This was the fabulous first phrase anyone spoke to me this morning. I rolled off the couch around eight. I wandered down to the Starbucks on Steinway in Astoria; a spot that I took a liking to when I was working last summer. It's where I did most of the Poetry: Volume One edits. Considering I missed the back cover last time... I should probably find a new place to edit Volume Two. Never the less... I approach the coffee bench with all of my gear...
I woke up this morning on a couch in Queens. Ten minutes later I was on the subway. Fifteen minutes after that I was in midtown. Somehow in the middle of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. I smiled at people in the street. Every single one of my senses devoured the city. I wrote poetry. I beamed from ear to ear. I belong here. Oh! And do you know what else happened today? I ran into not one, but TWO people who I love. One in Midtown, and the other in...
The weekend of the Writer's Retreat has arrived! I am scampering around my tiny cottage packing empty notebooks, new pens, fresh ink, story books, pieces to workshop and other goodies... It's important for Artists to get together and help each other with their work. Most of us don't do this enough because life gets in the way and many Writers I know blush and change the topic when their work comes up. Speaking of practice, I came across a few...
It may sound ironic for me to say this as a Writer, however I truly believe that the best things in life extend beyond language. Music remains one of my greatest inspirations. Brilliant music takes me to a place past words. It sends tones into the pit of my stomach that somehow stir me and make me want to express that feeling that is simply inexplicable. I've lived in Australia for eight years. I've seen a lot of bands. I've heard about...
Namaste blog family I'm still a bit floaty after putting together my first spoken clip yesterday. I woke up in the morning and realized I could edit stills into video; came across some CDs I haven't listened to in ages as operation house re-vamp continues; and picked a piece of a poem at random to read. The love and feedback I've received is incredible. Something quite magical about it is that some of our tribal clan have been following my work...