Paul Siegell's Blog, page 19
May 11, 2011
'She wants to take our cars from out our garages.'
*America stop honking I know what I'm doing*
upon yawning commute for the 9AM—the reluctance
of a realworldolescent—nearly a hundred birds: a species
small and gray, urban, name unknown to knowledge,
swooped about in unison above the still, accepted wait
at light of red: finally
something natural, worthwhile. introducing change
to my mundane: flight school, artwork in the open air.
swift, wheeling maneuvers behind each unidentifiable
and momentary leader, anonymous but for milliseconds:
the decision-maker switches every time direction does—
the useful beauty of anyone initiating a new acrobatic,
no matter how ephemeral.
in the sight of which, overwhelming the well, feeling
lately like I've been typing into a typewriter without paper,
never wanted a light to stay red so bad before in all my life.
upon yawning commute for the 9AM—the reluctance
of a realworldolescent—nearly a hundred birds: a species
small and gray, urban, name unknown to knowledge,
swooped about in unison above the still, accepted wait
at light of red: finally
something natural, worthwhile. introducing change
to my mundane: flight school, artwork in the open air.
swift, wheeling maneuvers behind each unidentifiable
and momentary leader, anonymous but for milliseconds:
the decision-maker switches every time direction does—
the useful beauty of anyone initiating a new acrobatic,
no matter how ephemeral.
in the sight of which, overwhelming the well, feeling
lately like I've been typing into a typewriter without paper,
never wanted a light to stay red so bad before in all my life.
—from Poemergency Room (Otoliths Books, 2008)
April 28, 2011
Steven Allen May: Kind words over at 32 Poems
#5: jambandbootleg by Paul Siegell (A-Head Publishing, 2009) "Paul Siegell is a young gun poet in Philadelphia who has successfully fused his love of live music performance by, say, Phish, for example, with highly visual components. This is his initial book and it absolutely has launched him. Pay attention to this one!" Thank you, Steven!
Currently on sale for the lowest price I've ever seen it: Only $6.94!
Steven Allen May: Kind words over at 32 Poems
#5: jambandbootleg by Paul Siegell (A-Head Publishing, 2009) "Paul Siegell is a young gun poet in Philadelphia who has successfully fused his love of live music performance by, say, Phish, for example, with highly visual components. This is his initial book and it absolutely has launched him. Pay attention to this one!" Thank you, Steven!
Currently on sale for the lowest price I've ever seen it: Only $6.94!
Kind words over at 32 Poems
#5: "jambandbootleg by Paul Siegell (A-Head Publishing, 2009) Paul Siegell is a young gun poet in Philadelphia who has successfully fused his love of live music performance by, say, Phish, for example, with highly visual components. This is his initial book and it absolutely has launched him. Pay attention to this one!" Thank you, Steven!Currently on sale for the lowest price I've ever seen it: Only $6.94!
April 26, 2011
Kathmandu Kitchen's "Dal bhat masu ra tarkari"
I didn't submit to this, but Furniture Press Books and twentythreebooks used one of my poems for their Poem Walk - a great surprise! Poem Walk: A Living Text is a walking tour of poetry in Towson, MD. Check out this map! My poem can be found at... B: Kathmandu Kitchen!
How 'bout some new "hot pepper people" on the side? Also, thx, Anatol Knotek!
March 29, 2011
Black Warrior Review 37.2
Comic by Nicolai Troshinsky. Also in the issue: Roxanne Gay, Matt Cozart, a chapbook by Jen Tynes and Michael Sikkema, and more.
