: eBooks for sale

By Tony Brown

Just bumping this up for visibility.  Another of my sources of income is in imminent danger of being reduced or eliminated as a result of the necessary distancing likely coming up, so anything from any source is becoming important. Thanks in advance.

New poems will be coming very soon!  Time has been precious, as I suspect it is for many of us right now.

Please take care of yourselves first and foremost, good luck, and, y’know, WASH YOUR HANDS.

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I am making 8 eBooks/PDFs of my work available for sale to those who might be interested.

They’ll only be available here for the moment; all were previously offered as rewards to various tiers of my Patreon subscribers, a program I will be continuing there, btw.

The titles include:
—  Three annual “best of” collections from 2017, 2018, and 2019
— “Then Play On,” a chapbook of poems about music
— “Pushpins and Thumbtacks,” a volume about icons and cliches of American culture
— “Noted In Passing,” from 2012 that was a limited edition written for a single feature
— “White Pages,” my collection of poems related to race and its role in my life
— “Decay Diary,” a collection of poems about aging

Minimal # of repeats among the collections.

I’m working on converting them all into both PDF and ePUB format over the next day or so. Right now, I have them all as PDFs and four of them as ePUBs.

If you are interested, let me know. Right now thinking 1 for $5 through Paypal, 3 for $12. We can talk about more if you want more.

Thanks.

Please let me know if you are interested through my email at tony.w.brown AT gmail.

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March 12, 2020

eBooks for sale…

By Tony Brown

In the interest of some financial need, I am making 8 eBooks/PDFs of my work available for sale to those who might be interested.

They’ll only be available here for the moment; all were previously offered as rewards to various tiers of my Patreon subscribers, a program I will be continuing there, btw.

The titles include:
—  Three annual “best of” collections from 2017, 2018, and 2019
— “Then Play On,” a chapbook of poems about music
— “Pushpins and Thumbtacks,” a volume about icons and cliches of American culture
— “Noted In Passing,” from 2012 that was a limited edition written for a single feature
— “White Pages,” my collection of poems related to race and its role in my life
— “Decay Diary,” a collection of poems about aging

Minimal # of repeats among the collections.

I’m working on converting them all into both PDF and ePUB format over the next day or so. Right now, I have them all as PDFs and four of them as ePUBs.

If you are interested, let me know. Right now thinking 1 for $5 through Paypal, 3 for $12. We can talk about more if you want more.

Thanks.

Please let me know if you are interested through my email at tony.w.brown AT gmail.

Thanks in advance,
Tony

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February 19, 2020

In case you’re interested….

By Tony Brown

The fine online journal for the small poetry press world, “The Poetry Question,” just published this short article I wrote for their ongoing series, “The Power Of Poetry.”  Take a look and follow them, if you wish, on Twitter or Facebook,  I thank them for the opportunity.

The Power Of Poetry #92: Tony Brown

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April 26, 2019

Pause in the moment for some music…

By Tony Brown

I’m taking a small break from poetry at the moment to concentrate on a couple of other projects…

While you’re waiting, thought I’d take a moment to suggest that you give the other side of the creative coin some time by listening to the work of my band, The Duende Project, on Spotify.  

Here’s a link to our latest album, a live set recorded just about a year ago in Providence, RI.  

The Duende Project Live at AS220

We are also on all the other streaming services as well.  

Enjoy!

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June 23, 2018

The band in action…

By Tony Brown

For those of you unfamiliar with my band, The Duende Project:  we are a quartet (Chris O’Donnell on drums, Chris Lawton on guitar, Steven Lanning-Cafaro on bass, guitar, and keyboards, and yours truly on vocals/poetry and guitar) who play eclectic jazz, funk, rock, blues, and more to back up my poems.  

This is a link to a video of an entire set at AS220 in Providence, RI, USA on May 29th of this year.  

Hope you enjoy it…

The Duende Project in action!

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