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Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette (the concise list version)

2016/03/14 — Leave a comment

The following is based on fifteen months of poetry readings and open mics. I fully intend to post a more rant-y version of this later to reflect a couple of recent experiences; for now, I think this simple list will be appropriate: Continue reading

Thanks, Adobe!

2016/03/14 — 8 Comments

Adobe doesn’t get a lot of love these days. Or maybe they do, but I don’t see it because I no longer subscribe to the magazines that usually cover their software, no longer receive any of their marketing e-mail, and don’t keep up with the websites (such as Lynda.com and CreativeLive) that present online seminars and tutorials.

Today, I am going to give them some love. I am going to thank them for something they have inadvertently done for me. Continue reading

God’s green earth (A poem)

2016/03/10 — Leave a comment

This pantoum was an effort to try something new. When I go to an open-mic, I usually read something I have already worked on, typed into a Word document, and done some preliminary editing. I wrote this poem this afternoon, while waiting for the room to open, and read it straight from my journal. I really must work on my legibility…
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