Category: Poetry
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2019: Open Mic at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Tonight I did a couple poems at this legendary East Village spot.
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2014: Poetry Reading at Free Geek w/ SL
Tonight I read some tech-related poetry at Free Geek Chicago. Here’s a poem, A Bit of the German Language, that I read with Shawn-Laree.
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2004: Family Reading Night at Stone Academy
This afternoon I participated in Family Reading Night at Stone Academy in Chicago. We had three sessions of “Grab Bag Poetry”. We had cut out words from magazines and put five in a bag. A student and their family takes a bag and must write a poem using these 5 words somewhere in it. They will then…
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2003: Economics
Published in 2003, Economics is the book for those with unclean hands
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2003: Featured Poet at Cafe Aloha
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2002: Derivative Works Manifesto at College of Complexes
I gave a speech at the College of Complexes at Lincoln Restaurant around my idea my Derivative Works Manifesto. The College of Complexes was founded in 1951 as a “loose organization committed to free speech, those interested in continuing adult education, and focusing on social issues and current events. The name is derived from “a psychiatric term for repressed ideas…
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2000: The Techno-Pagan Octopus Messiah & Dan X. O’Neil: An evening of X’s and O’ctopus at The Hideout
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1999: “The Cheap State of Type” in Inform Magazine
I wrote an article about control in typography and design. Also includes publication of the poem, “In Praise of Suffering”
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1997: The Economy Tour
In November 1997 I went on a poetry perfromance tour sponsored by Camel cigarettes. I developed much of the material for my 2003 book, Economics, on this tour.
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The Economy Tour Show at Java, Royal Oak, November 1997