David Tomaloff's Blog, page 15
September 29, 2011
COLLECTED WORDS ABOUT FUTURE SONGS
My words, SONGS NO ONE COLLECTS ARE SONGS FOR A FUTURE, are happy to be included among the many wonderful sets of words that have gathered to form Mud Luscious, Issue Seventeen. Do stop by and shake their hands; these words would like a chance to read you better. My undying gratitude as always to J. A. Tyler and Andrew Borgstrom, two of the finest editors any words can know.
September 28, 2011
I BUILT HER A PLACE IN THE FOREST
My piece, EVERYONE WHO KNOWS ME WILL DISAPPEAR IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO, is up at Pipe Dream along with a photograph titled GRAVITY BECOMES US. Please check it out if you have the time. Laura Ruth Dalby is a force; send her some of your work, folks.
see: EVERYONE WHO KNOWS GRAVITY WILL DISAPPEAR IF IT BECOMES US
September 25, 2011
PROPOLIS FEATURED AT MOVING POEMS
The beautiful videopoem triptych, PROPOLIS, which features some of my words, has been added to Dave Bonta's MOVING POEMS website. MOVING POEMS prides itself on being "an on-going anthology of the best videopoems, filmpoems, animated poems, and other poetry videos from around the web." It's truly an honor to be part of this project.
see: THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE MUSEUM
September 21, 2011
TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY BEFORE YOU WRECKED YOURSELF
September 20, 2011
PROPOLIS: a videopoem triptych
Nic Sebastian, Kathy McTavish, and Marc Swoon Bildos Neys have released the latest videopoem triptych, PROPOLIS, featuring poems by Donna Vorreyer, Lisa Cihlar, and me. Some might recognize my piece, THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE MUSEUM, as part of a piece Mud Luscious was kind in publishing some months ago. Thank you to all involved in this. I am indeed honored.
see: PROPOLIS
further reading: Mud Luscious 15
September 17, 2011
A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &CHANGES YOUR LIFE?
In his most recent blog post, Ben Tanzer says kind things about my latest NAP chapbook, A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF. Also featured is a chapbook by Greg Santos that I have not yet read, but I will be sure to remedy that situation in the near future. I suggest you join me. Thanks, Ben, for both the kindness and the recommendation!
September 16, 2011
HEY! DON'T START YOUR WEEKEND WITHOUT ME
Connotation Press was kind enough to publish 3 stories and an interview with me. Meg Tuite and I talked about process, electricity, Keith Richards, and the subversive nature of the prose poem. Also this month, you'll find other great writers like Paul Scot August and Ryan W. Bradley, so check it out! Thanks, Meg and Ken! see: CONNOTATION PRESS
Short, Fast & Deadly has released another fantastic issue as well, which happens to include my poem, #14. Thanks for including me, Joseph! see: SHORT, FAST & DEADLY
Last but not least, Red Ceilings Press has posted 3 poems inspired by a call from Mark Cobley for work regarding "the edge of a sneeze." Thanks, Mark! see: RED CEILINGS PRESS
September 12, 2011
Chris Vola's flash review of A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF
Chris Vola flash-reviewed A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF for the Deadly Chaps Press Facebook page and had the following to say:
"David Tomaloff's A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF is an elegy to a place where the heart's foibles are lain to tremor, dream-sore: "that things should not escape/doesn't always mean they don't". Prickly-smooth verses skirt the he-said-she wreckage of rebel gardens and cheating mimes, any talisman to pluck at the wane of domestic blear and the wax of sublime synaptic gappery. Love-as-pipe-bomb, nice touch."
My gratitude to Mr. Vola and to Deadly Chaps head assassin, Joseph Quintela!
Shawn Misener reviews A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF
Shawn Misener has posted his review of my NAP chapbook, A SOFT THAT TOUCHES DOWN &REMOVES ITSELF, at the excellent Clutching at Straws website. Thanks, Shawn!
see: Clutching at Straws
September 9, 2011
In which I push words like weight: I bring you J. Bradley
If you haven't read J. Bradley's A Patchwork of Rooms Furnished by Mistakes, you are against us and some gang of terrorists is winning. Take America back and let Jesse kick it with you a bit. Red Ceilings Press gave me some space to convince you of this. Hang out and read my chapbook, Olifaunt, while you're there; we'll make it a party!
see: [dt] talks J. Bradley at Red Ceilings Press
don't forget: Olifaunt
