Friday, December 30, 2011

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

round midnight



because i've been listening to Dexter Gordon & here's his Night in Tunisia, which along with Round Midnight, inspired this piece/peace...

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Vintage Vispo: Red


one of my favourite vispo projects to work on, perhaps because it got me playing with words quite literally, in my hand, the red string, the tape. if i had more dexterity, i'd probably do this sort of thing more.
published in Unlikely Stores in 2007. For the rest of the series plus a statement please go to UnlikelyStories

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

ragalfabet - d

Monday, October 03, 2011

psychedlica

Saturday, October 01, 2011

Friday, September 09, 2011

why i'm driven to attempt visual poetry


visual or concrete poetry can show resistance--against societal convention, against the corporate and governmental propaganda that we are forced to choke down. it is a form of rebellion against order, the idea that words must make sense, must be in the right order.it can be a way of resisting modern techlogy by using methods such as typing, letraset, mimeographing, hand stamping that have been almost replaced by digital manipulation. it can also be humourous, whimsical and playful without taking away from its kick-against-the-pricks nature.

it is obscure to most people, even poetry enthusiasts. it is a marginal activity that gets little to no attention. when it does receive attention, it is mostly in the form of judgement. More than anything, i dislike close-mindedness and pedants.

i am interested in anything that makes the pedants reach for their dictionaries and look up the word "poetry" or "art" and say, "this is not poetry; this is not art."

i like to amuse myself with whimsy.

i am excited by form, design and colour.

i dislike being force fed propaganda. this era seems to be replete with double speak. i am surrounded by people who follow rules blindly. in Canada we have a Conservative majority government. i can't stand it.

i am still excited by the era of Montparnasse between the wars. the artists, poets, playwrights, musicians who were driven by the need to create art faced with the horror and devestation wreaked by war.

all of these things drive me to attempt to create visual and other types of poetry. i am swimming against the tide of obedient fish and i need to be in a world where i am not the lone fish.

i have much to learn and for that i am grateful.

asemic poetry: cursive





Thursday, September 08, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011

duelling u's


kingdom of S


pain






Wednesday, August 17, 2011

sahara


missing


hide in plain sight


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

beasts