100 + 1: National Poetry Month Meets Mingus
Sean MurphyCharles Mingus had many things to say, and he used his mouth, his pen, his fists, and...
National Poetry Month Meets The Sweet Science
My thanks to the excellent journal 805 Lit + Art for publishing my poem Hagler and Hearns, 1985. I’m especially...
National Poetry Month & Ron Carter
Another one from my new collection, “Ron Carter’s Fingers” is also featured in the latest...
Easter Sunday and Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy’s Avowal* Eric Dolphy’s alto is less a solo than an announcement: not unlike...
National Poetry Month Meets Marvin Gaye
I was aware (and in awe) of John Goodman before I reviewed his book (10...
National Poetry Month Meets Howlin’ Wolf
National Poetry Month rolls on. Thanks again to Decolonial Passage for publishing “Howlin’ Wolf’s Harp”...
Original Poetry: Six Haikus for America
Just in time for #NationalPoetryMonth, the amazing team at Exterminating Angel Press has dropped the...
Introducing “Rhapsodies in Blue”
Just in time to properly celebrate National Poetry Month, my second collection, Rhapsodies in Blue, is now...
Original Poem: Charles Mingus’s Memento
It remains a blessing for this writer to find publications that “get” him –and what...
Gary Rossington: The Man in The Band
And another guitarist who left us with indelible solos from the ’70s gone. Gary Rossington...