WhatsInTheBag Press presents a night of oneness and poetic outbursts followed by the music of Morticia's Chair. Scattered open mic's will mix in with features for full communion of audience, performers, and appreciators of aural art. Bring your own ever… more »

I interrupt this blogging silence for an important poetic announcement! Arriving into the Cleveland area is a talented writer and reader of poetry from the Upstate New York area. I had the pleasure of hearing and meeting Robert Milby last summer whe… more »

Mighty Michael Grover saved the Rebels Without Applause reading in Toledo which Lou Suarez and I were scheduled to perform. With Common Grounds ground up and blowing away in the wind, Mike found us another venue at Brooklyn's Daily Grind in Holland, Ohi… more »

If any of you missed my reading at Visible Voice Books a few weeks ago, well you missed a good one. I really liked the vibe and the audience was cool and I felt like my reading was reflected all that. Too bad you missed it. However, I have a few more… more »

Miles Budimir posted a review of the chapbook on his blog. Found out what he really thought of me....hmmm. But apparently I grew on him and he liked the book.And it’s a pleasure to read and re-read, seeing in it not only observations from a single So… more »

It is all scheduled. I will be reading from my chapbook, Tremont Crawl, at Visible Voice Books On Tuesday October 19 at 7:00pm. I'll include a few other more recent poems and we will have an open mic afterwards.Comments of the chapbook:"It's a… more »

Wow, Visible Voice Books in Tremont has my Tremont Crawl as one of their featured books. Click here to see the page. more »

I've been talking about for years, but FINALLY WhatsInTheBag Press is up and publishing. WITB Press (what I like to call it) is the latest addition to the small press universe. The goal is put out single author publications that is of quality and signi… more »

Hey come on down to Canton for an enjoyable poetry night this Friday. I had visited these folks a year or so ago and found the energy amazing. These kids try real hard and there is poetry competition with cash prizes for incentive. If you don't want to… more »

One of the reasons Nick, Andy, and I discontinued the regular poetry readings at the Lit Café, was because we were anchored to the second Thursday every month. Sure the consistency made sure everybody knew when and where, but sometimes some of the best… more »