Like many items on the web, I came across this in a roundabout way. It seems true that for most people, poetry is unimportant. In, Let Poetry Die, Patrick Gillespie addresses some of the issues… Read More »What Noise Does the Death of Poetry Make?
I’ve wanted to get more involved with the community and with writing. One of my friend’s works with Studio STL, and it seems to be exactly what I’m looking for. When I was at Hope… Read More »Studio STL
It’s not really news, but sometimes just getting something submitted is cause for a celebration. New poem is out the door and in the hands of an editor. Wish me luck!
If your interested in reading the Revised Sketch of Boxing, contact me. Second revision of Sketch of Boxing. This is the first revision of Sketch of Boxing. Still need a title.
I’m not even sure where to begin this book. I thought it was sci-fi when I began, but it rides that line between sci-fi and fantasy. That is to say it doesn’t fit a category… Read More »Review: Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
If you’re starting a writing project, whether it be a novel or a short story, you’ll find book upon book that talks about character, setting, plot, subtext. Most of these books though are written by… Read More »Writing a Novel in the Cloud
I’ll admit that I haven’t sought out novels or films regarding September 11th. Perhaps, because the fallout of that day was everywhere. It flashed on televisions, it stuck to the tailgates of trucks in magnetized… Read More »Review: Falling Man by Don Delillo
Contact me if you’re interested in viewing the 2nd revision of this poem. This is the first revision of Sketch of Boxing. Still need a title. Thanks to Joy, for the help.
Steam rises from the bath water circulates in down drafts a localized weather pattern in my unheated apartment and steam also rises from my skin, the hands recently wrapped and sheathed in synthetic leather boxing… Read More »Sketch of Boxing
Dean Young writes with a unique perspective. His poems move with a life of their own and make connections between ideas and images that are vivid and poignant.