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a birthday meditation

Posted by jackie sheeler on Aug 25, 2010

on 9/11/02, a long day of candles, weeping and speeches, my friend karen gave me a birthday gift that will last for the rest of my life. we were having a quiet dinner at a quiet...

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9/11 birthday bash

Posted by jackie sheeler on Aug 30, 2010

9/11/10. 7pm. recoup lounge, 210 rivington. no gifts! see you...

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uphook press @ kgb bar

Posted by jackie sheeler on Aug 31, 2010

this is the next reading that i’m doing, and it’s going to be great fun with all the other contributors to “hell strung and crooked”, the latest antho from...

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amazing performance videos!

Posted by jackie sheeler on Aug 30, 2010

i learned one thing the hard way: DON’T use the default iPhone camera app for video! and don’t use whatever custom app i used at parkside lounge, either. if the video...

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uphook press @ kgb bar

uphook press @ kgb bar

Aug 31, 2010

this is the next reading that i’m doing, and it’s going to be great fun with all the other contributors to “hell strung and crooked”, the latest antho from uphook. check out this lineup! David Lawton R. Nemo Hill Elliott D. Smith Vicki Iorio Bruce Weber John Marcus Powell Ocean Vuong E. K. Mortenson Puma Perl and me. i’ve got a lot...

amazing performance videos!

amazing performance videos!

Aug 30, 2010

i learned one thing the hard way: DON’T use the default iPhone camera app for video! and don’t use whatever custom app i used at parkside lounge, either. if the video itself was of the same caliber as these performances, this tape would be running on MTV. or better. lauren o’brien: jane...

9/11 birthday bash

9/11 birthday bash

Aug 30, 2010

9/11/10. 7pm. recoup lounge, 210 rivington. no gifts! see you...

a birthday meditation

a birthday meditation

Aug 25, 2010

on 9/11/02, a long day of candles, weeping and speeches, my friend karen gave me a birthday gift that will last for the rest of my life. we were having a quiet dinner at a quiet place, as we usually did on my birthday (we spend hers at the bowery ballroom, celebrating with patti smith, whose birthday karen shares). after the waiter brought our check, karen said,...

an earthquake is coming…

an earthquake is coming…

Aug 16, 2010

…where will you be when it hits? The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery @ Bleecker 8pm. sharp. very sharp.

uphook press anthology – gorgeous!

uphook press anthology – gorgeous!

Aug 16, 2010

it’s an honor to have a poem in “hell strung and crooked“, the latest release from uphook press. i got my contributor copies this weekend, and it’s a beautiful volume. i was delighted to find new work from some of my favorite circuit poets — samantha barrow, geoff kagan trenchard, ocean vuong — and my old belgian friend, claus...

lauren o’brien at cornelia street 8/27

lauren o’brien at cornelia street 8/27

Jul 31, 2010

she is a buddhist, an extremely talented writer, and one of the best performers i’ve seen. i’m talking like patti smith stratospheric excellence from 1978. LAUREN O’BRIEN, in short, is amazing. if you haven’t seen her yet, you’re missing out. sometimes hosting feels like a chore (as anything will, even sex, done often enough in the...

last night & next month & everything

last night & next month & everything

Jul 31, 2010

susan scutti ran a wonderfully funky show at funkadelic studios last night. they’ve got a lot of events going on over there, music & poetry jams, opens, features. join their mailing list if that’s your kind of thing. i’ve got no shows of my own in august, and that’s a very good thing, as i need time to finalize my forthcoming book,...

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