Easy-flowing vocals and lyrics with literate depth fuel two recent recordings from distant regions of the music spectrum.
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Book Review: ‘an evening absence still waiting for moon’ Poems by Bruce Kauffman
Kingston Ontario, Canada poet Bruce Kauffman is releasing his fourth collection of poems published by Hidden Brook Press, an evening absence still waiting for moon. Like Kauffman’s previous publications the works contained in this volume not only draw you into the secret world of the mundane things we take for …
Read More »Music/Spoken Word Review: ‘The Al Purdy Songbook’
'The Al Purdy Songbook' proves once and for all that poetry in the right hands is relevant to everyone and anyone.
Read More »Interview: Venezuelan Writer Maria Gabriela Madrid
Interview with Venezuelan poet, editor, and short story writer Maria Gabriela Madrid.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Monkey Grammarian’ by Octavio Paz
For Paz, language means more than just syntax and grammar; his "world before language exists" is something pre-life, a universe of abstraction that monkeys can't imagine but poets can.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Nature Poem’ by Tommy Pico – An Epic Poem
If you read only one book of poetry this year make sure 'Nature Poem' by Tommy Pico is it.
Read More »Jim Morrison: Unlocking The Doors, 50 Years On
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of 'The Doors' and the Summer of Love.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Losing My Misery’ by Bobby Long
In the collection of poetry 'Losing My Misery' Bobby Long certainly has a way with words, and while his words do not flow to my ear like those of Dylan Thomas, or for that mater Bob Dylan, he is skilled a expressing both wry humor and many other shades of emotion from despair to hope and contentment within the poetiic franework, with or without music.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Breakup/Breakdown’ – Poems by Charles Jensen
'Breakup/Breakdown', a collection of poetry by Charles Jensen. Can one find hope in poems of heartbreak and loss?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Gotta Find A Home’ by Dennis Cardiff
If you are in the mood to read some excellent writing and discover some excellent people in less than excellent circumstances, please consider adding 'Gotta Find A Home' by Dennis Cardiff to your life and bookshelf.
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