The mind, a dormant stone

Who says Poets can't also be Rock Stars? Well, Jim Morrison clearly did it... Bob Dylan... now it's time for Jessica Wilson to rock the boulevard!  I'm going to join Joe "City" Garcia's Urban Desert Cabaret tonight, along with the Belly dancing Poet, Kimberly Cobian, Singer/Songwriter Teddy Quinn and much more! Juan Cardenas, LA's Flutist!, will be joining me on a performance or two as well!  This will be the night we make some magic!  Who is Jessica Wilson?  Founder of the Los Angeles Poet Society, an East LA Poet born, raised in the county of San Bernardino and back again in LA! For those of you who know me...you know that I have this vision of LA and enjoy bringing my art to the people and sharing everyone's joys! I've got my MFA and BA in Writing/Poetry/ and Art History. It's a passion, you could say. I have been in some wonderful books with my LA colleagues and comrades for change all around the world! Tonight' t...

I am so happy that LA has found itself curling into a good book! So much so that we are here celebrating the 2nd year of the Grand Park Book Fest! That's right! I was there last year...watching. This time, I am there...doing! This is a free event...and a great way to meet some cool new words! :) Here is the COMPLETE schedule of events on the Grand Park website:  http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/grand-parks-downtown-bookfest/?instance_id  

Helloooooooooo Universe! Let the Poet emerge from her sleeping shell and burst into a stream of color across the sky! It's time y'all...the cocoon bursts open and I bubble forth... "Hellllllllllo" :) This weekend is packed with action for me! I am honored to be featuring at 3 shows! THREE. Good things...they say... well you know the cliche. Good THINGS!  I am performing/reading at the La Puente Art Walk at 2 galleries, one solo and one with my husband, the Flutist, Juan Cardenas!  SHOW DETAILS Saturday March 15th at the La Puente Art Walk in the heart of the old Downtown District of La Puente! ************************** ************************** *************** 7- 8pm BLOOD LUST 2: THE RECKONING https://www.facebook.com/ events/309211422550908/ An all female art show revolving around the theme of Loss and Heartbreak including the debut of the Heartbreak poetry anthology, an all female anthology.  I will be reading a select piece, perhaps 2 ...

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...

I can't do what my Daddy did, making ends meet from Swap Meet fortunes. I can't do what my Daddy did, start a job at 15, work into it as an adult give in to it for 30 more years to retire to the white picket dream. I can't do what my Daddy did, save-a-way, with each penny earned, each cent nimbly tucked away for the "rainy day". I can't do what my Daddy did, how he helped me with my young goals, set sights on education. No, I can't do what my Daddy did, give in to a structure of economy that took care of him and his family and his sisters and mother a father in the VA... live to see another day... of the Dream. of the American reputation that was printed for all to see in the books of history -- now a mere scrapbook of Uncle Sams glory days. - Jessica M.Wilson 2/28/14 Friday, 11:15am

I'm in the Indi Poetry Challenge this month! All votes count! Help me place #1! Old City Glamour is my homage to the city of my birth, Los Angeles, CA. Inspired by the architecture of the Alexandria Hotel. Alright!! I am up and up here... Can we get over 100 votes today? hehe only 1 and a half days left! Eep! http://indi.com/episode/07d0523d-ef11-47f3-866d-17bef5ddefa7

The Children We are all the sons and daughters of indigenous. Oh, you didn’t know? Well, it’s not your fault. Don’t blame your ancestors. They fought hard, believe me. Wouldn’t you have fought to keep your home? Well they fought, but the other team won. They won with their weapons and their masses. Won with bullets piercing soft skin a shower of assault upon peaceful lands. The settlers settle for the land we were bore from. The conquerors kill the people applying their own rules: Irrigation Violation No justification We are the sons and daughters of indigenous blood. Don’t blame our ancestors who didn’t understand the words only saw the swords, the bayonets, the forces, of the other army. We are all casualties of war. -           Jessica M. Wilson Dineh daughter. Alive. 1/30/14, Thursday 1pm