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check out Wonderland for lots of new pics and videos from Ireland (Portadown, Giant’s Causeway, Ulster American Folk Park) as well as some poetry from a new manuscript Godzennie Read more.

It feels good to sleep in my cousin’s bed and eat an Ulster Fry and walk the footbridge into downtown portadown for a sausage supper with Chinese gravy videos will… Read more.

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I am flying to Dublin then getting picked up by my aunt and then I will be in my birth town. This is my last night in Seoul.But leaving is… Read more.

Sweatin like crazy but now I am showered and in my Korean nightshirt. It is purple with little cotton buttons. My dreamshirt. This is the first time I will wear… Read more.

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Check out the summer cookout over at WONDERLAND Read more.

Been working out for the past two weeks. Three times a week. One hour cardio. 20 min of various crunches with weights etc. But here’s the strange thing: I gained… Read more.

I lost a lot of my English for six months in Korea and tried to refind it via clear concise sentences. That was the beginning of my ms Wonderland. It… Read more.

I’ve added a recent video and some new entries from my ms Wonderland. It’s an interesting process thinking about matching poems with pictures. WONDERLAND Read more.

I am feeling restless and rough. The rain just won’t stop. I normally don’t mind a bit of misty rain. But this heavy rain is getting to me. It’s summer… Read more.

It won’t stop raining here in South Korea. Flooding etc. Heavy rain for almost seven days and nights. Non-stop. In other news irony is finding its way into Wonderland. Or… Read more.

Some serious rain in South Korea today. It is monsoon season I guess. I’m not in the mood to venture outdoors today for my usual Kim Bap for lunch. But… Read more.

I’ve decided to keep this space and use it for off the cuff shit. talk. Get a bit personal etc. The Wonderland Blog will contain excerpts from my work in… Read more.

THIS BLOG IS NOW RETIRED FOR A WHILE. I’VE DECIDED TO USE MY WONDERLAND WEBSITE AS MY NEW BLOG. PLEASE VISIT my WONDERLAND BLOG Read more.

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June 12th 2006 Everything I care for happens All the timeThe old wood sticks out From the newer handleThe neighboring dust Will have its way June 11th 2006 That, we… Read more.

I WILL POST A VIDEO SOON OF A KOREAN BASEBALL GAME I ATTENDED WITH THE POET JIM GOAR. I WILL ALSO POST A VIDEO OF THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD… Read more.

Just got an email from my friend Chad Helder. He has a really interesting blog and website on Queer Horror. Check out his blog here: Chad Helder’s Queer Horror Flash… Read more.

Gestures and Greetings(Ssangmun, South Korea, May 30th 2006) “If a man has character he will have the same experience over and over again.”(Nietzsche) He’s completely wrong > I could veil… Read more.

I’M CREATING A WEBSITE FOR MY WONDERLAND PROJECT. IT WILL INCLUDE READINGS FROM MY POETRY MANUSCRIPT, PICTURES, AND SHORT MOVIES FROM KOREA AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES. THIS IS THE ADDRESS:… Read more.

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I just moved to north Seoul. it’s about an hour and a half commute to work. But it’s much cleaner than Gangnam. I live in Ssangmun. It is close to… Read more.

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Seoul Station(May 5th 2006) Waiting for a bullet train I am heading to Pusan to see some Korean sea. It’s overcast, dirty, dusty, muggy. My shirt sticks to my body.… Read more.

A few poems from my manuscript Buckshot will be featured in Unpleasant Event Schedule on May 14th. Check out Unpleasant Event Schedule for new poems every day! Read more.

Birthday(Gangnam, South Korea, April 6th 2006) What can I tell you about Korea?Got this new moleskin for my pocket and some square glasses with a red frameI sweat on the… Read more.

I am getting ready to start my commute this morning. It’s a tad exhausting but not in time. It only takes 45 min. 25 min in the subway and about… Read more.

Well, time is strange as we all know. Ten years ago I got married to a wonderful woman and in two months I will be divorced. We are still good… Read more.

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Korea is going through some big changes. The women’s movement is just getting started and a lot of foreigners are pushing for civil rights. It hasn’t totally kicked into high… Read more.

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Starbucks(Gangnam, South Korea, March 31st, 2006) I’ve never heard of a conscious monotypethe shower curtain illuminates a dead bodyI’ve a glittering exterior but a gloomy interiorthe days are shifting and… Read more.

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I had a really good birthday celebration last night in Hongdae with my cousin and some friends. I drank a little too many shots and I have quite the headache… Read more.

After Grog Bog (OSAKA, JAPAN MARCH 20TH, 2006) the bog after grog is runny Grog clears the tummy Grog grog grog Bog bog bog I’ve got a bog in my… Read more.

I am leaving my goshiwon in 15 min for a new place in Gangnam. Goodbye to terrible tiolets! My new place is very clean and modern. I am sharing it… Read more.

This university gig is really rocking. I am meeting some fascinating professors and the students are really really good. Tomorrow I am going to a classical music concert with some… Read more.

My actions cannot bear this out. Actions are abstract and abstractions cut me down to size. An abstract is a summary. I stand under an act. My guilt is a… Read more.

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3-16-06 Family precepts strike me as vaguely correct. My name is a question. It does not answer where I come from. Also it lets me enter the chorus of absolutions.… Read more.

3-15-06 The owl ate my pussycat. A new form is just around the corner. I am typing on my powerbook with an open robe. I lie in shame before my… Read more.

My lonliness keeps coming and going by the hour. Iron and Wine is either helping or prolonging the sadness. I am not really sure. I am having some very intense… Read more.

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I really feel alone right now. Lonely and sick of everything Korean. Not all Korean people of course. I have met some amazing Korean people. I am just feeling really… Read more.

3-14-06 My hands believe in Spanish songsAnd bullet holes in sanitary wallsI used to get my kicks in used bookstoresBut I’m out to sea in Korea Histrionics is after correspondenceUntidiness… Read more.

3/13/06 I believe in heaven and hell. What is hell other than hell? Hell is not like anything. Other things are like hell. It hurts like hell means it hurts… Read more.

3-2-06 I have not eaten today I don’t know what THEY want but it’s all about saving face the top of the chain never takes the blame 3-2-06 I have… Read more.

2/27/06 BEWARE YEA WHO ENTER WONDERLAND without a way out 2/29/06 EVERYONE SMILES IN WONDERLAND I speak to the mothers because I have the right format Every building is a… Read more.

I just moved to Beomgye yesterday because I landed a really nice university gig. The campus is new so everything is clean and fresh. By new I mean all the… Read more.

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2/10/06 I want to populate new cities A thicker ear abstracts me Tea tends to give me the trots And alas this dust unsettles me 2/14/06 Valentines Day the six-year… Read more.

from top to bottom: 1) famous Korean king 2) Peking duck (in a nice park in Seoul) 3) Quick shot of Osaka, Japan 4) A Buddhist temple in the middle… Read more.

In order from top to bottom: 1) Live Jazz club in Seoul (Itewon) 2) food stand (they are everywhere in Seoul. Cheap and good on the tummy after a few… Read more.

I’ve tentatively decided to name this new project/ms WONDERLAND. It fits perfectly. Here are a few more rough entries. All of these are unrevised. I will revise more later. 1/22/06… Read more.

I lost the usb cord for my camera, but as soon as I find one I will post some pictures from Korea and from my recent visit to Osaka, Japan.… Read more.

12-26-05 Mona is warmand my lap is warmwhen we will I hear this purr? Iris chases a fake mouseand climbs the walls sharp branches scrape the roof silent Boxing Day… Read more.

I just back from Seoul. I love that city. So much energy. I picked up a nice leather briefcase for work and a beautiful Buddhist bell. Met some college students… Read more.

I’ve been in Korea for a week but it feels like years. I really like the Soju ( a hard rice based liquor). I have been teaching little kids this… Read more.

check out the latest issue of free verse. A nice section on experimental Irish poetry with some sections from my recently renamed manuscript CHAIN. Free verse mag Some interesting stories… Read more.

I am moving to Korea in two weeks for a one year teaching contract. It is a very good deal. Free lodging, HEALTH BENEFITS, good pay. Plus a culture I… Read more.

I am often feel like I have to have something great when maybe the great is right in front of me. Read more.

Innocent people suffer. The less innocent subsidize. Is this not the case? There was of course fierce resistance. A never-ending reflection the writer must smash. He was assassinated while saying… Read more.

After leaving the Mormon church, I immersed myself in Buddhism and Eastern Spirituality. But it become a problem when I mixed it up with stoicism. From an early age I… Read more.

I learned a lot this weekend Especially about my life The Atlanta Poets Group reminded me why art matters There really is a difference between college poetry scenes and scenes… Read more.

On the lucipo listserv there was a recent spate of discussions about projects and individual poems. I tend to value the book over the individual poem. I can name my… Read more.

Mairead Byrne shows me the way beyond the page Read more.

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I’m humped and it’s good to let off a load. Read more.

Another Lucifer Poetics roadtrip this weekend. We are going to read in Atlanta, GA and Athens, GA I am very excited to meet some of the Atlanta Poets Group. I… Read more.

I heard his name all the time growing up. I was always a Liverpool supporter, but I still pretended to be Georgie Best. As a young boy from Northern Ireland… Read more.

feeling mighty fine this morning. It’s cold and rainy. My kind of weather. I’ve got one class for next semester. Hopefully I’ll pick up four or five more. I’m going… Read more.

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My best sex was when it was prohibited. We hung pictures of Jesus on the ceiling to try and stay righteous. I ended up coming while looking at Jesus on… Read more.

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Ever since Scott Pierce visited these parts, my forehead has felt strange. Every time I touch it, it feels like thin paper. Maybe rice paper? In other news, I am… Read more.

Check out the audio of this strange performance last night at The Blue Door: Randall Pelosi Read more.

Sarah Manguso and Julian Similian rocked at the DC. Julian unleashed a gigantic snake and Sarah moved us elliptical. Sarah was funny. Sometimes quirky. Sarah delved into love and death… Read more.

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Check out my reviews of Mairead Byrne and kate Greenstreet at: My Poetry Reviews Also check out David Need’s second article on Rilke: David Need’s article Stacey Harwood’s and Michael… Read more.

Dan Albergotti read as part of the UNC Greensboro reading series. Check out the audio here: Dan Albergotti Reading Don’t forget you can subscribe to miPo Radio (and my audio)… Read more.

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this seems like a good reference tool for publishing etc. check it out: Poetry Resource page Read more.

Terrific readings last night at the Desert City and Blue Door Reading series (Randall Williams, John Taggart, and Joe Donahue). I recorded Joe Donahue’s reading for miPo Radio. I will… Read more.

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I realize this distinction is too simple and needs a lot of asides etc. But I found it very helpful to read volume one and volume two of Jerome Rothenberg’s… Read more.

My new stuff IS better than my old stuff. Damn, who was I kiddin! Read more.

I am reviewing books of poetry for MiPoesias magazine. Details are as follows: REVIEWS: POETRY BOOKS, CHAPS AND JOURNALS To be considered for a review, please send your printed material… Read more.