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No More Pigeons in Trafalgar Square 21 Apr 2013 | 06:02 pm
I discovered the other day that Trafalgar Square is no longer home to the thousands of pigeons that used to congregate there. I can’t imagine Trafalgar Square without them. It was a huge tourist attra...
Folding Pages of Books 6 Apr 2013 | 07:10 pm
I don’t remember exactly how or when I first saw a phone book folded into an African hut, but I do have a vague memory of seeing one as a child. The concept found its way into a poem of mine called Th...
Buying a Planet 6 Mar 2013 | 07:12 pm
I came across this ad for the California Lottery. If you’ve read this poem, you’ll probably get a laugh out of it.
Another Poem About You 5 Aug 2012 | 02:23 pm
By Paul Suntup I invented rocks because one day I was angry, and a mountain was too big to throw. “What if I broke the mountain into smaller pieces,” I thought. And that’s how I invented rocks. Today,...
Tribute 13 Jul 2012 | 10:48 am
She is lightning afraid of the dark. She is June two months early because April slaughtered May with a pitchfork. She is a pond with a thousand tadpoles who think they’re whales. She is a boy nam...
Teaching the Temple! 23 Feb 2012 | 04:07 pm
News just in that Sunset at the Temple of Olives will be taught at California State University, Long Beach! More news will follow when available. Learn more about the book here, or visit Amazon to p...
The Weight of the Birds 29 Dec 2011 | 10:53 am
— For James Tate I have a friend named Harry who decided to kill himself. “I’ve decided to kill myself,” he said. “You did?” I said, “That’s a big decision.” “Not really,” he said, “when you know, ...
Three Horsemen of the Apostrophe Tour Announced 23 Aug 2011 | 11:19 am
I will be heading out on a six-state tour with fellow poets Daniel McGinn and Brendan Constantine. We will be visiting over 12 cities during the tour. Here’s the tour schedule: Southwest – September...
Videos from the 2nd Annual Speak Easy Summer Poetry Show, June 2011 7 Jul 2011 | 05:29 pm
Here are some videos that were shot at the 2nd Annual Speak Easy Summer Poetry Extravaganza in June 2011. The event was produced by Write Bloody Publishing and held at the Tank Farm Clothing Store in ...
Upcoming Poets Cafe Interview on KPFK Radio in Los Angeles 9 May 2011 | 04:14 am
Since 2002, Poets Cafe has been broadcasting stimulating poetry and conversation from some of Los Angeles’ most celebrated (and non-celebrated) poets with original host M.C. Bruce. The Poets Cafe is ...
