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March 3, 2021
British Artist Grayson Perry Interviewed by Ruby Boddington in Isn't That Nice
I had never really heard about the artist Grayson Perry until I found this interview. I like what he has to say about therapy and humor and academic art. You can find the interview here.
Image, Unusual Artist, created by Sam Jevon of Submit to Love Studios.
I think a lot of creative people are suspicious of therapy because of that; because they think their quirks are their creativity. Which is a huge mistake. I always describe it as someone coming to clean your tool shed – they don’t throw the tools out, they throw the shit out – and you can find the tools easier afterwards! So for me, therapy was incredibly useful. It wasn’t just about sorting out my emotional health but also it gave me a subject and a view of the world, almost as a philosophy, a clarity of vision. A lot of people think therapy is a woolly, spiritual experience. I would say it’s the opposite – it’s the most bullshit-free zone I’ve ever encountered.— Grayson Perry
February 28, 2021
A Visit to the Broad
I reserved a visit at the Broad in East Lansing, Michigan, today. I had already seen the Interstates of the Mind exhibition, but had not seen Seeds of Resistance. Below, I’ve included one image from Seeds and several from Interstates.
It was cool to be at the Broad. There are several exhibitions in rotation right now; I enjoyed Interstates of the Mind the most.
The Broad is doing pre-arranged visits right—you can reserve a slot online—and I appreciate that.
Beatriz Cortez, Salvadorian artist b. 1970
Generosity II, 2019
The sculpture, which resembles a satellite, and reminds me of the menacing machines in The Matrix, is a seed bank, storing seeds for future generations.
Screenprints and photolithographs by British artist, Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005).
Chakaia Booker, American b. 1953
Solar Flare, 2007
Philip Guston, American, b. Canada (1913-1980)
Driver, 1975
February 27, 2021
Delphian Gallery & Francisco G Pinzón Samper
I recently found some artwork that I really like on Delphian Gallery’s IG account. The artist is Francisco G. Pinzón Samper, and the gallery is located in London. I have posted a pic of the painting that grabbed my attention, but there were many others.
You can find Delphian Gallery on IG or Facebook. I wasn’t able to find a lot about Francisco G. Pinzón Samper online, but you can find this artist on IG, as well, as @sanfranciscodebogota.
Isis, by Francisco G. Pinzón Samper
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February 25, 2021
Poem Begun In August
This is another old poem, written around 2004. I still enjoy performing this one, when the moment is right. It is also featured in Pure Pop, which is free (scroll down).
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Three Houses, One Home, 2004, 40”x30” on canvas
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February 22, 2021
The Rusty Nail
I cannot take credit for this photo of the Rusty Nail.
The Rusty Nail was a bar in downtown Flint that went out of business in the late 80s. The spot figures prominently in my semi-autobiographical novel, Your Silent Face, and would have to appear in just about anything I ever wrote about Flint and the 80s. It was that place. The place where regular folks went, where the writers and poets and musicians and creatives went, where the pool players went, where the U of M, Flint students hung out, where the underground crowd went. It was where I first got up on stage and read my poetry, at the age of seventeen. It was where I met one of my best friends in life.
I thought that I would share this photo that a buddy shared to my FB wall this morning. I don’t know who took it. It also captures the Capitol Theater down the street, another spot that appears in my novel. Despite everything else, we had a hell of a lot of fun, or something like that, in downtown Flint in the 80s.
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February 21, 2021
"10 Book Challenge" Runners Up
My friend, Courtney, challenged me to post ten books on FB that I love. I have listed them here in one spot for inquisitive readers. But wait, there’s more. There’s always more; I’ve listed some notable runners up!
The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, by Peter Handke
The Lover, by Marguerite Duras
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
Last Nights of Paris, by Philippe Soupault
A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K Dick
The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolaño
Ask the Dust, by John Fante
Rivethead, by Ben Hamper
Emerald Ice, by Diane Wakoski
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil De Grasse Tyson
Some notables (these books could just as easily have been in the above list…):
The Plague, by Albert Camus
The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy
Franny and Zooey, by J D Salinger
The Selected Poems of Frank O’Hara, edited by Donald Allen
Less Than Zero, by Brett Easton Ellis
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, stories by Raymond Carver
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, by Alan Sillitoe
Honky, by Dalton Conley
Prozac Nation, by Elizabeth Wurtzel
No One Belongs Here More Than You, stories by Miranda July
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop., by Robert Coover
Jillian, by Halle Butler
Eat When You Feel Sad, by Zachary German
Before Night Falls, by Reinaldo Arenas
Reservation Blues, by Sherman Alexie
Tulsa Kid, by Ron Padgett
Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City, by Gordon Young
So, yeah, I could go on and on…the above lists leave out hundreds of authors and do not really even begin to scratch the surface.
Photo of Aaron not reading.
Poem (I Am Brushing My Teeth) Youtube Video
Another poem in video format for those of you who can’t play audio files.
Poem Youtube Video
Another poem in video format for those of you who can’t play audio files.
February 20, 2021
Pure Pop Youtube Video
Simply supplying this poem in video format for those who do not like audio files.
February 19, 2021
Poem of Hope of One Kind or Another
My art, writing and poetry have always been closely linked to my life—the physical and the life of the mind. This poem is about fifteen years old. I still enjoy it. While at readings, I was never really sure if this one connected with audiences. I was obstinate, though; I often brought it out.
I hope you like it, or take away a line that you like.
