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
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Suzi Kaplan Olmsted & Peter Marti at Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts
Suzi Kaplan Olmsted and Peter Marti will be reading for Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts on Friday September 28, 2012 at the Beat Museum (540 Broadway, San Francisco). Suzi and Peter will be reading from their new publications: Elektra's Mouth (Olmsted) and Elephants I Didn't Ride (Marti), both Virgogray Publications. Poet, Marc Olmsted hosts, … Continue reading Suzi Kaplan Olmsted & Peter Marti at Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts
S.A. Griffin on Elektra’s Mouth
Elektra's Mouth by Suzi Kaplan Olmsted shoots the moon. Visual jazz counterpoint provided by Marc Olmsted, helping set fire to this beautiful burning house of love. ~ S.A. Griffin, Los Angeles-based poet, DJ for killradio.org and co-editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, awarded The Firecracker Award as best in alternative press, and named Best Performance Poet byWanda Coleman for the LA Weekly in 1989, Griffin … Continue reading S.A. Griffin on Elektra’s Mouth