Headbanging Thunder fizzles out— Hector the room mechanic selling strawberries on the corner of Jones & Tropicana, off white Bentleys roll by... Heavy metal strippers sliding down silver poles to greet salacious mobs— cheap beer & buzz cuts, fake tans & spandex dreams over-compensating alpha-morons swingin' bullshit shovels. Clinking bottles of Cristal, wowed by an … Continue reading The VGP Flashback #4
Chris D’Errico
A Chris D’Errico Perspective
One thing I always enjoy about my visits to Las Vegas are my visits with poet and writer Chris D'Errico, as well as writer and international man of mystery, the Mag-Man, Peter Magliocco. To be honest, though, Peter, though ever cordial, proves to elude this writer more often than not, but I am remiss not … Continue reading A Chris D’Errico Perspective
Closing 2012 – Intentions for 2013
Good evening. I hope everyone is well at the time of this writing. It has been a crazy year, 2012, that showed very fruitful for poetry and Virgogray Press. Having released several collections, and gratefully with the humble returns of poets like Suzi Olmsted, Justin Blackburn and Chris D'Errico, a core has begun to … Continue reading Closing 2012 – Intentions for 2013