Moon Watching We sat next to moon watchers, on beach benches listening to Shattered, scattered echo From the Beach to Point Everyone sang along knowing someone, somewhere is recitin’ em’ in their rockin’ chairs. “She bo ba… bitin’ the big apple” And we watched the moon, over the band shell listening to scattered, Shattered bouncing from the...
Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik and I will talk together on Calliopes Corner! Pearl Ketover Prilik will read her poetry and share her introspective insights as we weave in our thoughts about the collective journey we've all been on. CALLIOPES CORNER: The Place Where Poets and...
Dear Sparky, On Christmas eve I’ll have dinner with the Van Pelts’ and Charlie too. On Christmas day I will listen to Schroder channel Vince Guaraldi. On New Year’s Eve I will flap my ears, darn my scarf, and dance around a twig. Next Year, I vow to begin typing book one, chapter one. Merry Christmas And Happy New Year Be of...
BE NOT AFRAID It’s difficult. Hard to believe. I mean, just open your eyes, it is tough to get by. Feel relaxed. Even the proverbs say anxiety weighs you down. But Isaiah told us that if you trust you’ll no longer be tired, and you can spread your wings. And John believes there is no fear in love, and...
READ MORE and cut and paste so you can check out this clip of an interview with Mike Rothenberg: a poet with a cause! ...
Sound has always played a role in my performance poetry. Sound is personal to me. Poetic therapy. Choosing where and how to begin and end a line, to me, is what makes a poem acoustic. That is why I came up with the title of ‘Acoustic Poetry’ and, years...
Join me on August 5, 2019 as I participate with Richard Vetere, Linda Opyr, and Marsha Nelson as we perform our poetry at the Green, located on Foxhurst Road, Oceanside NY (east of Long Beach Rd). https://oceansidechamber.org/team_member/schoolhouse-green/...
In December of 2011, I was lucky to work with author William McGee as we both interviewed Martha McPhee. https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/engl/gwgr/gwgr_mmcphee.html...
My instagram posts include original photography and poetry! https://www.instagram.com/cornercalliopes/...
Back in 1999, I worked on a dance/spoken word performance piece with the Saltaire Dance troupe. We performed at the now closed, VANDERBILT in Plainview NY. It was a great event, packed with talented voices, all for a good cause. A really cool CD...