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POETS ON THE HALF SHELL

April 16, 2018

Poets on the Half Shell celebrates poetry as necessary part of life, like death, taxes and laughter. You can have poetry on the half shell at a dive bar, a fancy bar, your backyard, at the beach, in the mountains...basically anywhere you go. Readings are hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano and take place roughly the third Sunday of every month. Location, Location, Location: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90292 SCHEDULE of UPCOMING…

DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD

April 6, 2018

Books

Barbara Karmazin Atlantic Bridge Publishing Sci Fi When Cait O’Keefe arrives at Sanctuary Station, a space base circling Earth, she stirs up a lot of interest. First, she is a lovely sight to behold, with her naturally multicolored hair and her graceful, sinuous dancing. Second, her birth certificate says she has two fathers. Her human mother was married to two Sidhe men, such marriages being a tradition of Sidhe culture. The Sidhe are the fairy people of legend, but…

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD & RETRO HELL REVIEWS

April 3, 2018

CD

BACK STABBERS The O'Jays Sony/Columbia It was one of the cruelest September days I will ever remember. I woke up to the news that was on both the television and the radio. Middle Eastern terrorists, their grievances centered on the never-ending conflict between Israel and Palestine. Single-minded assassins laying siege to an icon of international prosperity and success. There was poor security. A stealthy approach. A swift assault. Chaos. Innocents slaughtered. The year was 1972. The place was Munich…

NEW YORK IS NOW! THE NEW WAVE OF FREE JAZZ

March 16, 2018

Books

Phil Freeman Photographs by Susan O'Conner The Telegraph Company Phil Freeman has written a guide to and anecdotal history of contemporary free jazz as practiced in New York City that is sorely needed. Mr. Freeman writes with passion and insight about the free jazz scene and its principal players and brings plenty of original insight to jazz criticism along the way. It's refreshing to read trenchant criticism that's informed by musical knowledge, history and social studies. Mr. Freeman comes…

LENDING A HAND

February 25, 2018

Interviews

It takes a city of poets to organize the Los Angeles Poetry Festival Laurel Ann Bogen is known for her lively readings and fabulous hats. She is one-third of the poetry performance ensemble Nearly Fatal Women. She is the author of ten books of poetry and short fiction. the most recent is Fission, published by Red Dancefloor Press. She is also on the organizing committee of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival. Carlye Archibeque: How did you become involved in the…