A few days ago I discovered a new poetry journal in the form of a blog. This appears to be the latest trend in online publishing and one I welcome and admire. The blog format is the perfect online format for ongoing publication and suits the journal just fine. I was impressed with Breadcrumb Sins, [...]
OK, some announcements.
First order of biz, look for my new Twitter chapbook coming soon. I’m seeking permission for cover art and should have it by tomorrow (I hope). Irreverent Twits will make you want to pick your nose.
Secondly, if you’d like to be an ARTbundance coach, Marney Makridakis of Artella Words and Art is having [...]
If you’re in the mood for macabre, try The Armor Dims, my latest publication credit. This is a post-Iraq poem for me, but fits in with the theme that I’ve been working with in a work-in-progress, Rumsfeld’s Sandbox.
The bio that appears at the bottom of the poem:
Allen Taylor spent 2005 stationed in Iraq, dreaming of [...]
Did you know Tim Burton, the movie maker, was a poet? It’s true. He’s written a rather macabre and interesting bit of poetic stories called The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: and Other Stories. I’m not going to lie to you and say these are great poems, but they will make you laugh. They bear [...]
The Poetry Archive has published its 100th CD of poetry.
Oh, those The New Yorker covers.
Recordings of Robert Creeley.
I’ve never heard anyone say Ayn Rand was the reason they decided to become a poet.
Harold Bloom’s “Song of Myself”.
Bill Hayward’s Bob Dylan.
Tea with Dante.
No matter what else he may be, Barack Obama is no poet.
Diane Lockward recommends these Letters to the World.
It pays to be the world’s worst poet.
On writing German haiku.
Jilly Dybka publishes Trouble and Honey.
Poetry publishing basics for beginners.
A scrap of paper wins the contest.
Defending criticism.
Should poets write poems about poems?