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Lief Magazine Celebrates Life with Reading
Review, with photos, of the Lief reading on 08/29/12.
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Jackson Pollock
While I am not that educated when it comes to art, and in particular painting, I am fascinated with Jackson Pollock. We were going to feature him in an issue of Stone Pack Review, but that has changed. Instead, I will post some photos and text here. Like many people, I was first exposed to…
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Review – Eve’s Daughters
The following is a review from the opening reception of Eve’s Daughters on April 6th 2012 at Tarnish & Gold. Deep into Northeast Minneapolis, we found ourselves in the art district looking upon the space and gallery called “Tarnish & Gold“. The opening reception for “Eve’s Daughters” brought us here on a beautiful spring evening.…
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Review – Rhythmic Circus – FDFMN
11/12/11 – Feet Don’t Fail Me Now, Burnsville, 7:30pm Review of Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (FDFMN) I am not what you would call a “dance” type of person, or someone who would go out of my way to see tap dancing. I’m more of a “what color of flannel should I wear today” type…
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Next Review – “The Dance Most of All”
Currently reading and reviewing the latest collection of poems from Jack Gilbert.
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Book Review – “Tao-Zen Verses”
08/01/11 Review of “Tao-Zen” Verses, by Hanakia Zedek Whistling Shade Press, 2010 http://www.amazon.com/Tao~Zen-Verses-Hanakia-Zedek/dp/098003759X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312235188&sr=8-1 A Guide Through and With Chaos How to describe Hankia Zedek, his philosophy, and review his first published book? The most appropriate way would be through anecdotes, and what Hanakia’s purpose is. Tao-Zen Verses represents the intersection of these two schools of…
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Book Review – “Auto-Bio”
Review of “Auto-Bio”, by Peter William Stein Amber Skye Publishing, 2010 http://www.amazon.com/Auto-bio-Peter-William-Stein/dp/0981986048/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1312167377&sr=8-3 Peter’s first full-length collection of poems is ambitious with potential in its themes and delivery mechanism. Topics such as self, life, death, and God, all attempting to point to the same conclusion – the self is lost amidst the murky landscape – are…
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Book Review – “Becoming”
Review of “Becoming”, by D. Garcia Wahl Whistling Shade, 2010 http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-D-Garcia-Wahl/dp/0980037581/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311559989&sr=8-2 Dylan is a unique voice in American literature and a shining example of what poetry is supposed to be. The images formed from his words and stanzas cross many boundaries and fight successfully to stand-alone atop the rocky shorelines. What we have here are…
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Book Review – “Waiting”
The following is my book review of “Waiting” by Marya Hornbacher, posted on 06/09/11. Written by someone who does not believe in God and has been through AA and the 12-steps, this book provides a working and grounded guide to spirituality. Reading this with an open mind, and not terribly concerned about the 12-steps themselves,…
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Book Review – “California”
The following is my book review of “California” by Jennifer Denrow, posted on 06/09/11. I had no expectations going into this, and have been rewarded. Her writing style is very direct, almost like poking a stick at your eye. What is most different, compared to the many poetry books out there, is her form and…