FOOD FOR THOUGHT

NO MAN WAS EVER WISE BY CHANCE.

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman
(5BC-65AD)

TODAY'S WORD

SCURRILOUS

1 a: using or given to coarse language b: vulgar and evil


2: containing obscenities, abuse, or slander


DON'T FORGET...

TOMORROW NIGHT

Open poetry slam @
NUYORICAN POET'S CAFE
236 E 3 ST (B+C)
9PM $7 Sign up and Slam!

TODAY'S WORD

MON- or MONO

1. Consisting of or having only one; single

2. By or from one only



PLACES TO GO

FRIDAY JANUARY 26

PINK POETRY WEST Poetry
Hosted by Jackie Sheeler
featuring Samantha Burrows-open mike
CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia Street
$6. gets you free drink

Subway: A/C/E/F to W. 4th St.
1 to Christopher

NUYORICAN CAFE Poetry slam
Karen Jaime - host
236 East 3rd St. (B+C)
$7. each show 212-505-8183

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

VIGOROUS WRITING IS CONCISE

-William Strunk, Jr.
American Writer (1869-1946)



PLACES TO GO

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24
Reading: The Poetry Project @ St. Mark's Church
131 East 10 Street @ 2nd Avenue 8pm
New York,NY
Readers: Alan Gilbert, Bill Mohr, and Roberto Tejada


POST MFA/PRE-FIRST BOOK Poetry
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street @ Bleeker Street
(A,B,C,D,EF,V to W. 4th St.)
6pm, $6. cover includes one drink.

SAME WORD, DIFFERENT MEANING

CURRENT

1. A flowing; as of a river.

2. A part of a large body of water or air moving in a a certain direction.

3. The movement or flow of an electric charge.

4. A general tendency; currently.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

-Homer, Greek Poet


PLACES TO GO IN NEW YORK CITY

THURSDAY

PO'JAZZ
POETRY AND JAZZ
@ Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
$15, $10 (students/seniors)

FRIDAY

Nuyorican Poet's Cafe
Poetry Slam
236 E. 3rd Street (Bet.B & C) $7. 10 PM

TODAY'S WORD

INEFFABLE

1. Incapable of being expressed in words.

2. Not to be spoken.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Writing can inspire, create, provoke, unite, and change others.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

It is the ability to choose which makes us human.

-Madeleine L'engle, American Novelist (b. 1918)

TODAY'S WORD

QUARTO

1. A book size of about 9 1/2 x 12 inches determined by folding
printed sheets two times to form four leaves or eight pages.

2. A book of this size.


I have written a couple of short stories and am progressing with my playwriting. Developing
characters is pretty easy for me. Developing a plot is another story. I want to make the play come alive. I am currently reading William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. I have read plays before but now I'm dealing with a different language and metaphors. I have always wanted to read and study Shakespeare's work.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

-Pearl S. Buck American Novelist (1892-1973)


NEW YEAR'S GREETING

A Happy New Year to one and all. I trust 2006 was good to you, and that 2007 will be even better. I haven't blloged her as much as I used to because of school and my computer being out of commission. I will have my computer up shortly but in the meantime I am seeking new ways to inform, encourage, and enlighten my readers. Happy New Year.

BOOKS

I just finished reading War In Heaven by Charles Williams. It is a good read with a surprise ending. I am presently reading William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. I have always wanted to read his work. Later this year I will read Othello. I love plays because the format has always fascinated me. If I were a actor, the stage would be my home.