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The Poetry Vending Machine

About Me

Improv-style poetry for any occasion. Get your custom masterpiece at the 2009 Orlando Fringe Festival, or wherever the cool kids hang out. Public poetic workshop? Literary gimmick? Make up your own headlines; we're having too much fun to care.

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All y'all.

My Blog

The Backroom Words is for lovers ... of hate

Orlando poet-in-exile Step Aside Butch said it best: Poetry Will Not Get You Laid. Never has this been more true than the Valentine's edition of the Backroom Words this coming Tuesday the 10th. Join u...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:08:00 GMT

Will’s. Next Tuesday. It’s time.

You have no idea how long I've waited to bust this out: Spoken word returns to Will's Pub next week.9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, it's the comeback of the Backroom Words, hosted by Patrick Scott Barnes. Ope...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:42:00 GMT

OMG, it’s the PVM on OTV

The Poetry Vending Machine done been made famous! A tip of the hat to Margot Knight and the patient folks at Orange TV who fulfilled my trailer requests for Japanese masseusses and allowed me to rambl...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:04:00 GMT

The public eye

Tod's not here anymore. I mean, he's sort of here, but not as far as MySpace is concerned. This little corner of the web now serves as the public howdy station for his little pet project, the wonderfu...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:24:00 GMT

You need another poetry night. Shut up. Yes, you do.

Say, isn't Urban Think way overdue for a poetry night? We thought sotoo. That's why, as of this Wednesday Oct. 15, spoken word comes toThornton Park's favorite indie bookstore in the form of Real Open...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Word Count in the hizzouse

For those who have not heard the lusty cries of its worldwide fans as they run screaming through the streets like teen girls at a Beatles concert ... the Sentinel has a literary blog again. For some r...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:29:00 GMT

Oh frabjous day

You've heard of the First Thursdays art gatherings at Orlando Museum of Art? Of course you have. You're a cool cat. But have you tried First Thursdays ... ON WEED??OK, I'm not condoning drugs. I'...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:27:00 GMT

The new blog hotness, or whatever you kids are calling it

Because clearly there are not enough demands on my time, I have begun a new blog: Tales from the Vending Machine. This one actually has a point: I'll be using it to post, in good time, all 100+ poems ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:09:00 GMT

Dont you judge me. No wait, go ahead.

The cherry on my sundae this week: The monthly Film Slam at Enzian.Why? Feedbag Films' long-awaited short sci-fi mockucomedramamentary The Making of Splice will be screening! Starring everyone you kno...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Makin movies, losin friends

Trevor Fraser returns to Amateur Hour! He is filled with hate and he can only be soothed by the sound of your melodious laughter as you read our latest article. This is what happens when you befriend ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:34:00 GMT