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here is a poem/video/poem that i made a year ago maybe. the poem...

here is a poem/video/poem that i made a year ago maybe. the poem that i read is from Gather Me, which can be preordered at Scrambler’s website. there are a couple more videos featuring poems from Gather Me which i will be posting over the next few days in order to brainwash people in to ordering my book, which has been hailed by some (clouds).

marianniepants:Discovered in new office: Tab stockpile....

marianniepants:

Discovered in new office: Tab stockpile. #explainyourselves

my religious studies professor in undergrad was a former minister who, everyday, brought a can of tab and a disposable, plastic cocktail cup to class with him. he would sit at the table at the front of class, crack open the tab, and slowly pour the tab into his cup before beginning class. on the last day of the semester a student brought in a case of tab and we had a tab party while reviewing for the final. that is the main thing i remember from my religious studies class.

marianne, these cans most likely contain the eucharist, the transubstabtiation of christ’s blood. you need to take this seriously.

in case you missed the announcement last night, my new poetry...

in case you missed the announcement last night, my new poetry book GATHER ME is now available for preorders. and this is the video i made to celebrate its arrival.

scramblerbooks:Is Daniel Bailey the LeBron James of poetry?...

scramblerbooks:

Is Daniel Bailey the LeBron James of poetry? Watch his “Gather Me One Hour Special in 10 minutes” world premiere video above and find out.

Pre-orders are available for Gather Me right now at Scrambler Books. What are you waiting for? Pre-order away.

The APRIL Blog: "Fauns are always drunk": November's book club art pairing

The APRIL Blog: "Fauns are always drunk": November's book club art pairing:

aprilfestseattle:

Last Sunday, APRIL’s Book Club met again, this time to discuss Daniel Bailey’s THE DRUNK SONNETS. Many members elected to enjoy a beer in the Frye’s courtyard (as the book clearly demands.) APRIL’s Frances Dinger paired “Drunk Sonnet 19” with “Fighting Fauns” by Franz von Stuck. “Drunk Sonnet…

hey! some people in seattle just read the drunk sonnets and talked about it! here is a small thing about that. thank you for reading, guys. seattle is actually the first place i ever gave a public reading of the drunk sonnets. there were maybe five people there. it was at a book store that doesn’t exist anymore, which i swear is not my fault. anyway, it’s good to see that the city of seattle is coming around on drunk sonnets appreciation.

here is an early draft of a poem from gather me

here is an early draft of a poem from gather me

edward mullany’s new book is relentlessly good

edward mullany’s new book is relentlessly good

posted to my fantasy league’s message board.

posted to my fantasy league’s message board.

i suck, therefore: strong emotional reaction to this

i suck, therefore: strong emotional reaction to this

sistercity73:Yay! Dan Bailey's sonnet of guidance for me on...

sistercity73:

Yay!  Dan Bailey's sonnet of guidance for me on which title to give Book 2 arrived!  I’m going to mull over its sage advice for a bit, but in the meantime, here’s my transcription of it:

FINALISTS by Daniel Bailey

If I had a baby enough to name it

to determine how we will mold its personality

to make a throne of its potential some firewood to chop

Whatever I do paint it gold and touch it too soon

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Name it a karaoke rendition of a timeless bumper

and let everyone else sing through its babbled voice

and let those who cannot read the screen speak tongues

I so often forget that not everyone can read a poem

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I feel so awful about it that I almost want to paint 

or make a movie but without a budget I am frozen

between the lake and the surface of the lake

to swim like a fossil set in a cave’s ashy wall

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or it’s like Yes is the antenna we must roll along

to song to come out painted over

another sonnet. i wrote the last line wrong. that first “to” should be a “the”

but there it is. the poem, as all the poems have been was dedicated to she/he who commissioned the poem, but i like the use of silver-out to maintain anonymity.

for this poem i received a long list of potential novel titles and a plot synopsis of the novel, and i was asked to advise silver-out on which is the best title.