Line tamer.
Happy to announce that the new issue (#32) of the relaunched OCHO is now live. Didi Menendez, the publisher of MiPOesias, PoetsArtists, and iArtistas, contacted me back in February about relaunching OCHO as a journal focused on queer arts and literature. I thought it was a great idea, wrote a new mission statement and submission Read More …
Grace Cavalieri and April Carter Grant have edited a wonderful anthology from writers and artists who have been published by Didi Menéndez in MiPOesias magazine, OCHO, Poets and Artists (O&S), or individual books. Each piece is about or dedicated to Didi in celebration of her long-standing commitment to advancing print and web standards for independent Read More …
Here is Salvador Dali’s 1937 oil painting Metamorphosis of Narcissus, referenced in the five sections of the same title in Narcissus Resists: I wrote “Metamorphosis of Narcissuss” in Provincetown during the summer of 2002 when I was taking Mark Doty’s advanced poetry workshop and workshopped this poem in his class. I had originally included it Read More …
Didi Menendez has painted my likeness a fourth time. Here’s a cool progress strip of how the painting progressed: You can view more of Didi’s work here.
Didi had a poet painting marathon last weekend and did a new portrait of me:
Didi Menendez has finished a new portrait of me: Thanks Didi! And here’s a video she made:
I sometimes pop into MoMA during my lunch break and catch a quick exhibit. There’s a fascinating show on the 6th floor called “Tangled Alphabets: León Ferrari and Mira Schende” which runs until June 15th. Both draw inspiration from language, notably the written word but also finding visual equivalents for language that is spoken in their Read More …
One of the many images informing Narcissus Resists is this massive drawing by the artist Jess (Burgess Collins), poet Robert Duncan’s long-time companion and lover. This is all graphite on paper and collage paste-up; Jess began it in 1976 and finished it in 1991: I first saw it at SFMOMA back in March 2005 when I was Read More …
Yesterday was my day off from AWP-related events. Lori and Adam took me to the Museum of Contemporary Art since I had been to the Art Institute many times before and wanted to see something new. Of course it had to be kid day, or family day, and while I know these events are vital Read More …
Didi took a second stab at capturing my likeness: I believe she based it on this photo of me by Luke Redmond: