Thinking of this video this morning upon hearing Lou Reed has died. So beautiful and tender: Laurie Anderson: I was going to give up because it was simply too daunting, and […]
Lou Reed ~ “listen I’m going to sit with you until you finish it” Read More »
You know you’re in Millions country when you’re talking to Abbot Myogen Steve Stücky. In the presence of the very Millions, time dilates so that fear slows down long enough
Meeting the Fire is So Millions Read More »
Looking forward to these two upcoming workshops: October 5, with Shundo David Haye at Zen Center and October 12&13 with Jody Greene, at Yoga Tree, Castro The Attending Eye with
Teaching with Pals Read More »
LISTENING BOOTH: Paying Attention in Public since 2007 This Friday night is the launch party/carnival for Farnoosh Fathi’s new book, Great Guns. The activities will start at 7 throughout the
I’m happy to announce that I’m adding some new Wednesday evening writing workshop sessions at Emergence Healing Arts Center, right in my neighborhood, in the Castro, at 18th & Hartford
New Wednesday evening sessions @ Emergence, in the Castro Read More »
In the summer of 2011, I was the lucky recipient of a series of singularly wondrous missives from Farnoosh Fathi. Above is the first one. We called them “slowtweets” as
“Parting the Backfire’s Hair,” Farnoosh Fathi, on “News” Read More »
“Mostly, I used to make this kind of thing. Feathers. Could not get enough of feathers. Now, I mostly make these. I don’t even know when it started changing. Just
The Canary Creeper vine, on formal flexibility Read More »
In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a pdf of Chatterbox, an essay that appeared last year in Shambhala Sun magazine (January 2012). I no longer have the photo of
Register here. Poems thrive in fresh attention. How can we come to our poems open, free of preconception, ready for anything? We’ll cultivate a supportive context and inquire into
Beautiful Experiments on Splashes: A Poetry Workshop Read More »