the United Mutations of Smith – foto by Smith
Bornday Blues
Turned 65 today
I’ve learned you get wiser
And more weary
Boogie to the blues
Then get the blues to mambo
Dance these lies away
in the land of the blind, the one-eye is king – foto by Smith
And as for tonight, Lady and I will be at Mac’s Backs to hear Minneapolis poet Chris Shillock, whom we’ll meet for the first time in a couple hours when Lady cooks him dinner.
poet Christopher Shillock from Minneapolis, MN
Two visiting poets at Mac’s this week, come out if you can!
Tonight
Wednesday, March 9th at 7 p.m. at Mac’s Backs-Books on Coventry 1820 Coventry Rd. Cleveland Heights
GAYL TELLER & CHRISTOPHER SHILLOCK
Gayl Teller is the Poet Laureate of Nassau County, Long Island NY and has published five poetry collections including Inside the Embrace (Word Tech/Cherry Grove 2010).
As Poet Laureate Gayl has initiated Stray Feet, a roving poetry show and coordinated a workshop/anthology project that resulted in the publication of Toward Forgiveness, an anthology featuring ninety-nine Long Island poets. Gayl is also the founder of The Mid-Island Y JCC Poetry Reading series which has brought national and regional poets to Long Island since 1996.
She has received numerous prizes and awards including the Edgar Allen Poe prize and her poetry has been widely published and anthologized. Gayl teaches at Hofstra University.
Gayl will be joined by Minneapolis poet Christopher Shillock. Christopher Shillock was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1940. He grew up in South America and Europe where his parents served in the US Foreign Service. He has an MA in philosophy from the City University of New York. In 1972 he moved to the Twin Cities to attend the University of Minnesota.
During the 1980’s he was active in various Communist and Anarchist groups where an unerring instinct led him to the losing side in every factional dispute. Since then he has adopted the working hypothesis that the creative life is itself a radical act in a world dedicated to ignorance and exploitation.
Christopher has published several book and book/media collaborations, including Testament of Fear, Irregular Conjugations, An Invitiation to the Terrorist Ball and the newly released Invisible Jazz. He has read at numerous venues and festivals including the Minnesota Fringe Festival, The Powderhorn Writers Festival and the Rogue Buddha Gallery.
“Chris Shillock is almost like a poet laureate of Minneapolis, of the urban, downtown, gritty rock-and-roll/poetry/spoken word/everything scene” ~ Write on Radio KFAI 90.3
Gayl Teller – gaylteller.com/
Christopher Shillock – shillock.com
Mac’s Backs – booksite.com/mback/
poet Gayl Teller from Long Island NY