and now the opportunity arises

subject: spoken word
style: ambitious
source: Jacob Bronowski

"The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation."

On the Seventeenth (a Thursday), LB is holding Poet's Lounge.

Time after time throughout my writings, I have thought

that these words I have written deserve to be spoken aloud,

so that I can instill in them the very emphases and the spirit

with which I intended them to be read. And now the opportunity

arises, to be heard. I can't even imagine how it would feel

to receive some solid recognition, to have a judgment passed

on whether any of my stuff is truly "good."

In short, I want to read one of my poems.

The trouble now is deciding which ones.

I am taking the poetry collections from both my blogs

and condensing them down to the ones I really loved

writing. Maybe, eventually, you can help me decide.

And if you go to Long Beach, feel free to come,

8-10 on the 17th. Info here.

I may or may not be there to entertain you.