The mind, a dormant stone

all life interests me. see...all life that i digest, gives life back to me. i shall translate a new type of lunatic to you. larger perhaps? a kitten...a playful kitten. Something I could teach, something I could feed. A big cat. My salvation depends on it. I need lives... for the mastaa how bite bite bite THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE! (I really love Bram Stokers Dracula)

July 3rd at the Republic of Pie 11118 Magnolia Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91606 no cover Local NoHo Poets, Jessica Wilson & Radomir Luza, read their latest collective work at Republic of Pies. Celebrate your independence with a bit of pie of and some poetry at the Republic of Pie in North Hollywood! A new poetry series is starting at the  Republic  and this is its inaugural event! Catch NoHo locals and Poets,  Radomir Luza  and  Jessica Wilson , as they read their collective new works. Radomir  is host of the monthly series: UNBUCKLED NOHO Poetry, 1st Saturday's at TU Studios. He is also the author of over 20 books of poetry and prose. He is currently performing his collaborative piece "Sessions" with Sharon Rizk.  Jessica  is hostess of the downtown reading series, Writers' Row, and also founder of the SoapBox Poets. She's author of a new collection of poems titled  Marie Morrison  and was published in the...

I remember my first day --- Justin drove me in, positive of my success, chanting "think passenger, think passenger". I was excited. I thought I was signing up for a dream job. The place was nice enough: penthouse, overlooking all of Los Angeles, and steps away from the La Brea Tar Pits. The tar pits had stayed in my memories ever since 2nd grade. It was a field trip that stirred my imagination with dino-relics, magical rocks, and movie stars. I always knew I'd be back. The Passenger interview was a such a score -- triumphing past all the checkpoints and interviews. I was feeling confident in my abilities to kick some butt and prove it, no doubts. I was also knee deep in intuition, foresight, and I was just so able. I remember that morning before the interview, staying positive of the what was to come, I told Justin "my cup is half full and today I am going to fill it!". Filling up the cup is not something I typically say. As a Poet, I hate referring to cliches...

Last night was magical/ Poets under the streetlights of downtown, swaying to the pull of dingy clouds, drinks and thoughts passing from lips, moments to tie a string to, to never let go. (written for Joe Pachinko)

This is it! The apocalypse has sprung, and is taking root at the Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles! Join Joe Pachinko as he hazes us through the journey of his Geek City Apocalypso , a new work published by Last Gasp Books .  His comrades, guiding us across the gritty trenches of downtown by means of poetry and voice are: Pam Ward, S.A. Griffin, and Rich Ferguson .  Grab your seats, and for goodness sakes, bring some protection!  8-10pm at the Last Bookstore , (453 S. Spring St. LA, CA 90013) Free entry, tonight (6/20/12) No open reading  Copies of Geek City Apocalypso will be available for purchase.   Refreshments by Los Angeles Poet Society Writers’ Row – June 20, 2012 Book Release Party for Joe Pachinko’s Geek City Apocalypso   also featuring S.A. Griffin, Pam Ward, Rich Ferguson S.A. Griffin: http://outlawpoetry.com/category/sa-griffin/ S.A. Griffin lives, loves and works in Los Angeles. ...

This is the first of many more wearable poems, created by yours truly <3 Let the transformation begin...

So strange...as soon as I exit the office doors I reclaim my identity. Actually, it is more accurate to say that my identity becomes restored.       Girl exists in serpentine shoes, eyes beiged over with dead haze. Each smile brings a glitter to my skin. A welcome hue of vibrance. Raise your chin, why not smile... "my you look lovely today ." I pivot in dread as the nineteenth door opens my dress begins to fade. First a small tatter, then the skin absorbs into ether; no signal vanishes.

Excited to share a video with you capturing the group, LMFAO, enter the stage of the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  This was the 6/5/12 stop on the "Sorry for Party Rockin" Tour!