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Tantric Buddhist-Hindu yogi, anthropologist, archivist, artist, photographer & poet who began writing as a teenager while living at Allen Ginsberg's Cherry Valley poetry commune. I now divide my time between Woodstock NY, India & Nepal. My imprint, Shivastan Publishing, craftprints chapbooks & broadsides on handmade paper in Kathmandu.
www.shivastan.com

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anyone who loves everyone as much as i do...

My Blog

summer is finally here...

it really feels like summer is here now there are fireflys, people out on the streets, slugs, weeding the garden, flowers past thier prime already- cut away to give room for new growth. bring it on!
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:42:00 GMT

Arrived Alive in Goa India- The Scene:

After a few days traveling from Woodstock to NYC to Amsterdam to Mumbai to Goa I have finally arrived safely & am starting to recover from jetlag (almost 12 hour time difference). Overdid the beach th...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:35:00 GMT

Hot Off The Press! New from Shivastan Press!

Just Released!: the beautiful NEW wildflowers Woodstock Mountain Poetry Anthology vol. 9 special Buddhist theme double edition featuring:Norvie Bullock, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Chris Funkhouser, Gary G...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:19:00 GMT

happy blackout diwali

Blackout on the Festival of Lights 10/28/08 All dayFlame & incenseFor the goddessNY Post & free triple soy latte My lucky dayNew moon in ScorpioFirst snowSkies deep indigoWinter weather watchWind bl...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:17:00 GMT

i saw donald fagin of steely dan at the bear cafe- a poem

i saw donald fagin of steely dan at the bear cafe- a poemas i ate my brussel sproutsi eyed the opposite side of the baran older gent with cool mod glasses & grey grizzle-he sipped the biggest marghari...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:26:00 GMT

SHIVASTAN Publishing Limited Edition Book List~*

Shivastan Publishing Limited Edition ChapbooksPrinted with Handmade Paper in Kathmandu, Nepalthe following books are $10 each:wildflowers- a woodstock mountain poetry anthology, various great poets,  ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:44:00 GMT

today is my 22 year dread birthday!

"yeah, so what?" you say, but who else do you know who hasnt cut or combed his hair in 22 years? try to top that hippie shit, fothermucker.ok- so it is thinning a lot on top- it is still pretty fuckin...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:10:00 GMT

i just got a mac ibook+ watched "the love guru"

wow! it is like jumping on a fast speed of sound jet & flying to another alien culture & being enveloped in a big white bag of learning in the mysterious multicolored cave of the 40 pop culture thieve...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:57:00 GMT

Poem: Cellphones on the Ganga

Cellphones on the GangaOver a billion beings strongMother India is evolving out of Her ancient agrarian pastHer silicon valley is 108 times bigger than California's filled with proper pubs where...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Woodstock Mountain Poetry Fest vs. The other one

This is a letter I sent to the editor of the Woodstock Times 11/25/07: Bravo to Paul Smart and Laurie Ylvisaker for the article reminding everyone how important poetry is, but I think they overlooked ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:36:00 GMT