Updated April 19th 2019 Today’s inspiration comes from the revolutionary gem, Audre Lorde. Audre Lorde Today’s Quote “When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.” Audre Lorde Poem A Day the Typewriter Poetry edition All of April, Read more…
Day 10, Poem 10. Typewriter poetry about caramel eyes, burning houses, people who are books, and interrupted dna.
UPDATED: April 9th 2019 Spring has come, the birds are singing, and April is well underway…which can only mean one thing: National Poetry Month has returned! Official National Poetry Month Posters Here’s a collection of the official National Poetry Month posters over the years:
In the spirit of Tehching Hsieh’s “One Year Performance,” I, Billimarie Lubiano Robinson, plan to do a one year performance entitled “Private Drafts.” I will type on my typewriter for one hour every day at the corner of Baltimore and 50th St. I will not engage nor make eye contact Read more…
Some performances were long. We raged past the show and burrowed furiously into the night. Other performances were lonely and quiet, intimate, with soft conversation and relaxed acceptance of letting the flow be. On the last night, our voices rose and fell in play with one another, harmonizing at their own accord to the perfect pitches, intervals, frequencies.
Typewriter Poetry at the Paperback Poetry Festival Today, I’ll be setting up with my typewriter, gifting strangers and friends Free Poetry at the Paperback Poetry Festival. The Sankofa House 906 South 49th St 4PM – 9PM I’ll also have the latest Tiny Epiphany books and zines, including special Limited Edition Read more…
SpaceX, Tesla, & SauceLA hosted a Valentine’s Day pop-up in February 2018. Free Poetry was available for all employees who were brave enough to take a seat.
Here is where I am calling out all abled allies of Los Angeles: this is your chance. Your chance to put your body where your mouth (er, status update) is. To move away from the computer, away from the phone, away from your wonderfully crafted Facebook posts which condemn gun laws, homophobia, and Islamophobia, and participate in a public demonstration in support of the LGBTQ community.
Poetry Book Review of “So Much Synth” by Brenda Shaughnessy If you’ve ever been curious about contemporary poetry, Brenda Shaughnessy is a great author to start with. It was fitting, to have discovered Shaughnessy’s poetry while I lived in Princeton. I was visiting my friend AL for a weekend and Read more…
We’ve made it to the end: Day Thirty. Thanks for joining us for 2016’s National Poetry Month. We’ll start off with practical inspiration from Mary Ruefle. Inspirational Writing Quote Today’s inspiration comes from Mary Ruefle: View this post on Instagram TypewriterPoetry.com 💛 Day 30, Poem 30: "Although all poets aspire Read more…