 cleveland fallen leaf – foto by smith for a curmudgeon anti-socialite, i’ve been Mr People Meister 8 daze this week this peak into cleveland. i warned shady lady k i’m a psychopath with feelings, a sociopath with a conscience. she asked me not to bite anyone this time. so i look, listen, smile, and nod my head – leave my teeth unbared. we’ve read our poetry in london england, krakow poland, oaxaca mexico, various places in the u.s., and our favorite high energy crazy place to read is The Literary Cafe here in cleveland ohio. last night was two excellent features followed by 23 open mic poets – and most everyone top to bottom were worth listening too. one woman sang an opera aria, another dude brought his guitar. two poets (the co-hosts) wrestled for the mic and both read simultaneously trying to shove each other away from the mic. even had a poem from a 6 year old girl. we finally met Handsome Duke Deal a.k.a. David Smith from California – he was a featured reader. good to hear vocally someone i admire on the written page. good poet, good reader, and a good gentle human as well. the energy at The Lit pulses with the drunken esoteric surreal ramblings and lying introductions of the mic host Nick Traenkner coupled with the Zen Beat humility of poet procurer Steve Goldberg. the bar owner Andy videotapes much of the evening’s poetry and posts it the next day on his website. it can be checked at http://literarycafe.net/blog/ – there are a couple videos in his archives of Lady and i reading there. Whining want weeps I’m for falling  3 steps to heaven (for Eddie Cochran) – foto by smith |