tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153133302024-03-07T12:07:16.764-08:00the amplified bard“Anyone attentive to the new popular poetry sees the antithesis — the death of the text. American culture conditioned by electronic media and a celebrity culture based on personalities has given birth to a new kind of author, the amplified bard.”
—Dana Gioiathe amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-84744475021536112742012-01-04T07:03:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:29:15.819-08:00Public Poetry Winter Series Reading<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-ot9v54dkL2cjr31a-LTHkVY_TPRsZcK59NJE7o9FdO-TV4kDQ9xqRFhxh5WAB7BDzjWowD3P42VOEb1PlC-saqwN8d02cINoE0AHXAEOPLE5nVdyrISrqqRk4_3sbPKHgbRhw/s1600/publicpoetry_jan2012.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-ot9v54dkL2cjr31a-LTHkVY_TPRsZcK59NJE7o9FdO-TV4kDQ9xqRFhxh5WAB7BDzjWowD3P42VOEb1PlC-saqwN8d02cINoE0AHXAEOPLE5nVdyrISrqqRk4_3sbPKHgbRhw/s320/publicpoetry_jan2012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693798857460371810" /></a><br /><a href="http://publicpoetry.net/">Public Poetry</a> will be ringing in 2012 with a new Winter Series at <a href="http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/park-place-regional-library">Park Place Regional Library</a> on Saturday, January 7 at 2:00 PM. <br /><br />I will be one of the featured poets reading at this event. According to the press release:<br /><br />"In addition to the featured poets - Outspoken Bean, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/radameso">Radames Ortiz</a>, Loueva Smith and Randall Watson - we're delighted to have <a href="http://publicpoetry.net/about/special-guests/">Ad Deum Dance Company</a> (dance video) as our special guest at the start, as well as a talented student poet joining us."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The event will take place at:</span><br />Saturday, January 7, 2012<br />Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, Houston, Texas 77017<br />Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PMthe amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-4009654927385797892011-12-03T10:22:00.000-08:002011-12-03T12:45:42.498-08:00Poem for the Holiday Blog Tour 2011I know I'm suppose to share a poem about the holidays for this <a href="http://theamplifiedbard.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-blog-tour-2011-begins.html">Holiday Blog Tour 2011</a> but I have never been good at writing poetry centered around a theme. But one thing the holidays are about besides presents is family. One of the most important members of my family was my grandmother. <br /><br />My grandmother was the matriarch and she loomed over us like a humid summer in Houston. She was big part in our lives, in my life. Don't get me wrong, she had her faults, plenty of them but she had her good ones too. For example, she showed me how to be man. On Sundays, she would sit in her rocking chair with her parrot, Pancha on her shoulder while watching Mexican boxing. She would tell me things like men, real men speak with confident, deep voices. So, the following poem is for her. <br /><br />Enjoy your holidays and enjoy the time with your family.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Domingo Boxeo</span><br /><br />Abuelita sits in rocking chair<br />with multicolored parrot on<br />left shoulder while knitting<br />a sweater three sizes too small<br />for a grandson pudgy around<br />the waist. On the television<br />two men circle each other in a ring.<br />Dusty-skinned Hispanic dancing<br />around,lashing jabs,tentative left hooks,<br />right crosses that dissolve in midair<br />or turn into harmless slaps.<br />This is <span style="font-style:italic;">domingo </span>where abuela<br />refuses to stay in linoleum kitchen.<br />Her bones cringing from sunlight<br />forced into her veins. Her brittle<br />shoulders with Palmolive soap<br />stilling the stale scent death<br />with sweet perfume. Despite all<br />signs of danger, all threats of disease<br />her hands remain outstretched,<br />reaching for cursive shadows of sun.<br />In this garage apartment<br />rests center of my family, source of<br />masculine pride & identity.<br />When I was 9 with voice soft,<br />sweet like girl in summer rain<br />she yelled, <span style="font-style:italic;">Habla como hombre</span><br />Or when she picked ticks off<br />pitbull, making me step on<br />tiny crawling sacks of blood.<br />This is Maria Luisa Ortiz,<br />woman who walked on snow-covered<br />Chicago streets to garment factories<br />in warehouse district.<br />Woman who pulled weeds out of rose bush<br />gardens with hands chapped,<br />knotted with cuts, bruises & scars.<br />But on days like this, watching <br />boxing on old television screen,<br />I emerge with laughter: manly,<br />tough like abuela's hands.<br /><br /><br />*Be sure to stop on the next stop of the Holiday Blog Tour with <a href="http://deborahgracestaley.wordpress.com/">Deborah Grace Staley</a>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-30764675882405468942011-12-02T08:52:00.000-08:002011-12-02T09:29:32.603-08:00Holiday Blog Tour 2011 Begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUxNbtSG7jiFXz8i0F6cyJtMm6V-HovsA7OCu7k7nXaZQb4eYS7n-VpKH5NpNhyoOcLltCaJ9fNmzift90QJjO-9967XDpns_ejPHuoB00eQdW047cP3UaquxMwKi4nrBBK0wFA/s1600/Holiday+blog.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUxNbtSG7jiFXz8i0F6cyJtMm6V-HovsA7OCu7k7nXaZQb4eYS7n-VpKH5NpNhyoOcLltCaJ9fNmzift90QJjO-9967XDpns_ejPHuoB00eQdW047cP3UaquxMwKi4nrBBK0wFA/s400/Holiday+blog.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681578377057656482" /></a><br />I'm very excited to announce that <a href="http://www.writingtoinsanity.com/2011/11/oh-holidays-here-we-come.html">the Holiday Blog Tour 2011</a> with 23 writers ranging from established to emerging writers has begun. <br /><br />You can read some up-and-coming, some bestselling and some soon-to-be best selling authors. And they'll get you in the holiday spirit!<br /><br />We have something for everyone, from poets to fiction writers and some memoir folks are coming to party too.<br /><br />And if you're a really good reader, some will have a present for you. And if you're a super good reader, and read all the stories, there's a present for you, too. But you have to wait until the end.<br /><br />First one up is <a href="http://juliaamante.blogspot.com/">Julia Amante</a>, author of <span style="font-style:italic;">Evenings at the Argentine Club</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">Say You'll Be Mine</span>. She starts us off with <a href="http://juliaamante.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-beginning.html">a great story</a> about her first Christmas with her family together.<br /><br />If you leave a comment on her post, you can be entered to win one of her novels.<br /><br />The tour continues on Saturday, December 3rd with me! Be sure to stop by to read a poem I'll post for the blog tour. <br /><br />Thanks to awesome writer, <a href="http://www.writingtoinsanity.com/p/about-me.html">Icess Fernandez at the Writing to Insanity blog</a> for putting this together. <br /><br />Below is the rest of the lineup for the tour. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Happy Holidays! </span><br /><br />Dec. 3 <a href="http://twitter.com/radameso">Radames Ortiz</a><br />Dec. 4 <a href="http://deborahgracestaley.wordpress.com/">Deborah Grace Staley</a><br />Dec. 5 <a href="http://www.dirtypages.blogspot.com/">Zoraida Cordova</a><br />Dec. 6.<a href="http://taintedcake.blogspot.com/">Danielle Klenak</a><br />Dec. 7 <a href="http://www.elpoetamendez.blogspot.com/">Lupe Mendez</a><br />Dec. 8 <a href="http://natashaoliver.com/Natasha_Oliver/2_cents/2_cents.html">Natasha Oliver</a><br />Dec. 9 <a href="http://www.latinabookclub.com/">Maria Ferrer</a><br />Dec. 10 <a href="http://sidneywilliams.blogspot.com/">Sidney Williams</a><br />Dec. 11 <a href="http://www.tonimargaritaplummer.wordpress.com/">Toni Plummer</a><br />Dec. 12 <a href="http://www.mayracalvani.com/">Mayra Calvani</a><br />Dec. 13 <a href="http://avocadochowder.blogspot.com/">Kristy Harding</a><br />Dec. 14 <a href="http://www.thelmareyna.com/">Thelma Reyna</a><br />Dec. 15.<a href="http://blog.sylvia-mendoza.com/">Sylvia Mendoza</a><br />Dec. 16 <a href="http://splinterinmygums.blogspot.com/">Regina Tingle</a><br />Dec. 17 <a href="http://teredovalpage.wordpress.com/">Teresa Dovalpage</a><br />Dec. 18 <a href="http://www.espinolaeditor.blogspot.com/">Mirta Espinola</a><br />Dec. 19 <a href="http://the-confident-writer.net/">Kim Brown</a><br />Dec. 20 <a href="http://moondaria.blogspot.com/">Gwen Jerris</a><br />Dec. 21 <a href="http://jewtah.wordpress.com/">Paula Altschuler</a><br />Dec. 22 <a href="http://www.caridad.com/blog">Caridad Pinero</a><br />Dec. 23 <a href="http://www.dulcebreadandbookshop.com/">Teresa Carbajal Revet</a><br />Dec. 24 <a href="http://writingtoinsanity.com/">Icess Fernandez Rojas</a>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-1565883501024543362011-11-17T10:41:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:57:18.268-08:00Dagoberto Gilb Book Signing Tonight in HoustonAuthor Dagoberto Gilb will have a book signing for his new book "BEFORE THE END, AFTER THE BEGINNING" in Houston at Barnes & Nobles, Thursday, November 17, 2011. <br /><br />The event is hosted by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NuestraPalabra">Nuestra Palabra</a> founder <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=558025513&ref=ts">Tony Diaz</a>, publisher of <a href="www.aztecmuse.com">AztecMuse Magazine</a> and features performances by Nuestra Palabra Discoveries and poets - <a href="http://twitter.com/radameso">Radames Ortiz</a>, <a href="http://www.thepoetmendez.org/">Lupe Mendez</a> and Jasmine Mendez.<br /><br />Pulitzer-prize winning Richard Ford says the stories in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Before-End-After-Beginning-Stories/dp/0802120008">BEFORE THE END, AFTER THE BEGINNING</a>, are “quirky, confronting, intense, often darkly funny stories” which nevertheless reveal a “sense of profound human longing and a dream of harmony.”<br /><br />The event is free and will be from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at Barnes & Nobles 7626 Westheimer @ Voss, Houston, Texas 77063. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vHPDx2eqR9CNB98z-v-gXaymYUvjoxL3ZxK38AlHH8bggRUFFjT6l36zrTyCGVlJRiEL0M6o1zBJa88rhxDsw2colxhjfH4uvjvwxBwnkR6AYncNPgJ7_Z6woR398vzM1iJavg/s1600/dagogilb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vHPDx2eqR9CNB98z-v-gXaymYUvjoxL3ZxK38AlHH8bggRUFFjT6l36zrTyCGVlJRiEL0M6o1zBJa88rhxDsw2colxhjfH4uvjvwxBwnkR6AYncNPgJ7_Z6woR398vzM1iJavg/s320/dagogilb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676040230892394610" /></a>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-57134130614412295172011-06-29T09:20:00.000-07:002011-06-29T21:18:36.869-07:00Interview on the Front Row Radio Show @ Noon Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9Z5YVRCxPqgtzp5EfelZAvNg27xq9UmaSt-56cdil0ZgeTWgwvsmp5RanFWp-Dy3gbSMq1tClg5bCGQggk33vFgURcRA_fAyia1b0EQR8axdFd0XHh1Z-EZJFggKinmMDaeRhQ/s1600/logo-kuha.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9Z5YVRCxPqgtzp5EfelZAvNg27xq9UmaSt-56cdil0ZgeTWgwvsmp5RanFWp-Dy3gbSMq1tClg5bCGQggk33vFgURcRA_fAyia1b0EQR8axdFd0XHh1Z-EZJFggKinmMDaeRhQ/s320/logo-kuha.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623679106909822546" /></a><br />Today at noon on <a href="http://www.thefrontrow.org/">The Front Row radio show</a>, poet Loueva Smith and me will be featured guests. We will read some poetry and talk about our upcoming reading this Saturday at the Kendall Branch of the Houston Public Library for the Public Poetry reading series. <br /><br />To listen tune in to <a href="http://www.thefrontrow.org/">91.7 KUHA FM</a> or listen on the <a href="http://www.thefrontrow.org/">website</a>.<br /><br />Here is a description of the show. <br /><br />"Wednesday, we focus on the <a href="http://festivalhill.org/">International Festival-Institute at Round Top</a>. We hear a concert performance by last year’s Texas Festival Orchestra, and speak with conductor JoAnn Falletta who talks about the concert she’ll direct this Saturday on Festival Hill. We’ll also hear from Bayou City poets, Loueva Smith and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/radameso">Radames Ortíz</a>, who will read Saturday afternoon at the Kendall Branch of the <a href="http://www.houstonlibrary.org/poetry">Houston Public Library</a> on this month’s installment of the Library’s <a href="http://publicpoetry.net/about/whos-next/">Public Poetry Reading Series</a>."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">UPDATE: </span>Up late tonight? The Front Row radio show will be rebroadcasted. Poet Loueva Smith and me will be featured guests. We will read some poetry and talk about our upcoming reading this Saturday for the Public Poetry reading series. <br /><br />We'll be on at 11:45pm on <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/KUHF-887-s35884/">88.7 FM </a>(central time)the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-39258165677434961702011-06-28T14:56:00.000-07:002011-06-28T15:14:34.518-07:00Interview on Nuestra Palabra Radio Show Tonight!Tonight I will be on the radio to promote the upcoming <a href="http://www.houstonlibrary.org/poetry">Public Poetry reading this Saturday, July 2nd at the Kendall Library</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">To learn more check out the information below: </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeIuNO-ld8E6DzFYb1DT7FQZba7sBmMHq7sZjgOsINBXgfHpXmfH_Y1jH8_X-z_c-AiHgu_eGGzieLdqzQfRF13WDz3anjQKTw7kAGkRpWLbNyR_v3twNcXbgEgbAovW3eVkoPQ/s1600/NP+Radio-Public+Poetry-Radames.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeIuNO-ld8E6DzFYb1DT7FQZba7sBmMHq7sZjgOsINBXgfHpXmfH_Y1jH8_X-z_c-AiHgu_eGGzieLdqzQfRF13WDz3anjQKTw7kAGkRpWLbNyR_v3twNcXbgEgbAovW3eVkoPQ/s320/NP+Radio-Public+Poetry-Radames.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623394641874061922" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nuestrapalabra.org/">"Nuestra Palabra Radio</a> 2nite! <a href="http://publicpoetry.net/about/whos-next/">Public Poetry</a> Poets <a href="http://twitter.com/radameso">Radames Ortiz</a> and <a href="http://www.outspokenbean.com/Outspoken_Bean/Home.html">Outspoken Bean</a> give you a preview of their Saturday reading AND <a href="http://www.wendycall.com">Wendy Call</a> tells us why there’s NO WORD FOR WELCOME when it comes to Mexican villages and the global economy. Also, if you clicked our LIKE button, find out how we’re showing you some LIKE back fans. 7pm CST on 90.1 FM or <a href="www.KPFT.org">www.KPFT.org</a>"the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-5627619835904169512011-06-15T10:33:00.000-07:002011-06-15T10:47:41.339-07:00Poetry Broadsides Published in Scythe Literary JournalA while back, I collaborated with two amazing artists, <a href="http://www.kabukikatze.com/">Kabuki Katze</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cristalriveraartwork">Cristal Rivera</a> to create a couple of poetry broadsides based on my poems "Relapse" and "[It's disturbing, she says. Walking out the door. Sleek like a mule]"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MX7XUgjbkctaZOOcAfQC2PkWDeL7ygfZqMTzfS5fS9_WiJ_LAi_tsfbEZZRd6hQwXJ5z8DEhumq61-la6SNYLtq5YNcQAFwgdz_FapSsES8bSJEbNZBFpoCofVp-Z9e_J53ygQ/s1600/Relapse-radames.jpg.opt873x673o0%252C0s873x673.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MX7XUgjbkctaZOOcAfQC2PkWDeL7ygfZqMTzfS5fS9_WiJ_LAi_tsfbEZZRd6hQwXJ5z8DEhumq61-la6SNYLtq5YNcQAFwgdz_FapSsES8bSJEbNZBFpoCofVp-Z9e_J53ygQ/s320/Relapse-radames.jpg.opt873x673o0%252C0s873x673.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618504317730928978" /></a><br /><br />The broadsides have recently been published in the latest issue of <a href="http://scytheliteraryjournal.com">Scythe literary journal</a>. <br /><br />You can view <a href="http://scytheliteraryjournal.com/radames-and-kayleigh.php">Kabuki Katze's poetry broadside here</a> and <a href="http://scytheliteraryjournal.com/radames-ortiz-v.php">Cristal Rivera's poetry broadside here</a>. <br /><br />The issue also features work by Bob Hicok, Jo McDougall, Alan May, Felino A. Soriano, Jason Hardung, Chris McCreary, Sally Molini and more. <br /><br />Be sure to submit your poems for the next issue. Before you submit, check out <a href="http://scytheliteraryjournal.com/">Scythe's submission guidelines. </a> to submit your poetry and fiction.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-8858902477001541422011-03-04T08:13:00.000-08:002011-03-04T08:46:23.674-08:00Charlie Sheen is a Published Warlock PoetWe all knew Charlie Sheen is a warlock poet but did you know he's a published one too! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-My-Mind-Charlie-Sheen/dp/9991300007">Charlie Sheen self-published a book of poetry entitled A Peace of My Mind</a> back in the day. <br /><br />Here is an excerpt:<br /><br />Afternoon chaos turned to laughter,<br />As the lady in grey pierces the surface of the private aquarium,<br />Peach body held tight by the warmth of day,<br />Eyes fixed to locate, steady flow consumed,<br />A charred eruption takes suddenly the safety from her glow.<br />No place to hide, clear water raging black,<br />Looking hard for shallow hope, it’s gone, she consumed it.<br />Mascara bleeding, eyes of fire turned to stone,<br />Forced smile fading, laughing jackal breaks the leash.<br /><br />You can listen to Charlie read this poem by watching the <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/watch/7Pxmt_wWEUH/Tale+Of+Two+Sisters/Tale+Of+Two+Sisters">trailer</a> of the film <span style="font-style:italic;">Tale of Two Sisters</span> directed by Adam Rifkin, the artist that illustrated Sheen's poetry book.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-18501195441417631692011-03-03T09:25:00.000-08:002011-03-03T09:42:43.863-08:00Monster (Drupal Remix) Rap Video featuring A. Hughes and D. StaggFor those of you who personally know me know that I am not only into poetry but I am also very much into technology specifically social media, search engine marketing and content management systems. So, I am pretty lucky that I work with a bunch of other tech geeks who share the same passions as I do.<br /><br />My homies A.Hughes and D.Stagg recently dropped their rap video "Monster (Drupal Remix)." It's a remix of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ona42jz8w0k">Kanye West's Monster</a>.<br /><br />The track gives love to <a href="http://drupal.org/">Drupal, an open source content management system</a>. You can download the mp3 <a href="http://bit.ly/drupalmonstermp3">here</a> and watch the nerdtastic video below. <br /><br />BTW, I make a quick cameo in it. <br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20524411?title=0&byline=0&color=e13548" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20524411">"Monster (Drupal Remix feat. A.Hughes and D.Stagg)"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/schipul">Schipul - The Web Marketing Co.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-76878778529336891172010-12-27T13:22:00.000-08:002010-12-27T13:45:28.528-08:00Check out "Word Around Town Ep. 4 Podcast" featuring poet Radames Ortiz and electronic musician Jonathan Jindra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R5QCVcdFOdUfCqPGNMlg96BBdQ-K5hXaEKn8KKMWK-_Ijs6mka8G8fM7bx9jb03xgqERVV4vEE-rK6xGtmK_Nr3r_VjXo7et8V0sRmsYrzq6GiAXvYAtxNvShSBLhsUsKvCV0w/s1600/WTA.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R5QCVcdFOdUfCqPGNMlg96BBdQ-K5hXaEKn8KKMWK-_Ijs6mka8G8fM7bx9jb03xgqERVV4vEE-rK6xGtmK_Nr3r_VjXo7et8V0sRmsYrzq6GiAXvYAtxNvShSBLhsUsKvCV0w/s320/WTA.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555481355054276818" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jjindra">Jonathan Jindra</a> and I were interviewed for the <a href="http://wordaroundtown.org/">Word Around Town</a>'s December "<a href="http://wordaroundtown.org/category/podcasts/">A Little Poetry Podcast</a>". <br /><br />According to their website, "This podcast is your ongoing source for interviews, commentary and poetry recorded live in Houston, Texas with your hosts <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephen.gros">Stephen Gros</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/teresa.m.juarez">Teresa Juarez</a>."<br /><br />Below is a description of the show. <br /><br />A conversation with Houston-based poet Radames Ortiz and his audio collaborator, the composer <a href="http://trillsband.com/">Trills</a> (Jonathan Jindra).<br /><br />Listen to a great discussion with poet Radames Ortiz and musician Jonathan Jindra. We discussed their upcoming multimedia collaboration of poetry and music; the way artists release CDs now and how they are marketed; the tools used to put together the project.<br /><br /><a href="http://wordaroundtown.org/2010/12/a-little-poetry-podcast-%E2%80%93-episode-04/">Click on this link to listen to the poetry podcast interview and to one of our sample tracks from our upcoming poetry cd. </a>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-48674097820481700782010-12-02T07:19:00.000-08:002010-12-02T07:45:36.949-08:00PlasmaCar Racing at Schipul-The Web Marketing Company 2010This was my first year to experience the <a href="http://blog.schipul.com/plasmacar-race-day/">Thanksgiving PlasmaCar racing at Schipul - The Web Marketing</a> company this year. Graphic artist and web guru, <a href="http://www.schipul.com/bengillin/">Ben Gillin</a> put together this great video of the races. Enjoy. <br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17403805" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17403805">PlasmaCar Race Day</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/schipul">Schipul - The Web Marketing Co.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-52268177406919660402010-11-17T13:25:00.000-08:002010-11-17T13:32:55.731-08:00Alice Walker Discusses Why She Prefers Publishing on the InternetI found this interesting post from the<a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/"> Poetry Foundation</a> blog regarding<a href="http://www.alicewalkersgarden.com/alice_walker_welcom.html">Alice Walker's</a> visit to Google Headquarters as part of their authors series back in October. She talks about technology, poetry and her latest book of poetry, <span style="font-style:italic;">Hard Times Require Furious Dancing</span> and why she chooses to publish some poems directly online through her <a href="http://www.alicewalkersgarden.com/alice_walker_welcom.html">website</a>.<br /><br />I love this quote from her talk:<br /><br />"I decided to write new poetry and put it on the internet first because I wanted to go directly to people.<br /><br />When you write a poem the feeling is of instantly wanting to share it because you automatically think of poetry, I think, as a medicine. And this is the medicine that comes to you in that moment and you just want somebody else to have it." <br /><br /><object width="450" height="327"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MGYCTUTXdKE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MGYCTUTXdKE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="327"></embed></object>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-35609757056815987792010-11-16T09:20:00.000-08:002010-11-16T09:43:52.400-08:00Artcrawl @ ESAL + Post-Artcrawl Rooftop Poetry / Music Performance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3CShIy1K0e-CQOSGM7ZpuA7GsKLs8GTHzi6V3CZovwqM2CXaSFkWLF6lEj7TdEvadS4nBaSb9lzqotRx1ju6XCMrr8Uwo8NPug8SAleLTKJ0Q9O1EW2QUZW-6hRvEXBlTsl31g/s1600/Artcrawl+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3CShIy1K0e-CQOSGM7ZpuA7GsKLs8GTHzi6V3CZovwqM2CXaSFkWLF6lEj7TdEvadS4nBaSb9lzqotRx1ju6XCMrr8Uwo8NPug8SAleLTKJ0Q9O1EW2QUZW-6hRvEXBlTsl31g/s320/Artcrawl+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="Artcrawl 2010 Poet Radames Ortiz"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540203592607148466" /></a><br /><br />November 20, 2010<br /><br />In conjunction with the <a href="http://artcrawlhouston.com/">18th Annual Artist's Warehouse ArtCrawl</a>, Elder Street Artist Lofts residents will open their lofts / studios / spaces to visitors for an opportunity to view or buy their artwork and to engage in a dialogue on local art.<br /><br />There will be guided artist tours of the lofts starting at 12pm and 3pm. Be sure to come out and support your local art scene and artists!<br /><br />Later that evening there will also be an 8:00pm rooftop multimedia poetry performance featuring <a href="http://www.spacetaker.org/profile/radames-ortiz">poet Radames Ortiz</a> and electronic music composer <a href="http://www.trillsband.com/">Jonathan Jindra</a>. <br /><br />A DJ set by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/midmir">Midmir </a>(Jonathan Jindra, Frank Dambra) will immediately follow the performance.<br /><br />So, come hang out with a bunch of artists at one of Houston's historical buildings to experience some multimedia poetry and meet great local artists while enjoying the downtown skyline.<br /><br />Artcrawl Elder Street is located off of Houston & Washington Ave. in First Ward.<br /><br />FREE Event<br /><br />Guided Artist Tours: 12pm, 3pm<br />Meet at 2nd Floor S entrance<br /><br /><object width="450" height="327"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M0ugxc52JSM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M0ugxc52JSM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="327"></embed></object>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-50101213076762253012010-10-28T06:31:00.000-07:002010-11-01T09:29:25.083-07:00The Free Poetry Foundation's iPhone App Gets UpdatedToday, the <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/">Poetry Foundation</a> has released an update for their <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/iphone?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=438486331&utm_campaign=PoetryFoundationLaunchesFreePOETRYiPhoneApp&utm_term=poetryfoundationorgiphone">free iPhone poetry app</a>. The biggest and coolest update is that they have added nearly 400 contemporary poems. Over one hundred of the poems come from <span style="font-style:italic;">Poetry</span> magazine.<br /><br />Poetry fans can now experience even more contemporary poets including the work of <a href="http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/32">David Bottoms</a>, <a href="http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/246">Martín Espada</a>, <a href="http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/108">Tess Gallagher</a>, <a href="http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16390">Cathy Park Hong</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Torres_(poet)">Edwin Torres</a>, <a href="http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/442">Natasha Trethewey</a> and <a href="http://poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1350">Rachel Wetzsteon</a>. <br /><br />Other updates regard usability including a "Browse by Poet" search feature. However, according to the Poetry Foundation's press release, "Poetry fans can still maintain a folder of favorite poems; share poems with friends through social media or e-mail; and enjoy an engaging interface designed specifically for the iPhone. As always, the app is free to download and use."<br /><br />The POETRY app is available in the Apple iTunes Store. For more information or to download the app, visit <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/poetry-from-the-poetry-foundation/id370143863">the Apple App store</a>.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-70595265337739971062010-10-19T08:25:00.000-07:002010-10-19T08:32:34.458-07:00Bohemeo's Poetry Reading<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNIzB0KRUQZWXojItG2tw6HC5P8HFSnsC1MKCfBjXYHtDqsDQ9u1FV4trzcUpTyzZ153GvJyrKPF5fE2NCX4DRdcTunpTBh99m9-8S43Wsr2YNAzCu1hOIq8zyeJuzXFa2SxZeg/s1600/elephant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNIzB0KRUQZWXojItG2tw6HC5P8HFSnsC1MKCfBjXYHtDqsDQ9u1FV4trzcUpTyzZ153GvJyrKPF5fE2NCX4DRdcTunpTBh99m9-8S43Wsr2YNAzCu1hOIq8zyeJuzXFa2SxZeg/s320/elephant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529780444406153890" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bohemeo's Poetry Reading</span><br />Presented by <a href="http://bohemeos.com/">Bohemeo's </a>at <a href="http://bohemeos.com/">Bohemeo's</a><br />October 21, 2010<br /><br /><br />Bohemeo’s, the East End’s first music and art coffee house, is hosting a Poetry Reading on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 from 9-11pm. <br /><br />Featured poets include: <br /><br />R.T. Castleberry<br /><a href="http://poetacortez.com/">Sarah Cortez</a><br /><a href="http://www.spacetaker.org/profile/radames-ortiz">Radames Ortiz</a> & <a href="http://trillsband.com/">Jonathan Jindra</a><br />Loueva Smith<br />Larry D. Thomas (former Poet Laureate of Texas)<br />Randall Watson<br />Ron Welch<br /><br />Bohemeo’s address is 708 Telephone Rd., inside the Tlaquepaque Market. The website is: www.bohemeos.com and there are directions to the club on the website.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The event is free of charge</span>. Each of the poets will have books for sale. <br /><br />For further information, please contact bohemeo’s at www.bohemeos.com, 713-923-4277 or R.T. Castleberry at rcastl2335@aol.com, 713-529-0198.<br /><br />Credit for event pic: (c) 2010 "Ganesh, remover of obstacles" by Chris Glenn: "I designed this image specifically as a mental focus for addressing anxieties, procrastination, and my avoidance of dealing with important issues until they become overwhelming."the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-7135232675860267322010-10-12T09:27:00.000-07:002010-10-12T09:50:43.094-07:00Poem Published in Zócalo Public Square<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdGq51E1PZgMe_PdipEoYa0oANOZQvA7x5V0fp68LfvvAFJgdPkE8YMZnRyDaWQhpGM8wYleesee_pfEVCHsqy-hr2hg7Kt0WgLAIKRUJMt4WHW3tzOMhn_vkkHnPVVOtiCrn7w/s1600/Zocalo.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdGq51E1PZgMe_PdipEoYa0oANOZQvA7x5V0fp68LfvvAFJgdPkE8YMZnRyDaWQhpGM8wYleesee_pfEVCHsqy-hr2hg7Kt0WgLAIKRUJMt4WHW3tzOMhn_vkkHnPVVOtiCrn7w/s320/Zocalo.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527199954542096258" /></a><br />Check out <a href="http://zocalopublicsquare.org/thepublicsquare/2010/10/04/rumspringa/read/poems/">my poem in an issue of Zócalo Public Square</a>. <br /><br />According to their website, "<a href="http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/">Zócalo Public Square</a> connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through our web magazine, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zócalo takes on ideas that enhance our understanding of community—the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion."<br /><br />Be sure to submit your poems by sending 2 or 3 poems to Colette at colette.labouff.atkinson@gmail.comthe amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-18729982744999765162010-09-09T07:37:00.000-07:002010-09-09T08:04:55.815-07:00Poems Flow on the Webz with TextFlowsYesterday while browsing the <a href="http://poets.org/">Poets.org</a> website, I noticed a new project they're sponsoring called <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/poem-flow/id339835648?mt=8">Poem Flow</a>. I knew it wouldn't be too long before poets began embracing mobile technology to share their poetry with the world. Poem Flow utilizes a great piece of software called <a href="http://www.textflows.com/">TextFlows</a>. <br /><br />According to their website, "We offer an entirely new way to interact with the written word. We use motion and light to present text as an animated flow on a simple, uncluttered screen. Reading becomes easier, more effective, and fun; writing receives an added dimension of artistic expression."<br /><br />Currently, the software isn't open to everyone yet but we will be able to create our own flows using their flow composer very soon. In the meantime, you can <a href="http://textflows.com/flows">check out some copyright free flows</a> which include poem flows by Barack Obama, John Berryman, Emily Dickinson and more.<br /><br />Also, be sure to check out the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/poem-flow/id339835648?mt=8">Poem Flow iphone app</a> and Billy Collin's poem flow below. <br /><br /> <object classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' id='flowWidget' width='450' height='327' codebase='http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab'><param name='movie' value='http://textflows.com/bin/flowWidget.swf'/><param name='quality' value='high'/><param name='bgcolor' value='#ffffff' /><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always' /><param name='flashvars' value='stream=../player/streamFlow/706'/><embed src='http://textflows.com/bin/flowWidget.swf' quality='high' bgcolor='#ffffff' width='450' height='327' name='flowWidget' align='middle' play='true' loop='false' quality='high' allowScriptAccess='always' flashvars='stream=../player/streamFlow/706' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed></object>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-81435334346994676282010-09-03T21:50:00.000-07:002010-09-03T22:22:56.441-07:00Two Poems by Radames Ortiz published in MythiumCheck out a couple of my poems in the new print literary issue of <a href="http://mythiumlitmag.com/current_issue.html">Mythium: The Journal of Contemporary Literature and Cultural Voices</a>. This issue also features work by Nikky Finney, Randall Horton, Jacinda Townsend, Kimberly Alidio, <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/radames.ortiz">Radames Ortiz</a> and others.<br /><br />Be sure to submit your poems for the next issue. Before you submit, check out <a href="http://mythiumlitmag.com/submissions.html">Mythium's submission guidelines. </a> to submit your poetry and fiction. <br /><br />Order your copy of the <a href="http://mythiumlitmag.com/current_issue.html">Mythium Vol. 1 No. 2 issue 2010</a> by visiting the <a href="http://mythiumlitmag.com/index.html">Mythium website</a>.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-75151027005390301222010-08-09T11:52:00.000-07:002010-08-09T12:00:10.302-07:00Poem Published in Ardent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEE-b-t1FvU0QpuzCOWtD6cGi3XZKyXCfv5IGQwunGzxWGY2mMqXdfOxmFSAPsBw2k4JbermMqp5vo55WQJ0CfukJDMaY7Dj63dX-9SdaSD_Ur-N9VjI22r8WFaoo4MgTOz9SILA/s1600/ardent.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEE-b-t1FvU0QpuzCOWtD6cGi3XZKyXCfv5IGQwunGzxWGY2mMqXdfOxmFSAPsBw2k4JbermMqp5vo55WQJ0CfukJDMaY7Dj63dX-9SdaSD_Ur-N9VjI22r8WFaoo4MgTOz9SILA/s320/ardent.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503486656712301954" /></a><br />A poem of mine was recently published in an issue of <a href="http://www.poetryinarts.org/publishing/ardent.html">Ardent</a>. The issue features poetry by Deb Akers, Mike Alexander, David Barnes, Radames Ortiz and many more. <br /><br />For submission guidelines go <a href="http://www.poetryinarts.org/publishing/ardent_guidelines.html">here</a>.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-19612762330296727302010-05-18T18:08:00.000-07:002010-05-18T18:51:08.083-07:00Jonathan Jindra and Radames Ortiz will be performing at tomorrow's Spacetaker's Artist SPEAKeasy event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGCZvrv4hwUdIMUdTFtij8C_5MNHKa6GZQlBtEo5z18TXKflsBqYX7rxexQBjrjFALAnQTKdKue7LXvt49rZWSPaRBzscxYhhL5vtBsf9psUgH_ZQ4z8E4IzDzDq6imqfp6uvFA/s1600/radamestrills+background_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGCZvrv4hwUdIMUdTFtij8C_5MNHKa6GZQlBtEo5z18TXKflsBqYX7rxexQBjrjFALAnQTKdKue7LXvt49rZWSPaRBzscxYhhL5vtBsf9psUgH_ZQ4z8E4IzDzDq6imqfp6uvFA/s400/radamestrills+background_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472784337505099570" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spacetaker's Artist SPEAKeasy</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">$FREE</span><br /><br />Every third Wednesday of the month at the <a href="http://www.spacetaker.org/culture_guide/event/spacetaker039s-artist-speakeasy-5">Artist SPEAKeasy</a>, Spacetaker hosts two to three artists from varying disciplines to present, in an informal atmosphere, creative dialogs/talks/presentations about their work where the audience can glean further insight into the artist, the artist's aesthetic and creative process. The evening is designed not only to bring together artists and those who appreciate the arts, but also to introduce local artists to each other to encourage conversation and cross-disciplinary collaboration between artists and their chosen media.<br /> <br />Drinks and nosh are served at 6:30; formal talks are underway at 7:00. Guests are invited to come and go as necessary.<br /><br />This month's <a href="http://www.spacetaker.org/culture_guide/event/spacetaker039s-artist-speakeasy-5">Spacetaker Arist SPEAKeasy</a> features the artists of "Additional Support" (Hagit Barkai, Kelley Devine & Jessica Jacobi) and Radames Ortiz and <a href="http://trillsband.com/">Jonathan Jindra</a> who will perform tracks from their upcoming poetry cd.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-42913863408004969782010-04-02T08:19:00.000-07:002010-04-02T08:35:56.628-07:00How author Margaret Atwood uses Twitter<blockquote>"So what's it all about, this Twitter? Is it signaling, like telegraphs? Is it Zen poetry? Is it jokes scribbled on the washroom wall? Is it John Hearts Mary carved on a tree? Let's just say it's communication, and communication is something human beings like to do." --Margaret Atwood</blockquote><br />More and more writers are finding interesting ways to promote themselves and their works on social networks, even the most established writers have jumped on board including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood">Margaret Atwood</a>. <br /><br />She recently wrote about her experience with Twitter for the <a href="http://blogs.nybooks.com/post/482335188/atwood-in-the-twittersphere">The New York Review of Books/NYR blog.<br /></a><br />According to ShopBrief: "While promoting her book "The Year of the Flood," author Margaret Atwood took her publicist's advice and opened a Twitter account, quickly accumulating more than 33,000 followers. More than just being a platform for promoting her work, the service has helped her establish connections with her fans, Atwood writes"<br /><br />Read more at about her twitter experience <a href="http://blogs.nybooks.com/post/482335188/atwood-in-the-twittersphere">here</a>. You can follow Margaret Atwood on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/MargaretAtwood">here</a>.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-56624271931872395312010-03-31T11:48:00.001-07:002010-12-27T13:29:32.594-08:00Check out "The Poet Tech Podcast" featuring poet Radames Ortiz and electronic musician Jonathan JindraEarlier this month, <a href="http://www.trillsband.com/">Jonathan Jindra</a> and I were interviewed for the Poet Podcast from the Cloudy Day Art Podcast Network. This podcast focuses on how poets use technology. <br /><br />According to the <a href="http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/09/08/coming-soon-the-poet-tech-podcast/">website</a>, "The Poet Tech Podcast is a podcast for poets and writers about how we use technology, in the broadest form of the word, to create and interact with our works. I’ll discuss everything from computer hardware and websites to pens and paper." <br /><br />Below is a description of the show. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />A conversation with Houston-based poet Radames Ortiz and his audio collaborator, the composer Trills (Jonathan Jindra).</span><br /><br />I was able to record a great discussion with poet Radames Ortiz and musician Jonathan Jindra this past weekend. We discussed their upcoming multimedia collaboration of poetry and music; the way artists release CDs now and how they are marketed; the tools used to put together the project; being independent versus being with a label, and much more.<br /><br /><div> <div style="text-align: left; color: #595653; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 5px;"> Discover Simple, Private Sharing at <a href="http://drop.io">Drop.io</a> </div> <object width="400" height="100"> <param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf"></param> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="song_label=PoetTech006-RadamesAndJonathan.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/ap5mdjhlchqe0rwiuscr/71c0e247bc59a4dc0038e619458eeabd5f68773f/Asset/26526011/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false"></param> <embed src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" width="400" height="100" flashvars="song_label=PoetTech006-RadamesAndJonathan.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/ap5mdjhlchqe0rwiuscr/71c0e247bc59a4dc0038e619458eeabd5f68773f/Asset/26526011/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false"> </embed> </object></div>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-77410174871022422152010-03-17T21:02:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:20:22.139-07:00ThoughtCrime Performance on Thursday, March 18th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDn9qgNXPmlzokdahN0yPt5AzdcFXvRktMkbaCnuuorgsOiOLuiGT8XIoTwshQqXXKtrZTnNuEUEeVIQVx3dSyfET1NbUWEJiGgx-ikfqMdc3iKGYOhufzUFYNAKveDVrzkOkxg/s1600-h/thoughtcrime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDn9qgNXPmlzokdahN0yPt5AzdcFXvRktMkbaCnuuorgsOiOLuiGT8XIoTwshQqXXKtrZTnNuEUEeVIQVx3dSyfET1NbUWEJiGgx-ikfqMdc3iKGYOhufzUFYNAKveDVrzkOkxg/s400/thoughtcrime.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449823940059616530" /></a><br />Hey fellow Houstonites<br /><br />Tomorrow night, I will perform several tracks from my upcoming cd featuring music by Jonathan Jindra aka Trills, at a poetry series curated by Stephen Gros.<br /><br />The series will feature 15 minute poetry performances with host-lead question and answer sessions after each performance. <br /><br />Audience participation will be encouraged throughout the reading as well as social media interaction. Some performances will be recorded and posted on the web. Also photo coverage is encouraged.the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-14741998007721433062010-02-23T18:14:00.000-08:002010-02-24T08:30:01.315-08:00Do MFA Programs Hurt Poetry?In this great video <a href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/18770">interview </a>with poet and president of the Guggenheim foundation, Edward Hirsch, discusses the effect of MFA programs on poetry and gives advice to novice poets. <br /><br />What do you think of the MFA debate? Have they done more harm than good to the state of poetry today?<br /><br /><script src="http://video.bigthink.com/player.js?embedCode=cwZDE4MTr9vf0u9_ZD6301Y_ICfxcBZ1&height=288&autoplay=0&width=512&deepLinkEmbedCode=cwZDE4MTr9vf0u9_ZD6301Y_ICfxcBZ1"></script>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313330.post-91795559097868084042010-02-10T11:32:00.000-08:002010-02-10T11:49:35.264-08:00Wired's "10 Literary Classics That Should Be Videogames" ListYesterday, Electronic Arts released their reimagining of Dante's epic poem as an Xbox 360 and PS3 action/adventure game. *I plan on getting my copy early next week.<br /><br />The folks at Wired posted this great article "<a href="http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/02/classic-games/">10 Literary Classics That Should Be Videogames</a>" which list the best literary tales that would make a good transition to video game mode. <br /><br />Imagine playing as Kafka's Gregor Samsa in "Bug Mode" and dodging missiles hurled by a final boss or as Herman Hesse's Siddhartha in an RPG adventure game. Imagine these great literary classics coming to a PS3 or Xbox 360. <br /><br />Which other books could be made into videogames? <br /><br />Below is the trailer of Dante's Inferno:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ysu3w7Wiiuc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ysu3w7Wiiuc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>the amplified bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815214621489091683noreply@blogger.com1