The mind, a dormant stone

Happy New Year! Join us this Wednesday, January 18th, as we embark on the 2012 series of Writers' Row! The event will be held at The Last Bookstore in downtown LA from 7:30-10pm. The event is free! Music and refreshments will be provided by Los Angeles Poet Society. We are happy to feature:  Terry Wolverton  & Jerry Garcia! Terry Wolverton  is a literary artist and author of nine books of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. She's the founder of Writers At Work, a creative writing center in Silver Lake. http:// www.terrywolverton. xbuild.c om/ Jerry Garcia  is a poet, photographer and producer of television commercials and motion picture previews. He is a past director of the Valley Contemporary Poets and has served on Beyond Baroque’s Board of Trustees. His poetry and photography have been seen in various journals including The Chiron Review, Askew, Palabra Magazine and The Night Goes On All Night: Noir Inspired Poems edited by Rick Lupert. ...

This is 2012 ! Welcome to my life :) You know, I wonder...am I the only one that sits and wonders how I am able to exist amongst all these people in the world? What I mean by this, is not misanthropy. What I mean is how am I able to have consciousness and exist and go and move at my own whim. How do I exist? All these other creatures, (people, bugs, trees), exist while I exist. We all are able to operate all at once, simultaneously in multiple directions. How is that possible? It's so much larger than I can begin to conjure. So I don't. I just be. So my New Years' Resolution: Live in the Moment . Some of you might know me. Some of you might think, wow...that is no stretch, you're a voluptuary...You're lacivious, engage in your desires without question... So strange. So what does it mean to live in the moment? It's not just giving into the needs of the moment, but allowing the moment to settle over you, then into you, until you are completely aware of th...

I am overjoyed at the thought of a perfect Writers' reunion! :) I will be at the mountain home of my mentor, and personal writing savior... plus my old writing confidante plus my new and closest writing confidante. :) I hope to share some good memories soon! <3

While there are many markers along the way for the paths we choose to take in our lifetime, there is one in particular that I finally have passed and I am exceptionally thrilled. Poets & Writers have notably dubbed me "Poet" in their directory of Poets & Writers! http://www.pw.org/content/jessica_wilson Well, "that's just a website", you might say... or "Why do you need them to tell you that you're a Poet?" In my journeys across the land of American poetry, you can say that Poets & Writers is the most widely distributed and read resource for writers. That being said, it is in my eyes an accomplishment to be an addition to  this list of Poets and Writers. My application was submitted some time ago, and at last approved. YAY. :) Thanks, PW!

I am so happy to be a part of the Kotori Magazine team. This allows me to promote poetry and the literary scene even further! My first article just went up, which highlighted the Writers' Row Celebration of Women Writers!!! Rock and roll! :) Here is the link:  http://kotorimagazine.com/permalink/4529.html Here is to many many more! <3

Join us for Writers' Row, as we celebrate the work of Women Writers at downtown LA's official showcase of the Written Art! August is a special month for me, and I hope to share that joy with all of you. We are fortunate to inhabit The Last Bookstore, in a beautiful new location downtown, across from Hotel Alexandria. We have some very talented writers this month, including: Poetic Diversity Editor, Marie Lecrivain (7:45pm) Poet and Doctor, Melissa Alvarado (8:15pm) Poet and Editor of Edgar Allan Poet and Calliope's Closet,  Apryl Skies (8:45pm) Plus...book release party for Poet Georgia Jones-Davis!!! (9:15pm) Copies of her new book, Blue Poodle will be available! Our cast also includes writers, Amanda LaPera, Jamiealita Muhammad The magnificent DJ A-Ski Plus open mic ! (5mins/one piece) RSVP for Open Mic: venicesoapboxpoets@gmail.com This event will be photographed, videotaped, and covered for Kotori Magazine! Refreshments provided by The Los A...

August, one of my favorite months, for obvious reasons, will be dedicated to Women! Writers' Row, August 10th, will feature all Women Writers! Some of our guests are still being determined, but a few to add to the August calendar include: Poetic Diversity Editor, Marie Lecrivain Marie Lecrivain is the executive editor and publisher of  poeticdiversity: the litzine of Los Angeles , a Pushcart Prize nominee, and is a writer in residence in her apartment. Her work has appeared in  Askew Poetry Journal, Re)verb, Sex and Murder Magazine,The Los Angeles Review, The Poetry Salzburg Review , and is forthcoming in  Heavy Hands Ink , and  Illumen . Marie's new short story collection,  Bitchess , (copyright 2011 Sybaritic Press), will be released in August 2011 .   Poet and Doctor, Melissa Alvarado Melissa is a former editor and reviewer for   Nebraska Territory   and is co-founder of Broken Bottle Press, which publishes the literary magazine ...