She Said there is a time for us, & a place for that – the poem. such conflict, between the lady & the poem that separation is today, we look one at […]
April 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – The Great River Outside The Mainstream – James Ryan Morris
By Shanna Moore Winter of 1959 and the boardwalk was bare, riding my bicycle along the boardwalk from Santa Monica down the coast. I’d stop at the Carousel, a gay bar on […]
March 2008 – Beyond Baroque Is Here To Stay
Beyond Baroque, the nationally acclaimed poetry and literary arts center, will keep its home in the former Venice City Hall, thanks to the actions of Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and the letters of […]
March 2008 – Philomene Long’s Cold Ellison I
“Cold Ellison,” the apartment building on Paloma Avenue where she and John Thomas lived, became a theme of a number of Long’s poems. Cold Ellison I By Philomene Long “Cold cliffs more […]
March 2008 – Poetry
• The Vatican Rag – Marvin Klotz • Tell Me Again – Mary Getlein • Greedy Night – Lynette • Hope Is Hip – S.A. Griffin • Praise for a lost Woman […]
February 2008 – In Memorium – Teresita (Teri) Vestal
December 8, 1939 – December 20, 2007 Sister of Light Daughter of Darkness An idol of strength and perserverance during a life of adversity We love you Teri -Carol Fondiller and Emily […]
February 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – The Great River Outside The Mainstream – John Thomas
By Jim Smith Charles Bukowski – who should know – called John Thomas, “The best unread poet in America. He is the invisible genius of American poetry.” Referring to John Thomas when […]
February 2008 – Poetry
• The Empty Blues – John Thomas • So Odd Is Venice – Jim Smith • Allen Ginsberg – Hal Bogotch • The Ladybugs of Venice Beach – Krista Schwimmer • Obituary of Man – Exit […]
January 2008 – And Still They Come – Poems for Philomene Long
• My Dear Lady Nite – S.A. Griffin • poem for philomene long – John Dorsey Philomene Long’s death in August triggered an outpouring of tributes, sympathy, sorrow and creativity sent to the Beachhead from […]
January 2008 – The Venice Beat Poets – The Great River Outside The Mainstream – Frank T. Rios
By Hillary Kaye Frank T. Rios is a man who lives consciously in a world not only inhabited by form but by spirit. He makes it clear that his life is not […]
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