READING AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 2008-2009 |
2008
January 6-16, PACIFIC UNIVERSITY LOW RESIDENCY MFA Seaside, Oregonhttp://www.pacificu.edu/as/mfa/
February 15, SOUTH WESTERN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Reading w/Joe Millercontact: Candice Favilla,...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:42:00 PST |
Self Pity and the Male Hero Fantasy-Jay Nebel |
SELF PITY AND THE MALE HERO FANTASY At midnight I am imagining the circumstances of my own beautiful death. A horrific car crash off a moonlit bridge into the Willamette river, the headlights flaring ...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:04:00 PST |
Life Story in Six Words |
Tell your life story in 6 words and add to this list:Robyn: "She lives. She survived. She lived!"Rich: He plays records and it helps.John: Tomorrow seemed like yesterday. It wasn't.kevin: "was born, c...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:46:00 PST |
Soul Make a Path through Shouting |
Soul Make A Path Through Shoutingfor Elizabeth EckfordLittle Rock, Arkansas, 1957Thick at the schoolgate are the onesRage has twisted Into minotaurs, harpiesRelentlessly swift;So you must walk past th...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:00:00 PST |
Muons are Passing Through You |
MUONS ARE PASSING THROUGH YOU This is what is:: You are walking down an empty road in the middle of the night. The poor moon drips weak light on you like waxy tallow, and it makes you cold. Your lover...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:51:00 PST |
King Kunitz |
King of the RiverIf the water were clear enough,if the water were still,but the water is not clear,the water is not still,you would see yourself,slipped out of your skin,nosing upstream,slapping, thra...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:12:00 PST |
Metaphor by Sparks |
Metaphor by SparksA metaphor is a glorious thingA diamond ring The first day of summer A metaphor is a breath of fresh airA turn-on An aphrodisiac Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphorsChicks dig,...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:26:00 PST |
Poem |
Ars PoeticaWrite each of your poemsas if it were your last.In this century, saturated with strontium,challenged with terrorism,flying with supersonic speed,death comes with terrifying suddenness.Send ...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:43:00 PST |
Poem |
Beetle OrgyBy Benjamin GrossbergBloom up from the earth, blooming and curlinglike ribbon, and at semi-regular intervalssprouting leaves: almost the border artof a Celtic manuscript, the vines up along...
Posted by DORIANNE LAUX on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:48:00 PST |
