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IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN TIM ATKINS . . ON ANY PLANET
“English poetry is suddenly in the happy state of being wide and generous enough to feel confident in its ability to draw upon art, music, the emotions, beauty, surrealism, language… Read more.
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Contemporary English Poetry and North American influences
A nice article today about some of the very best poetry coming from the United Kingdom. And it rocks. Big time! Brilliant! Some influences of NY school poetry… Read more.
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chips and curry
in honour of my brother’s birthday today. He died unexpectedly six months ago. Heroin overdose in Spanish Fork Utah. Miss him a shitload. He would have turned 30 today. We… Read more.
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ipad edition of poets and artists
video reading of “Regent Street” in new ipad edition of poets and artists. Happy to be in there. Thank you Didi Menendez. Maybe someday I’ll get an ipad. subscribe for… Read more.
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Poor Claudia and Emily Pettit
Poor Claudia (doesn’t get any better) from Nick van Eck: Something beautiful about swinging! Feel like getting away from the holiday hustle and leaping mid-air into a white hot void of… Read more.
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I left my heart in SF
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/i-left-my-heart-in-sf/ Read more.
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new crush at Poor Claudia
dig it!!!! http://www.poorclaudia.org/crush_reines.php Read more.
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British poet SJ Fowler responds to strong tea
over at the fabulous ZimZalla . . check it out: steven fowler and strong tea Read more.
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keep this bag away from children
lovin this . . . got a bit of everything . . rubbin me in all the right wrong ways . . . check it check it check it .… Read more.
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some of flash plays in the latest So and So Magazine
Birds LLC and So and So magazine and reading series have joined forces . .. yippie . . . one of my favs check out the latest issue of So… Read more.
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Paul Legault’s Farm 2
try singing your next poem . . . paul legault singing farm 2 Read more.
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Pioneer by the poet and musician Elaine Kahn
good before sleep or upon waking . . brings you to both sides of the mind . . . check it out . . . Pioneer by Horsebladder Read more.
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to fiction . . .
switched to writing short stories the last couple of months . . . . interlinking short stories . . . I’ve written four of them . . . the short… Read more.
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two new poems over at Establishment Magazine
http://knivesforksandspoonspress.co.uk/establishmentmag.html Read more.
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Ariana Reines’s Erotic Soul
http://www.bostonreview.net/BR37.4/b_k_fischer_ariana_reines_coeur_de_lion_mercury_poetry.php Read more.
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Off to Zakopane
Must clean my muddy boots. Leave tomorrow. . Been working on flash fiction and short stories from travel experiences. Slowly getting back to poetry. Think these Polish mountains with my… Read more.
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come on over . .
check out the new minimalist blog: The New Never Mind the Beasts – – – – think I will keep posting here though . . . Read more.
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poems from the Fertility Show in Spork
Another nice publication from Spork publications. Poems from my manuscript The Fertility Show. Written while riding the London tube on my daily commute. Thank you so much to the fine… Read more.
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some poems from The Fertility Show in Spork
Another nice publication from Spork publications. Poems from my manuscript The Fertility Show. Written while riding the London tube on my daily commute. Thank you so much to the fine… Read more.
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The New CRUSH at Poor Claudia
I am the new CRUSH over at Poor Claudia. A huge thank you to Poor Claudia. The editors did an absolutely stellar job. I am a very very happy camper.… Read more.
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Poor Claudia (Crush Edition)
I am the new CRUSH over at Poor Claudia. A huge thank you to Poor Claudia. The editors did an absolutely stellar job. I am a very very happy camper.… Read more.
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reading this saturday in east London
come on out if you around. Some fun collaborations happenin . . it’s The Camarade Project Edition 3. I am reading some collaborative work with Richard Barrett. Quite a line… Read more.
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Michael Zand and Hafez Shirazi
Persian poet Hafez Shirazi’s ghazal reworked by the fab Michael Zand. In super slow mo. The NY School is there too. Check it out: http://soundcloud.com/michael-zand/before-bitterness Read more.
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freedom
Do we know what we feel? Behind the scenes playing all the time. In the social, political, and personal. . . . . . . . . . . .… Read more.
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Dealing . .
What does it mean to deal with something? Another 20 min of breaking down after seeing more pictures of Aaron and Shantell when they were little. Remembering those times. Feeling… Read more.
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change and not clinging
day 3 of teaching my travel literature summer intensive course. Naps after class and all time collapses. North Carolina, Bellingham, Turkey, Utah. I can see I am not the same… Read more.
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coming and going
Kozan Ichikyo, died February 12, 1360. After writing this poem on the morning of his death, he lay down his brush and died sitting upright. Empty-handed I enteredthe worldBarefoot I… Read more.
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cleanings
Ewa is under the kitchen windowwith a plastic bag on her haircleaning the kingdomof dead spidershiding behind the curtains Read more.
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Where is Aaron?
I cannot find you brother. How can I imagine you as nowhere. If I imagine you as somewhere where I can imagine you? On a cloud? Slipping back into the… Read more.
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Sunday morning
Dust motes and black mould. Stiff neck and sore back. Sipping green tea. People are mowing the grass and cutting the branches outside. after cleaning housestaring at the clouds movingcut… Read more.
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suffering and not suffering
Went to High Street Kensington to look for the classroom I will be teaching in on Monday. For a large part of the time I was frustrated with all the… Read more.
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outside air
Two hour nap. Fresh vegetable soup. Heading out to get fresh air. Aaron will be with me. Love you brother!! Read more.
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Where is Aaron?
I try to think of Aaron as not suffering. As no longer feeling pain. When I see a picture of him I am flooded again. When I think of visiting… Read more.
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What Do I need to let go of?
My body went into shock. Then morning. Lots of morning. When do I stop morning? If I stop morning do I stop remembering Aaron? I have never cried this much.… Read more.
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The Ordinary
what is a vacuum? Why am I vacuuming? What is this round plate? Why I am eating off it? What is the mug? Why am I drinking from it? What… Read more.
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letting happen
Sleep is not easy. Last night I had a dream. A friend was sitting alone on a chair. He said he was lonely. He said he last best friend was… Read more.
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where to put your mind?
We pay money to have our attention grabbed We will engage it and give it something to do for hours We can’t fix everything so what will we do? What… Read more.
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the dharma
the dharma is the law of the heart which has no form but contains everything Read more.
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My brother Aaron
I lost my brother Aaron yesterday. He was 29. Everything seemed petty and a bit worthless after the news. It was a shock. No warning. Just gone. I was with… Read more.
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The Great Vegetable BOOM
The Spanish introduced the potato to Europe in the second half of the 16th century. After they killed off the Incas. European mariners brought it to territories and ports all… Read more.
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John Wayne Mesh UP
First draft of a John Wayne mesh up over at The Creature. In Old California film. The Mirror Palace is the saloon where a lot of the action takes place:… Read more.
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mesh ups
The gym is the best way to combat wet and damp England. Now I can think. Reading Paul Legault’s The Other Poems today while watching John Wayne’s old California. I… Read more.
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The Creature
works in progress from The Creature: The Creature Read more.
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A site dedicated to The Creature
it is a project. 88 edited pages into it . . . might publish it in three parts . . . check out unedited ones in progress here: http://nomadicpoetics.wordpress.com/ Read more.
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How to Keep Fresh
For almost seven years I traveled around the world with one suitcase. I had romantic notions that didn’t quite turn out romantic. Or sometimes they did. Now I am settling… Read more.
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from The Creature
A Hut is Constructed of Loose Stones this is part the story of Genesis a human is being collected the book of things the book of bodies a… Read more.
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trying out wordpress for the simple look . . feeling minimal . . . might migrate Never Mind the Beasts over there: NEVER MIND THE BEASTS AT WORDPRESS Read more.
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trying out a new blog
never mind the beasts has going on blogspot since 2004. Gonna see what word press can do . . . Read more.
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from Godzenie (BlazeVox 2009)
from Godzenie (BlazeVox 2009) Read more.
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from The Creature (still in progress)
A Hut is Constructed of Loose Stones this is part the story of Genesis a human is being collected the book of things the book of bodies a pool of… Read more.
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Maintenant Croatia – Tim Atkins
Tim Atkins reading at Maintenant Croatia event. Innovative British and European poetry organised by SJ Fowler. Thank goodness we have it! Read more.
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men of sticks and mud
poem written from a prompt in new issue of HOUSEFIRE. Check it here: HOUSEFIRE Read more.
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from Hermit Kingdom (south korea 2006)
Still revising The Heyday. Lots of re-seeings, re-readings, re-samplings, mixings and so on. The Heyday (2005-2012) is travel writing. Basho. Walt Whitman. Herodotus. 18-19th travel handbooks, Buddhism, ethics and suffering… Read more.
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old blog post from 18th March 2006
Ｉ‘ｍ ｉｎ Ｏｓａｋａ， Ｊａｐａｎ SLEPT in a capsule．More ｌａｔｅｒ． Ｊａｐａｎ is ｖｅｒｙ ｃｌｅａｎ． 乗れ そおｎ Read more.
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Those itchy feet
There is nothing new under the sun etc. Read more.
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Pictures from Camarade II
me and Peter Jaeger at Camarade II. Photo by Alexander Kell. Special thanks to S.J. Fowler (Steven) for making it all happen!! Read more.
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Reading Wednesday 15th Feb in west London (Ealing)
The OPEN Ealing Arts Project (113 Uxbridge Rd, London W5) presents its first OPEN poetry event on Wednesday 15 February 2012, which will comprise readings from guest poets plus an open-mic session.CHRISTODOULOS MAKRIS put together… Read more.
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Maintenant Camarade II: Peter Jaeger & Marcus Slease
Me and Peter Jaeger. re-worked 1950’s science fiction story complete with hymn Read more.
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Maintenant Camarade II: Jeff Hilson & Philip Terry
fantastic late 70’s songs!!! Read more.
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Maintenant Camarade II: Tim Atkins ( a tribute to Stacy Doris)
dedication to Stacy Doris A great reading here by Tim Atkins with a tribute to Stacy Doris. Read more.
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windmill reading.MOV
reading at The Windmill. Brixton. London. 4th Feb 2012. Read more.
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christmas day 2011
Spicy frozen pizza for Christmas dinner. A 4AM taxi pickup to Heathrow on Boxing Day. London-Paris-Salt Lake City. Drinking Melissa Tea. It was my favourite tea when I lived in… Read more.
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what is poetry and what is it good for??
Every entry on this blog starts with a hyperlink called text. It is the default setting. Read more.
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Marcus Slease covers Bernadette Mayer
covers project . . . Bernadette Mayer’s Maple Syrup sonnet . . . north London . .. near Horse Hospital . . Read more.
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – SJ Fowler
Steven Fowler reading the other night for his book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more.
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – Jeff Hilson
Jeff Hilson reading the other night for Steven Fowler’s book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more.
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – Tim Atkins
Tim Atkins reading the other night for Steven Fowler’s book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more.
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – Holly Pester
Holly Pester reading the other night for Steven Fowler’s book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more.
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Peter Jaeger’s characters
peter Jaeger’s Poets Read more.
Never Mind the Beasts 