The Practicing Poet: Dialogue to Creativity, Poetry, and Liberation: Page 3

PEN: Defending Free Expression

Published on June 4, 2017

A TOOLKIT FOR WRITERS AND READERS Behind Bill’s Hobby Shop Window there’s a silence in my voice…… read more

Paradise Lost: Borikén:

Published on May 30, 2017

The New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade is on June 11th; but as a member of the island’s diaspora,… read more

Late America

Published on May 13, 2017

Painting by Eric Fischl at Skarstedt followed by an ekphrastic poem. Late America Daddy, enough with the… read more

Flash! I will be reading May 11th for…

Published on May 10, 2017

The Boundless Tales Reading Series. It will be a pleasure to join Anne Born, Debra Emin, and John Esposito. Aida… read more

Allen Ginsberg (June 6, 1926-April 7, 1997)

Published on April 30, 2017

As a Brooklyn College MFA student from 1996 to 1998, I was extremely fortunate to know Allen as my teacher… read more

Dialogical Discourse to Creativity and Liberation in the Introductory Poetry Workshop

Published on April 29, 2017

This is where I was two years ago. Feel free to build or burn your own bridges with this brief… read more

In a Bottle or a Teacup Today?

Published on April 13, 2017

In a Bottle or a Teacup Today? Asked about his fighting philosophy, Bruce Lee said flow… read more

Where Will The Words Go Now?

Published on March 30, 2017

Where Will The Words Go Now? Where will the words go now, when abnormal is being normalized, and journalists… read more

A Tennis Poem: Old School Sweating

Published on March 29, 2017

A Tennis Poem: Old School Sweating I was trained to watch the ball— the back in the day… read more

For The New Archaics

Published on March 21, 2017

Recruitment in The Northwest Gallery Tonight This painting calls me in for more of thunderous blasts and… read more

Going My Way?

Published on March 15, 2017

Where are You on Religion? Does it play a role in your life? It’s hard to imagine the world… read more

In and Out of Time

Published on February 26, 2017

Are you ready? Let’s begin with Noam Chomsky sharing one prominent way that critical thought and dialogue are stunted… read more

Reflection Reflux

Published on February 19, 2017

A version of this short story first appeared in Ricky’s Backyard, 2016. Reflection Reflux … read more

Inauguration Day: Duck and Cover! Or not!

Published on January 20, 2017

MY RANT & CLOSING POEMS. Since our last election day, except for a few poems, I have found it hard… read more

Sculptor & Stone

Published on January 14, 2017

Speaking in Stones I A stone told The Sculptor what it wished to be. The Sculptor melted into tears…. read more

Loving Nonviolence

Published on January 7, 2017

Given the neo-fascism in the U.S., the raping of Puerto Rico, and North Carolina’s recent Republican coup, my twenty-year struggle… read more

Mentoring? Dancing on the Edge?

Published on December 26, 2016

Normal blood pressure is 120/80; last week my blood pressure hung around some dangerous numbers; 198/107 made me check in… read more

Newtown Literary #9 and Lending/Returning Books

Published on December 9, 2016

Newtown Literary had a launching event for issue #9 (buy here!) a couple of days ago, and I was one of four… read more

The Spirit of Tennis

Published on December 2, 2016

There is nothing wrong with competition—as long as it’s wholesome. It leads to all sorts of good things. Game on…. read more

Milady’s Haiku

Published on November 27, 2016

Post election day, I’m back to a familiar question: does poetry matter? It matters. Little Framed Picture In a… read more

Living Post-Truth

Published on November 20, 2016

A Rant: Living Post-Truth It has been a while since my Election Day entry; the initial shock is over; I’m… read more

Dear Daughter

Published on November 9, 2016

Dear Ruko, Trump will soon be our President, our Commander and Chief: he took America. I have not had… read more

Trigger Warning: Poltergeists, Sex, and Vulgarity

Published on November 4, 2016

One of my favorite stand-up comedians, George Carlin, the gods rest his soul, did a bit in the early 70s’… read more

Ghazal Me

Published on October 29, 2016

In my October 7 entry, I included a poem, “Knives,” that was inspired by Gary Soto’s “Oranges.” I completed… read more

Kathy Change Remembered

Published on October 23, 2016

Kathy Who Set Herself Afire 20 Years Ago Remembered at Penn. Philadelphia Inquirer Yesterday’s commemoration was arranged by Anita King… read more

Looking Back at a Reading

Published on October 15, 2016

This past July I had the opportunity to represent, along with Sydney Hartlove and Catherine Fletcher, the Boundless… read more

Marie

Published on October 7, 2016

This blog’s September launch includes a poem that describes my relationship with a betraying, yet fitting, heart; and how… read more

Video Blog: Curing the Ham

Published on September 28, 2016

Doing more public readings, excluding open mics, is on my list of 2016 New Year Resolutions. I have a… read more

Workshop: To Form and Rhyme

Published on September 18, 2016

A Sonnet Game If you twist veracity with end rhyme, fill in schemes to simply help sonnets run, will… read more

First Post: Live Long and Prosper

Published on September 5, 2016

I considered launching a blog this past year, unfortunately, not making it so. Fear laced with laziness probably had something to… read more