January 17th, 2008 — faith and work, poetry, writing
I love Randy Ingermanson. Let me just start there. I’m very excited to be presenting at Mt. Hermon with L. L. Barkat in part because it means I also get to participate in Randy’s fiction workshop. In fact, I finally went and got Oxygen, a book I’ve been meaning to read for sometime.
That said, I found myself resisting Randy’s latest post at Advanced Fiction Writing…
November 13th, 2007 — podcast, poetry
Another poem today.
September 21st, 2007 — poetry
I was talking with John Leax via email today. One of the perks of being editor for TheHighCalling.org is that I get to work with some of the best writers and poets in the country. If you don’t know Leax’s work, you must check it out.
He also edits an interesting blogzine called Stone Work Journal, that published two of my poems in their last issue. Eventually, they hope to host audio content for the poems as well.
All that to say, it’s been awhile since I posted a poem here. So here’s a poem and a podcast of me reading it:
July 19th, 2007 — poetry, reading
Modernism is when the mirror began to crack. If there is any hope of understanding our current world of broken mirrors, we need to remember why the mirror cracked to begin with.
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June 26th, 2007 — poetry
Last week, I posted my eBook of poems. Since then I’ve devoted myself entirely to prose. But I’m still editing new poems. Here’s a little lyric about the dangers of light and electricity—especially when they travel in bulk to my incorrectly wired dryer at 220 volts.
Notice, how I distanced myself from the truth of this experience by casting it in 2nd person. That has the effect of protecting me from my own stupidity. But it also helps you feel the stupidity I felt. The whole poem becomes a kind of fated encounter leading each reader toward the inevitable (and temporary) darkness.
June 18th, 2007 — poetry, publishing, reading
Several years ago, the National Endowment for the Arts warned America: Reading is at risk. They proclaimed that literary reading is declining rapidly among all groups, especially the very young.
Two weeks ago, in one of the breakout sessions at Book Expo America, Jeff Gomez wondered about that study. Is print really going to die? he asked. As the director of internet marketing for Holtzbrink Publishers, he has probably earned the authority to state his bold answer.
Print is dead.
Go to Writer… Interrupted to read the rest of this essay.
June 16th, 2007 — poetry
A free gift to my readers. If you like it, share it with a friend.
June 15th, 2007 — blogging, drama, poetry, publishing
The story goes like this. Mark Twain was reading the paper one morning, smoking a cigar and running his fingers through that nappy white afro. When he reached the obituary section, he saw his picture. Immediately, he picked up the phone and called the editor to say, “Sir, the news of my demise has been greatly exaggerated.”
In a racy little commentary over at MediaPost, George Simpson has a few words to say about the brewing war between social media and mass media.Â
June 14th, 2007 — poetry, readers
That just seemed like a good headline to tell you that I’m swamped with work for a few days. It’s all good but it means I must let GoodWordEditing lapse for a bit.
I love you all, and I’ll be back soon—with a very special FREE 24 page treat with NEVER BEFORE SEEN CONTENT. This SATURDAY (saturday… saturday… saturday…)Â
I think you’ll like it. Stay tuned…
(I know all caps are a no-no, but they are my attempt to simulate the tracktor pull announcer voice in text. The fact that I have to tell you that suggests that it didn’t work so well.)
Monster Truck: Scarlet Bandit - Taken by Jot Powers, 10/2004
May 24th, 2007 — poetry, speculative fiction
You get a poem called “Garden of Stone and Flesh.” My attempt at blank verse for the time being.
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