Past Poetry Events
The Tigress
You, He,
Kama Sutra,
Widely Opened,
Her, She
Kama Sutra,
We, They
Clasping position,
I, You
Hard, Firm,
Kama Sutra,
Indrani,
Man, Woman
Kama Sutra,
Them, Her
Milk and Water Embrace,
I , We
Kama Sutra,
Woman, Man
The Tigress,
Young, Old
Kama Sutra,
Wet, Tense
The Congress of the Crow
Kama Sutra,
Feeling,
The Lotus,
Guy, Girl,
Kama Sutra,
Suspended Congress,
Kama Sutra,
Splitting of a Bamboo,
In , Out,
Kama Sutra,
Feel,
The Pair of Tongs,
Heaven, Earth,
Together,
Good…
It’s Our Jazz
The J and is America.
Freedom playing new classical
Jazz will. Noted free ideas
Those of will, feel of music.
Time Crazy
Disturbance
Cool
Yeah, coooool…
Polyrhythm
Beat, beat, beat
Bop
Bebop
Send me places.
Send me now!
Scat for me Ella!
Your sweet riffs
and fragments…
Blow me away Ella!
Black, blue, yellow, white
Hard! Soft,
Syncopation!
Penetration!
American notes evolves
Evolves, evolves
Roots, roots, routes…
It’s our jazz!
Baby, our jazz
Jan's past poetry readings and events
June 12, 2010 ThE CoFfeE HOuSe @ The Old Blinn Pasadena , CA
July 30, 2010 SONIC VERSE @ Funkadelic Studios, New York, NY
Sept 18, 2010 ThE CoFfeE HOuSe @ The Old Blinn Pasadena , CA
April 12, 2011 KXLU Center Stage Los Angeles, CA
July 23, 2011 MarketPlace w/ Tess Vigeland NPR (Natl Broadcast)
Sept 17, 2011 SOCIAL ARTS "LE HOTCLUB DE BLINN, CA
Oct 3, 2011 West Hollywood Book Fair, LA, CA
Oct 13,2011 Coffee Gallery, Altadena, CA
Oct 20,2011 The Inspired Word, 1&1 (Nexus Lounge), NYC
Oct 21, 2011 Son of a Pony , New York City
Nov 11, 2011 The Altadena Ale House, LA Limerick Fest II
Nov 17,2011 Ellyn Maybe's Poetry Rodeo, Venice CA
Nov 19, 2011 Social Arts: THIS and THAT ..... The Floor Show ! Pasadena, CA (Click above to see video)
Jan 26, 2012 Ellyn Maybe's Poetry Rodeo, Beyond BaroqueVenice CA
Aug 10, 2012 Poetry's Love Letter Event,, Let Them Eat Chocolate, Chicago, IL
Aug 27, 2012 Poetry Express, Priya, Berkeley, CA
Dec 12, 2012 The Altadena Ale House, LA Limerick Fest III
Dec. 30, 2012 The Art of Poetry BlogTalkRadio Chicago, IL
June 29, 2013 DaDa in LALA, Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA
Nov 12, 2013 The Altadena Ale House, LA Limerick Fest IV
Jan 26, 2014 Casa de La Noche San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Mar 19, 2014 Boston Poetry Slam - Cantab Lounge Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Mar 20, 2014 Fresh Meadows Poetry - Barnes & Noble - Fresh Meadows, NY
Hosted by Susan Xia Yang Horiuchi
Mar 22, 2014 Great Weather For Media Poetry- The Parkside Lounge -New York City
April 30, 2014 Sacred Grounds Cafe Poetry- San Francisco, CA
June 21, 2014 La Di DaDa , Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA
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My CD that was handed out, was a sampler of "Close Your Eyes & See For Yourself ," and my soon to be released, international spoken word CD, "What's MIne is Now Yours."
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