Words of Wisdom

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Seasons Greetings

MERRY CHRISTMAS!


Genevieve

Marathon Benefit Reading

The Poetry Project will host the 36th Annual Marathon Benefit Reading at St. Mark's Church in the East Village. I attended the event last year and enjoyed it. There were over a hundred poets who recited two or three poems each. It was interesting in that I rarely go out New Year's Day. Those of you in the New York City area who want to go out somewhere, check out this event. For more information go to the website www.poetryproject.com.

Words of Wisdom

Writing is more perserverance than it is inspiration.

Bookstore In Cobble Hill

A new website has been added. For people living in the New York City area and Brooklyn in particular. The Book Court (www.bookcourt.org) is a pleasant place located in the Cobble Hill section. Book Court has expanded to include more genres of books and magazines. Now if they only had coffee.

Words of Wisdom

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.


~Emmanuel Teney

Bookstore

I added another website to my blog.

www.bookcourt.com

A Little Bit Each Day

What I do is write a little each day. If it's ten minutes that's fine. Alittle bit is better than nothing at all. Whenever an inspiration comes to me I write it down. It can be a word, sentence, a picture or someone in the street. It doesn't matter who or where the idea comes from. It's critical that I write it down for future reference.

Words of Wisdom

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

~Bruce Lee, American Actor (1940-1973)

Always Striving

Thanksgiving was quiet for me and the family. I wrote some, mostly short stories. I went over some of my old stories and created some new ones. I always believe that no mater how well a story is written, I can write it better. I guess all writers feel that way, though I can only speak for myself.

Putting more of myself into the stories has usually been difficult. I'm afraid to show vulnerability. If stories are to be effective, the characters need to be believeable to the readers. I have been doing this of late and I feel more positive about my stories. Quite possibly I may submit a couple of articles for publication.

Words Of Wisdom

Some of those great story ideas may be right under our nose.

BE THANKFUL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


Genevieve

Reading

Tuesday, November 17 2009 7:00pm

Reading at Tillies of Brooklyn

Special featured performers @

Tillies of Brooklyn,
248 Dekalb Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone # (718) 783-6140

www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com/gettinghere.html

Words of Wisdom

Take nothing for granted. I may wake up one and discover that you lost it all.

Words of Wisdom

Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.

~W.E.B. Du Bois, African American Writer (1868-1963)

New Websites

I have added another website that will aid writers of all genres and levels. It is located on the right side of my blogsite under 'sites'.

www.writermag.com

Words of Wisdom

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

~Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Favorite Places

There are places that inspire me. Restaurants, churches, parks, and waterfronts are just a few. We all have or know places which get our creative juices flowing. Perhaps it's the comfort we feel. I enjoy sitting in the parks because of the variety of people who come there. Restaurants are great places for the variety of people.

Everybody has something or someone who inspires them What is yours?

Poetry In Brooklyn

Tuesday, October 20 2009 7:30pm
Perch Café: Brooklyn
Perch Café presents a literary reading
Perch Café and Bar
365 Fifth Ave.,
Brooklyn NY

www.theperchcafe.com/

Words of Wisdom

Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.

~Angela Carter (1940-1992)

MID-WEEK INSPIRATION

Pick out an author that you like then read, study and learn about what makes him/her tick.

Words of Wisdom

Always keep learning, keep discovering, and keep seeking.

Words Of Wisdom

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

~William Strunk, Jr. (1869-1946)

Son of a Pony

Friday, October 2 2009 6:00pm
Son of a Pony!
Featured poets + the best open mike in NYC (arrive by 5.45pm to sign up.
Limited open mike, about 20 spots, 3 minutes each)
Hosted by Angelo Verga & friends
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (West 4th/Bleecker Street)
$7 includes 1 free drink www.corneliastreetcafe.com bronxpoet1@gmail.com 212-989-9319
Subway: A/C/E/B/D/F/V to West 4th or 1/9 to Christopher Street/Sheridan Square

Words With Multiple Meanings

TAKE

1. Lay hold of; grasp.

2. Choose, select.

3. Steal.

4. Understand, comprehend.

Words With Multiple Meanings

STAGGER

1. Move or go unsteadily.

2. Astonish.

3. Arrange so as to not to coincide exactly.

Saturday, October 26, 2009

4 PM

Open mike poetry, as well as comedy and music

Otto's Shrunken Head Open

Hosted by Obsidian and Hobo Bob

Otto's Shrunken Head Bar
538 East 14th Street (Avenues A/B)
$3 |www.timessquareshoutout.blogspot.com| lordlumiel@yahoo.com |cupgrease@yahoo.com |

212-228-2240

Reading @ Three Lives

Ken Corbett
Boyhoods: Rethinking Masculinities
Tuesday, September 29
7.00p

Reading @

Three Lives and Company

154 West 10th Street

New York, NY 10014

Words With Multiple Meanings

RUN

1. To depart quickly; flee.

2. To move freely and without restraint.

3. To be a candidate for election.

4. To operate or function.

Words With Multiple Meanings

PIECE

1. Portion or part.

2. Item in a set.

3. A musical, literary, or artistic work.

4. A small object used in board games.

QUICK

1. Moving fast.

2. Intelligent.

3. Taking a short time.

Question?

Have you written something today?

Words With Multiple Meanings

OPEN

1. Not closed, fastened, or restricted.

2. Frank and communicative.

3. Expanded or unfolded.

WORDS OF WISDOM

What I enjoy about writing is that you can shape a character into whoever you want them to be.

Words With Multiple Meanings

NEST

1. Any structure used for depositing eggs or rearing young.

2. A snug retreat or refuge.

3. A place where something bad flourishes: a nest of thieves.

Words With Multiple Meanings

MINCE

1. To cut or chop in very small pieces.

2. To utter or pronounce with affection.

3. Restrain within the bounds of decorum.

New Link

I have added another link to my 'Favorite Sites' list. I will comment on it in my next post.

www.threelives.com

Words With Multiple Meanings

LEAD

1. To show the way.

2. To conduct by holding and guiding.

3. To have the advantage over.

4. To result in.

MAT

1. Flat piece of material used to cover floors.

2. Dense, twisted, or tangled mass, as of hair.

3. Lusterless, dull finish , as on metal or glass.

Words With Multiple Meanings

JADE

n. Either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green.

v. 1. Broken down, worthless horse.

2. Disreputable woman.

3. To make or become dull or weary, as fromoverwork.

KNOCK

1. To strike a sounding blow.

2. To make a pounding noise-the engine is knocking.

3. To criticize.

Words With Multiple Meanings

ICE

1. The solid form of water, produced by freezing.

2. A frozen made of sweetened water and fruit juice.

3. Slang. Diamonds.

Friday, September 18, 2009

@10:00PM

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Spotlight poet & slam (be sure to come early)
Hosted by Mahogany Browne

Followed by the Open Room, a midnight open mike right after the Slam every Friday Night!!! Bring a poem and read!
Hosted by A-Trayn

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street (Avenues B/C)
$10 (each show) |www.nuyorican.org | 212-505-8183
Subway: F to 2nd Avenue, R to 8th Street, 4/5 to 14 Street, 6 to Astor Place

WORDS OF WISDOM

Mystery can be just around the corner. It's up to us as authors to imagine, create, and make that mystery come alive.

Words With Multiple Meanings

HAVE

1. To possess, hold, own.

2. To get or take.

3. To hold in mind, sight, etc.

4. To give birth to.

Words With Multiple Meanings

GLOOM

1. To look, feel, act, sullen; despondent.

2. To be or become overcast.

3. To make dark, murky, or somber.

Words With Multiple Meanings

FAIR

1. Light in coloring.

2. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful.

3. Sunny, clear.

4. Just, upright.

Poetry Project Is Back!

Tonight! At 8PM!

Poetry Project

Two featured poets TBA

St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street @ Second Avenue
$8; $7 students & seniors; $5 members | www.poetryproject.com| cf@poetryproject.com | 212.674.0910
Subways: N/Q/R/W/4/5/6 to 14th St – Union Square, or L to 1st or 3rd Ave

Words With Multiple Meanings

EVEN

1. Flat and smooth. Level.

2. Having settled a debt.

3. Matched, balanced.

Words With Multiple Meanings

DOCK

1. A landing pier or wharf.

2. To join with another spacecraft.

3. Place in a courtroom where the prisoner is placed during trial.

4. Any of various weedy plants of the buckwheat family.

Writers' Workshop

Wednesday, September 9 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Writers' Workshop:Farmingdale

Writers’ workshop; poetry, prose,short stories,

facilitated by J R Turek.

Free event

Farmingdale Library

116 Merritts Road

Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 Telephone: 516-249-909

Words With Multiple Meanings

CURRENT

1. Belonging to the present time. adj.

2. A body of water or air moving in one direction. n.

3. A flow of electricity.

WORDS OF WISDOM

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.

~Gilbert K. Chesterton

Words With Multiple Meanings

BLIND

1. Unable to see.

2. Lacking in perception or judgment.

3. Act or do randomly.

4. Unreasoning; heedless.

5. Concealed.

Reconnecting

I have revisited many places from my youth and young adulthood. A Catholic church reminds me of my religious upbringing. An avant garde neighborhood takes me back to when I hung out with many young people who wanted something different. I don't pine for days gone by but I will not forget how they shaped who I am today.

Am I a relic who is out of touch with today's world of the internet, Ipod, and digital camera? Or am I finding pleasure in the sound of solitude? There are many people who feel like I do. They want escape from all the noise and loud voices that say you must keep going. I say come away awhile and sit by the fire and warm yourself.

Reflect on times when you were carefree. Reflect on the times you wish you were young again. Believe that those times of formalism and frivolity are still within yor heart. Believe that you are still young. Believe that your life still counts for something.

Words With Multiple Meanings

ACQUIT

1. Fear or clear, as from accusition.

2. Relieve, as of an obligation.

3. Conduct (oneself); behave.

September Is Here!

Friday, September 4 2009 10:00pm

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Spotlight poet & slam (be sure to come early)
Hosted by Mahogany Browne

Followed by the Open Room, a midnight open mike right after the Slam every Friday Night!!! Bring a poem and read!
Hosted by A-Trayn

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street (Avenues B/C)
$10 (each show) |www.nuyorican.org | 212-505-8183
Subway: F to 2nd Avenue, R to 8th Street, 4/5 to 14 Street, 6 to Astor Place

WORDS OF WISDOM

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.

~Adam Arkin,American Actor (b.1956)

TONIGHT!

Saturday, August 29 2009 5:00pm

Smalls Reading Series

Two Features TBA + open mike (sign-up at 4:30pm)
Hosted by George Guida, Lee Kostrinsky and Christine Timm

Smalls Jazz Club
183 West 10th Street (near Sheridan Square on 7th Avenue)
$6 | www.smallsjazzclub.com |leeko@rcn.com | 212-252-5091
Subway: 1/9/A/B/C/D/E/F/V to West 4th Street

TODAY'S WORD

ZEALOT

Syn.- partisan, bigot, enthusiast, patriot, fanatic.

Ant.- shirker, dawdler.

TODAY'S WORD

YEARN

Syn.- crave, desire, hanker, pine.

Ant.- reject, ignore, shun, deprecate.

Mid Week Inspiration

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.

~Babatunde Olatunji

TODAY'S WORD

WONDER

Syn.-

n.- amazement, awe, bewilderment, admiration, surprise, prodigy, spectacle.

v.- query, ponder, doubt.

Ant.- expectation, commonness, steadiness, hardheadedness.

WORDS OF WISDOM

I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.

-Luis Barragan, Mexican Architect (1902-1988)

TODAY'S WORD

VERACITY

Syn.- truth, reality, accuracy, candor.

Ant.- falsehood, lying, misrepresentation, deceit.

TODAY'S WORD

UNSCRUPULOUS

Syn.- ruthless, unprincipled, dishonest.

Ant.- honest, just, merciful, conscientious

Open Mic

Thursday, August 20 2009 9:00pm

Uzi's Open Mic: Brooklyn

Uzi's open!hosted by Amy Ouzoonian

at HiChristina's

632 Grand St.,

Brooklyn, NY

www.hichristina.comamy.ouzoonian@gmail.com

$5 Donation

WORDS OF WISDOM

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

TODAY'S WORD

TERSE

Syn.- neat, succinct, concise, brief, exact

Ant.- tedious, tiresome, wordy, lengthy, redundant

Reading @ Bluestockings

Thursday, August 13th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
Performance: Susana Lei’ataua “Through Windows”
Join Susana Lei’ataua in a dramatic reading of her poem “Through Windows,” which takes us to the winter months after 9/11. The autobiographical poem tells the story of a woman working as a coat checker in uptown Manhattan and living in the East Village. Susana Lei’ataua is part of the Lei’ataua and Taupa’u families in Samoa and a recipient of the Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar Award for 2008.

Bluestockings is located at 172 Allen Street on the Lower East Side.

TODAY'S WORD

SHREWD

Syn.- sharp, cunning, clever, astute, alert, prudent.

Ant.- unthinking, impetuous, foolish, dense, frivolous, stupid.

WORDS OF WISDOM

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

~Lewis Mumford

Not On Radar

Below are two authors who, in my opinion, fly under the radar. Read some of their work and share your thoughts.

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Herman Melville

Genevieve

Herstory on the Island

Wednesday, August 5 2009 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Bilingual Herstory:Patchogue

Bilingual Herstory Workshops every Wednesday.

FREE (you do not need to live in the library district to come).

Taught by Herstory Silvia Heredia.

Patchogue-Medford Library , 54-60 E. Main St, Patchogue, NY

(631) 6544-4700 x 23

TODAY'S WORD

RUSTIC

Syn.- countrified, agricultural, bucolic, rude, unpolishd, simple, crude.

Ant.- elegant, cultured, refined, urbane, stylish, sophisticated.

WORDS OF WISDOM

I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

~Tracy Kidder

WORDS OF WISDOM

There is creative reading
as well as creative writing.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

TODAY'S WORD

QUERY

Syn.- question, ask, interrogate, inquire, dispute

Ant.- answer, retort, reply, respond

Poetry In Queens

Tuesday, August 4 2009 7:00pm

First Tuesdays Open

The Jackson Heights Poetry Festival Monthly Open Reading - Open mike signup at 6:30pm

Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst (near 7 train 82nd street stop)
Free | www.jhpfest.org |www.terrazacafe.com |festival@jhpfest.org | 917-843-547