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Shake the Dust
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsSometimes beauty hides in the magic of a URL. The nearly indecipherable strings of letters and numbers that only make sense when fed into a machine.
Slam Nuba: Chain Gang Poem
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsDenver's Slam Nuba just won a National Poetry Slam with work such as their amazing poem, Chain Gang.
For Japan
Posted on March 15, 2011 | 1 CommentA community I visited north of Tokyo, the Asian Rural Institute, sent a message to its friends about shattered glass, structural damage, no electricity, and lots of aftershocks, but no...
On Writing: The Hunchers, the Librarians and War
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe enduring conceptions of what we nowadays call the “writing process” come from two camps: the Ugly Hunchers and the Mincing Librarians. Hunchers are characterized not only by their grotesque...
Sisyphus Happy
Posted on November 28, 2010 | 7 CommentsIn the pre-dawn darkness of Thanksgiving morning, I’m gazing out my New Orleans hotel window at the Mississippi River below. A ship’s horn sounds close by, but I see neither...
Dinosaurs Among Us
Posted on October 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsStanding over the makings of a new compost pile, hose in hand, I was surprised to see a little head pop up. Tiny nose, whiskers, beady eyes emerged surprised by...
Haiku Friday: Boll Weevil
Posted on September 3, 2010 | 12 CommentsTexas boll weevil bringer of devastation arrives with the spring Now, dear DogCanyon readers, it’s your turn. You know the rules of haiku: Three lines. First line five syllables. Second...
Haiku Friday: I Square Donald Judd
Haiku Friday: My America
Posted on May 21, 2010 | 12 CommentsIt’s Haiku Friday, a day when any DogCanyon reader can be a poet. Because here at DogCanyon, we love populism and art. With haiku there are just a few simple...
Two Wheels
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe pure simplicity And power of travel over land On two wheels More trust placed In an inch of rubber Than years of friendship Or love Or blood And seldom...