The mind, a dormant stone

This Friday, March 7th at Beyond Baroque, the Los Angeles edition of the RPB Anthology is released to the ether!   I am so excited to be a part of this collection! So HONORED!!! Catch the show at Beyond Baroque, 8pm! Address: 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA  Purchase your book at the event, or online at:  http://www.vagabondbooks.net / This anthology, a selection of works from 70 local poets, and the great photo-art of local Venice artist, Mike Chamness, represents a powerful and broad spectrum of voices throughout the entire   region.  Though by no means intended to be an exhaustive collection of all the great poets there are to discover here, let this anthology speak as an introduction to the soul of our communities, here in this great city, the belly of the beast, Los Angeles, California.   “That a Revolutionary Poets Brigade exists in Los Angeles is a bit of a miracle and thanks to Mark Lipman in ElAye th...

Lit Notes: (Upcoming Events) Saturday, February 16th, at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood - 4PM, Free of Charge Vagabond Books presents a book launch party for Ernest Rosenthal’s Not for Drones . Facebook: http://www.booksoup.com/Details.asp?ProductID=2812 If you haven't heard about Ernest's work, it is a must read.  Here are a few comments on his work: At 92, Ernest Rosenthal presents his brilliant intellectual prose poems ranging on subjects as resonant as the Holocaust that he lived through, to the twisted-cross irony of the tragic nationalism of Israel tangled up with the imperialism of the United States in an age of cannibal consumerism. A book of truths, which is also replete with much humor, as is necessary in these days when lies are the hottest commodity on the mockit. Jack Hirschman ... Ernest, I like very much what you have written here!  Thank you. Howard Zinn ... Thanks for sharing th...

It was a genuine pleasure to see the turnout last night for our monthly Celebration of the Written Art at the Last Bookstore !   Writers' Row, now on its 9th event, was amazing! 9 is my number, and this night sure points to why...it was mind-blowing! With lyric and soul-wrenching works from Antonieta Villamil and a wonderful attendance with many talented guests taking the mic such as:  Mark Lipman , Peter Coca , CaLokie , and Ernest Rosenthal , I was floored.  The other features of the night included Mehnaz Turner , who delivered a variety of poetic talents ranging from villanelles, "chick-lit" poems, and some raw prose. It was very exciting to come and hear her read at the 'Row. Don Kingfisher Campbell  was also featured and he was kind to bring his colleagues of the Inner Five , which included: Mary Torregrossa , CaLokie , and  Marvin Dorsey . Don also put together and distributed a chapbook containing the work of the Inner Five, which was ...