Hey there. Yesterday was Mick Jagger’s birthday. I celebrated it at The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism. We took the water taxi from Union Station to Navy Pier. I share some of pics below. Now for the hot links. There’s “Twenty-Two Poem Hacks” by Carmen Giménez Smith at the Poetry Foundation blog. I am going to print it out and keep it for reference. Maybe you will relate to “Ten Types of Writers Who Can Go Fuck Themselves” by Gabino Iglesias at Clash. I don't know … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Old song, old poem: new solace
Hey all. Can July speed by any faster? Here’s what I got for you. Check out Kathleen Kirk’s review of Dave Bonta’s book of poems called Ice Mountain on Escape Into Life. I bet you’ll want to read more of Dave Bonta’s work and the archive of Escape into Life. As you know, Kathleen Kirk is a SISMW contributor. Way back in October 2012 Dave Bonta’s poem “Ode to Scythes” was published here. Creativity is curative. Read Mark Brown’s "Arts can help recovery from illness and … [Read more...]
New books and writing tips
Hey there. I have not been around because life got in the way. July got off to a rocky start. But here are some new books for you to investigate and some links to writing and reading. Daniel Chacón's latest book is The Cholo Tree, published by Arte Publcio. Margarita Engle (the U.S. Young People's Poet Laureate) has a new book called Forest World. It comes out this August from Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Jen Cullerton Johnson (who is also a Kiss Me Goodnight … [Read more...]