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Prestidigitatious Verse: Enjoying the Trip of David Blaine’s ANTISOCIAL

(Published by OW Press, 2009. http://www.OutsiderWriters.org) The author’s bio at the end of this book notes that this is not the magician of the same name. Yet, David Blaine, the poet, plays with words the way I imagine the other … Continue reading

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Liner Notes for "Best of British: A Tribute Concert in Memory of Patrick Flynn

I was recently invited to write a short remembrance of Patrick Flynn, late conductor of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, for the liner notes of the CD of their recent concert including music by Coates, Vaughn Williams, Walton, Holst and … Continue reading

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… Perhaps this is too many. Maybe our poetry would be stronger with less to choose from. As Jim Harrison says, “The earth’s proper scripture could be carried on a three by five card if we weren’t drunk on our … Continue reading

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