Here is Walter Mosley, author, talking about America and race
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Dick Frizzell Wisdom
Published: May 23, 2010
Its okay to copy others work and be influenced by others because when you produce a copy of someone elses work, it contains you. You can’t ever produce an exact copy of someone else, it will always contain and be your work, changed in some way because you did it.
About John Reynolds
Published: May 20, 2010
I heard John Reynolds speak at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival, I bought his book, he signed it, we chatted. You can read his biography and see some of his work here. John Reynolds is my art hero, his work resonates with me – party because he uses words but also because he talks [...]
Bombproof Your Horse and other great titles
Published: May 19, 2010
I’ve been looking at books online and there really are some awesome titles: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog Bombproof Your Horse Are Women Human? People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It Cooking with Pooh The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern [...]
Handwriting
Published: May 18, 2010
What does your handwriting or signature say about you? Here it becomes art. [hand]writing does not just contain semantic information. it also contains aesthetic information (when seen as a shape or image) and emotional information (such as a graphologist would analyze) J.Michael Mollohan
West Coast Rain
Published: May 17, 2010
The late great Blackball bridge by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman I heard him read this at the festival, it was wonderful West Coast rain: Rain come down, it all comes down to rain: the great rain, the dark rain, the Rain Father pissing his worst in the headwaters, Mother- of-all-Rains squatting, showering blood, mud rain ricochets [...]
Charlie Dark
Published: May 16, 2010
I spent the weekend at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival where Charlie Dark had me laughing so loud you could have heard me outside. He laid down a vocal track giving us in a dark auditorium in Auckland the beat and feel of Notting Hill Carnival, while he spoke poetry. I found this clip [...]
Why do i write? Why do you?
Published: May 13, 2010
While cruising through But does it float,, its a cool art website, I found this:- Of course I stole the title from this talk, from George Orwell. One reason I stole it was that I like the sound of the words: Why I Write. There you have three short unambiguous words that share a sound [...]
The lull before
Published: May 13, 2010
This week I finished my two essays. My exams are in 6 weeks. Tomorrow I will got to the first day of the Auckland Readers and Writers Festival. So today is the lull, after the pressure of Monday and before I refuel tomorrow. Rest days are good days, the days to be still. To rest, [...]
Maxim Millionaire Poet
Published: May 11, 2010
I had to share this with you, many years ago I worked for Felix Dennis as his personal accountant. I signed an agreement not to divulge information about his personal life. But here he is telling it all, so I guess I’m safe from prosecution! It is a strange sight to see your old millionaire [...]
