"Circadian Soul Prison" by William Bryant
"Persephone Meets Pluto on the Web" by Richard Marx Weinraub
"Under The Olive Branch" by Ron D'Alena
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Janice in Fourth Coast Entertainment Magazine
March 21st 2009 - Janice Brabaw, a Hermon
native who’s been living for the past seven years
in Brooklyn, was in town for a quick road show.
This performance took place at the Partridge
Café in downtown Canton. Brabaw read only one
poem from her successful debut book, Universe,
Disturbed, concentrating instead on more recent
material, some of which had been written in only
the past few days. Brabaw is an excellent reader—
her delivery radiates passion, humor, and a sharp
eye for detail. A 2001 graduate from SLU, she
has several new books coming out, including her
prose memoir, And Again: A Life Disordered. Jan-
ice was supported by the poetry of a few members
of SLAP (St. Lawrence Area Poets): John Berbrich,
Nancy Berbrich, and Valerie Harrington. Check out
her website at www.janicebrabaw.com for more
information.
native who’s been living for the past seven years
in Brooklyn, was in town for a quick road show.
This performance took place at the Partridge
Café in downtown Canton. Brabaw read only one
poem from her successful debut book, Universe,
Disturbed, concentrating instead on more recent
material, some of which had been written in only
the past few days. Brabaw is an excellent reader—
her delivery radiates passion, humor, and a sharp
eye for detail. A 2001 graduate from SLU, she
has several new books coming out, including her
prose memoir, And Again: A Life Disordered. Jan-
ice was supported by the poetry of a few members
of SLAP (St. Lawrence Area Poets): John Berbrich,
Nancy Berbrich, and Valerie Harrington. Check out
her website at www.janicebrabaw.com for more
information.
a dollar a pack at the rez by Janice Brabaw
in my mother's house
even the once lily lampshades
are nicotine yellow
the delicate lace of doilies past
crocheted, now curled, lung-like
tumorless but strained
smushed under plaster owl lamps
the ash collects in thread webs
my father is on the floor
prone, pillow-propped
chainsmoking and watching Jeopardy
my mother pops corn in the kitchen
I am afghan-wrapped on the
hand me down Marlboro-red couch
the butter scent drifts through
but after eighteen years of
breathing second-hand
I have lost my sense of smell
Heightened due to compensation, I hear
rogue kernels slapping the bowl
refusing to be Redenbachered, proper
mother settles into cushions next to me
I finger the pack of generic Indian cigarettes
Natives, they read, that she tosses to the table
A dollar a pack at the rez, she says
Handful of grease and sacrificed maise
I watch her gray skin puff and exhale
I weighed five pounds when I was born
Cord around my neck, blue but feisty
But it was the seventies, she'd say
And at least she didn't drink.
even the once lily lampshades
are nicotine yellow
the delicate lace of doilies past
crocheted, now curled, lung-like
tumorless but strained
smushed under plaster owl lamps
the ash collects in thread webs
my father is on the floor
prone, pillow-propped
chainsmoking and watching Jeopardy
my mother pops corn in the kitchen
I am afghan-wrapped on the
hand me down Marlboro-red couch
the butter scent drifts through
but after eighteen years of
breathing second-hand
I have lost my sense of smell
Heightened due to compensation, I hear
rogue kernels slapping the bowl
refusing to be Redenbachered, proper
mother settles into cushions next to me
I finger the pack of generic Indian cigarettes
Natives, they read, that she tosses to the table
A dollar a pack at the rez, she says
Handful of grease and sacrificed maise
I watch her gray skin puff and exhale
I weighed five pounds when I was born
Cord around my neck, blue but feisty
But it was the seventies, she'd say
And at least she didn't drink.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Persephonous Blue, Volume 1 Preview
While we are still reviewing submissions, we are excited to say that we will be featuring the following pieces and authors in our upcoming journal. More to come!
"Garima" by Lara Konesky
"First Aid" by Daniel W.K. Lee
"Like A Wounded Thing" by Colin James
"If" by Stephanie Bryant Anderson
"passport" by leah angstman
"A Species of the Thesaurus" by Ben Nardolli
"Nonni bleeds her penitence" by Kristin Bapst
"Plastic Bag" by Timothy Freeman
"The Hole of the Cockroach" by KJ
"Not Even The Colour of Your Eyes" by JJ Steinfield
"The Road" by Christian Ward
"Cocktail" by Michael Weems
"And Satyrs Shall Dance There" by John Berbrich
"Charley Plays a Tune" by Michael Lee Johnson
"afterhours at the coconut" by puma perl
"Untitled" by Louis M. Watts
"Because It Was Night" by David McLean
"Garima" by Lara Konesky
"First Aid" by Daniel W.K. Lee
"Like A Wounded Thing" by Colin James
"If" by Stephanie Bryant Anderson
"passport" by leah angstman
"A Species of the Thesaurus" by Ben Nardolli
"Nonni bleeds her penitence" by Kristin Bapst
"Plastic Bag" by Timothy Freeman
"The Hole of the Cockroach" by KJ
"Not Even The Colour of Your Eyes" by JJ Steinfield
"The Road" by Christian Ward
"Cocktail" by Michael Weems
"And Satyrs Shall Dance There" by John Berbrich
"Charley Plays a Tune" by Michael Lee Johnson
"afterhours at the coconut" by puma perl
"Untitled" by Louis M. Watts
"Because It Was Night" by David McLean
Friday, May 1, 2009
Persephonous Blue
Tangled Up In Blue Productions announces the launch of Persephonous Blue Quarterly!
Persephonous Blue is a new literary publication that features confessional poetry and inspired short fiction. Inspired by the myth of Persephone, the Greek goddess of the underworld - a woman bound to darkness a third of her life. Persephonous Blue is raw, frank, and honest. Persephonous Blue is about madness, darkness, revitalization, redemption. It is a literary publication for "she/he who destroys the light."
Persephonous Blue loves Allen Ginsberg, Riot Grrl, Liz Phair, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, Dylan Thomas,Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Anne Sexton, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, and Morrissey. Persephonous Blue is edgy, passionate, ugly, beautiful, intense, at-your-throat, and heart-on-your-sleeve.
Learn more or submit HERE!
Persephonous Blue is a new literary publication that features confessional poetry and inspired short fiction. Inspired by the myth of Persephone, the Greek goddess of the underworld - a woman bound to darkness a third of her life. Persephonous Blue is raw, frank, and honest. Persephonous Blue is about madness, darkness, revitalization, redemption. It is a literary publication for "she/he who destroys the light."
Persephonous Blue loves Allen Ginsberg, Riot Grrl, Liz Phair, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, Dylan Thomas,Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Anne Sexton, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, and Morrissey. Persephonous Blue is edgy, passionate, ugly, beautiful, intense, at-your-throat, and heart-on-your-sleeve.
Learn more or submit HERE!
Update!
Today was a rainy and gray day here in New York City but I was too busy to notice. I started work today on the new film, Family. You'll be here more about it in the next few months for sure. When it comes out in theaters and you go to get your Bow Wow fix (its his vehicle), stick around after film to see moi in the credits as payroll accountant. It's so dorky but even after eight years in "Hollywood" I still giggle when I see my name.
Anywho, the REAL big news today is that the third edition of The Toronto Quarterly was released today and features my poem "Future." You can pick up a copy at Lulu for $6 here!
Anywho, the REAL big news today is that the third edition of The Toronto Quarterly was released today and features my poem "Future." You can pick up a copy at Lulu for $6 here!
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