Chuffed to have three new poems of mine appear in the Issue 32 Fall 2024 edition of the excellent literary journal, Door is Ajar – “Grilled Cheese,” “Coin Laundry,” and “Sawgrass”. They are repurposed here, but pick up a print copy, if you can, support the work, and dig into all the fine writers therein, talented scribesContinueContinue reading “Door is Ajar – Three New Poems”
Category Archives: perspective
Bird Lives
RIP, Charlie Parker. Reportedly, Bird told his wife, “please don’t let them bury me in Kansas City” . And, there he lies, with his mother, lonely, isolated, up on a hill, behind a iron rusty gate I had to move in order to drive down a potholed gravel road and reach the site. A small signContinueContinue reading “Bird Lives”
Printing the Revolution
Shout out to the Frist Art Museum here in Nashville, for the excellent “Printing the Revolution” exhibit, showcasing Chicano graphics from 1965 to the present day. (It’s there until September 29, btw) The work in Printing The Revolution is culled from the Smithsonian and follows the thread of activist Chicano art, from the posters ofContinueContinue reading “Printing the Revolution”
10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl
Ah, yes, a long but interconnected tale to go with the pics of 10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville (August 6, part of their first U.S. tour since the seventies). Flash backwards; back in the day, as a wee lad, I stumbled across 10cc’s records and really dug into them, smart pop, kind ofContinueContinue reading “10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl”
Seven Samurai
Shout out to the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. My son, Jude, is quite the cinephile, as is his Dad, as was my Dad. Our regular pizza party movie nights over the years certainly had something to do with laying the groundwork, although as I often say, Jude is his own man. Anyway, the otherContinueContinue reading “Seven Samurai”
Doug Hoekstra 