Poem: Bus Girl

Bus Girl She looks in the glass again to check if the image has changed New headphones, new hair She’s still the same LOOK Eyeliner of lines drawn in the sand Streaks of blonde scream in her hair Lips moist with gloss, pink as a newborn LOOK, again Everything’s the same. She smiles.

Christmas Letter 2015

Will Ferrell as “Buddy” in “Elf”, 2003 Round and Round THE EYES OF “CHARLIE HEBDO” EDITOR STEPHANE CHARBONNIER APPEAR AT AN ANTI-TERRORISM RALLY IN PARIS, FRANCE. JAN 2015 2015 seems like an amplified version of 2014 don’t you think?  Except this year we had the added entertainment of an American Presidential race, promotional “stuff” forContinueContinue reading “Christmas Letter 2015”

Poetry Club

Poetry Club Bellingham Hosted by Ron Leatherbarrow, retired poetry professor, 4th Sat, 10-12, at a Bellingham café. Classic poetry discussed, original poetry read. Facebook Group Site: https://www.facebook.com/Poetryclubbellingham/ After taking Ron’s Intro to Poetry class Spring quarter I fell in love with this kind, intelligent, antidote-filled instructor.  I’m not the only one.  I organized a Saturday morningContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club”

Event: Noisy Water

You’re invited~ Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County, Washington “It is an honor to be apart of this Whatcom County anthology. The event on December 1st is one of many readings scheduled throughout the NW over the next few months.  Visit the Other Mind Press web site for a full listing.  Thank you Other MindContinueContinue reading “Event: Noisy Water”

Event: Get Lit

You’re invited~ Cafe Bouzingo’s “Get Lit” Featuring poet Shannon Laws  6:30 p.m. Sunday, November 22 at 1209 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, Washington. Get Lit! is Café Bouzingo’s weekly poetry show. Every Sunday, sign up starts at 6:30 p.m., join the crew at Café Bouzingo for an evening of spoken word — local and nationally renowned touring poetsContinueContinue reading “Event: Get Lit”

Event: Read-In World Peace Poets

You’re invited   Musicians, poets and lovers of peace please join us for the 3rd annual Read-In!  This is a FREE and public international event.  Sign up today via email at worldpeacepoets@gmail.com for a five minute slot to share what peace means to you.  The read in ends when the last poet speaks.  A lightContinueContinue reading “Event: Read-In World Peace Poets”

Poem: low hanging

  the fruit of Happy Valley decorates the trees along the walk to the bay apples blush and drop to the ground, the cherry is orange red hard-sided pears, as many as the tree has leaves, present themselves in portrait hidden under the branches, purple frost rubs off a plum’s sweet-shiny skin   a blockContinueContinue reading “Poem: low hanging”

Poem: Peek-A-Boo

    ~For Danny & Ethan That one time we learned if we stopped seeing something—it was really gone. Then that other time when we discover that was a lie. Let me teach you peek-a-boo cover your eyes I’m gone. Uncover I’m back. How strange to be gone in a minute!  A man signs aContinueContinue reading “Poem: Peek-A-Boo”

Once

  Once   This morning I woke up angry.  Or perhaps just pissed at everything in general, which, as I write this, realize its pretty much the same as being angry, but feels better to type “pissed”.  It was my second wake up.  I had a wake up at 1 a.m.  I tried to goContinueContinue reading “Once”

Event: Bellingham Poetry Gallery

You’re invited… May 8th, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention on Bay Street Erica Reed is a visionary.  Did you know there were 18 poetry groups and open mics in our medium sized city of Bellingham? (really 19, but one can’t make it) At most I thought perhaps onlyContinueContinue reading “Event: Bellingham Poetry Gallery”