Little Brown Sparrow

Hey All,

As usual I’ve been up to no good, and it’s paid off…

But before I tell you all about my latest shenanigans I want to thank all of you who have come out and supported me in the last couple of month. It means a great deal to me. So, thanks from the bottom of my gimpy, little heart.

*One of the most exciting things that can happen to a writer, I think, is to have one of their favorite writers review their book. john sweet is one of my favorite writers, so I’m thrilled that he’s reviewed my book. Please visit Zygote In My Coffee to read john sweet thoughts on Virgin Eyes

*Another super exciting bit of news is that I have a new chapbook coming out with Kendra Steiner Editions in mid-March. The chap is called VISITATION, and I’m really thrilled to join the ranks of KSE Authors, MISTI RAINWATER-LITES, LUIS CUAUHTEMOC BERRIOZABAL, MICHAEL LAYNE HEATH, and BILL SHUTE (Editor of KSE and Author.)

Please check out the latest Drown My Own Fears, it’s another great issue from Editor Karina Bowman. There’s an excellent poem by Andrew David King in this issue as well

*My next featured reading is at Poetry Express (in Berkeley on April 21st—-Save the date for me. I’ll be sending reminders closer to the date…

*I’ll be mc’ing the next Acker’s Dangerous Daughters on April 12th featuring Debbie Kirk, Jennifer Blowdryer, and Cindy Emch. More announcements and venue information on this soon

*Last but certainly not least is the very exciting Cherry Bleeds Literary Contest…Check it out and remember to send in your poetry or prose (or both) submission before the deadline!

Read a review of Virgin Eyes (my new chapbook, just in case you missed the news.) I’m beyond thrilled because the review comes from one of my favorite writers in the biz. Click on the link and read on…

Cherry Bleeds: review by Paul Corman Roberts

My poem, “Everything I Needed To Know About Writing I Learned From Being a Stripper” got an honorable mention in the last Beat Museum Contest of 2007. I figure it’s like good sex without the money shot, it’s still good to have it. So take a peek at their website and check it out The BEAT MUSEUM WEBSITE

If you’d like to a take a look at the latest NEON GEYSER, Zeitgeist’s poetry journal go to

There’s lots of good stuff going on, so here’s a cheat sheet for event dates. Rest up and make sure not to miss all this good stuff…

Dates to Remember:

Friday, February 1st, 7pm Poetry & Pizza: Co-Feature with Bruce Issaacson, and John Attardi
at Escape for New York Pizza, 333 Bush Street (at Montgomery) San Francisco
a $5 donation gets you all the pizza and salad you can eat and benefits the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic

Saturday, February 2nd, 7pm Vote Zeitgeist: Raucousness & Rebellion: Co-feature with Q.R. Hand Jr., Julia Vinograd, Brian Morrissey, Lenore Waters, Bruce Isaacson, Christopher Robin, Eliot Schain,
at The Book Zoo
6395 Telegraph (at Alcatraz)
Berkeley

Sunday February 3rd, 5pm Tomas Moniz and Rahula Janowski on Radical Fatherhood and Political Parenting
at Pegasus Downtown Bookstore
2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley

Saturday February 9th, 7pm Co-host of Acker’s Dangerous Daughters: featuring Melissa Hansen, Cassandra Dallett, Kathleen Wood, and Julia Vinograd
at The Creamery
780 Valencia Street, San Francisco
$5/Sliding Scale

Monday, February 11th, 7pm Co-featuring with Steve Arntson
at Word Dancing hosted by Jeanne Powell

It’s a Grind Coffeehouse
1800 Polk Street
San Francisco

Where ever you are, I hope you’re warm and not drowning in rain like we are in Berkeley, California.

In the last news flash that I posted I said that I like beginnings and endings…

I’ve been trying to decide which one I like best ever since…So far it’s a stalemate.

In the meantime, here’s what’s new

* one of my favorite writers has reviewed my new chapbook Virgin Eyes, please take a look at the review and check out his work if you don’t know it already. he’s one of the best poets around

* my poem Penitent is currently up on Zygote In My Coffee, check it out and while you’re at it make sure and order your copy of a Zygote’s print commemoration issue, there are only 100 copies— don’t miss getting your copy. I have a couple of pieces in that issue, as well as in the upcoming Spring 08 print issue

* Keep checking Literary Fever, the new issue should be up sometime very soon

* and just another reminder to keep February 9th free…don’t miss the Acker’s Dangerous Daughter’s Reading Series—it’s a great line up, Julia Vinograd, and just another reminder to keep February 9th, free…don’t miss the Acker’s Dangerous Daughter’s Reading Series—it’s a great line up, Julia Vinograd, Cassandra Dallet, and Melissa Hansen